Museum and Library Services Act of 2003

3.0.0 13 2023-01-15T22:33:33Z 2023-01-15T22:33:33Z House H HR 2003-01-07 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2003-08-01T18:05:28Z Referred to 2003-03-10T20:10:59Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Reported by 2003-02-25T21:47:06Z Markup by 2003-02-13T21:02:12Z Referred to 2003-01-07T17:15:00Z H. Rept. 108-16 Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 108 888 S 2003-08-01 Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 178. (consideration: CR S10931) Procedurally-related Senate Related bill House Procedurally-related Senate 2003-09-25 Became Public Law No: 108-81. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2003-09-25 Became Public Law No: 108-81. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2003-09-25 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2003-09-25 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2003-09-22 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2003-09-22 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2003-09-16 16:43:11 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. ResolvingDifferences H41931 2 House floor actions 2003-09-16 16:43:10 On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H8248-8254; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H8248-8251) ResolvingDifferences H41610 2 House floor actions 2003-09-16 Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.(consideration: CR H8248-8254; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H8248-8251) NotUsed 19500 9 Library of Congress 2003-09-16 16:23:25 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 13 Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-09-16 16:22:35 Mr. Hoekstra moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. ResolvingDifferences H40140 2 House floor actions 2003-09-03 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2003-08-01 Senate Passed Senate in lieu of S.888 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2003-08-01 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S.888 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2003-08-01 Senate Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.888 amended. Floor 2003-08-01 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10931) Floor 2003-08-01 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2003-08-01 Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee 2003-03-10 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2003-03-06 11:32:57 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2003-03-06 11:32:56 On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 416 - 2 (Roll no. 47). (text: CR H1644-1647) Floor H37100 2 House floor actions 47 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll047.xml House 108 2003-03-06T16:32:56Z 1 2003-03-06 11:32:56 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 416 - 2 (Roll no. 47).(text: CR H1644-1647) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 47 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll047.xml House 108 2003-03-06T16:32:56Z 1 2003-03-06 11:11:58 The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House. Floor H35000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-06 11:06:46 DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 13. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-06 10:15:59 DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 13. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-06 10:15:55 Considered by previous order of the House. (consideration: CR H1644-1647, H1651-1652) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2003-03-06 10:15:48 Consideration initiated by previous order of the House. Floor H30800 2 House floor actions 2003-03-04 19:06:10 Mr. Dreier asked unanimous consent That it be in order at any time without intervention of any point of order on Thursday, March 6, 2003, to consider in the House H.R. 13; that the bill be considered as read for amendment; be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. Agreed to without objection. Floor H29800 2 House floor actions 2003-02-25 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 10. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00010 2003-02-25 Reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-16. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-02-25 Reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-16. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-02-13 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2003-02-13 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2003-01-07 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-01-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E11) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000676 Rep. 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McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5] KAREN MCCARTHY D MO 5 2003-02-25 False 2003-02-24T06:00:00Z H.R. 13, Museum and Libary Services Act of 2003 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/14286 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce</p> 2003-02-24T06:00:00Z H.R. 13, Museum and Libary Services Act of 2003 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14286 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce 2003-09-23T04:00:00Z H.R. 13, Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/14774 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as cleared by Congress on September 16, 2003.</p> 2003-09-23T04:00:00Z H.R. 13, Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14774 Cost estimate for the bill as cleared by Congress on September 16, 2003. 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00 2003-01-07 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:39Z Prohibits projects which are determined to be obscene from receiving funds under MLSA.

Amends MLSA to establish the National Museum and Library Services Board, within the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). (Eliminates a National Museum Services Board.)

Requires the IMLS Director to: (1) ensure coordination with certain activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), and other Federal activities; and (2) conduct and publish analyses of museum and library services impact.

Revises requirements for annual national awards to outstanding libraries and museums that have made significant contributions in service to their communities.

Includes specified entities under the term museum, for MLSA purposes. Revises museum services activities. Entitles subchapter C of MLSA as the Museum Services Act.

Amends LSTA to provide for: (1) an increased portion for administrative costs; (2) an increased alternative minimum allotment to States under certain conditions; (3) State plans once every five years, as determined by the IMLS Director; (4) additional uses of grants to States for library programs; and (5) recruitment of library and information science personnel under the program of national leadership grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.

Repeals requirements under the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act relating to Commission responsibilities to: (1) advise the IMLS Director; and (2) meet with the National Museum Services Board, which is eliminated by this Act.]]>

79 2003-02-25 Reported to House without amendment 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z (This measure has not been amended since being introduced in the House on January 7, 2003. The following is a fuller summary of that version.)

Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 - Amends the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA) and the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA, which is subchapter B of MLSA) to extend authorizations of appropriations and revise programs under such Acts.

Title I: General Provisions - Prohibits projects which are determined to be obscene from receiving funds under MLSA.

Amends MLSA to establish the National Museum and Library Services Board, within the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). (Eliminates a National Museum Services Board.)

Revises requirements for annual national awards to outstanding libraries and museums that have made significant contributions in service to their communities.

Title II: Library Services and Technology - Authorizes appropriations through FY 2009. Revises requirements for reservations and allotments and grants to States.

Title III: Museum Services - Includes specified entities under the term museum, for MLSA purposes. Revises museum services activities. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2009. Entitles subchapter C of MLSA as the Museum Services Act.

