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 PUBLIC LAW 105-83 —NOV. 14, 1997 111 STAT. 1605 conducted and legislation addressing these issues should be brought before the full Senate for debate and passage during this Congress. SEC. 346. (a) In providing services or awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations. (b) In this section: (1) The term "underserved population" means a population of individuals who have historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income below the poverty line or to geographic isolation. (2) The term "poverty line" means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) appHcable to a family of the size involved. (c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts. (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section Grants. 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965— (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of national impact or availability or are able to tour several States; (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1); and (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually Reports, and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each grant category under section 5 of such Act. (e) Section 6(b) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 955(b)) is amended to read as follows: " (b) APPOINTMENT AND COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL. — (1) The Council shall be composed of members as follows: "(A) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, who shall be the chairperson of the Council. "(B) Members of Congress appointed for a 2-year term beginning on January 1 of each odd-numbered year as follows: "(i) Two Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, "(ii) One Member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. "(iii) One Senator appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate.

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