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[S. 3984 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.3984

                      One Hundred Eleventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten


                                 An Act


 
 To amend and extend the Museum and Library Services 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Museum and Library 
Services Act of 2010''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References.

                       TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. General definitions.
Sec. 102. Responsibilities of Director.
Sec. 103. Personnel.
Sec. 104. Board.
Sec. 105. Awards and medals.
Sec. 106. Research and analysis.
Sec. 107. Hearings.
Sec. 108. Administrative funds.

                TITLE II--LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY

Sec. 201. Purposes.
Sec. 202. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 203. Reservations and allotments.
Sec. 204. State plans.
Sec. 205. Grants.
Sec. 206. Grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements.
Sec. 207. Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program.
Sec. 208. Conforming amendments.

                       TITLE III--MUSEUM SERVICES

Sec. 301. Purpose.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Museum services activities.
Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE IV--REPEAL OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION 
                               SCIENCE ACT

Sec. 401. Repeal.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
    Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Museum and Library 
Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.).

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    SEC. 101. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
    Section 202 (20 U.S.C. 9101) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as paragraphs 
    (3) through (8), respectively; and
        (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
        ``(2) Digital literacy skills.--The term `digital literacy 
    skills' means the skills associated with using technology to enable 
    users to find, evaluate, organize, create, and communicate 
    information.''.
    SEC. 102. RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR.
    Section 204 (20 U.S.C. 9103) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Duties and Powers.--
        ``(1) Primary responsibility.--The Director shall have primary 
    responsibility for the development and implementation of policy to 
    ensure the availability of museum, library, and information 
    services adequate to meet the essential information, education, 
    research, economic, cultural, and civic needs of the people of the 
    United States.
        ``(2) Duties.--In carrying out the responsibility described in 
    paragraph (1), the Director shall--
            ``(A) advise the President, Congress, and other Federal 
        agencies and offices on museum, library, and information 
        services in order to ensure the creation, preservation, 
        organization, and dissemination of knowledge;
            ``(B) engage Federal, State, and local governmental 
        agencies and private entities in assessing the museum, library, 
        and information services needs of the people of the United 
        States, and coordinate the development of plans, policies, and 
        activities to meet such needs effectively;
            ``(C) carry out programs of research and development, data 
        collection, and financial assistance to extend and improve the 
        museum, library, and information services of the people of the 
        United States; and
            ``(D) ensure that museum, library, and information services 
        are fully integrated into the information and education 
        infrastructures of the United States.'';
        (2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (h) 
    and (i), respectively; and
        (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Interagency Agreements.--The Director may--
        ``(1) enter into interagency agreements to promote or assist 
    with the museum, library, and information services-related 
    activities of other Federal agencies, on either a reimbursable or 
    non-reimbursable basis; and
        ``(2) use funds appropriated under this Act for the costs of 
    such activities.
    ``(f) Coordination.--The Director shall ensure coordination of the 
policies and activities of the Institute with the policies and 
activities of other agencies and offices of the Federal Government 
having interest in and responsibilities for the improvement of museums 
and libraries and information services. Where appropriate, the Director 
shall ensure that such policies and activities are coordinated with--
        ``(1) activities under section 1251 of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6383);
        ``(2) programs and activities under the Head Start Act (42 
    U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) (including programs and activities under 
    subparagraphs (H)(vii) and (J)(iii) of section 641(d)(2) of such 
    Act) (42 U.S.C. 9836(d)(2));
        ``(3) activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
    U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) (including activities under section 134(c) of 
    such Act) (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)); and
        ``(4) Federal programs and activities that increase the 
    capacity of libraries and museums to act as partners in economic 
    and community development, education and research, improving 
    digital literacy skills, and disseminating health information.
    ``(g) Interagency Collaboration.--The Director shall work jointly 
with the individuals heading relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
including the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, the 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the Chairman of the 
Federal Communications Commission, the Director of the National Science 
Foundation, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary 
of State, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, the 
Chairman of the National Endowment of the Humanities, and the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, or the designees of such 
individuals, on--
        ``(1) initiatives, materials, or technology to support 
    workforce development activities undertaken by libraries;
        ``(2) resource and policy approaches to eliminate barriers to 
    fully leveraging the role of libraries and museums in supporting 
    the early learning, literacy, lifelong learning, digital literacy, 
    workforce development, and education needs of the people of the 
    United States; and
        ``(3) initiatives, materials, or technology to support 
    educational, cultural, historical, scientific, environmental, and 
    other activities undertaken by museums.''.
    SEC. 103. PERSONNEL.
    Section 206 (20 U.S.C. 9105) is amended--
        (1) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and inserting 
    the following:
        ``(2) Number and compensation.--
            ``(A) In general.--The number of employees appointed and 
