General and special funds-Continued

COPYRIGHT OFFICE-Continued

SALARIES AND EXPENSES-Continued

entries and bulletins of copyright decisions are published and made available to the public.

General supervision and legal services.-The work of the Copyright Office includes legal supervision and research into the present copyright law and international copyright relations. It also involves a study of improvement of the domestic law and our international copyright relations.

Licensing Division.-The Licensing Division performs the responsibilities connected with the licensing activities of cable television stations and the licensing of jukeboxes.

Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

Direct obligations:

Personnel compensation:

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of

the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended by section 321 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America, [$44,684,000] $49,806,000. Provided, That no part of this appropriation may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration or the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the compensation of the Director of the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay for positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title

5, United States Code. (2 U.S.C. 166, 168-168d, 169; 5 U.S.C. 5108, 5305, 5318; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1989.)

Policy analysis and research.-The Congressional Research Service provides objective, nonpartisan analytical and, consultative services to the Members and committees of Congress, assisting them in the analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of any subject matter of legislative concern, including recommendations submitted to the Congress by the Executive Branch. Research services are also provided to assist Congress with its oversight, representative, and other responsibilities. Support takes the form of background studies, in-depth policy analyses, consultations, briefings, legal research, continuous liaison with committees, assistance with committee hearings, public policy seminars for Members and congressional staff, and related data and materials. In order to respond most effectively to the broad range of congressional inquiries, the Service supplements individually tailored products with Issue Briefs, Reports, Committee Prints, and "Info Packs", which are collections of both CRS products and carefully selected materials from outside sources that provide background material on issues of very high congressional interest. Lists of subjects and policy areas that a committee might profitably pursue are periodically made available to each congressional committee. As provided by statute, the Service prepares decennially the Constitution of the United States-Analysis and Interpretation, and supplements at 2-year intervals, prepares compendiums for the annual national high school and college debate topics, and provides assistance to the Congressional Budget Office, the Office of Technology Assessment, and the General Accounting Office.

Documentation and status of legislation.—The Service prepares and publishes for distribution to the Congress the Digest of Public General Bills and Resolutions, including summaries of all public bills and resolutions introduced in Congress, the status of bills receiving action, and various pertinent indexes. Upon request, the Service prepares legislative history memorandums on bills for which hearings have been announced, and compiles and makes available to each committee reports on legislatively authorized programs and activi

ties within that committee's jurisdiction that are scheduled to terminate during the current Congress.

Information and reference service.-The Congressional Research Service provides extensive information and reference assistance to Members and committees. Reference files containing clippings, pamphlets, and documents and automated information services are maintained for rapid information retrieval. Lists of selected reports, prepared by CRS staff on legislative issues, are regularly distributed to congressional offices. To provide faster responses and in-person services, the Service also maintains reference centers in congressional office buildings and the Congressional Reading Rooms in the Madison and Jefferson Buildings of the Library of Congress.

Executive direction and support.-Providing overall supervision and administrative support to the entire Congressional Research Service is the responsibility of the Office of the Director and the administrative personnel.

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) is responsible for administering a national program to provide reading material for blind and physically handicapped residents of the United States and its outlying areas and for U.S. citizens residing abroad.

Direct service to users.-During the past 5-year period, 1984-88, the blind and physically handicapped readership throughout the country has grown from 624,000 to over 730,000 and circulation from approximately 19,000,000 units (volumes and containers) to almost 21,000,000.

Support services.-A variety of professional, technical, and clerical functions are performed by NLS's staff. A combined total of 25,000 requests for interlibrary loan searches or information concerning library and related services available to the blind and to other physically handicapped persons were received in 1988, and approximately 3,000 copyright permissions were granted.

Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

Personnel compensation:

11.1

Full-time permanent

31,608

33,304

11.3

Other than full-time permanent.

740

697

11.5

Other personnel compensation..

141

93

97

Financing:

Note-Includes $3,280 thousand in 1990 for activities previously financed from: Salaries and Expenses, Library of
Congress, 1988 ($658 thousand) and 1989 ($680 thousand).

Public Law 100-158 established the Civic Achieve-
ment Award Program in Honor of the Office of Speaker
of the House of Representatives. The program is to be
conducted by the Close Up Foundation in cooperation
with the National Association of Elementary School
Principals. Funds for the program are to be disbursed
to the Foundation by the Librarian of Congress.

Object Classification (in thousands of dollars)

The Oliver Wendell Holmes devise fund and the per-
manent committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes
devise to administer it were created by an act of Con-
gress, approved August 5, 1955 (69 Stat. 533).

The current program is devoted primarily to the
preparation of a History of the Supreme Court of the
United States, of which the first two volumes were
published by the Macmillan Co. in 1972. The third,
fourth and fifth volumes were published in August
1974, September 1981, and August 1985, respectively.
The sixth and seventh volumes were published in 1988.
Additional volumes are nearing completion.

132 4

129

223

This schedule covers (1) funds received as gifts for immediate expenditure, and receipts from the sale of recordings, publications, photoduplication and other materials financed from capital originally received as gifts, (2) income from investments held by or for the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, and (3) interest paid by the Treasury on the principal funds deposited therewith as described under "Library of Congress Trust Fund, Principal Accounts.”

Acquisition of library materials.-This includes the procurement of manuscripts, maps, fine prints, rare books and other library materials for the Library of Congress, and the acquisition and distribution of Government documents for the Library of Congress and cooperating libraries. It also includes the acquisition of foreign research materials for participating libraries through the Library's overseas offices.

Full-time equivalent employment..
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount not to exceed [$128,790] $156,690, of which [$41,100] $46,200 is for the Congressional Research Service, when specifically authorized by the Librarian, for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation is made.

SEC. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used by the Library of Congress to administer any flexible or compressed work schedule which

(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; and

(2) grants the manager or supervisor the right to not be at work for all or a portion of a workday because of time worked by the manager or supervisor on another workday.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term "manager or supervisor" means any management official or supervisor, as such terms are defined in section 7103(a) (10) and (11) of title 5, United States Code. SEC. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of Congress from other Federal agencies to cover general and administrative overhead costs generated by performing reimbursable work for other

Organization and control of the collections.-In 1988 this included the ongoing updating of the Dewey Decimal Classification System, and a consultant's assistance in refining and testing network interconnections to facilitate the exchange of bibliographic information.

Public programs.-The Library sponsors lectures; poetry readings; musical concerts; the furtherance of musical research, composition, performance and appreciation; and the preparation of sound recordings of music and literature. This program also covers the distribution of recordings of the Library's literary programs and concerts to radio stations for public service broadcasts.

used to employ more than 65 employees.

SEC. 204. Not to exceed $10,000 of any funds appropriated to the Library of Congress may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for the annual Library of Congress Incentive Awards Program.

SEC. 205. From and after October 1, 1988, the Library of Congress is authorized to

(1) disburse funds appropriated for the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development;

(2) compute and disburse the basic pay for all personnel of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development; and

(3) provide financial management services and support to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development, in the same manner as provided with respect to the Office of Technolo gy Assessment under 101(c) of Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C. 142f).