20 U.S.C. § 9107 — Awards and medals

Page 1677 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 9108 amended Pub. L. 111–340, title I, § 104, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3597; Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(r), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1288; Pub. L. 115–410, § 4, Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5413.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 207 of Pub. L. 94–462 was renumbered section 208 and is classified to section 9106 of this title. Another prior section 207 of Pub. L. 94–462 was classi- fied to section 966 of this title prior to the general amendment of title II of Pub. L. 94–462 by Pub. L. 104–208. AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(i)(II). Pub. L. 115–410, § 4(1), in- serted ‘‘, including rural communities’’ after ‘‘under- served communities’’. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–410, § 4(2), in first sentence, inserted ‘‘, and the needs of,’’ after ‘‘persons from’’ and ‘‘, including rural areas’’ after ‘‘United States’’. Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 115–410, § 4(3), substituted ‘‘the Deputy Director of the Office of Museum Services, and the General Counsel of the Institute’’ for ‘‘and the Dep- uty Director of the Office of Museum Services’’. Subsecs. (f) to (j). Pub. L. 115–410, § 4(4), (5), added sub- sec. (f) and redesignated former subsecs. (f) to (i) as (g) to (j), respectively. 2012—Subsec. (b)(1)(D), (E). Pub. L. 112–166 struck out ‘‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’’ after ‘‘President’’. 2010—Subsec. (b)(1)(D) to (F). Pub. L. 111–340, § 104(1)(A), redesignated subpars. (E) and (F) as (D) and (E), respectively, and struck out former subpar. (D) which read as follows: ‘‘The Chairman of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.’’ Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 111–340, § 104(1)(B)(i), sub- stituted ‘‘(1)(D)’’ for ‘‘(1)(E)’’ in introductory provi- sions. Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 111–340, § 104(1)(B)(ii), sub- stituted ‘‘(1)(E)’’ for ‘‘(1)(F)’’ in introductory provi- sions. Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 111–340, § 104(1)(C), inserted ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Library Services,’’ and struck out ‘‘, and the Chairman of the National Commission on Library and Information Science’’ before ‘‘shall’’. Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 111–340, § 104(2)(A), substituted ‘‘Each’’ for ‘‘Except as otherwise provided in this sub- section, each’’ and ‘‘(D) or (E)’’ for ‘‘(E) or (F)’’. Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 111–340, § 104(2)(B), substituted ‘‘Authority to adjust terms’’ for ‘‘Initial Board ap- pointments’’ in heading, struck out subpars. (A) and (B) related to treatment of members serving on effective date and first appointments and subpar. (C) designation and heading, and substituted ‘‘The terms of the mem- bers’’ for ‘‘The terms of the first members’’. Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 111–340, § 104(3)(A), substituted ‘‘relating to museum, library, and information serv- ices’’ for ‘‘relating to museum and library services, in- cluding financial assistance awarded under this chap- ter’’. Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 111–340, § 104(3)(B), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘The Museum and Library Serv- ices Board shall advise the Director in making awards under section 9107 of this title.’’ Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 111–340, § 104(4), substituted ‘‘co- ordinate the development and implementation of poli- cies and activities as described in subsections (f) and (g) of section 9103 of this title’’ for ‘‘take steps to en- sure that the policies and activities of the Institute are coordinated with other activities of the Federal Gov- ernment’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2012 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 112–166 effective 60 days after Aug. 10, 2012, and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166, set out as a note under section 113 of Title 6, Domestic Security. § 9106. Contributions The Institute is authorized to solicit, accept, receive, and invest in the name of the United States, gifts, bequests, or devises of money and other property or services and to use such prop- erty or services in furtherance of the functions of the Institute. Any proceeds from such gifts, bequests, or devises, after acceptance by the In- stitute, shall be paid by the donor or the rep- resentative of the donor to the Director. The Di- rector shall enter the proceeds in a special-in- terest bearing account to the credit of the Insti- tute for the purposes specified in each case. (Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 208, formerly § 207, as added Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 702], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–295; renumbered § 208 and amended Pub. L. 108–81, title I, § 104(1), title V, § 504(e), Sept. 25, 2003, 117 Stat. 993, 1004.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2003—Pub. L. 108–81, § 504(e), which directed substi- tution of ‘‘property or services’’ for ‘‘property of serv- ices’’, could not be executed because the words ‘‘prop- erty of services’’ did not appear in text. § 9107. 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 con- tributions in service to their communities. (Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 209, as added Pub. L. 108–81, title I, § 105, Sept. 25, 2003, 117 Stat. 996; amended Pub. L. 111–340, title I, § 105, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3598.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2010—Pub. L. 111–340 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as fol- lows: ‘‘The Director, with the advice of the Museum and Library Services Board, may annually award Na- tional Awards for Library Service and National Awards for Museum Service to outstanding libraries and out- standing museums, respectively, that have made sig- nificant contributions in service to their commu- nities.’’ § 9108. Policy research, data collection, analysis and modeling, evaluation, and dissemination (a) In general The Director shall regularly support and con- duct, as appropriate, policy research, data col- lection, analysis and modeling, evaluation, and dissemination of information to extend and im- prove the Nation’s museum, library, and infor- mation services. (b) Objectives The objectives of the policy research, data col- lection, analysis and modeling, evaluation, and