RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR.

SEC. 102. RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR. Section 204 (20 U.S.C. 9103) is amended—(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:“(c) Duties and Powers.—“(1) Primary responsibility.—The Director shall have primary responsibility for the development and implementation of policy to ensure the availability of museum, library, and information services adequate to meet the essential information, education, research, economic, cultural, and civic needs of the people of the United States.“(2) Duties.—In carrying out the responsibility described in paragraph (1), the Director shall—“(A) advise the President, Congress, and other Federal agencies and offices on museum, library, and information services in order to ensure the creation, preservation, organization, and dissemination of knowledge;“(B) engage Federal, State, and local governmental agencies and private entities in assessing the museum, library, and information services needs of the people of the United States, and coordinate the development of plans, policies, and activities to meet such needs effectively;“(C) carry out programs of research and development, data collection, and financial assistance to extend and improve the museum, library, and information services of the people of the United States; and“(D) ensure that museum, library, and information services are fully integrated into the information and education infrastructures of the United States.”;(2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:“(e) Interagency Agreements.—The Director may—“(1) enter into interagency agreements to promote or assist with the museum, library, and information services-related activities of other Federal agencies, on either a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis; and“(2) use funds appropriated under this Act for the costs of such activities.“(f) Coordination.—The Director shall ensure coordination of the policies and activities of the Institute with the policies and activities of other agencies and offices of the Federal Government having interest in and responsibilities for the improvement of 124 STAT. 3596 museums and libraries and information services. Where appropriate, the Director shall ensure that such policies and activities are coordinated with—“(1) activities under section 1251 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6383);“(2) programs and activities under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) (including programs and activities under subparagraphs (H)(vii) and (J)(iii) of section 641(d)(2) of such Act) (42 U.S.C. 9836(d)(2));“(3) activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) (including activities under section 134(c) of such Act) (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)); and“(4) Federal programs and activities that increase the capacity of libraries and museums to act as partners in economic and community development, education and research, improving digital literacy skills, and disseminating health information.“(g) Interagency Collaboration.—The Director shall work jointly with the individuals heading relevant Federal departments and agencies, including the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chairman of the National Endowment of the Humanities, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, or the designees of such individuals, on—“(1) initiatives, materials, or technology to support workforce development activities undertaken by libraries;“(2) resource and policy approaches to eliminate barriers to fully leveraging the role of libraries and museums in supporting the early learning, literacy, lifelong learning, digital literacy, workforce development, and education needs of the people of the United States; and“(3) initiatives, materials, or technology to support educational, cultural, historical, scientific, environmental, and other activities undertaken by museums.”.