Library Services and Construction Act Amendments of 1990
PL 101-254 (H.R.2742), enacted 03/15/1990

PUBLIC LAW 101-254—MAR. 15, 1990 
104 STAT. 101 
Public Law 101-254 
101st Congress 
An Act 
To extend and amend the Library Services and Construction Act, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Library Services 
and Construction Act Amendments of 1990". 
(b) REFERENCES.—References in this Act to "the Act" are ref-
erences to the Library Services and Construction Act (20 U.S.C. 351 
et seq.). 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3 of the Act is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking "and initial equipment" and inserting 
"and for the purchase, lease, and installation of equip-
mexit"; 
(B) by striking "to conserve energy" and inserting "to 
ensure safe working environments and to conserve energy"; 
and 
(C) by striking "includes machinery" and inserting "in-
cludes information and building technologies, video and 
telecommunications equipment, machinery"; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: 
"(17) The term 'handicapped individual' means an individual 
who is physically or mentally impaired, visually impaired, or 
hearing impaired. 
"(18) The term 'network' means any local, statewide, regional, 
interstate, or international cooperative association of library 
entities which provide for the systematic and effective coordina-
tion of the resources of school, public, academic, and special 
libraries and information centers for improved supplementary 
services for the clientele served by each type of library entity.', 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 4(a) of the Act is amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 4. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated— 
"(1) for the purpose of making grants as provided in title I, 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 1990 and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; 
"(2) for the purpose of making grants as provided in title II, 
$55,000,000 for fiscal year 1990 and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; 
"(3) for the purpose of making grants as provided in title III, 
$35,000,000 for fiscal year 1990 and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; 
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Library Services 
and 
Construction Act 
Amendments of 
1990. 
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"(4) for the purpose of making grants as provided in title V, 
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1990 and such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; 
"(5) for the purpose of making grants as provided in title VI, 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1990 and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; 
"(6) for the purpose of activities as provided in title VII, 
$500,000 for fiscal year 1990 and such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; and 
"(7) for the purpose of making grants as provided in title VIII, 
$6,000,000 for fiscal year 1990 and such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, except that no 
amounts are authorized to be appropriated under this para-
graph for any fiscal year unless the total amount appropriated 
pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) for such fiscal year 
equals or exceeds sum of the total amount appropriated pursu-
ant to such paragraphs for the preceding fiscal year, plus 4 
percent of such total amount. 
There shall be available for the purpose of making grants under 
title IV for each of the fiscal years 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994, 
1.5 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to each of para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) for each such fiscal year. There shall be 
available for the purpose of making grants under section 5(d) for 
such fiscal years 0.5 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to 
each of such paragraphs for each such fiscal year.". 
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) CARRYOVER OF FUNDS.—Section i(b) of the Act is amended by 
striking "and for the next succeeding fiscal year" and inserting "and 
is authorized to remain available until expended". 
SEC. 4. ALLOCATIONS. 
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(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 5(c) of the Act is amended to read as 
follows: 
Indians. 
"(c)(1) From one-half of the sums available pursuant to the second 
sentence of section 4(a) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot 
an equal amount to each Indian tribe that submits an approved 
application under section 403. 
"(2) From the remaining one-half of the sums available pursuant 
to such second sentence, the Secretary shall make allocations to 
Indian tribes that (A) are receiving an allocation under paragraph 
(1) of this subsection for such fiscal year; and (B) have submitted 
approved applications under section 404. 
"(3) In making allocations under paragraph (2)— 
"(A) no funds shall be allocated to an Indian tribe unless such 
funds will be administered by a librarian; and 
"(B) the Secretary shall take into account the needs of Indian 
tribes for such allocations to carry out the activities described in 
section 402(b). 
"(4) In making allocations under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall take such actions as may be necessary to prevent an allocation 
from being received to serve the same population by any 2 or more 
of the following entities (as defined in or established pursuant to the 
Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act): an Alaskan native village, 
a regional corporation, or a village corporation.". 
