,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eifg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #be1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself and ,mr4   
,takano7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1  
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,museum and ,library ,services
 ,act to authorize grants to support the
 use of public libraries for community  
economic development4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,public  
,library ,innovation ,space ,act4  #b4  
,authorization of appropriations        
,subsection 7a7 of section #bad of the  
,museum and ,library ,services ,act 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #iabc7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 
in paragraph 7#a71 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by    

striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#c7 to carry   
out chapter #e1 #aj1jjj1jjj for each of 
fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd4  4    
#c4 ,public ,library ,makerspace ,grants
 ,subtitle ,b of title ,,ii of the      
,museum and ,library ,services ,act 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #iaja et seq47 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  #e    
,public library makerspace grant program
  #bfe4 ,public library makerspace grant
 program  7a7 ,program authorized ,from 
the amounts provided under section      
#bad7;a77#c71 the ,director shall carry 
out a program under which the ,director 
makes grants1 on a competitive basis1 to
 eligible partnerships to establish     
makerspaces at public libraries4  7b7   
,applications ,to be considered for a   
grant under this section1 an eligible   
partnership shall submit an application 
to the ,director at such time1 in such  
manner1 and containing such information 
and assurances as the ,director may     

require4  7c7 ,selection of grantees ,in
 selecting eligible partnerships to     
receive grants under this section1 the  
,director shall consider-- 7#a7 the     
viability of the partnership making the 
application2  7#b7 the ability of the   
partnership to meet the matching        
requirement described in subsection 7d72
  7#c7 the potential of the project to  
provide social and economic benefits to 
the local community2  7#d7 the support  
of local communities1 government1 and   
partners for the project2  7#e7 the     
project's potential for strengthening   
the involvement of diverse and          
underserved communities in              
entrepreneurship and economic           
development2 and  7#f7 the ability of   
the project to continue after the end of
 the grant period4  7d7 ,matching       
requirement  7#a7 ,in general ,an       
eligible partnership shall contribute1  
for the activities for which the grant  
was awarded under this section1         
non-,federal matching funds in an amount

 determined appropriate by the          
,director4  7#b7 ,waiver ,the ,director 
may waive the requirement of paragraph  
7#a7 for any eligible partnership that  
the ,director determines does not have  
adequate resources to meet such         
requirement4  7e7 ,reports ,not less    
frequently than once annually1 the      
,director shall submit to ,congress a   
report that includes-- 7#a7 a           
description of the activities carried   
out with grants under this section2 and 
7#b7 an assessment of the effect of the 
grant program on community economic     
development4  7f7 ,treatment of         
makerspaces ,the use of a makerspace    
supported by a grant under this section 
shall not be treated as a private       
business use under section #ada7;b7 of  
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4  
7g7 ,prohibition on construction        
activities ,an eligible partnership that
 receives a grant under this section may
 not use grant funds1 or matching funds 
contributed by the partnership under    

subsection 7d71 for construction        
activities at a public library that     
would provide extra square footage to   
house a makerspace4  7h7 ,definitions   
,in this section3 7#a7 ,eligible        
partnership ,the term eligible          
partnership means a partnership that    
includes a public library and-- 7,a7 an 
economic development corporation2  7,b7 
a local government2  7,c7 a tribal      
government2  7,d7 a ,state government2  
7,e7 an elementary school or secondary  
school 7as such terms are defined in    
section #haja of the ,elementary and    
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja772  7,f7 a museum2     
7,g7 an institution of higher education 
7as such term is defined in section #ajb
 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb772  7,h7 a        
nonprofit organization2  7,i7 a         
corporation2  7,j7 other entities       
identified by the ,director2 or  7,k7 a 
combination of entities described in any
 of subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,i74    

7#b7 ,makerspace ,the term makerspace   
means a facility 7which may be a        
facility at a fixed location or a mobile
 unit7 that is open to the public and   
provides individuals with access to--   
7,a7 tools1 technology1 and educational 
resources that are designed to enable   
such individuals to create physical     
goods1 including prototypes2 and  7,b7  
educational opportunities1 including    
vocational training and assistance with 
early-stage business ventures4  4