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ceeds of such assistance, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such assistance is given or used, and the amount and nature of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.

"(b) The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipient that are pertinent to assistance received under this part.

"DEFINITIONS

"SEC. 394. For the purposes of this part

"(1) The term 'State' includes the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

"(2) The term 'construction', as applied to educational television broadcasting facilities, means the acquisition and installation of transmission apparatus (including towers, microwave equipment, boosters, translators, repeaters, mobile equipment, and video-recording equipment) necessary for television broadcasting, including apparatus which may incidentally be used for transmitting closed circuit television programs, but does not include the construction or repair of structures to house such apparatus.

"(3) The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.

"(4) The term 'State educational television agency' means (A) a board or commission established by State law for the purpose of promoting educational television within a State, (B) a board or commission appointed by the Governor of a State for such purpose if such appointment is not inconsistent with State law, or (C) a State officer or agency responsible for the supervision of public elementary or secondary education or public higher education within the State which has been designated by the Governor to assume responsibility for the promotion of educational television; and, in the case of the District of Columbia, the term 'Governor' means the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia.

"(5) The term 'nonprofit' as applied to any foundation, corporation, or association, means a foundation, corporation, or association, no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.

"PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE BY FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

"SEC. 395. The Federal Communications Commission is authorized to provide such assistance in carrying out the provisions of this part as may be requested by the Secretary. The Secretary shall provide for consultation and close cooperation with the Federal Communications Commission in the administration of his functions under this part which are of interest to or affect the functions of the Commission.

"RULES AND REGULATIONS

"SEC. 396. The Secretary is authorized to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this part, including regulations relating to the order of priority in approving applications for projects • under section 392 or to determining the amounts of grants for such projects.

76 STAT. 66. 76 STAT. 67.

76 STAT. 67.

"FEDERAL INTERFERENCE OR CONTROL PROHIBITED

"SEC. 397. Nothing contained in this part shall be deemed (1) to amend any other provision of, or requirement under this Act; or (2) to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over educational television broadcasting or over the curriculum, program of instruction, or personnel of any educational institution, school system, or educational broadcasting station or system.”

Approved May 1, 1962, 12:05, p. m.

87th Congress, H. R. 8141
August 9, 1962

An Act

To revise the laws relating to depository libraries.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act shall Depository Libra be known as the "Depository Library Act of 1962”.

Aot of 1962.

The term "Government publication" as used in this Act and the "Government publ amendments made by it means informational matter which is pub- oation." lished as an individual document at Government expense, or as required by law.

of Documents.

Government publications, except those determined by their issuing Availability of components to be required for official use only or those required for Government pubstrictly administrative or operational purposes which have no public lications throug interest or educational value and publications classified for reasons Superintendent of national security, shall be made available to depository libraries through the facilities of the Superintendent of Documents for public information. Each component of the Government shall furnish the Superintendent of Documents a list of publications, except those required for official use only or those required for strictly administrative or operational purposes which have no public interest or educational value and publications classified for reasons of national security, which it issued during the previous month that were obtained from sources other than the Government Printing Office.

76 STAT. 352.

SEC. 2. That section 501 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (March 76 STAT. 353. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, sec. 4, 34 Stat. 1014; 44 U.S.C. 82), is hereby amended to read as follows:

tories.

"SEC. 501. The Government publications, which may be selected Distribution of from lists prepared by the Superintendent of Documents and when copies to desig requested from him, shall be distributed to depository libraries nated deposispecifically designated by law and to such libraries as have been or shall be designated by each of the Senators from the several States, by the Representatives in Congress from each congressional district and at large, by the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, by the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and by the Governors of Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, respectively: Provided, That (1) additional libraries within areas served by Representatives or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico may be designated by them to receive Government publications to the extent that the total number of libraries designated by Representatives or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, as the case may be, shall not exceed two within each area, and (2) additional libraries within any State may be designated by each of the Senators from such State to the extent that the libraries within such State designated by Senators shall not exceed two designated by a Senator of each class; however before any additional library within a State, congressional district or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be designated as a depository for Government publications, the head of that library shall furnish his Senator, Representative or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, as the case may be, with justification of the necessity for the additional designation. This justification, which shall also include a certification as to the need for the additional depository library designation, shall be signed by the head of every existing depository library within the congressional district or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or by the head of the library authority of the State or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, within which the additional depository library is to be located. The justification. for additional depository library designations shall be transmitted to the Superintendent of Documents by the Senator, Representative

Designation of depositories.

76 STAT. 353. 76 STAT. 354.

New designations.

Ante, p. 353.

Allotment of copies.

Congressional
Journals.

Notice to Government agencies.

