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Title 20 — Education

Chapter 72 — Museum and Library Services

§ 9176. Authorization of appropriations

Statutory text

(a)

Grants

For the purpose of carrying out this subchapter, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Director $38,600,000 for each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2025.

(b)

Sums remaining available

Sums appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for any fiscal year shall remain available for obligation until expended.

(c)

Funding rules

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, if the amount appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year is greater than the amount appropriated under such subsection for fiscal year 2020 by more than $10,000,000, then an amount of not less than 30 percent but not more than 50 percent of the increase in appropriated funds shall be available, from the funds appropriated under such subsection for the fiscal year, to enter into arrangements under section 9173 of this title to carry out the State assessments described in section 9173(a)(4) of this title and to assist States in the implementation of such plans.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Arts, Humanities, and Cultural Affairs Act of 1976

    Pub. L. 94–462 title II § 276 · 90 Stat. 1971

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 9176

    Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 276, as added Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 702], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–306

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 276, as added Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 702], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–306

  2. Museum and Library Services Act of 2003

    Pub. L. 108–81 § 305(1) · 117 Stat. 991

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 9176(a)

    Pub. L. 108–81, § 305(1), substituted “$38,600,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2005 through 2009.” for “$28,700,000 for the fiscal year 1997, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2002.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–81, § 305(1), substituted “$38,600,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2005 through 2009.” for “$28,700,000 for the fiscal year 1997, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2002.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in subsection (a), by striking “$28,700,000 for the fiscal year 1997, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2002.” and inserting “$38,600,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2005 through 2009.”; and

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 108–81 effective Oct. 1, 2003, see section 506 of Pub. L. 108–81, set out as a note under section 9101 of this title.

  3. Museum and Library Services Act of 2010

    Pub. L. 111–340 § 304(1) · 124 Stat. 3594

    1. Added · 20 U.S.C. § 9176(a)

      Pub. L. 111–340, § 304(1), added subsec. (a)

    2. Struck · 20 U.S.C. § 9176(a)

      Pub. L. 111–340, § 304(1), struck out heading and text of former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “For the purpose of carrying out this subchapter, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Director $38,600,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2005 through 2009.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–340, § 304(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “For the purpose of carrying out this subchapter, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Director $38,600,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2005 through 2009.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: “(a) Grants.— For the purpose of carrying out this subtitle, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Director $38,600,000 for fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016.” ;

  4. Museum and Library Services Act of 2010

    Pub. L. 111–340 § 304(2) · 124 Stat. 3594

    1. Redesignated · 20 U.S.C. § 9176(b)

      Pub. L. 111–340, § 304(2), (3), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b)

    2. Struck · 20 U.S.C. § 9176(b)

      Pub. L. 111–340, § 304(2), (3), struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text of former subsec. (b) read as follows: “Not more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated under this section for a fiscal year may be used to pay for the administrative costs of carrying out this subchapter.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–340, § 304(2), (3), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text of former subsec. (b) read as follows: “Not more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated under this section for a fiscal year may be used to pay for the administrative costs of carrying out this subchapter.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by striking subsection (b);

  5. Museum and Library Services Act of 2010

    Pub. L. 111–340 § 304(4) · 124 Stat. 3594

    Redesignated · 20 U.S.C. § 9176(c)

    Pub. L. 111–340, § 304(4), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–340, § 304(4), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) by adding at the end the following: “(c) Funding Rules.— Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, if the amount appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year is greater than the amount appropriated under such subsection for fiscal year 2011 by more than $10,000,000, then an amount of not less than 30 percent but not more than 50 percent of the increase in appropriated funds shall be available, from the funds appropriated under such subsection for the fiscal year, to enter into arrangements under section 274 to carry out the State assessments described in section 274(a)(4) and to assist States in the implementation of such plans.” .

  6. Museum and Library Services Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–410 § 20(1) · 132 Stat. 5412

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 9176(a)

    Pub. L. 115–410, § 20(1), 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”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–410, § 20(1), 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”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in subsection (a), by striking “fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016” and inserting “each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2025”; and

  7. Museum and Library Services Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–410 § 20(2) · 132 Stat. 5412

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 9176(c)

    Pub. L. 115–410, § 20(2), substituted “fiscal year 2020” for “fiscal year 2011”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–410, § 20(2), substituted “fiscal year 2020” for “fiscal year 2011”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) in subsection (c) by striking “fiscal year 2011” and inserting “fiscal year 2020”.

8 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments2003–2018 · 3 rounds

2018

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–410, § 20(1), 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”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–410, § 20(2), substituted “fiscal year 2020” for “fiscal year 2011”.

2010

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–340, § 304(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “For the purpose of carrying out this subchapter, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Director $38,600,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2005 through 2009.”

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–340, § 304(2), (3), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text of former subsec. (b) read as follows: “Not more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated under this section for a fiscal year may be used to pay for the administrative costs of carrying out this subchapter.”

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–340, § 304(4), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (b).

2003

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–81, § 305(1), substituted “$38,600,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2005 through 2009.” for “$28,700,000 for the fiscal year 1997, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2002.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2003 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 108–81 effective , see section 506 of Pub. L. 108–81, set out as a note under section 9101 of this title.

Credits

1996–2018 · 4 acts
  1. 1996Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 276, as added Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 702], , 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–306
  2. 2003renumbered § 275 and amended Pub. L. 108–81, title III, § 305, , 117 Stat. 1002
  3. 2010Pub. L. 111–340, title III, § 304, , 124 Stat. 3604
  4. 2018renumbered § 276 and amended Pub. L. 115–410, §§ 19(1), 20, , 132 Stat. 5421, 5422.
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(Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 276, as added Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 702], , 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–306; renumbered § 275 and amended Pub. L. 108–81, title III, § 305, , 117 Stat. 1002; Pub. L. 111–340, title III, § 304, , 124 Stat. 3604; renumbered § 276 and amended Pub. L. 115–410, §§ 19(1), 20, , 132 Stat. 5421, 5422.)

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