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W CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 6(g)(2) of the Act is 
amended by inserting after "section 5(c)(2)" the following: "in the 
same fiscal year in which it has received an allocation under section 
5(cXl)". 
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State and local 
governments. 
SEC. 5. ANTIDISCRIMINATION PROVISION. 
Section 6(b) of the Act is amended by— 
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(1) striking "and" at the end of paragraph (3); 
(2) redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and 
(3) inserting the following new paragraph (4) after paragraph 
(3): 
"(4) provide assurances that libraries within the State that 
receive funds under this Act shall not discriminate on the basis 
of race, religion, age, gender, national origin, or handicapping 
condition in providing space for public meetings; and". 
SEC. 6. RESOURCE SHARING COORDINATION. 
Section 6 of the Act is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking "and construction" and 
inserting ", construction, and interlibrary cooperation and re-
source sharing"; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(h) The Secretary shall coordinate programs under titles V and 
VI of this Act with the programs assisted by titles I, II, and III of 
this Act, and shall provide to the head of the State library adminis-
trative agency the opportunity to comment on any application for a 
grant under title V or VI of this Act prior to the awarding of the 
grant, in order to assure that such grants from the Secretary are for 
purposes consistent with the long-range program required under 
subsection (d) of this section.". 
SEC. 7. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. 
(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENT.—Section 7(a) of the Act is amended by 
striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: 
"(1) there will be available from State and local sources for 
expenditure under the programs, during the fiscal year for 
which the allotment is made, an amount that equals or exceeds 
the amount required to provide the State percentage as re-
quired by subsection (b); and 
"(2)(A) there will be available for expenditure for State aid to 
public libraries and library systems, during the fiscal year for 
which the allotment is made, an aggregate amount equal to 90 
percent of the amount actually expended for such purposes in 
the second preceding fiscal year; and 
"(B) there will be available for expenditure, during the fiscal 
year for which the allotment is made, for the State library 
administrative agency, or for the part thereof charged by State 
law with the extension and development of public library serv-
ices throughout the State, an aggregate amount equal to 90 
percent of the amount actually expended for such purpose in 
the second preceding fiscal year. 
The Secretary may, in accordance with regulations, waive the 
requirements of paragraph (2) of this subsection, if the Secretary 
determines that the application of such paragraph would be unjust 
or unreasonable in the light of exceptional extenuating cir-
cumstances.". 
(b) INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARY SERVICES.—The last sentence of section 
103 is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the 
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following: "and to the extent that the Secretary determines that the 
populations served by such expenditures has declined". 
State and local 
governments. 
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SEC. 
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EDUCATION 
RESEARCH 
LIBRARY. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—The Library Services and Construction Act is 
further amended by inserting after section 8 the following new 
section: 
"EDUCATION RESEARCH UBRARY 
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"SEC. 9. None of the activities or functions of the Department of 
Education Research Library which are utilized, directly or in-
directly, by the Secretary in carrying out this Act and which were 
not performed by contractors as of July 26, 1989, shall be contracted 
out or otherwise transferred from the Federal Government before 
September 30, 1991, unless such transfer is expressly authorized by 
statute, or unless the value of all work performed under the contract 
and related contracts in each fiscal year does not exceed $50,000.". 
03) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
Reports. 
study of the Department of Education Research Library. The 
Comptroller General shall prepare and submit a report on the study 
required by this section by no later than January 30, 1991, together 
with such recommendations and any statutory changes required to 
carry out such recommendations, as the Comptroller deems nec-
essary. Such study shall include— 
(1) an assessment of the historic and scholastic value and 
significance of the library's collection to educators, education 
researchers, historians, and others; 
(2) a review of the feasibility and merits of expanding public 
access to and use of the library's collections and alternative 
means by which such access could be promoted; and 
(3) an evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of services 
provided by the library to Department personnel and rec-
ommendations for improving such services. 
Voluntarism. 
SEC. 9. INTERGENERATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICES. 
