20 U.S.C. § 1021
Section 1021 · Purposes; definitions
Viewing 20 U.S.C. § 1021 as in effect on July 23, 1992. The text changed in 5 later editions (most recent December 10, 2015).
View current version →The Secretary shall carry out a program to assist—
(1) college and university libraries in acquiring technological equipment and in conducting research in information technology in accordance with part A of this subchapter;
(2) in the education and training of persons in library and information science and to encourage research and development relating to improvement of libraries (including the promotion of economical and effective information delivery, cooperative efforts, and developmental projects) in accordance with part B of this subchapter;
(3) the Nation's major research libraries, in maintaining and strengthening their collections, and in making information resources available to other libraries whose users have need for research materials in accordance with part C of this subchapter; and
(4) historically black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions with programs in library and information sciences to train and educate African-Americans and other underrepresented racial, national origin, and ethnic minorities in such programs in accordance with part D of this subchapter.
(1) Part A
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of this subchapter $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
(2) Part B
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of this subchapter $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
(3) Part C
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of this subchapter $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
(4) Part D
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part D of this subchapter $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 1021, Pub. L. 89 329, title II, §201, as added Pub. L. 92 318, title I, §111(b)(1), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 238; amended Pub. L. 94 482, title I, §106, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2089; Pub. L. 96 49, §3(a), Aug. 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 351, provided for college library programs, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96 374.
Another prior section 1021, Pub. L. 89 329, title II, §201, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1224; Pub. L. 90 575, title II, §211, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1036; Pub. L. 92 318, title I, §111(a)(1), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 238, authorized appropriations of $50,000,000 for each fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, 1967, and 1968, and $25,000,000; $75,000,000; $90,000,000; and $18,000,000 for fiscal years ending June 30, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972, for library resources grants, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 92 318, title I, §111(b)(1), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 238.
Amendments
1992—Pub. L. 102 325 amended section generally, substituting present provisions for former subsecs. (a) to (c) which declared purpose of program, authorized appropriations to carry out parts A to D of this subchapter for fiscal year 1987 and four succeeding fiscal years, and prohibited grants for religious programs.
1988—Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 100 418 added par. (5).
1986—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 99 498, §201(b), amended par. (4) generally, substituting “college and university libraries in acquiring technological equipment and in conducting research in information technology in accordance with part D of this subchapter” for “the establishment of a National Periodical System Corporation, in accordance with part D of this subchapter”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99 498, §201(c), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows:
“(1)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of this subchapter $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1982 and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years, and $35,000,000 for the fiscal year 1985.
“(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of this subchapter $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1982 and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years, and $35,000,000 for the fiscal year 1985.
“(C) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of this subchapter $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981, $15,000,000 for the fiscal year 1982 and each of the three succeeding fiscal years.
“(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no funds are authorized to be appropriated for part D of this subchapter unless the appropriation for each of parts A, B, and C of this subchapter equals or exceeds the amount appropriated for each such part, respectively, for fiscal year 1979.”
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102 325 effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 2 of Pub. L. 102 325, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
Effective Date
Subchapter effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 1393(a) of Pub. L. 96 374, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section 1001 of this title.