        compensated under paragraph (1) shall not exceed \1/5\ of the 
        number of full-time regular or professional employees of the 
        Institute.
            ``(B) Rate of compensation.--
                ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), 
            the rate of basic compensation for the employees appointed 
            and compensated under paragraph (1) may not exceed the rate 
            prescribed for level GS-15 of the General Schedule under 
            section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.
                ``(ii) Exception.--The Director may appoint not more 
            than 3 employees under paragraph (1) at a rate of basic 
            compensation that exceeds the rate described in clause (i) 
            but does not exceed the rate of basic pay in effect for 
            positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
            section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Experts and Consultants.--The Director may use experts and 
consultants, including panels of experts, who may be employed as 
authorized under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.''.
    SEC. 104. BOARD.
    Section 207 (20 U.S.C. 9105a) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking subparagraph (D); and
                (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as 
            subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively;
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph 
            (A), by striking ``(1)(E)'' and inserting ``(1)(D)''; and
                (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph 
            (B), by striking ``(1)(F)'' and inserting ``(1)(E)''; and
            (C) in paragraph (4)--
                (i) by inserting ``and'' after ``Library Services,''; 
            and
                (ii) by striking ``, and the Chairman of the National 
            Commission on Library and Information Science'';
        (2) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``Except as otherwise provided in this 
            subsection, each'' and inserting ``Each''; and
                (ii) by striking ``(E) or (F)'' and inserting ``(D) or 
            (E)''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Initial board 
        appointments.--'' and all that follows through ``The terms of 
        the first members'' and inserting the following: ``Authority to 
        adjust terms.--The terms of the members'';
        (3) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``relating to museum and 
        library services, including financial assistance awarded under 
        this title'' and inserting ``relating to museum, library, and 
        information services''; and
            (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) National awards and medals.--The Museum and Library 
    Services Board shall advise the Director in awarding national 
    awards and medals under section 209.''; and
        (4) in subsection (i), by striking ``take steps to ensure that 
    the policies and activities of the Institute are coordinated with 
    other activities of the Federal Government'' and inserting 
    ``coordinate the development and implementation of policies and 
    activities as described in subsections (f) and (g) of section 
    204''.
    SEC. 105. AWARDS AND MEDALS.
    Section 209 (20 U.S.C. 9107) is amended to read as follows:
    ``SEC. 209. AWARDS AND MEDALS.
    ``The Director, with the advice of the Museum and Library Services 
Board, may annually award national awards and medals for library and 
museum services to outstanding libraries and museums that have made 
significant contributions in service to their communities.''.
    SEC. 106. RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS.
    Section 210 (20 U.S.C. 9108) is amended to read as follows:
    ``SEC. 210. POLICY RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, DATA COLLECTION, AND 
      DISSEMINATION.
    ``(a) In General.--The Director shall annually conduct policy 
research, analysis, and data collection to extend and improve the 
Nation's museum, library, and information services.
    ``(b) Requirements.--The policy research, analysis, and data 
collection shall be conducted in ongoing collaboration (as determined 
appropriate by the Director), and in consultation, with--
        ``(1) State library administrative agencies;
        ``(2) national, State, and regional library and museum 
    organizations; and
        ``(3) other relevant agencies and organizations.
    ``(c) Objectives.--The policy research, analysis, and data 
collection shall be used to--
        ``(1) identify national needs for and trends in museum, 
    library, and information services;
        ``(2) measure and report on the impact and effectiveness of 
    museum, library, and information services throughout the United 
    States, including the impact of Federal programs authorized under 
    this Act;
        ``(3) identify best practices; and
        ``(4) develop plans to improve museum, library, and information 
    services of the United States and to strengthen national, State, 
    local, regional, and international communications and cooperative 
    networks.
    ``(d) Dissemination.--Each year, the Director shall widely 
disseminate, as appropriate to accomplish the objectives under 
subsection (c), the results of the policy research, analysis, and data 
collection carried out under this section.
    ``(e) Authority To Contract.--The Director is authorized--
        ``(1) to enter into contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, 
    and other arrangements with Federal agencies and other public and 
    private organizations to carry out the objectives under subsection 
    (c); and
        ``(2) to publish and disseminate, in a form determined 
    appropriate by the Director, the reports, findings, studies, and 
    other materials prepared under paragraph (1).
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
        ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
    carry out this section $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2011 and such 
    sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 
    2016.
        ``(2) Availability of funds.--Sums appropriated under paragraph 
    (1) for any fiscal year shall remain available for obligation until 
    expended.''.
    SEC. 107. HEARINGS.
    Subtitle A (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
``SEC. 210B. HEARINGS.
    ``The Director is authorized to conduct hearings at such times and 
places as the Director determines appropriate for carrying out the 
purposes of this subtitle.''.
    SEC. 108. ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.
    Subtitle A (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.), as amended by section 107, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 210C. ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.
    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Director 
shall establish one account to be used to pay the Federal 
administrative costs of carrying out this Act, and not more than a 
total of 7 percent of the funds appropriated under sections 210(f), 
214, and 275 shall be placed in such account.''.