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Section 101 of the Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (9) 
and (10), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new para-
graph: 
"(5) for assisting libraries in developing intergenerational 
library programs that will match older adult volunteers with 
libraries interested in developing after school literacy and read-
ing skills programs for unsupervised school children during 
afterschool hours;". 
SEC. 10. CHILDCARE LIBRARY OUTREACH. 
Section 101 of the Act is further amended by inserting after 
paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: 
"(6) for assisting libraries in providing mobile library services 
and programs to child-care providers or child-care centers which 
are licensed or certified by the State, or otherwise meet the 
requirements of State law;". 
SEC. 11. LIBRARY LITERACY CENTERS. 
Section 101 of the Act is further amended by inserting after 
paragraph (6) the following new paragraph: 
"(7) to establish and support model library literacy centers, 
coordinated by the State library administrative agency with 
other interested State agencies and nonprofit organizations to 
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reduce the number of functionallv illiterate individuals and to 
help them reach full employment;'. 
SEC. 12. DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION. 
Section 101 of the Act is further amended by inserting after 
paragraph (7) the following new paragraph: 
"(8) for assisting libraries in providing and displaying edu-
cational materials, and conducting community-wide programs, 
aimed at preventing and eliminating drug abuse, in cooperation 
with local education agencies or other agencies or organizations, 
if appropriate;". 
SEC. 13. USE OF TITLE I FUNDS. 
Section 102(a) of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof 
20 USC 353. 
the following new sentence: "In carrying out its program to accom-
plish the purposes of this title, a State may make subgremts to 
library systems or networks which include libraries other than 
public libraries, if the purpose of the subgrant is to improve services 
for public library patrons.'. 
SEC. 14. RATABLE REDUCTIONS OF MAJOR URBAN RESOURCE LIBRARIES. 
Section 102(c) of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new paragraph: 
"(3) No State shall, in carrying out the provisions of para-
graph (2) of this subsection, reduce the amount paid to any 
major urban resource library below the amount that such li-
brary received in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for 
which the determination is made under such paragraph (2), 
except that such amount may be ratably reduced to the extent 
that (A) the total Federal allocations to the State under section 
5 for purposes of this title for the applicable fiscal year are 
reduced, or (B) the 1990 Census shows the population of the city 
served by such library has decreased.". 
SEC. 15. STATE ANNUAL PROGRAM. 
Section 103 of the Act is amended— 
20 USC 354. 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking "and institutionsdized individ-
uals"; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking everything 
following 
"elderly" the first place it appears and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(3) by striking pareigraph (5) and inserting the following: 
"(5) describe the uses of funds to make library services and 
programs more accessible to handicapped individuals.". 
SEC. 16. TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 3 of the Act is further amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(19) The term 'technology enhancement' means the acquisi-
tion, installation, maintenance, or replacement, of substantial 
technological equipment (including library bibliographic auto-
mation equipment) necessary to provide access to information 
in electronic and other formats made possible by new informa-
tion and communications technologies. . 
(b) USE OF TITLE I FUNDS.—Section 101 of the Act is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (9) (as redesig-
nated by section 7(1)); 
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state and local 
governments. 
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(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) (as 
redesignated by section 7(1)) and inserting "; and"; and 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(11) for assisting public libraries in making effective use of 
technology to improve library and information services.". 
(c) USE OF TITLE II FUNDS.—Title II of the Act is amended— 
(1) by mserting "AND TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT" 
after "CONSTRUCTION" in the heading of such title; 
(2) by inserting "AND LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
ENHANCEMENT" after "CONSTRUCTION" in the head of section 
201; 
(3) by inserting "and technology 
enhancement" 
after 
"construction" each place it appears in sections 201, 202(a), 
202(b), 203(1), 203(2), and 203(3); 
(4) by striking "section 3(2)" in section 202(a) and inserting 
"sections 3(2) and 3(19), respectively"; and 
(5) by inserting "AND TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT" after 
"CONSTRUCTION" in the heading of section 203. 
(d) USE OF TITLE III FUNDS.—Section 302(a) of the Act is 
amended— 
(1) by striking "and" at the end of clause (1); and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end of clause (2) the 
following: "; and (3) developing the technological capacity of 
libraries for interlibrary cooperation and resource sharing". 
