TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND COOPERATION FOR FOREIGN INFORMATION ACCESS.

SEC. 606. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND COOPERATION FOR FOREIGN INFORMATION ACCESS. Section 606 (20 U.S.C. 1126) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—(A) by striking “or consortia of such institutions or libraries” and inserting “or partnerships between such institutions and other such institutions, libraries, or nonprofit educational organizations”;(B) by striking “new electronic technologies” and inserting “electronic technologies”;(C) by inserting “from foreign sources” after “disseminate information”;(D) by striking “(a) Authority.— The Secretary” and inserting the following:“(a) Authority.—“(1) In general.—The Secretary”; and(E) by adding at the end the following:“(2) Grant recipients.—The Secretary may award grants under this section to carry out the activities authorized under this section to the following:“(A) An institution of higher education.“(B) A public or nonprofit private library.“(C) A partnership of an institution of higher education and one or more of the following:“(i) Another institution of higher education.“(ii) A library.“(iii) A nonprofit educational organization.”;(2) in subsection (b)—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “to facilitate access to” and inserting “to acquire, facilitate access to,”;(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting “or standards for” after “means of”;122 STAT. 3338(C) in paragraph (6), by striking “and” after the semicolon;(D) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and(E) by adding at the end the following:“(8) to establish linkages to facilitate carrying out the activities described in this subsection between—“(A) the institutions of higher education, libraries, and partnerships receiving grants under this section; and“(B) institutions of higher education, nonprofit educational organizations, and libraries overseas; and“(9) to carry out other activities that the Secretary determines are consistent with the purpose of the grants awarded under this section.”; and(3) in subsection (c), by striking “institution or consortium” and inserting “institution of higher education, library, or partnership”.