Title IV: Technical Corrections; Repeals; Effective Date - Repeals requirements under the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act relating to Commission responsibilities to: (1) advise the IMLS Director; and (2) meet with the National Museum Services Board, which is eliminated by this Act.]]>

81 2003-03-06 Passed House without amendment 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z (This measure has not been amended since being introduced in the House on January 7, 2003. The following is a fuller summary of that version.)

Title I: General Provisions - Prohibits projects which are determined to be obscene from receiving funds under MLSA.

Amends MLSA to establish the National Museum and Library Services Board, within the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). (Eliminates a National Museum Services Board.)

Revises requirements for annual national awards to outstanding libraries and museums that have made significant contributions in service to their communities.

Title II: Library Services and Technology - Authorizes appropriations through FY 2009. Revises requirements for reservations and allotments and grants to States.

35 2003-08-01 Passed Senate amended 2003-08-04T20:30:57Z Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 - Amends the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA), including its subchapter B, the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and its subchapter C, the newly-titled Museum Services Act (MSA), to extend authorizations of appropriations and revise programs.

Title I: General Provisions - (Sec. 101) Revises MLSA subchapter A general provisions to set forth definitions of "obscene" and "determined to be obscene."

(Sec. 102) Replaces the National Museum Services Board with a National Museum and Library Services Board, established in the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

(Sec. 103) Requires the IMLS Director to: (1) ensure coordination with certain activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and other Federal activities; and (2) establish procedures for reviewing and evaluating applications to receive financial assistance under MLSA.

Prohibits use of funds under MLSA (including LSTA and MSA) for projects determined to be obscene. Sets forth procedures for treatment of such projects.

(Sec. 104) Provides for Board establishment and membership. Directs the President, with Senate advice and consent, to appoint U.S. citizens as voting members of the Board as follows: (1) ten from among individuals who are specially qualified by education, training, or experience in library services, or their commitment to libraries, with five of these being professional library or information specialists, at least one knowledgeable about electronic information and one about information needs of underserved communities; and (2) ten who are specially qualified by education, training, or experience in museum services, or their commitment to museums, with five of these being museum professionals, some affiliated with certain types of museums. Makes the following nonvoting members of the Board: the IMLS Director, the Deputy Director for the Office of Library Services, the Deputy Director for the Office of Museum Services, and the Chairman of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.

(Sec. 105) Revises requirements for annual national awards to outstanding libraries and museums that have made significant contributions in service to their communities.

Requires the IMLS Director to conduct and publish analyses of the impact of museum and library services.

Prohibits use of funds under MLSA (including LSTA and MSA) for construction expenses.

Title II: Library Services and Technology - (Sec. 203) Extends the authorization of appropriations for library services and technology through FY 2009. Increases the percentage of such funds which may be used for Federal administrative costs.

(Sec. 204) Increases the alternative minimum allotment to States under certain conditions.

(Sec. 206) Revises required uses of grants to States to include: (1) expanding services for learning and access to information and educational resources in a variety of formats, in all types of libraries, for individuals of all ages; (2) developing library services that provide all users access to information through local, State, regional, national, and international electronic networks; (3) developing public and private partnerships with other agencies and community-based organizations; and (4) targeting library services to individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, to individuals with disabilities, and to individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills.

(Sec. 207) Allows national leadership grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to be used for recruitment, as well as education and training, of library and information science personnel.

Title III: Museum Services - Museum Services Act - Renames and revises museum services provisions under MLSA subchapter C as the Museum Services Act.

(Sec. 302) Defines "museum" to include aquariums, arboretums, botanical gardens, art museums, children's museums, general museums, historic houses and sites, history museums, nature centers, natural history and anthropology museums, planetariums, science and technology centers, specialized museums, and zoological parks.

(Sec. 303) Revises the types of museum services activities which may be supported under MSA to include: (1) providing learning and access to collections, information, and educational resources in a variety of formats (including exhibitions, programs, publications, and websites) for individuals of all ages; (2) building learning partnerships with schools and developing museum resources and programs in support of State and local school curricula; (3) assessing, conserving, researching, maintaining, and exhibiting collections, and providing educational programs to the public through the use of collections; (4) greater collaboration among museums, libraries, schools, and other community organizations in order to share resources and strengthen communities; (5) use of new technologies and broadcast media to enhance access to museum collections, programs, and services; (6) services to people of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds and to individuals with disabilities; (7) professional development and technical assistance programs; and (8) research, program evaluation, and the collection and dissemination of information to museum professionals and the public.

(Sec. 304) Repeals provisions for a National Award for Museum Service (replaced by national awards for museum service and for library service).

(Sec. 305) Extends the authorization of appropriations for museum services through FY 2009.

(Sec. 306) Provides that subchapter C of MLSA shall be called the Museum Services Act.

Title IV: National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act - (Sec. 401) Amends the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act with respect to contributions and membership.

Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions - (Sec. 501) Amends the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act to increase maximum limits on liability amounts.

(Sec. 502) Renames the Capital Children's Museum in Washington, D.C., the National Children's Museum.]]>

49 2003-09-25 Public Law 2003-09-29T13:30:18Z (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 1, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 - Amends the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA), including its subchapter B, the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and its subchapter C, the newly-titled Museum Services Act (MSA), to extend the authorization of appropriations and revise programs.