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[76 Stat. 354]
PUBLIC LAW 87-000—MMMM. DD, 1962
[76 Stat. 354]

354 Ante, p. 353.

Allotment of copies.

Coneressional journals.

Notice to Gov^ ernment agencies Cost of printing and binding.

Land-grant colleges^'

Investigation of libraries.

PUBLIC LAW 87-579-AUG. 9, 1962

[76 STAT.

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 depositor}^ 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 to depository libraries. The cost of printing and binding those publications which are distributed to depository libraries, when obtained elsewhere 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 receive Government publications subject to the provisions and limitations of the depository laws." SEC. 6. That section 70 of the Act of January 12, 1895 (28 Stat. 612, ch, 23; 44 U.S.C. 86), is hereby amended to read as follows: "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 (xovernors of Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands as a depository of Government publications shall be able to provide custody and service for depositor}^ 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