[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 29, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1740-S1744]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Jeffords,
Mr. Daschle, Ms. Collins, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Sarbanes,
Mr. Levin,
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Mr. Leahy, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Corzine, Ms.
Landrieu, and Mr. Baucus):
S. 238. A bill to reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
Mr. REED. Mr. President, today I rise to introduce that Museum and
Library Services Act of 2003. I am pleased to be joined by Senators
Kennedy, Cochran, Collins, Snowe, Smith, Daschle, Jeffords, Dodd,
Harkin, Clinton, Sarbanes, Levin, Leahy, Corzine, Landrieu, and Baucus
in introducing this legislature to strengthen museum and library
services.
The Federal Government has a long history of supporting our Nation's
libraries and museums, providing direct aid to public libraries since
the adoption of the Library Services and Construction Act, LSCA, in
1956 and funding to museums since the enactment of the Museum Services
Act in 1976. As a result of this support, our lives and culture have
been enriched.
My predecessor, Senator Claiborne Pell, was instrumental in the
creation of the Museum Services Act, as well as the development and
enactment of the Museum and Library Services Act in 1996. This law
reauthorized Federal library and museum programs under a newly created
independent Federal agency called the Institute for Museum and Library
Services, IMLS.
I am proud to continue Senator Pell's tradition of supporting
libraries and museums by introducing this legislation to day to extend
the authorization of museum and library services through fiscal year
2009 and to make several important modifications to current law.
The bill ensures that library activities are coordinated with the
school library program I authored, which is now part of the No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001. It establishes a Museum and Library Services
Board to advise the Director of IMLS, and it authorizes IMLS to issue a
National Award for Library Service as well as a National Award for
Museum Service. The bill also ensures that a portion of administrative
funds is used to analyze annually the impact of museum and library
services to identify needs and trends of services provided under museum
and library programs. Our bill also establishes a reservation of 1.75
percent of funds for museum services for Native Americans, a similar
reservation is currently provided for library services under the
Library Services and Technology subtitle. Lastly, the bill updates the
uses of funds for library and museum programs and increases the
authorization under the Library Services and Technology Act, LSTA, from
$150 million to $350 million and the Museum Services Act from $28.7
million to $65 million.
I want to specifically highlight one other provision in the
legislation. The Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 doubles the
minimum State allotment under the LSTA to $680,000.
The minimum State allotment has remained flat at $340,000 since 1971,
hampering the literacy and cultural efforts of our Nation's smaller
States. An analysis prepared by the staff of the Joint Economic
Committee shows that it would take approximately $1.5 million for our
small States to keep pace with inflation. The library community has
instead suggested a modest, but essential doubling of the minimum state
allotment to $680,000. This will enable every State to benefit and
implement the valuable services and programs that larger states have
been able to put in place. We heard about the importance of this change
from David Macksam, Director of the Cranston Public Library, during a
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing that I chaired
last April.
Last year, efforts to move this legislation were stymied over
concerns about certain IMLS grants and how much funding should be
authorized for library and museum programs. The President's forthcoming
fiscal year 2004 budget will contain a modest, although record,
increase in funding for these programs, which I hope will alleviate
these concerns. As such, I hope we can move forward early in this
session of Congress on a bipartisan basis on a swift reauthorization of
the Museum and Library Services act.
I urge my colleagues to cosponsor this important legislation and work
for its passage.
I ask unanimous consent that the text of this legislation be printed
in the Record.
There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the
Record, as follows:
S. 238
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 2003''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 101. General definitions.
Sec. 102. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Sec. 103. Director of the Institute.
Sec. 104. National Museum and Library Services Board.
Sec. 105. Awards; analysis of impact of services.
TITLE II--LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY
Sec. 201. Purpose.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 204. Reservations and allotments.
Sec. 205. State plans.
Sec. 206. Grants to States.
Sec. 207. National leadership grants, contracts, or cooperative
agreements.
TITLE III--MUSEUM SERVICES
Sec. 300. Short title.
Sec. 301. Purpose.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Museum services activities.
Sec. 304. Repeals.
Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE IV--NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE ACT
Sec. 401. Amendment to contributions.
Sec. 402. Amendment to membership.
TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 501. Amendments to Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act.
Sec. 502. National Children's Museum.
Sec. 503. Technical corrections.
Sec. 504. Conforming amendment.
Sec. 505. Repeals.
Sec. 506. Effective date.
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 paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1), as redesignated by
paragraph (2) of this section, the following:
``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' means any
tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community,
including any Alaska native village, regional corporation, or
village corporation, as defined in or established pursuant to
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.), which is recognized by the Secretary of the Interior
as eligible for the special programs and services provided by
the United States to Indians because of their status as
Indians.''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) 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 sentence; 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 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20
U.S.C. 9103) is amended--
(1) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:
``Where appropriate, the Director shall ensure that
activities under subtitle B are coordinated with activities
under section 1251 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6383).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Regulatory Authority.--The Director may promulgate
such rules and regulations as are necessary and appropriate
to implement the provisions of this title.''.
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 Institute
a board to be known as the `National Museum and Library
Services Board'.
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``(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) The Chairman of the National Commission on Libraries
and Information Science.
``(E) 10 members appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, from among individuals
who are citizens of the United States and who are specially
qualified in the area of library services by virtue of their
education, training, or experience.
``(F) 11 members appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, from among individuals
who are citizens of the United States and who are specially
qualified 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 appointed under paragraph (1)(E)--
``(i) 5 shall be professional librarians or information
specialists, of whom--
``(I) not less than 1 shall be knowledgeable about
electronic information and technical aspects of library and
information services and sciences; and
``(II) not less than 1 shall be knowledgeable about the
library and information service needs of underserved
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 appointed under paragraph (1)(F)--
``(i) 5 shall be museum professionals who are or have been
affiliated with--
``(I) resources that, collectively, are broadly
representative of the curatorial, conservation, educational,
and cultural resources of the United States; or
``(II) museums that, collectively, are broadly
representative of various types of museums, including museums
relating to science, history, technology, art, zoos,
botanical gardens, and museums designed for children; and
``(ii) the remainder shall be individuals recognized for
their broad knowledge, expertise, or experience in museums or
commitment to museums.
``(3) Geographic and other representation.--Members of the
Museum and Library Services Board shall be appointed to
reflect individuals from various geographic regions of the
United States. The Museum and Library Services Board may not
include, at any time, more than 3 appointive members from a
single State. In making such appointments, the President
shall give due regard to equitable representation of women,
minorities, and persons with disabilities who are involved
with museums and libraries.
``(4) Voting.--The Director, the Deputy Director of the
Office of Library Services, and the Deputy Director of the
Office of Museum Services shall be nonvoting members of the
Museum and Library Services Board.
``(c) Terms.--
``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, each member of the Museum and Library Services
Board appointed under subparagraph (E) or (F) of subsection
(b)(1) shall serve for a term of 5 years.
``(2) Initial board appointments.--
``(A) Treatment of members serving on effective date.--
Notwithstanding subsection (b), each individual who is a
member of the National Museum Services Board on the day
before the date of enactment of the Museum and Library
Services Act of 2003, may, at the individual's election,
complete the balance of the individual's term as a member of
the Museum and Library Services Board.
``(B) First appointments.--Notwithstanding subsection (b),
any appointive vacancy in the initial membership of the
Museum and Library Services Board existing after the
application of subparagraph (A), and any vacancy in such
membership subsequently created by reason of the expiration
of the term of an individual described in subparagraph (A),
shall be filled by the appointment of a member described in
subsection (b)(1)(E). When the Museum and Library Services
Board consists of an equal number of individuals who are
specially qualified in the area of library services and
individuals who are specially qualified in the area of museum
services, this subparagraph shall cease to be effective and
the members of the Museum and Library Services Board shall be
appointed in accordance with subsection (b).
``(C) Authority to adjust terms.--The terms of the first
members appointed to the Museum and Library Services Board
shall be adjusted by the President as necessary to ensure
that the terms of not more than 4 members expire in the same
year. Such adjustments shall be carried out through
designation of the adjusted term at the time of appointment.
``(3) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy
shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the
predecessor of the member was appointed.
``(4) Reappointment.--No appointive member of the Museum
and Library Services Board who has been a member for more
than 7 consecutive years shall be eligible for reappointment.
