20 U.S.C. § 9121 — Purpose

Page 1679 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 9121 Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 115–410, § 5(4), substituted ‘‘each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2025’’ for ‘‘fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016’’. 2010—Pub. L. 111–340 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as fol- lows: ‘‘From amounts described in sections 9123(c) and 9176(b) of this title, 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 mu- seum 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 subchapters II and III of this chapter; ‘‘(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).’’ § 9109. Prohibition on use of funds for construc- tion No funds appropriated to carry out this chap- ter, subchapter II of this chapter, or subchapter III of this chapter may be used for construction expenses. (Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 210A, as added Pub. L. 108–81, title I, § 105, Sept. 25, 2003, 117 Stat. 997.) § 9110. Hearings The Director is authorized to conduct hearings at such times and places as the Director deter- mines appropriate for carrying out the purposes of this subchapter. (Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 210B, as added Pub. L. 111–340, title I, § 107, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3599.) § 9111. Administrative funds Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Director shall establish one ac- count to be used to pay the Federal administra- tive costs of carrying out this chapter, and not more than $17,000,000 of the total funds appro- priated under sections 9108(g), 9123, and 9176 of this title shall be placed in such account. (Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 210C, as added Pub. L. 111–340, title I, § 108, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3599; amended Pub. L. 115–410, § 6, Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5415.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’ and was translated as reading ‘‘this title’’, meaning title II of Pub. L. 94–462, known as the Mu- seum and Library Services Act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–410 substituted ‘‘$17,000,000 of the total funds’’ for ‘‘a total of 7 percent of the funds’’ and ‘‘sections 9108(g), 9123, and 9176 of this title’’ for ‘‘sec- tions 9108(f), 9123, and 9176 of this title’’. SUBCHAPTER II—LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY § 9121. Purpose It is the purpose of this subchapter— (1) to enhance coordination among Federal programs that relate to library, education, and information services; (2) to promote continuous 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 culti- vating an educated and informed citizenry; (4) to encourage resource sharing among all types of libraries for the purpose of achieving economical and efficient delivery of library services to the public; (5) to promote literacy, education, and life- long learning, including by building learning partnerships with school libraries in our Na- tion’s schools, including tribal schools, and de- veloping resources, capabilities, and programs in support of State, tribal, and local efforts to offer a well-rounded educational experience to all students; (6) to enable libraries to develop services that meet the needs of communities through- out the Nation, including people of diverse ge- ographic, cultural, and socioeconomic back- grounds, individuals with disabilities, resi- dents of rural and urban areas, Native Ameri- cans, military families, veterans, and care- givers; (7) to enable libraries to serve as anchor in- stitutions to support community revitaliza- tion through enhancing and expanding the services and resources provided by libraries, including those services and resources relating to workforce development, economic and busi- ness development, critical thinking skills, health information, digital literacy skills, fi- nancial literacy and other types of literacy skills, and new and emerging technology; (8) to enhance the skills of the current li- brary workforce and to recruit future profes- sionals, including those from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds, to the field of library and information services; (9) to ensure the preservation of knowledge and library collections in all formats and to enable libraries to serve their communities during disasters; (10) to enhance the role of libraries within the information infrastructure of the United States in order to support research, education, and innovation; (11) to promote library services that provide users with access to information through na- tional, State, local, regional, and inter- national collaborations and networks; and (12) to encourage, support, and disseminate model programs of library and museum col- laboration. (Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 212, as added Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 702], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–295; amend- ed Pub. L. 108–81, title II, § 201, Sept. 25, 2003, 117 Stat. 997; Pub. L. 111–340, title II, § 201, Dec. 22, Page 1680 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 9122 2010, 124 Stat. 3599; Pub. L. 115–410, § 7, Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5415.