Pub. L. 108-81, tit. II, sec. 206

GRANTS TO STATES.

EnactedYear: 2003Length: 222 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 206. GRANTS TO STATES. Section 231 of the Library Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9141) is amended—(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:“(1) expanding services for learning and access to information and educational resources in a variety of formats, in all types of libraries, for individuals of all ages;“(2) developing library services that provide all users access to information through local, State, regional, national, and international electronic networks;“(3) providing electronic and other linkages among and between all types of libraries;“(4) developing public and private partnerships with other agencies and community-based organizations;“(5) targeting library services to individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, to individuals with disabilities, and to individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; and“(6) targeting library and information services to persons having difficulty using a library and to underserved urban and rural communities, including children (from birth through age 17) from families with incomes below the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family of the size involved.”; and117 STAT. 1000(2) in subsection (b), by striking “between the two purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection,” and inserting “among such purposes,”.