SEC. 17. PRESERVATION OBJECTIVES IN CONSTRUCTION. 
Section 203 of the Act is amended— 
(1) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
inserting "; and , and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(5) follow policies and procedures in the construction of 
public libraries that will promote the preservation of library 
and information resources to be utilized in the facilities.'. 
SEC.18. RESOURCE SHARING. 
(a) 
ATTAINMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH 
RESOURCE SHARING 
PLANS.—Sections 301 and 304(a) of the Act are each amended by 
striking "eventual" and inserting "attaining". 
(b) SCHOOL LIBRARY RESOURCES.—Section 304 of the 
Act 
is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(e) Public and school libraries which cooperate to make school 
library resources available to the public during periods when school 
is not in session may be reimbursed for such expenses.". 
SEC. 19. PRESERVATION COOPERATION. 
Title III of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new section: 
"PRESERVATION PROGRAMS 
"SEC. 305. (a) The long-range program and annual program of 
each State under this title may— 
"(1) include a statewide preservation cooperation plan that 
complies with this section; and 
"(2) identify the preservation objectives to be achieved during 
the period covered by the long-range plans required by section 6. 
"(b) A statewide preservation cooperation plan complies with this 
section if— 
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"(1) such plan specifies the methods by which the State 
library administrative agency will work with libraries, archives, 
historical societies, scholarly organizations, and other agencies, 
within or outside the State, in planning, education and training, 
coordinating, outreach and public information, and service pro-
grams to ensure that endangered library and information re-
sources are preserved systematically; and 
"(2) such preservation plan is developed in consultation with 
such parties and agencies as the State archives, historical soci-
eties, libraries, scholarly organizations, and other interested 
parties. 
"(c) A State which has a statewide preservation cooperation plan 
that complies with this section may use funds under this title to 
carry out such plan. 
"(d) The State library administrative agency may contract part or 
all of the preservation program under this section to other agencies 
or institutions.". 
SEC. 20. MAXIMUM GRANTS UNDER TITLE V. 
Section 501(c) of the Act is amended by striking "$15,000." and 
20 USC 371. 
inserting "$35,000, except that— 
"(1) not more than 30 percent of the funds available for grants 
under this title in any fiscal year may be used to make grants in 
amounts between $35,000 and $125,000; and 
"(2) no recipient may receive more than one grant under this 
title for any fiscal year.". 
SEC. 21. LIBRARY LITERACY GRANTS. 
Section 601(e) of the Act is amended by striking "$25,000" and 
20 USC 375. 
inserting "$35,000". 
SEC. 22. EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—The Act is further amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new title: 
"TITLE VII—EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT 
"PROGRAM AUTHORITY 
"SEC. 701. The Secretary is authorized to carry out a program for Grants, 
the purpose of evaluation and assessment (directly or by grants or 
S?^TS?^OI 
contracts) of programs authorized under this Act.". 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5(a) of the Act is amended 
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by striking out paragraph (5). 
SEC. 23. FAMILY LEARNING CENTER PROGRAMS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—The Library Services and Construction Act is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
"TITLE VIII—LIBRARY LEARNING CENTER PROGRAMS 
"PART A—FAMILY LEARNING CENTERS 
"STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 
"SEC. 801. It is the purpose of this part to expand and improve 
20 USC 385. 
opportunities for lifetime learning and the involvement of the Na-
tion's families as partners in their children's education by providing 
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comprehensive, family-oriented library services through Family 
Learning Centers. 
"GRANTS FOR FAMILY LEARNING CENTERS 
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"SEC. 802. The Secretary shall carry out a program of making 
grants from sums appropriated pursuant to paragraph (7) of section 
4(a) to local public libraries for the purposes of supporting family 
learning centers. 
"USE OF FUNDS 
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"SEC. 803. (a) Funds made available to a grantee under this part 
shall be used to initiate, expand, or improve public library services 
to families. 
