PUBLIC LAW 101-512—NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 1975 (2) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "Director of the Institute of Museum Services.". (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. —Section 205(a)(2) of the Museum Services Act (20 U.S.C. 964) is amended by striking "Chairperson's" and inserting "Director's". SEC. 203. ACTIVITIES. (a) CONSERVATION.— Section 206(a)(5) of the Museum Services Act (20 U.S.C. 965(a)(5)) is amended by striking "artifacts and art objects" and inserting "their collections". (b) AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.—Section 206(b) of the Museum Services Act (20 U.S.C. 965(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking "with professional museum organizations", (B) by striking "to such organizations", and (C) by striking "enable such organizations to", (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A), and (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking "(B)", (ii) by striking "the", and (iii) by striking "of any professional museum organization", (3) in paragraph (3) by striking "to professional museum organizations', and, (4) by striking paragraph (4). SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (A) GENERAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 209(a) of the Museum Services Act (20 U.S.C. 967(a)) is amended by striking "$21,600,000" and all that follows through "1990", and inserting "$24,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1992 and 1993". (h) INCENTIVE AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 209(d) of the Museum Services Act (20 U.S.C. 967(d)) is amended— (1) by striking "during the period" and all that follows through "1990,", (2) by inserting "for each fiscal year ending before October 1, 1993," after "appropriated", and (3) by striking "such period" and inserting "such fiscal year". SEC. 205. ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN MUSEUMS. The Museum Services Act (20 U.S.C. 961-968) is amended by adding at the end the following: "ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN MUSEUMS "SEC. 211. The Director, subject to the policy direction of the 20 USC 969. Board and in consulation with appropriate representatives of the museum and cultural communities shall undertake an assessment of the needs of small, emerging, minority, and rural museums. The assessment, to be completed and presented to Congress within two years of enactment, shall include but not necessarily be limited to, the following subjects: "(1) The need for resources to identify, collect, document, research, preserve and interpret tangible and nontangible
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