§ 9122. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC9122]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 72--MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER II--LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY
Sec. 9122. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) Indian tribe
The term ``Indian tribe'' means any tribe, band, nation, or
other organized group or community, including any Alaska native
village, regional corporation, or village corporation, as defined in
or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
(43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), which is recognized by the Secretary of
the Interior as eligible for the special programs and services
provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as
Indians.
(2) Library
The term ``library'' includes--
(A) a public library;
(B) a public elementary school or secondary school library;
(C) an academic library;
(D) a research library, which for the purposes of this
subchapter means a library that--
(i) makes publicly available library services and
materials suitable for scholarly research and not otherwise
available to the public; and
(ii) is not an integral part of an institution of higher
education; and
(E) a private library or other special library, but only if
the State in which such private or special library is located
determines that the library should be considered a library for
purposes of this subchapter.
(3) Library consortium
The term ``library consortium'' means any local, statewide,
regional, interstate, or international cooperative association of
library entities which provides for the systematic and effective
coordination of the resources of school, public, academic, and
special libraries and information centers, for improved services for
the clientele of such library entities.
(4) State
The term ``State'', unless otherwise specified, includes each of
the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
(5) State library administrative agency
The term ``State library administrative agency'' means the
official agency of a State charged by the law of the State with the
extension and development of public library services throughout the
State.
(6) State plan
The term ``State plan'' means the document which gives
assurances that the officially designated State library
administrative agency has the fiscal and legal authority and
capability to administer all aspects of this subchapter, provides
assurances for establishing the State's policies, priorities,
criteria, and procedures necessary to the implementation of all
programs under this subchapter, submits copies for approval as
required by regulations promulgated by the Director, identifies a
State's library needs, and sets forth the activities to be taken
toward meeting the identified needs supported with the assistance of
Federal funds made available under this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 94-462, title II, Sec. 213, as added Pub. L. 104-208, div. A,
title I, Sec. 101(e) [title VII, Sec. 702], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat.
3009-233, 3009-296; amended Pub. L. 105-128, Sec. 3, Dec. 1, 1997, 111
Stat. 2548.)
References in Text
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in par. (1), is
Pub. L. 92-203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, as amended, which is
classified generally to chapter 33 (Sec. 1601 et seq.) of Title 43,
Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables.
Amendments
1997--Par. (2)(E). Pub. L. 105-128 inserted ``or other special
library'' after ``a private library'' and ``or special'' after ``such
private''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 9134 of this title; title 26
section 170.