"(b) Not less than 25 percent of the funds made available under 
this part shall be used for the acquisition of resources and materials 
in print and electronic formats— 
"(1) which are intended for use by and with adults, including 
materials in such areas as child care, child development, nutri-
tion, parenting skills, and job and career information; and 
"(2) which are intended for use by and with children and 
adolescents. 
"(c) Not less than 10 percent of the funds made available to a 
grantee under this part shall be used for— 
"(1) the acquisition or leasing of computer hardware for use 
by library patrons, including services necessary for the oper-
ation, installation, and maintenance of such equipment; and 
"(2) the acquisition of computer software and complementary 
explanatory material for use by library patrons. 
"APPLICATION 
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"SEC. 804. (a) Any local public library which wishes to receive a 
grant under this part shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such form, and containing such information as the 
Secretary determines is necessary to evaluate the quality of the 
applicant's proposal and the applicant's ability to carry it out. 
"(b) Each such application shall— 
"(1) describe the manner in which the funds will be used to 
initiate, expand, or improve library services to families; 
"(2) provide assurances that the library will be open on 
weekday evenings, Saturdays, and some Sundays and legal 
public holidays to enable families in which both parents work 
outside the home to utilize the library's services; 
"(3) demonstrate that the library has or will have sufficient 
qualified staff with specialized training in providing library 
services to children, adolescents, and adults; 
"(4) provide for the establishment of an advisory committee 
consisting of parents, teachers, local school administrators, 
librarians, library administrators, library trustees, local elected 
officials, and business leaders, at least one-third of whom are 
parents who regularly use the services of the library; 
"(5) provide for the establishment of a family library loan 
program through which families may borrow sets of books for 
extended periods, and other innovative programs and policies 
designed to encourage greater use of the library by families; 
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"(6) provide for a job and career information program to 
provide information and assistance to parents and others who 
are unemployed or seeking a new job; 
"(7) describe, if appropriate, any special services and outreach 
activities which will be offered to meet the needs of— 
"(A) adolescent parents; 
"(B) single-parent families; 
"(C) families in which both parents are employed outside 
the home; 
"(D) parents and children with limited English language 
proficiency; and 
"(E) educationally disadvantaged adults and their chil-
dren; 
"(8) describe the methods by which the library will publicize 
and promote the services of the Center in cooperation with the 
local media, schools, businesses, social service agencies, and 
other appropriate entities; and 
"(9) provide assurances that the funds provided will be used to 
supplement and not supplant funds otherwise available for the 
purposes of this part. 
"SELECTION OF FAMILY LEARNING CENTERS 
"SEC. 805. (a) The Secretary shall select family learning centers on 
20 USC 385d. 
a competitive basis from among the local public libraries submitting 
applications under section 804. In making such selection, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to applications which— 
"(1) promise to serve a significant number of families on a 
regular basis; and 
"(2) offer innovative approaches to improving library services 
for families and approaches which show promise for replication 
and dissemination. 
"(b) In making grants under this title, the Secretary shall assure 
that there is an equitable distribution of grants among the States 
and between urban and rural communities. 
"(c) No grant made under this title for any fiscal year shall exceed 
$200,000. 
"AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 806. There are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for 
20 USC 385e. 
fiscal year 1990 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
succeeding fiscal year to carry out the provisions of this part. 
"PART B—LIBRARY LITERACY CENTERS 
State and local 
governments. 
"STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 
"SEC. 811. The purposes of this part are to— 
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"(1) establish model library literacy centers throughout the 
country to serve as resource centers for the dissemination of 
literacy materials and equipment to local public libraries in 
order to help overcome the high incidence of adults with limited 
literacy skills in the United States; 
"(2) help adults with limited literacy skills reach full employ-
ment through nonthreatening learning experiences in their 
local public library or in their own home; and 
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"(3) offer innovative approaches to improving library literacy 
services to adults and approaches which show promise for rep-
lication and dissemination. 
