Museum and Library Services Act

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The Museum and Library Services Act is a U.S. federal law that authorizes and guides national support and funding for museums and libraries to enhance public access to information, education, and cultural resources.

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instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
administeredBy Institute of Museum and Library Services ⓘ
amendedBy Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 ⓘ
Museum and Library Services Act of 2010 ⓘ
Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 ⓘ
authorizes Institute of Museum and Library Services ⓘ
beneficiary libraries in the United States ⓘ
museums in the United States ⓘ
state library administrative agencies ⓘ
codifiedIn 20 U.S. Code ⓘ
codifiedSections 20 U.S.C. § 9101 et seq. ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createsPosition Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services ⓘ
dateSigned 1996-09-30 ⓘ
effectiveDate 1996-09-30 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishes Institute of Museum and Library Services ⓘ
focusArea cultural heritage ⓘ
education ⓘ
information access ⓘ
library services ⓘ
museum services ⓘ
fundingMechanism federal grants to libraries ⓘ
federal grants to museums ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
oversightBy United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce ⓘ
United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ⓘ
policyGoal to encourage innovation in library and museum services ⓘ
to promote access to information through technology ⓘ
to promote lifelong learning ⓘ
to strengthen museum and library infrastructure ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 104-208, Division A, Title VII, Subtitle E ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 104-208
purpose to enhance public access to information, education, and cultural resources ⓘ
to promote library services and technology ⓘ
to promote museum services ⓘ
to provide federal support for museums and libraries ⓘ
reauthorizedIn 2003 ⓘ
2010 ⓘ
2018 ⓘ
relatedTo Library Services and Construction Act ⓘ
replaced Library Services and Construction Act in part ⓘ
requires state library administrative agencies to develop plans for use of federal funds ⓘ
shortName MLSA ⓘ
signedBy Bill Clinton ⓘ
supportsProgram Library Services and Technology Act grants ⓘ
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture ⓘ
National Leadership Grants for Libraries ⓘ
National Leadership Grants for Museums ⓘ
Native American Library Services grants ⓘ
Native Hawaiian Library Services grants ⓘ

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Institute of Museum and Library Services → legalBasis → Museum and Library Services Act ⓘ
Museum and Library Services Act → amendedBy → Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 ⓘ
linked to: Museum and Library Services Act
Museum and Library Services Act → amendedBy → Museum and Library Services Act of 2010 ⓘ
linked to: Museum and Library Services Act
Museum and Library Services Act → amendedBy → Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 ⓘ
linked to: Museum and Library Services Act
Museum and Library Services Act → relatedTo → Library Services and Construction Act ⓘ
linked to: Museum and Library Services Act
Grants to States program → legalBasis → Museum and Library Services Act ⓘ
Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services grants → relatedTo → Museum Services Act ⓘ
linked to: Museum and Library Services Act
National Museum and Library Services Board → legalBasis → Museum and Library Services Act ⓘ