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Union Calendar No. 235
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3784
[Report No. 107–395]
To reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 26, 2002
Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. PETRI, Mrs.
ROUKEMA, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. OWENS,
Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. HOLT, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms.
ESHOO, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. HALL of Ohio,
Mr. DOYLE, Mr. FRANK, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr.
GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. RAHALL, and Mr. SUNUNU)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce
APRIL 10, 2002
Additional sponsors: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. DELAURO, Mr.
CAPUANO, Mr. FROST, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. CLYBURN,
Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. NORWOOD, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. THOMP-
SON of Mississippi, Mr. FLETCHER, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. BASS, Mr. SPRATT,
Mr. CALVERT, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. CASTLE, Ms. HARMAN,
Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. WU, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr.
TERRY, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. LAFALCE,
Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. BURR of North Carolina,
Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. BERMAN,
Mr. SOUDER, Mr. DUNCAN, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. FILNER,
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. STRICK-
LAND, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. GORDON, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. BROWN of South
Carolina, Mr. WICKER, Mr. OLVER, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr.
BARRETT, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. BENT-
SEN, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. WAMP, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MOORE, Mr.
EHLERS, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mrs. TAUSCHER,
Mr. SNYDER, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. FARR of
California, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, and Mr. ETHERIDGE
APRIL 10, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 26, 2002]
A BILL
To reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Museum and Library
Services Act of 2002’’.
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
Section 202 of the Museum and Library Services Act
(20 U.S.C. 9101) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (4);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES BOARD.—
The term ‘Museum and Library Services Board’
means the National Museum and Library Services
Board established under section 207.’’.
SEC. 102. INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES.
Section 203 of the Museum and Library Services Act
(20 U.S.C. 9102) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking the last sen-
tence; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES BOARD.—There
shall be a National Museum and Library Services Board
within the Institute, as provided under section 207.’’.
SEC. 103. DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE.
Section 204(e) of the Museum and Library Services
Act (20 U.S.C. 9103(e)) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ‘‘Where appropriate, the Director shall ensure
that activities under subtitle B are coordinated with activi-
ties under section 1251 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (as amended by the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–110)).’’.
SEC. 104. NATIONAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
BOARD.
The Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C.
9101 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 207 as section 208;
and
(2) by inserting after section 206 the following:
‘‘SEC. 207. NATIONAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
BOARD.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the In-
stitute a board to be known as the ‘National Museum and
Library Services Board’.
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
‘‘(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Museum
and Library Services Board shall be composed of the
following:
‘‘(A) The Director.
‘‘(B) The Deputy Director for the Office of
Library Services.
‘‘(C) The Deputy Director for the Office of
Museum Services.
‘‘(D) 10 members appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, from among individuals who are citizens
of the United States and who are specially quali-
fied in the area of library services by virtue of
their education, training, or experience.
‘‘(E) 10 members appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, from among individuals who are citizens
of the United States and who are specially quali-
fied in the area of museum services by virtue of
their education, training, or experience.
‘‘(2) SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS.—
‘‘(A) LIBRARY MEMBERS.—Of the members
of the Museum and Library Services Board ap-
pointed under paragraph (1)(D)—
‘‘(i) 5 shall be professional librarians
or information specialists, of whom—
‘‘(I) at least 1 shall be knowledge-
able about electronic information and
technical aspects of library and infor-
mation services and sciences; and
‘‘(II) and at least 1 other shall be
knowledgeable about the library and
information service needs of under-
served communities; and
‘‘(ii) the remainder shall have special
competence in, or knowledge of, the needs
for library and information services in the
United States.
‘‘(B) MUSEUM MEMBERS.—Of the members
of the Museum and Library Services Board ap-
pointed under paragraph (1)(E)—
‘‘(i) 5 shall be museum professionals
who are or have been affiliated with—
‘‘(I) resources that, collectively,
are broadly representative of the cura-