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20 U.S.C. § 9172 — Definitions
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As used in this subchapter:
(1) **Museum** — The term “museum” means a public, tribal, or private nonprofit agency or institution organized on a permanent basis for essentially educational, cultural heritage, or aesthetic purposes, that utilizes a professional staff, owns or utilizes tangible objects, cares for the tangible objects, and exhibits the tangible objects to the public on a regular basis. Such term includes museums that have tangible and digital collections and 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.
(2) **State** — The term “State” means each of the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 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.
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As used in this subchapter:
(1) **Museum** — The term “museum” means a public, tribal, or private nonprofit agency or institution organized on a permanent basis for essentially educational, cultural heritage, or aesthetic purposes, that utilizes a professional staff, owns or utilizes tangible objects, cares for the tangible objects, and exhibits the tangible objects to the public on a regular basis. Such term includes museums that have tangible and digital collections and 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.
(2) **State** — The term “State” means each of the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 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.
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**(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, with museums, States, local governments, and other entities as the Director considers appropriate, to pay the Federal share of the cost of—
(1) supporting 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) supporting museums in building learning partnerships with the Nation’s schools, including tribal schools, and developing museum resources, capabilities, and programs in support of State and local efforts to offer a well-rounded educational experience to all students;
(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;
(D) curate, stabilize, and organize object-related information; and
(E) 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) creating shared technology tools and data resources, and developing museum staff training plans to improve and maximize museum services through organizations such as museum associations, professional networks, community-based organizations, and foundations, and through other collaborative mechanisms;
(6) stimulatin
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Eligible person or entity**
(A) *In general* — The term “eligible person or entity” means a live venue operator or promoter, theatrical producer, or live performing arts organization operator, a relevant museum operator, a motion picture theatre operator, or a talent representative that meets the following requirements:
(i) The live venue operator or promoter, theatrical producer, or live performing arts organization operator, the relevant museum operator, the motion picture theatre operator, or the talent representative—
(I) was fully operational as a live venue operator or promoter, theatrical producer, or live performing arts organization operator, a relevant museum operator, a motion picture theatre operator, or a talent representative on February 29, 2020; and
(II) has gross earned revenue during the first, second, third, or, only with respect to an application submitted on or after January 1, 2021, fourth quarter in 2020 that demonstrates not less than a 25 percent reduction from the gross earned revenue of the live venue operator or promoter, theatrical producer, or live performing arts organization operator, the relevant museum operator, the motion picture theatre operator, or the talent representative during the same quarter in 2019.
(ii) As of the date of the grant under this section—
(I) the live venue operator or promoter, theatrical producer, or live performing arts organization operator is or intends to resume organizing, promoting, producing, managing, or hosting future live events described in paragraph (3)(A)(i);
(II) the motion picture theatre operator is open or intends to reopen for the primary purpose of public exhibition of motion pictures;
(III) the relevan
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It is the purpose of this subchapter—
(1) to encourage and support museums in carrying out their educational role, as core providers of learning and in conjunction with schools, families, and communities;
(2) 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 diverse heritage;
(3) to encourage leadership, innovation, and applications of the most current technologies and practices to enhance museum services through international, national, regional, State, and local networks and partnerships;
(4) to assist, encourage, and support museums in carrying out their stewardship responsibilities to achieve the highest standards in conservation and care of the diverse 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 they serve their communities in new and different ways;
(6) to support resource sharing and partnerships among museums, libraries, schools, and other community organizations;
(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;
(9) to support efforts at the State and regional levels to leverage museum resources and maximize museum services; and
(10) to assist museums in their civic engagement efforts to ensure that every person in the United States has access to high-quality museum services.
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
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as follows: ‘‘to encourage and support museums in car-
rying out their public service role of connecting the
whole of society to the cultural, artistic, historical,
natural, and scientific understandings that constitute
our heritage;’’.
Par. (2). Pub. L. 115–410, § 16(3), added par. (2). Former
par. (2) redesignated (1).
Par. (4). Pub. L. 115–410, § 16(4), inserted ‘‘diverse’’ be-
fore ‘‘cultural’’.
Par. (5). Pub. L. 115–410, § 16(5), substituted ‘‘as they
serve their communities in new and different ways’’ for
‘‘as a result of their increasing use by the public’’.
Par. (9). Pub. L. 115–410, § 16(7), substituted ‘‘State and
regional levels’’ for ‘‘State level’’ and ‘‘services; and’’
for ‘‘services.’’
Par. (10). Pub. L. 115–410, § 16(6), (8), added par. (10).
2010—Par. (3). Pub. L. 111–340, § 301(1), inserted
‘‘through international, national, regional, State, and
local networks and partnerships’’ after ‘‘services’’.
Pars. (7) to (9). Pub. L. 111–340, § 301(2)–(4), added pars.
(7) to (9).
2003—Pub. L. 108–81, § 301, amended section catchline
and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as
follows: ‘‘It is the purpose of this subchapter—
‘‘(1) to encourage and assist museums in their edu-
cational role, in conjunction with formal systems of
elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education
and with programs of nonformal education for all age
groups;
‘‘(2) to assist museums in modernizing their meth-
ods and facilities so that the museums are better able
to conserve the cultural, historic, and scientific her-
itage of the United States; and
‘‘(3) to ease the financial burden borne by museums
as a result of their increasing use by the public.’’
§ 9172. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) Museum
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