 
                 CHAPTER 72--MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
 
                    SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 9103. Director of Institute


(a) Appointment

                           (1) In general

        The Institute shall be headed by a Director, appointed by the 
    President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

                              (2) Term

        The Director shall serve for a term of 4 years.

                         (3) Qualifications

        Beginning with the first individual appointed to the position of 
    Director after September 30, 1996, every second individual so 
    appointed shall be appointed from among individuals who have special 
    competence with regard to library and information services. 
    Beginning with the second individual appointed to the position of 
    Director after September 30, 1996, every second individual so 
    appointed shall be appointed from among individuals who have special 
    competence with regard to museum services.

(b) Compensation

    The Director may be compensated at the rate provided for level III 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5.

(c) Duties and powers

    The Director shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as 
may be prescribed by law, including awarding financial assistance for 
activities described in this chapter.

(d) Nondelegation

    The Director shall not delegate any of the functions of the Director 
to any person who is not an officer or employee of the Institute.

(e) 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 museums and libraries and 
information services.

(Pub. L. 94-462, title II, Sec. 204, as added Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, 
title I, Sec. 101(e) [title VII, Sec. 702], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 
3009-233, 3009-294.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 204 of Pub. L. 94-462 was classified to section 963 
of this title prior to the general amendment of title II of Pub. L. 94-
462 by Pub. L. 104-208.


          Service of Individuals Serving on September 30, 1996

    Section 101(e) [title VII, Sec. 705] of div. A of Pub. L. 104-208 
provided that: ``Notwithstanding section 204 of the Museum and Library 
Services Act [20 U.S.C. 9103], the individual who was appointed to the 
position of Director of the Institute of Museum Services under section 
205 of the Museum Services Act [former 20 U.S.C. 964] (as such section 
was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 
30, 1996]) and who is serving in such position on the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act shall serve as the first Director of the 
Institute of Museum and Library Services under section 204 of the Museum 
and Library Services Act (as added by section 2 of this Act [probably 
means section 101(e) [title VII, Sec. 702] of title I of div. A of Pub. 
L. 104-208 which enacted this chapter]), and shall serve at the pleasure 
of the President.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 9101 of this title.