"GRANTS TO STATES FOR LIBRARY LITERACY CENTERS 
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"SEC. 812. (a) The Secretary shall carry out a program of making 
grants on a competitive basis to States which have an approved 
basic State plan under section 6 of this Act and an approved 
application under section 813 of this Act. 
"(b)(1) The total grant amount awarded to each State shall not 
exceed— 
"(A) $350,000 in the first fiscal year in which a State receives 
a grant under this part; and 
"(B) $100,000 in the second and third fiscal years in which a 
State receives a grant under this part. 
"(2) Funds received in the first fiscal year in which a State 
receives a grant under this part shall remain available until ex-
pended. Funds received in the second and third fiscal year in which 
a State receives a grant under this part shall be available only for 
the fiscal year for which funds are received. 
"(3) Funds received in the second and third fiscal years in which a 
State receives a grant under this part shall be matched, on a dollar 
for dollar basis, from non-Federal sources. 
"STATE APPLICATION 
Grants. 
"SEC. 813. (a) Funds appropriated pursuant to section 818 shall be 
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available for grants to States for the purpose of supporting not more 
than 1 library literacy center in each State to coordinate the state-
wide distribution of library literacy materials and equipment on a 
loan basis to local public libraries within the State. 
"(b) Any State wishing to receive a grant shall, through its State 
library administrative agency, in conjunction with the advisory 
committee established under section 816, submit an application to 
the Secretary at such time, in such form, and containing such 
information and assurances as the Secretary may reasonably re-
quire. No application may be approved by the Secretary unless it 
contains assurances that the State will— 
"(1) designate the State library administrative agency, or 
select a local public library through a competitive process, to 
serve as a library literacy center in accordance with the provi-
sions of this part; 
"(2) provide assurances that the library literacy center will— 
"(A) select local public libraries to participate in a lit-
eracy materials and equipment loan program; 
"(B) select at least 25 percent of the local libraries that 
participate in the literacy materials and equipment loan 
program from rural areas; 
"(C) give priority in the selection of local public libraries 
to participate in the literacy materials and equipment loan 
program to public libraries within the State which serve 
those in greatest need; 
"(D) coordinate the distribution of equipment 
and 
materials; 
"(E) provide training to local public library personnel; 
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"(3) describe how the results of the grant program will be 
evaluated and disseminated; 
"(4) set forth the potential of the grant program for achieving 
replicability and for serving as a model program; and 
"(5) distribute 100 percent of the amounts received pursuant 
to this part to the library literacy center as designated or 
selected under section 817. 
"(c) The Secretary shall give priority to applicants whose applica-
tions comply with the provisions of this part and describe programs 
and services to be delivered in States which have— 
"(1) the highest concentrations of adults who do not have a 
secondary education or its equivalent, 
"(2)(A) few community or financial resources to establish the 
program described under this part without Federal assistance, 
or 
"(B) low per capita income, or high concentrations of 
unemployment or underemployment. 
"USE OF FUNDS 
"SEC. 814. (a) Funds made available under this part shall be used 20 USC 386c. 
by the library literacy centers to establish coordination centers to 
make literacy materials and equipment available to local public 
libraries on a loan basis to initiate, expand, or improve public 
library literacy services and programs. Such services and programs 
may include— 
"(1) the acquisition of literacy education equipment including, 
but not limited to, video recorders and television monitors; 
"(2) the acquisition of print materials, audio tapes and video 
tapes designed to train adults with limited literacy skills, 
including materials and tapes prepared by public television; 
"(3) the acquisition of library resource materials for literacy 
instruction purposes; 
"(4) the acquisition of literacy training materials including 
but not limited to General Education Development (GED) print 
materials and video tapes; and 
"(5) staffing for coordination and training of local library 
personnel on literacy services. 
"(b) Each library literacy center receiving a grant under this part 
may use no more than 25 percent of such funds for the acquisition of 
literacy education computers and computer software. 
"LOCAL APPLICATION 
"SEC. 815. (a) Any local public library desiring to participate in 20 USC 386d. 
programs and services conducted pursuant to this part shall submit 
an application to the State or the library literacy center as selected 
by the State under section 817 at such time, in such form, and 
containing such information as the State or the library literacy 
center determines is necessary to evaluate the quality of the local 
public library's proposal and the local public library's ability to 
carry out such proposal. 