``(5) Service until successor takes office.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, an
appointive member of the Museum and Library Services Board
shall serve after the expiration of the term of the member
until the successor to the member takes office.
``(d) Duties and Powers.--
``(1) In general.--The Museum and Library Services Board
shall advise the Director on general policies with respect to
the duties, powers, and authority of the Institute relating
to museum and library services, including financial
assistance awarded under this title.
``(2) National awards.--The Museum and Library Services
Board shall assist the Director in making awards under
section 209.
``(e) Chairperson.--The Director shall serve as Chairperson
of the Museum and Library Services Board.
``(f) Meetings.--
``(1) In general.--The Museum and Library Services Board
shall meet not less than 2 times each year and at the call of
the Director.
``(2) Vote.--All decisions by the Museum and Library
Services Board with respect to the exercise of its duties and
powers shall be made by a majority vote of the members of the
Board who are present and authorized to vote.
``(g) Quorum.--A majority of the voting members of the
Museum and Library Services Board shall constitute a quorum
for the conduct of business at official meetings, but a
lesser number of members may hold hearings.
``(h) Compensation and Travel Expenses.--
``(1) Compensation.--Each member of the Museum and Library
Services Board who is not an officer or employee of the
Federal Government may be compensated at a rate to be fixed
by the President, but not to exceed the daily equivalent of
the maximum annual rate of pay authorized for a position
above grade GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5108
of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including
travel time) during which such member is engaged in the
performance of the duties of the Museum and Library Services
Board. Members of the Museum and Libraries Services Board who
are full-time officers or employees of the Federal
Government may not receive additional pay, allowances, or
benefits by reason of their service on the Board.
``(2) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Museum and
Library Services Board shall receive travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with
applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of
title 5, United States Code.
``(i) Coordination.--The Director, with the advice of the
Museum and Library Services Board, shall take steps to ensure
that the policies and activities of the Institute are
coordinated with other activities of the Federal
Government.''.
SEC. 105. AWARDS; ANALYSIS OF IMPACT OF SERVICES.
The Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 208 (as
redesignated by section 104 of this Act) the following:
``SEC. 209. AWARDS.
``The Director, with the advice of the Museum and Library
Services Board, may annually award National Awards for
Library Service and National Awards for Museum Service to
outstanding libraries and outstanding museums, respectively,
that have made significant contributions in service to their
communities.
``SEC. 210. ANALYSIS OF IMPACT OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
SERVICES.
``From amounts appropriated under sections 214(c) and
274(b), the Director shall carry out and publish analyses of
the impact of museum and library services. Such analyses--
``(1) shall be conducted in ongoing consultation with--
``(A) State library administrative agencies;
``(B) State, regional, and national library and museum
organizations; and
``(C) other relevant agencies and organizations;
``(2) shall identify national needs for, and trends of,
museum and library services provided with funds made
available under subtitles B and C;
``(3) shall report on the impact and effectiveness of
programs conducted with funds made available by the Institute
in addressing such needs; and
``(4) shall identify, and disseminate information on, the
best practices of such programs to the agencies and entities
described in paragraph (1).''.
TITLE II--LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY
SEC. 201. PURPOSE.
Section 212 of the Library Services and Technology Act (20
U.S.C. 9121) is amended by striking paragraphs (2) through
(5) and inserting the following:
``(2) to promote improvement in library services in all
types of libraries in order to better serve the people of the
United States;
``(3) to facilitate access to resources in all types of
libraries for the purpose of cultivating an educated and
informed citizenry; and
``(4) to encourage resource sharing among all types of
libraries for the purpose of
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achieving economical and efficient delivery of library
services to the public.''.
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.
Section 213 of the Library Services and Technology Act (20
U.S.C. 9122) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6)
as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5), respectively.
SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 214 of the Library Services and Technology Act (20
U.S.C. 9123) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this subtitle $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2004
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2005
through 2009.''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``3 percent'' and
inserting ``3.5 percent''.
SEC. 204. RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS.
