94 STAT. 1386
Grant application approval.
PUBLIC LAW 96-374—OCT. 3, 1980
higher education which demonstrate a need for special assistance to develop or expand programs or projects that will service the communities in which the institutions are located. "(b) A grant under this section may be made only if the application therefor (whether by an individual institution or a combination of institutions) is approved by the Secretary on the basis of criteria prescribed in regulations and provides satisfactory assurance that (1) the applicant will expend during the fiscal year for which the grant is sought (from funds other than funds received under this title), for the same purpose as such grant, an amount from such other sources equal to not less than one-third of such grant, and (2) the applicant will expend during such fiscal year from such other sources for all library purposes (exclusive of construction) an amount not less than the average annual amount it expended for such purposes during the two fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which the grant is sought under this section. "PART C—STRENGTHENING RESEARCH LIBRARY RESOURCES ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE
Grants. 20 USC 1041.
"SEC. 231. (a)(1) From the amount appropriated for this part, the Secretary shall make grants to institutions with major research libraries. "Major research "(2) For the purposes of this part, the term 'major research library' library." means a public or private nonprofit institution (including the library resources of an institution of higher education), an independent research library, or a State or other public library, having a library collection which is available to qualified users and which— "(A) makes a significant contribution to higher education and research; "(B) is broadly based and is recognized as having national or international significance for scholarly research; "(C) is of a unique nature, and contains material not widely available; and "(D) is in substantial demand by researchers and scholars not connected with that institution. "(b) No institution receiving a grant under this part for any fiscal year may receive a grant under section 211 or 224 for that year. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS
20 USC 1042.
" S E C 232. In making grants under this part, the Secretary shall endeavor to achieve broad and equitable geographical distribution throughout the Nation. "PART D—NATIONAL PERIODICAL SYSTEM PURPOSE
20 USC 1047.
"SEC. 241. It is the purpose of this part to assess the feasibility and advisability of, and, if feasible and advisable, prepare a design for a national periodical system to serve as a national periodical resource by contributing to the preservation of periodical materials and by providing access to a comprehensive collection of periodical literature to public and private libraries throughout the United States.
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