 
                 CHAPTER 72--MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
 
             SUBCHAPTER II--LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY
 
                    Part 3--Administrative Provisions
 
                     subpart b--federal requirements
 
Sec. 9162. National leadership grants, contracts, or cooperative 
        agreements
        

(a) In general

    From the amounts reserved under section 9131(a)(1)(B) of this title 
for any fiscal year the Director shall establish and carry out a program 
of awarding grants or entering into contracts or cooperative agreements 
to enhance the quality of library services nationwide and to provide 
coordination between libraries and museums. Such grants, contracts, and 
cooperative agreements shall be used for activities that may include--
        (1) education and training of persons in library and information 
    science, particularly in areas of new technology and other critical 
    needs, including graduate fellowships, traineeships, institutes, or 
    other programs;
        (2) research and demonstration projects related to the 
    improvement of libraries, education in library and information 
    science, enhancement of library services through effective and 
    efficient use of new technologies, and dissemination of information 
    derived from such projects;
        (3) preserving or digitization of library materials and 
    resources, giving priority to projects emphasizing coordination, 
    avoidance of duplication, and access by researchers beyond the 
    institution or library entity undertaking the project; and
        (4) model programs demonstrating cooperative efforts between 
    libraries and museums.

(b) Grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements

                           (1) In general

        The Director may carry out the activities described in 
    subsection (a) of this section by awarding grants to, or entering 
    into contracts or cooperative agreements,\1\ with, libraries, 
    agencies, institutions of higher education, or museums, where 
    appropriate.
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                        (2) Competitive basis

        Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under this section 
    shall be awarded on a competitive basis.

(c) Special rule

    The Director shall make every effort to ensure that activities 
assisted under this section are administered by appropriate library and 
museum professionals or experts.

(Pub. L. 94-462, title II, Sec. 262, as added Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, 
title I, Sec. 101(e) [title VII, Sec. 702], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 
3009-233, 3009-302; amended Pub. L. 105-128, Secs. 7, 8, Dec. 1, 1997, 
111 Stat. 2549, 2550.)


                               Amendments

    1997--Pub. L. 105-128, Sec. 7(1), substituted section catchline for 
former catchline which read as follows: ``National leadership grants or 
contracts''.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-128, Sec. 7(2), in introductory provisions, 
substituted ``program of awarding grants or entering into contracts or 
cooperative agreements'' for ``program awarding national leadership 
grants or contracts'' and ``Such grants, contracts, and cooperative 
agreements'' for ``Such grants or contracts''.
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 105-128, Sec. 8, substituted ``preserving or 
digitization'' for ``preservation of digitization''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-128, Sec. 7(3)(A), substituted heading for 
former heading which read as follows: ``Grants or contracts''.
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105-128, Sec. 7(3)(B), inserted ``or 
cooperative agreements,'' after ``contracts''.
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105-128, Sec. 7(3)(C), substituted ``Grants, 
contracts, and cooperative agreements'' for ``Grants and contracts''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1504, 9131, 9175 of this 
title.
