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20 U.S.C. 9163: State and local initiativesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 20-EDUCATIONCHAPTER 72-MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
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§9163. State and local initiatives

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to interfere with State and local initiatives and responsibility in the conduct of library services. The administration of libraries, the selection of personnel and library books and materials, and insofar as consistent with the purposes of this subchapter, the determination of the best uses of the funds provided under this subchapter, shall be reserved for the States and their local subdivisions.

( Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 263 , as added Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 702] , Sept. 30, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3009–233 , 3009–302.)