               TITLE II--LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY

    SEC. 201. PURPOSES.
    Section 212 (20 U.S.C. 9121) is amended--
        (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) to enhance coordination among Federal programs that 
    relate to library and information services;'';
        (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``continuous'' after 
    ``promote'';
        (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
        (4) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting a semicolon; and
        (5) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(5) to promote literacy, education, and lifelong learning and 
    to enhance and expand the services and resources provided by 
    libraries, including those services and resources relating to 
    workforce development, 21st century skills, and digital literacy 
    skills;
        ``(6) to enhance the skills of the current library workforce 
    and to recruit future professionals to the field of library and 
    information services;
        ``(7) to ensure the preservation of knowledge and library 
    collections in all formats and to enable libraries to serve their 
    communities during disasters;
        ``(8) to enhance the role of libraries within the information 
    infrastructure of the United States in order to support research, 
    education, and innovation; and
        ``(9) to promote library services that provide users with 
    access to information through national, State, local, regional, and 
    international collaborations and networks.''.
    SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    Section 214 (20 U.S.C. 9123) is amended--
     (a) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated--
        ``(1) to carry out chapters 1, 2, and 3, $232,000,000 for 
    fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
    fiscal years 2012 through 2016; and
        ``(2) to carry out chapter 4, $24,500,000 for fiscal year 2011 
    and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2012 
    through 2016.''; and
    (b) by striking subsection (c).
    SEC. 203. RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS.
    Section 221(b)(3) (20 U.S.C. 9131(b)(3)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A)--
            (A) by striking ``$340,000'' and inserting ``$680,000''; 
        and
            (B) by striking ``$40,000'' and inserting ``$60,000'';
        (2) by striking subparagraph (C); and
        (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).
    SEC. 204. STATE PLANS.
    Section 224 (20 U.S.C. 9134) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)--
            (A) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
        (7) and (8), respectively; and
            (B) after paragraph (5), by inserting the following:
        ``(6) describe how the State library administrative agency will 
    work with other State agencies and offices where appropriate to 
    coordinate resources, programs, and activities and leverage, but 
    not replace, the Federal and State investment in--
            ``(A) elementary and secondary education, including 
        coordination with the activities within the State that are 
        supported by a grant under section 1251 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6383);
            ``(B) early childhood education, including coordination 
        with--
                ``(i) the State's activities carried out under 
            subsections (b)(4) and (e)(1) of section 642 of the Head 
            Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837); and
                ``(ii) the activities described in the State's 
            strategic plan in accordance with section 642B(a)(4)(B)(i) 
            of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(a)(4)(B)(i));
            ``(C) workforce development, including coordination with--
                ``(i) the activities carried out by the State workforce 
            investment board under section 111(d) of the Workforce 
            Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2821(d)); and
                ``(ii) the State's one-stop delivery system established 
            under section 134(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)); and
            ``(D) other Federal programs and activities that relate to 
        library services, including economic and community development 
        and health information;''; and
        (2) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ``, including through 
    electronic means'' before the period at the end.
    SEC. 205. GRANTS.
    Section 231 (20 U.S.C. 9141) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon the 
        following: ``in order to support such individuals' needs for 
        education, lifelong learning, workforce development, and 
        digital literacy skills'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``electronic networks;'' 
        and inserting ``collaborations and networks; and'';
            (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) (as amended by 
        subparagraph (B)) as paragraph (7), and by moving such 
        paragraph so as to appear after paragraph (6);
            (D) by striking paragraph (3);
            (E) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
        ``(2) establishing or enhancing electronic and other linkages 
    and improved coordination among and between libraries and entities, 
    as described in section 224(b)(6), for the purpose of improving the 
    quality of and access to library and information services;
        ``(3)(A) providing training and professional development, 
    including continuing education, to enhance the skills of the 
    current library workforce and leadership, and advance the delivery 
    of library and information services; and
        ``(B) enhancing efforts to recruit future professionals to the 
    field of library and information services;'';
            (F) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (G) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
        a semicolon; and
            (H) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(8) carrying out other activities consistent with the 
    purposes set forth in section 212, as described in the State 
    library administrative agency's plan.''; and
        (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Special Rule.--Each State library administrative agency 
receiving funds under this chapter may apportion the funds available 
for the priorities described in subsection (a) as appropriate to meet 
the needs of the individual State.''.
    SEC. 206. GRANTS, CONTRACTS, OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
    Section 262(a) (20 U.S.C. 9162(a)) is amended--
        (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
    following:
        ``(1) building workforce and institutional capacity for 
    managing the national information infrastructure and serving the 
    information and education needs of the public;
        ``(2)(A) research and demonstration projects related to the 
    improvement of libraries or the enhancement of library and 
    information services through effective and efficient use of new 
    technologies, including projects that enable library users to 
    acquire digital literacy skills and that make information resources 
    more accessible and available; and
        ``(B) dissemination of information derived from such 
    projects;''; and
        (2) in paragraph (3)--
            (A) by striking ``digitization'' and inserting 
        ``digitizing''; and
            (B) by inserting ``, including the development of national, 
        regional, statewide, or local emergency plans that would ensure 
        the preservation of knowledge and library collections in the 
        event of a disaster'' before ``; and''.
    SEC. 207. LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN PROGRAM.
    Subtitle B (20 U.S.C. 9121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

