Pub. L. 101-512, tit. I, sec. 107

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES.

EnactedYear: 1990Length: 747 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 107. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES. (a) Technical Amendment.— Section 7(a) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956(a)) is amended by striking “a” and inserting “the”. (b) Authority of Chairperson.— Section 7(c) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956(c)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting “enter into arrangements, including contracts, grants, loans, and other forms of assistance, to” after “is authorized to”, (2) in paragraph (2) by striking “(including contracts, grants, loans, and other forms of assistance)”, (3) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking “award” and all that follows through “Fellowships”, and inserting “initiate and support training and workshops in the humanities by making arrangements with institutions or individuals (fellowships”, and (B) by striking “time;” and inserting “time);”, (4) in paragraph (7) by striking “through grants or other arrangements”, (5) in paragraph (8) by striking “and”, (6) in paragraph (9) by striking the period and inserting “; and”, and (7) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: “(10) foster programs and projects that provide access to, and preserve materials important to research, education, and public understanding of, the humanities.”. (c) Coordination of Programs.—Section 7(d) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956(d)) is amended by striking “correlate” and inserting “coordinate”. (d) Administration by State Agencies.— (1) Designation.— Section 7(f)(2)(A) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956(f)(2)(A)) is amended by striking “of the enactment of the Arts, Humanities, and Museums Amendments of 1985,” and inserting “the State agency is established”. (2) Application for financial assistance.— Section 7(f)(2)(A)(viii) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956(f)(2)(A)(viii)) is amended— (A) in subclause (I) by striking “previous two years” and inserting “most recent preceding year for which information is available”, and (B) in subclause (II) by inserting “for the most recent preceding year for which information is available,” after “(II)”. (3) Contents of state plan.— Section 7(f)(3)(J) of the National Foundation on the Arte and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956(f)(3)(J)) is amended— (A) in clause (i) by striking “previous two years” and inserting “most recent preceding year for which information is available”, and (B) in clause (ii) by inserting “for the most recent preceding year for which information is available,” after “(ii)”. (e) Condition of Receipt of Grants.— The last sentence of section 7(g) of the National Foundation on the Arte and the Humanities Act 104 STAT. 1970 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956(g)) is amended by striking “not later” and all that follows through “1985”. (f) Technical Amendment.— The last sentence of section 7(h)(2)(B) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956(h)(2)(B)) is amended by striking “Endowment on” and inserting “Endowment for”. (g) System of National Information and Data Collection.—Section 7(k) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956(k)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence— (A) by inserting “ongoing” after “shall, in”, (B) by striking “develop” and inserting “continue to develop and implement”, and (C) by inserting “and public dissemination” after “collection”, (2) by striking the third sentence, and (3) in the last sentence by striking “1988, and biennially” and inserting “1992, and quadrennially”. (h) Receipt of Financial Assistance and Awards.— Section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956) is amended by striking subsection (1) and inserting the following: “(l) Any group shall be eligible for financial assistance under this section only if— “(1) no part of its net earnings inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or stockholders, or individual or individuals; and “(2) donations to such group are allowable as a charitable contribution under the standards of section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. “(m) The Chairperson, with the advice of the National Council on the Humanities, is authorized to make the following annual awards: “(1) The Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities Award to one individual for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities. The annual award shall not exceed $10,000. “(2) The Charles Frankel Prize to honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the public understanding of the humanities. Not more than 5 individuals may receive such prize each year. Each prize shall not exceed $5,000.”.