Cost of printing and binding.

or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, as the case may be. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia may designate two depository libraries in the District of Columbia, the Governor of Guam and the Governor of American Samoa may each designate one depository library in Guam and American Samoa, respectively, and the Governor of the Virgin Islands may designate one depository library on the island of Saint Thomas and one on the island of Saint Croix." SEC. 3. That section 502 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (January 12, 1895, ch. 23, secs. 53 and 61, 28 Stat. 608 and 610; 44 U.S.C. 83), is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 502. The Superintendent of Documents shall currently issue a classified list of Government publications in suitable form, containing annotations of contents and listed by item identification numbers in such manner as to facilitate the selection of only those publications which may be needed by designated depository libraries. The selected publications shall be distributed to depository libraries in accordance with regulations issued by the Superintendent of Documents, so long as they fulfill the conditions provided by law."

SEC. 4. That section 5 of the Act of June 23, 1913 (38 Stat. 75, ch. 3; 44 U.S.C. 84), is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 5. The designation of a library to replace any depository library, other than a depository library specifically designated by law, may be made only within the limitations on total numbers specified in section 501 of the Revised Statutes (44 U.S.C. 82), as amended, and only when the library to be replaced shall cease to exist, when the library voluntarily relinquishes its depository status, or when the Superintendent of Documents determines that it no longer fulfills the conditions provided by law for depository libraries."

SEC. 5. That section 4 of the Act of March 1, 1907, as amended (34 Stat. 1014, ch. 2284, and 52 Stat. 1206, ch. 708; 44 U.S.C. 85), is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 4. Upon request of the Superintendent of Documents, the components of the Government which order the printing of publications shall either increase or decrease the number of copies of publications furnished for distribution to designated depository libraries and State libraries so that the number of copies delivered to the Superintendent of Documents shall be equal to the number of libraries on the list: Provided, That the number thus delivered shall not be restricted by any existing statutory limitation: Provided further, That such copies of publications which are furnished the Superintendent of Documents for distribution to designated depository libraries shall include the journals of the Senate and House of Representatives; all publications, not confidential in character, printed upon the requisition of any congressional committee; all Senate and House public bills and resolutions; and all reports on private bills, concurrent or simple resolutions; but shall not include so-called cooperative publications which must necessarily be sold in order to be selfsustaining.

"The Superintendent of Documents shall currently inform the components of the Government which order the printing of publications as to the number of copies of their publications required for distribution fo depository libraries. The cost of printing and binding those publications which are distributed to depository libraries, when obtained elsewher than from the Government Printing Office, shall be borne by components of the Government responsible for their issuance; those requisitioned from the Government Printing Office shall be charged to appropriations provided the Superintendent of Documents for that purpose.

"All land-grant colleges shall be constituted as depositories to re- Land-grant ceive Government publications subject to the provisions and limita colleges. tions of the depository laws."

SEC. 6. That section 70 of the Act of January 12, 1895 (28 Stat. Investigation 612, ch. 23; 44 U.S.C. 86), is hereby amended to read as follows:

of libraries.

"SEC. 70. Each library which may hereafter be designated by Senators, Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, or the Governors of Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands as a depository of Government publications shall be able to provide cus tody and service for depository materials and be located in an area where it can best serve the public need, and shall be located within an area not already adequately served by existing depository libraries. The Superintendent of Documents shall receive reports from designated depository libraries at least every two years concerning the condition of each and shall make firsthand investigation of conditions for which need is indicated; the results of such investigations shall be included in his annual report. Whenever he shall ascertain that the number of books in any such library is below ten thousand, other than Government publications, or it has ceased to be maintained so as to be accessible to the public, or that the Government publications which have been furnished the library have not been properly maintained, he shall delete the library from the list of depository libraries 76 STAT. 354. if the library fails to correct the unsatisfactory conditions within six months. The Representative or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico in whose area the library is located (or (1) in the case of a library designated by a Senator, the Senator who made such designation or any successor of such Senator, (2) in the case of a library in the District of Columbia, the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and (3) in the case of a library in Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands, the Governor) shall be notified and shall then be authorized to designate another library within the area served by him, which shall meet the conditions herein required, but which shall not be in excess of the number of depository libraries authorized by law within the State, district, territory, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as the case may be."

SEC. 7. That section 98 of the Act of January 12, 1895 (28 Stat. 624, ch. 23; 44 U.S.C. 87), is hereby amended to read as follows:

76 STAT. 355.

"SEC. 98. The libraries of the executive departments, of the United Libraries of States Military Academy, of the United States Naval Academy, of the executive deUnited States Air Force Academy, of the United States Coast Guard partments, eto. Academy, and of the United States Merchant Marine Academy are constituted designated depositories of Government publications. A depository library within each independent agency may be designated upon certification of need by the head of the independent agency to the Superintendent of Documents. Additional depository libraries within executive departments and independent agencies may be designated to receive Government publications to the extent that the number so designated shall not exceed the number of major bureaus or divisions of such departments and independent agencies. These designations shall be made only after certification by the head of each executive department or independent agency to the Superintendent of Documents as to the justifiable need for additional depository libraries. Depository libraries within executive departments and independent agencies

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