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Par. (1). Pub. L. 115–410, § 7(1), inserted ‘‘, education,’’ after ‘‘library’’. Par. (5). Pub. L. 115–410, § 7(2), added par. (5) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: ‘‘to promote literacy, education, and lifelong learning and to enhance and expand the services and resources pro- vided by libraries, including those services and re- sources relating to workforce development, 21st cen- tury skills, and digital literacy skills;’’. Pars. (6), (7). Pub. L. 115–410, § 7(4), added pars. (6) and (7). Former pars. (6) and (7) redesignated (8) and (9), re- spectively. Par. (8). Pub. L. 115–410, § 7(3), (5), redesignated par. (6) as (8) and inserted ‘‘, including those from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds,’’ after ‘‘professionals’’. Pars. (9) to (11). Pub. L. 115–410, § 7(3), redesignated pars. (7) to (9) as (9) to (11), respectively. Par. (12). Pub. L. 115–410, § 7(6)–(8), added par. (12). 2010—Par. (1). Pub. L. 111–340, § 201(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: ‘‘to consolidate Federal library service programs;’’. Par. (2). Pub. L. 111–340, § 201(2), inserted ‘‘contin- uous’’ after ‘‘promote’’. Pars. (5) to (9). Pub. L. 111–340, § 201(3)–(5), added pars. (5) to (9). 2003—Pars. (2) to (5). Pub. L. 108–81 added pars. (2) to (4) and struck out former pars. (2) to (5) which read as follows: ‘‘(2) to stimulate excellence and promote access to learning and information resources in all types of li- braries for individuals of all ages; ‘‘(3) to promote library services that provide all users access to information through State, regional, national and international electronic networks; ‘‘(4) to provide linkages among and between libraries; and ‘‘(5) to promote targeted library services to people of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic back- grounds, to individuals with disabilities, and to people with limited functional literacy or information skills.’’ § 9122. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) Library The term ‘‘library’’ includes— (A) a public library; (B) a public elementary school or sec- ondary school library; (C) a tribal library; (D) an academic library; (E) a research library, which for the pur- poses of this subchapter means a library that— (i) makes publicly available library serv- ices and materials suitable for scholarly research and not otherwise available to the public; and (ii) is not an integral part of an institu- tion of higher education; and (F) a private library or other special li- brary, but only if the State in which such private or special library is located deter- mines that the library should be considered a library for purposes of this subchapter. (2) Library consortium The term ‘‘library consortium’’ means any local, statewide, regional, interstate, or inter- national cooperative association of library en- tities which provides for the systematic and effective coordination of the resources of school, public, academic, and special libraries and information centers, for improved services for the clientele of such library entities. (3) State The term ‘‘State’’, unless otherwise speci- fied, includes 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. (4) State library administrative agency The term ‘‘State library administrative agency’’ means the official agency of a State charged by the law of the State with the ex- tension and development of public library services throughout the State. (5) State plan The term ‘‘State plan’’ means the document which gives assurances that the officially des- ignated State library administrative agency has the fiscal and legal authority and capa- bility to administer all aspects of this sub- chapter, provides assurances for establishing the State’s policies, priorities, criteria, and procedures necessary to the implementation of all programs under this subchapter, submits copies for approval as required by regulations promulgated by the Director, identifies a State’s library needs, and sets forth the activi- ties to be taken toward meeting the identified needs supported with the assistance of Federal funds made available under this subchapter. (Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 213, as added Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 702], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–296; amend- ed Pub. L. 105–128, § 3, Dec. 1, 1997, 111 Stat. 2548; Pub. L. 108–81, title II, § 202, Sept. 25, 2003, 117 Stat. 997; Pub. L. 115–410, § 8, Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5416.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Par. (1)(C) to (F). Pub. L. 115–410 added subpar. (C) and redesignated former subpars. (C) to (E) as (D) to (F), respectively. 2003—Pars. (1) to (6). Pub. L. 108–81 redesignated pars. (2) to (6) as (1) to (5), respectively, and struck out head- ing and text of former par. (1). Text read as follows: ‘‘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 be- cause of their status as Indians.’’ 1997—Par. (2)(E). Pub. L. 105–128 inserted ‘‘or other special library’’ after ‘‘a private library’’ and ‘‘or spe- cial’’ after ‘‘such private’’. § 9123. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general There are authorized to be appropriated—