Section 221(b)(3) of the Library Services and Technology
Act (20 U.S.C. 9131(b)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
``(3) Minimum allotments.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, the
minimum allotment for each State shall be $340,000, except
that the minimum allotment shall be $40,000 in the case of
the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of
the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and
the Republic of Palau.
``(B) Ratable reductions.--Notwithstanding subparagraph
(A), if the sum appropriated under the authority of section
214 and not reserved under subsection (a) for any fiscal year
is insufficient to fully satisfy the requirement of
subparagraph (A), each of the minimum allotments under such
subparagraph shall be reduced ratably.
``(C) Exception.--
``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if the
sum appropriated under the authority of section 214 and not
reserved under subsection (a) for any fiscal year exceeds the
aggregate of the allotments for all States under this
subsection for fiscal year 2003--
``(I) the minimum allotment for each State otherwise
receiving a minimum allotment of $340,000 under subparagraph
(A) shall be increased to $680,000; and
``(II) the minimum allotment for each State otherwise
receiving a minimum allotment of $40,000 under subparagraph
(A) shall be increased to $60,000.
``(ii) Insufficient funds to award alternative minimum.--If
the sum appropriated under the authority of section 214 and
not reserved under subsection (a) for any fiscal year exceeds
the aggregate of the allotments for all States under this
subsection for fiscal year 2003 yet is insufficient to fully
satisfy the requirement of clause (i), such excess amount
shall first be allotted among the States described in clause
(i)(I) so as to increase equally the minimum allotment for
each such State above $340,000. After the requirement of
clause (i)(I) is fully satisfied for any fiscal year, any
remainder of such excess amount shall be allotted among the
States described in clause (i)(II) so as to increase equally
the minimum allotment for each such State above $40,000.
``(D) Special rule.--
``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this subsection and using funds allotted for the Republic of
the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and
the Republic of Palau under this subsection, the Director
shall award grants to the United States Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau to carry out
activities described in this subtitle in accordance with the
provisions of this subtitle that the Director determines are
not inconsistent with this subparagraph.
``(ii) Award basis.--The Director shall award grants
pursuant to clause (i) on a competitive basis and pursuant to
recommendations from the Pacific Region Educational
Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii.
``(iii) Administrative costs.--The Director may provide not
more than 5 percent of the funds made available for grants
under this subparagraph to pay the administrative costs of
the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory regarding
activities assisted under this subparagraph.''.
SEC. 205. STATE PLANS.
Section 224 of the Library Services and Technology Act (20
U.S.C. 9134) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``not later than
April 1, 1997.'' and inserting ``once every 5 years, as
determined by the Director.''; and
(2) in subsection (f)--
(A) by striking ``this Act'' each place such term appears
and inserting ``this subtitle'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``1934,'' and all that follows through
``Act, may'' and inserting ``1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(6))
may''; and
(ii) by striking ``section 213(2)(A) or (B)'' and inserting
``section 213(1)(A) or (B)''; and
(C) in paragraph (7)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``section:'' and inserting ``subsection:''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``given'' and
inserting ``applicable to''.
SEC. 206. GRANTS TO STATES.
Section 231 of the Library Services and Technology Act (20
U.S.C. 9141) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2)
and inserting the following:
``(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) providing electronic and other linkages among and
between all types of libraries;
``(4) developing public and private partnerships with other
agencies and community-based organizations;
``(5) 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; and
``(6) targeting library and information services to persons
having difficulty using a library and to underserved urban
and rural communities, including children (from birth through
age 17) from families with incomes below the poverty line (as
defined by the Office of Management and Budget and revised
annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a
family of the size involved.''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``between the two
purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such
subsection,'' and inserting ``among such purposes,''.
SEC. 207. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS, CONTRACTS, OR
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
Section 262(a)(1) of the Library Services and Technology
Act (20 U.S.C. 9162(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``education
and training'' and inserting ``education, recruitment, and
training''.
TITLE III--MUSEUM SERVICES
SEC. 300. SHORT TITLE.
Subtitle C of the Museum and Library Services Act (20
U.S.C. 9171 et seq.) is amended by inserting before section
271 the following:
``SEC. 270. SHORT TITLE.
``This subtitle may be cited as the `Museum Services
Act'.''.
SEC. 301. PURPOSE.