"(b) Each such application shall— 
"(1) describe the manner in which the equipment and mate-
rials will be used to initiate, expand, or improve local library 
literacy services; 
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"(2) demonstrate that the library has or will have sufficient 
qualified staff and volunteers with specialized training in 
providing library literacy services to adults; 
"(3) provide for the establishment of^ 
"(A) a library literacy loan program through which 
adults with limited literacy skills or individuals helping 
illiterate adults to learn to read may borrow books, video 
tapes, and other learning materials; and 
"(B) other innovative programs and policies designed to 
encourage greater use of the library by adults with limited 
literacy skills or individuals helping illiterate adults learn 
to read; 
"(4) provide assurances that coordination will take place with 
literacy organizations and community-based 
organizations 
providing literacy services; 
"(5) provide job and career information to adults with limited 
literacy skills who are unemployed or seeking a new job; 
"(6) provide information or referrals to other adult education 
opportunities in the community; 
"(7) describe, if appropriate, any special services and outreach 
activities which will be offered to meet the needs of adults with 
limited literacy skills; 
"(8) describe the methods by which the library will publicize 
and promote the services of the library in cooperation with the 
local media, schools, businesses, social service agencies, and 
other appropriate entities; and 
"(9) provide assurances that the materials, equipment and 
training provided will be used to supplement and not supplant 
materials, equipment and training otherwise available for the 
purposes of this part. 
"ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
20 use 386e. 
"SEC. 816. Each State receiving a grant under this part shall 
establish an advisory committee to assist in coordinating the serv-
ices and programs assisted under this part. Such committee shall 
consist of, but not be limited to, representatives of— 
"(1) the Governor's office; 
"(2) the State library administrative agency; 
"(3) the State Advisory Council on Libraries; 
"(4) the State department of education; 
"(5) the State employment office; 
"(6) public television; and 
"(7) adult literacy community organizations. 
"SELECTION OF LITERACY LEARNING CENTERS 
20USC386f. 
"SEC. 817. Each State receiving a grant under this part shall 
designate the State library administrative agency as the library 
literacy center or shall select a library literacy center on a competi-
tive basis from among the local public libraries submitting applica-
tions under section 815. In making such selection, the State shall 
give priority to applications which— 
"(1) demonstrate the greatest ability to carry out the require-
ments of section 813 and to serve other local libraries; and 
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"(2) offer innovative approaches to improving library literacy 
services to adults and approaches which show promise for rep-
lication and dissemination. 
"AUTHORIZATION OP APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 818. There are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for 20 USC 386g. 
fiscal year 1991 and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal 
year thereafter to carry out the provisions of this part.". 
Ot)) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3 of the Act is amended 
20 USC 35la. 
by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"(20) The term 'educationally disadvantaged adult' has the 
meaning given that term in section 312(3)(A) of the Adult 
Education Act of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 2101a). 
"(21) The term 'adult with limited literacy skills' means an 
adult whose minimal skills in reading, writing, or computation 
or in performing basic arithmetical computations preclude the 
individual from functioning in society without assistance from 
others.". 
SEC. 24. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 
Title I of the Act is amended— 
(1) by inserting "PUBLIC" before "LIBRARY" in the heading 
of such title; and 
(2) by inserting "PUBUC" before "LIBRARY" in the heading of 
section 101. 
20 USC 352. 
SEC. 25. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
20 USC 351a 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
1990. 
Approved March 15, 1990. 
LEGISLATIVE 
fflSTORY—H.R. 
2742 (S. 1291): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-237 (Comm.* on Education and Labor) and No. 101-407 
(Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-125 accompanying S. 1291 (Comm. on Labor and Human 
Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 135 (1989): Sept. 12, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 12, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Vol. 136 (1990): Feb. 27, House agreed to conference report. 
Mar. 1, Senate agreed to conference report.