    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 124, 111th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 111-340
    111th Congress

    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.).

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    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

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    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.

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    ``(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''.

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    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.''.

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    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--

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    ``(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)--

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    (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

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    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

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    (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;'';

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    (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,

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    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).

    Approved December 22, 2010.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3984:
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010):
    Dec. 7, considered and passed Senate.
    Dec. 14, considered and passed House.