Section 271 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20
U.S.C. 9171) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 271. PURPOSE.
``It is the purpose of this subtitle--
``(1) to encourage and support museums in carrying out
their public service role of connecting the whole of society
to the cultural, artistic, historical, natural, and
scientific understandings that constitute our heritage;
``(2) to encourage and support museums in carrying out
their educational role, as core providers of learning and in
conjunction with schools, families, and communities;
``(3) to encourage leadership, innovation, and applications
of the most current technologies and practices to enhance
museum services;
``(4) to assist, encourage, and support museums in carrying
out their stewardship responsibilities to achieve the highest
standards in conservation and care of the cultural, historic,
natural, and scientific heritage of the United States to
benefit future generations;
``(5) to assist, encourage, and support museums in
achieving the highest standards of management and service to
the public, and to ease the financial burden borne by museums
as a result of their increasing use by the public; and
``(6) to support resource sharing and partnerships among
museums, libraries, schools, and other community
organizations.''.
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.
Section 272(1) of the Museum and Library Services Act (20
U.S.C. 9172(1)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``Such term includes 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. MUSEUM SERVICES ACTIVITIES.
Section 273 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20
U.S.C. 9173) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 273. MUSEUM SERVICES ACTIVITIES.
``(a) In General.--The Director, subject to the policy
advice of the Museum and Library Services Board, may enter
into arrangements, including grants, contracts, cooperative
agreements, and other forms of assistance to museums and
other entities as the Director considers appropriate, to pay
for the Federal share of the cost--
``(1) to support museums in 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) to support museums in building learning partnerships
with the Nation's schools and developing museum resources and
programs in support of State and local school curricula;
``(3) to support museums in assessing, conserving,
researching, maintaining, and exhibiting their collections,
and in providing educational programs to the public through
the use of their collections;
``(4) to stimulate greater collaboration among museums,
libraries, schools, and
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other community organizations in order to share resources and
strengthen communities;
``(5) to encourage the use of new technologies and
broadcast media to enhance access to museum collections,
programs, and services;
``(6) to support museums in providing services to people of
diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds
and to individuals with disabilities;
``(7) to support museums in developing and carrying out
specialized programs for specific segments of the public,
such as programs for urban neighborhoods, rural areas, Indian
reservations, and State institutions;
``(8) to support professional development and technical
assistance programs to enhance museum operations at all
levels, in order to ensure the highest standards in all
aspects of museum operations;
``(9) to support museums in research, program evaluation,
and the collection and dissemination of information to museum
professionals and the public; and
``(10) to encourage, support, and disseminate model
programs of museum and library collaboration.
``(b) Federal Share.--
``(1) 50 percent.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Federal share described in subsection (a) shall be not more
than 50 percent.
``(2) Greater than 50 percent.--The Director may use not
more than 20 percent of the funds made available under this
subtitle for a fiscal year to enter into arrangements under
subsection (a) for which the Federal share may be greater
than 50 percent.
``(3) Operational expenses.--No funds for operational
expenses may be provided under this section to any entity
that is not a museum.
``(c) Review and Evaluation.--The Director shall establish
procedures for reviewing and evaluating arrangements
described in subsection (a) entered into under this subtitle.
Procedures for reviewing such arrangements shall not be
subject to any review outside of the Institute.
``(d) Services for Native Americans.--From amounts
appropriated under section 274, the Director shall reserve
1.75 percent to award grants to, or enter into contracts or
cooperative agreements with, Indian tribes and to
organizations that primarily serve and represent Native
Hawaiians (as defined in section 7207 of the Native Hawaiian
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7517)) to enable such tribes and
organizations to carry out the activities described in
subsection (a).''.
SEC. 304. REPEALS.
Sections 274 and 275 of the Museum and Library Services Act
(20 U.S.C. 9174 and 9175) are repealed.
SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 276 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20
U.S.C. 9176)--
(1) is redesignated as section 274 of such Act; and
(2) is amended, in subsection (a), by striking
``$28,700,000 for the fiscal year 1997, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1998 through
2002.'' and inserting ``$65,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2005 through
2009.''.