            ``CHAPTER 4--LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIANS

    ``SEC. 264. LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN PROGRAM.
    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this chapter to develop a 
diverse workforce of librarians by--
        ``(1) recruiting and educating the next generation of 
    librarians, including by encouraging middle or high school students 
    and postsecondary students to pursue careers in library and 
    information science;
        ``(2) developing faculty and library leaders, including by 
    increasing the institutional capacity of graduate schools of 
    library and information science; and
        ``(3) enhancing the training and professional development of 
    librarians and the library workforce to meet the needs of their 
    communities, including those needs relating to literacy and 
    education, workforce development, lifelong learning, and digital 
    literacy.
    ``(b) Activities.--From the amounts provided under section 
214(a)(2), the Director may enter into arrangements, including grants, 
contracts, cooperative agreements, and other forms of assistance, with 
libraries, library consortia and associations, institutions of higher 
education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), and other entities that the Director determines 
appropriate, for projects that further the purpose of this chapter, 
such as projects that--
        ``(1) increase the number of students enrolled in nationally 
    accredited graduate library and information science programs and 
    preparing for careers of service in libraries;
        ``(2) recruit future professionals, including efforts to 
    attract promising middle school, high school, or postsecondary 
    students to consider careers in library and information science;
        ``(3) develop or enhance professional development programs for 
    librarians and the library workforce;
        ``(4) enhance curricula within nationally accredited graduate 
    library and information science programs;
        ``(5) enhance doctoral education in order to develop faculty to 
    educate the future generation of library professionals and develop 
    the future generation of library leaders; and
        ``(6) conduct research, including research to support the 
    successful recruitment and education of the next generation of 
    librarians.
    ``(c) Evaluation.--The Director shall establish procedures for 
reviewing and evaluating projects supported under this chapter.''.
    SEC. 208. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
    The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) is amended--
        (1) in section 4(a) (20 U.S.C. 953(a)), by striking ``Institute 
    of Museum Services'' and inserting ``Institute of Museum and 
    Library Services''; and
        (2) in section 9 (20 U.S.C. 958), by striking ``Institute of 
    Museum Services'' each place the term appears and inserting 
    ``Institute of Museum and Library Services''.

