20 USC § 9151 - State advisory councils

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s9151"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 9151 - State advisory councils"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "9151"
section_name: "State advisory councils"
chapter_number: 72
chapter_name: "MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY"
part_number: "3"
part_name: "Administrative Provisions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 251, as added Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 702], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–301; amended Pub. L. 115–410, § 13, Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5417.)"
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# § 9151. State advisory councils

Each State desiring assistance under this subchapter may establish a State advisory council which is broadly representative of the library entities in the State, including public, tribal, school, academic, special, and institutional libraries, and libraries serving people of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, individuals with disabilities, residents of rural and urban areas, Native Americans, military families, veterans, and caregivers.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 251, as added Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 702], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–301; amended Pub. L. 115–410, § 13, Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5417.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— inserted “tribal,” after “public,” and substituted “and libraries serving people of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, individuals with disabilities, residents of rural and urban areas, Native Americans, military families, veterans, and caregivers” for “and libraries serving individuals with disabilities”.