TITLE IV--NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE ACT
SEC. 401. AMENDMENT TO CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 4 of the National Commission on Libraries and
Information Science Act (20 U.S.C. 1503) is amended by
striking ``accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts,
bequests, and devises of property,'' and inserting ``solicit,
accept, hold, administer, invest in the name of the United
States, and utilize gifts, bequests, and devises of services
or property,''.
SEC. 402. AMENDMENT TO MEMBERSHIP.
Section 6(a) of the National Commission on Libraries and
Information Science Act (20 U.S.C. 1505(a)) is amended--
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ``and at least one
other of whom shall be knowledgeable with respect to the
library and information service and science needs of the
elderly'';
(2) by amending the fourth sentence to read as follows: ``A
majority of members of the Commission who have taken office
and are serving on the Commission shall constitute a quorum
for conduct of business at official meetings of the
Commission''; and
(3) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``five years, except
that'' and all that follows through the period and inserting
``five years, except that--
``(1) a member of the Commission appointed to fill a
vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for
which the member's predecessor was appointed, shall be
appointed only for the remainder of such term; and
``(2) any member of the Commission may continue to serve
after an expiration of the member's term of office until such
member's successor is appointed, has taken office, and is
serving on the Commission.''.
TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. AMENDMENTS TO ARTS AND ARTIFACTS INDEMNITY ACT.
Section 5 of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act (20
U.S.C. 974) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``$5,000,000,000'' and
inserting ``$8,000,000,000'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``$500,000,000'' and
inserting ``$750,000,000''; and
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``or'' after the
semicolon;
(B) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
``(7) not less than $400,000,000 but less than
$500,000,000, then coverage under this chapter shall extend
only to loss or damage in excess of the first $400,000 of
loss or damage to items covered; or
``(8) $500,000,000 or more, then coverage under this
chapter shall extend only to loss or damage in excess of the
first $500,000 of loss or damage to items covered.''.
SEC. 502. NATIONAL CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.
(a) Designation.--The Capital Children's Museum located at
800 Third Street, NE, Washington, D.C. (or any successor
location), organized under the laws of the District of
Columbia, is designated as the ``National Children's
Museum''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
Capital Children's Museum referred to in subsection (a) shall
be deemed to be a reference to the National Children's
Museum.
SEC. 503. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) Title Heading.--The title heading for the Museum and
Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.) is amended to
read as follows:
``TITLE II--MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES''.
(b) Subtitle A Heading.--The subtitle heading for subtitle
A of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101 et
seq.) is amended to read as follows:
``Subtitle A--General Provisions''.
(c) Subtitle B Heading.--The subtitle heading for subtitle
B of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9121 et
seq.) is amended to read as follows:
``Subtitle B--Library Services and Technology''.
(d) Subtitle C Heading.--The subtitle heading for subtitle
C of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9171 et
seq.) is amended to read as follows:
``Subtitle C--Museum Services''.
(e) Contributions.--Section 208 of the Museum and Library
Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9106) (as redesignated by section 104
of this Act) is amended by striking ``property of services''
and inserting ``property or services''.
(f) State Plan Contents.--Section 224(b)(5) of the Library
Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9134(b)(5)) is amended
by striking ``and'' at the end.
(g) National Leadership Grants, Contracts, or Cooperative
Agreements.--Section 262(b)(1) of the Library Services and
Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9162(b)(1)) is amended by striking
``cooperative agreements, with,'' and inserting ``cooperative
agreements with,''.
SEC. 504. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Section 170(e)(6)(B)(i)(III) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to the special rule for contributions of
computer technology and equipment for educational purposes)
is amended by striking ``section 213(2)(A) of the Library
Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9122(2)(A)'' and
inserting ``section 213(1)(A) of the Library Services and
Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9122(1)(A))''.
SEC. 505. REPEALS.
(a) National Commission on Libraries and Information
Science Act.--Section 5 of the National Commission on
Libraries and Information Science Act (20 U.S.C. 1504) is
amended by striking subsections (b) and (c) and redesignating
subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (b), (c), and
(d), respectively.
(b) Museum and Library Services Act of 1996.--Sections 704
through 707 of the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996
(20 U.S.C. 9102 note, 9103 note, and 9105 note) are repealed.
SEC. 506. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
October 1, 2003.
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