                       TITLE III--MUSEUM SERVICES

    SEC. 301. PURPOSE.
    Section 272 (20 U.S.C. 9171) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``through international, 
    national, regional, State, and local networks and partnerships'' 
    after ``services'';
        (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
        (3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting a 
    semicolon; and
        (4) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(7) to encourage and support museums as a part of economic 
    development and revitalization in communities;
        ``(8) to ensure museums of various types and sizes in diverse 
    geographic regions of the United States are afforded attention and 
    support; and
        ``(9) to support efforts at the State level to leverage museum 
    resources and maximize museum services.''.
    SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.
    Section 273(1) (20 U.S.C. 9172(1)) is amended by inserting 
``includes museums that have tangible and digital collections and'' 
after ``Such term''.
    SEC. 303. MUSEUM SERVICES ACTIVITIES.
    Section 274 (20 U.S.C. 9173) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``, 
        States, local governments,'' after ``with museums'';
            (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (10) as 
        paragraphs (6) through (11), respectively;
            (C) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the 
        following:
        ``(3) supporting the conservation and preservation of museum 
    collections, including efforts to--
            ``(A) provide optimal conditions for storage, exhibition, 
        and use;
            ``(B) prepare for and respond to disasters and emergency 
        situations;
            ``(C) establish endowments for conservation; and
            ``(D) train museum staff in collections care;
        ``(4) supporting efforts at the State level to leverage museum 
    resources, including statewide assessments of museum services and 
    needs and development of State plans to improve and maximize museum 
    services through the State;
        ``(5) stimulating greater collaboration, in order to share 
    resources and strengthen communities, among museums and--
            ``(A) libraries;
            ``(B) schools;
            ``(C) international, Federal, State, regional, and local 
        agencies or organizations;
            ``(D) nongovernmental organizations; and
            ``(E) other community organizations;'';
            (D) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), 
        by striking ``broadcast media'' and inserting ``media, 
        including new ways to disseminate information,''; and
            (E) in paragraph (9) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), 
        by striking ``at all levels,'' and inserting ``, and the skills 
        of museum staff, at all levels, and to support the development 
        of the next generation of museum leaders and professionals,''; 
        and
        (2) in subsection (c)--
            (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
            (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
        ``(2) Grant distribution.--In awarding grants, the Director 
    shall take into consideration the equitable distribution of grants 
    to museums of various types and sizes and to different geographic 
    areas of the United States''; and
            (C) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``awards''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, but 
            subsequent'' and inserting ``. Subsequent''.
    SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    Section 275 (20 U.S.C. 9176) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Grants.--For the purpose of carrying out this subtitle, there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director $38,600,000 for 
fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 2012 through 2016.'';
        (2) by striking subsection (b);
        (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and
        (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Funding Rules.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
subtitle, if the amount appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
year is greater than the amount appropriated under such subsection for 
fiscal year 2011 by more than $10,000,000, then an amount of not less 
than 30 percent but not more than 50 percent of the increase in 
appropriated funds shall be available, from the funds appropriated 
under such subsection for the fiscal year, to enter into arrangements 
under section 274 to carry out the State assessments described in 
section 274(a)(4) and to assist States in the implementation of such 
plans.''.

     TITLE IV--REPEAL OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND 
                        INFORMATION SCIENCE ACT

    SEC. 401. REPEAL.
    (a) In General.--The National Commission on Libraries and 
Information Science Act (20 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) is repealed.
    (b) Transfer of Functions.--The functions that the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science exercised before the 
date of enactment of this Act shall be transferred to the Institute of 
Museum and Library Services established under section 203 of the Museum 
and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9102).
    (c) Transfer and Allocation of Appropriations and Personnel.--The 
personnel and the assets, contracts, property, records, and unexpended 
balance of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds 
employed, held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made 
available for the functions and activities vested by law in the 
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science shall be 
transferred to the Institute of Museum and Library Services upon the 
date of enactment of this Act.
    (d) References.--Any reference to the National Commission on 
Libraries and Information Science in any Federal law, Executive Order, 
rule, delegation of authority, or document shall be construed to refer 
to the Institute of Museum and Library Services when the reference 
regards functions transferred under subsection (b).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.