Witnesses (continued): Library of Congress Representatives (continued): Lewis C. Coffin, Law Librarian Roy P. Basler, Director, Reference Department William J. Welsh, Acting, Director, Processing Marvin W. McFarland, Chief, Science and Technology Division Abraham L. Kaminstein, Register of Copyright s Lester S. Jayson, Director, Legislative Reference Paul R. Reimers, Coordinator of Information Systems Witnesses (continued): Alice Ball, Executive Director, United States Book Exchange Germaine Krettek, Associate Executive Director, Edwin Castagna, Chairman, Legislation Committee, American Library Association Paul Howard, Executive Secretary, Federal Library Committee Henry J. Gartland, Director of Libraries, Veterans Administration Burton E. Lamkin, Chief, Library and Information Retrieval Branch, Federal Aviation Administration Hubert E. Sauter, Deputy Director, Clearinghouse of Federal Scientific and Technical Information Witnesses (continued): Melvin S. Day, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Technical Utilization, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Edward J. Bruenenkant, Director, Division of Walter C. Christensen, Staff Assistant for Scientific Information, Department of Defense Witnesses (continued): Representatives from the Office of Education Harold Howe II, Commissioner of Education Grant Venn, Associate Commissioner, Bureau of Lee Burchinal, Director, Division of Research Ray Fry, Director, Division of Library Services and Educational Facilities Eugene Kennedy, Chief, Library and Information Alexander Mood, Assistant Commissioner, National Center for Educational Statistics Morris Ullman, Chief, Adult, Vocational, and Library Studies Branch VII. JUNE 25 AND 26, 1967 (SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA) VIII. SEPTEMBER 6 AND 7, 1967 (WASHINGTON, D. C.) IX. Guests: Carolyn I. Whitenack, Associate Professor, Library and Audiovisual Education, Purdue University Mary Helen Mahar, Chief of School Library Section and Acting Chief, Instruction Research Branch, U. S. Office of Education William Knox, Vice-President, McGraw-Hill, Inc. J. Lee Westrate, Senior Management Analyst, Louis B. Wright, Director, Folger Shakespeare OCTOBER 9, 10, AND 11, 1967 (WASHINGTON, D. C.) Guest: Barnaby C. Keeney, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities NOVEMBER 27 AND 28, 1967 (WASHINGTON, D. C.) X. XL MAY 1, 1968 (NEW YORK, NEW YORK) Mr. BRADEMAS. I also ask unanimous consent that the texts of H.R. 908, a bill by Mr. Steiger, and H.R. 8839, a bill by myself, Mr. Reid of New York, and several other members of the committee, be printed at this point in the proceedings. (The bills referred to follow :) [H.R. 908, 91st Cong., first sess.] A BILL To establish a National Commission on Libraries and Informative Science Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "National Library Commission Act of 1969." FINDINGS AND DECLARATION SEC. 2. The Congress hereby finds and declares that library and information services adequate to the needs of the American people are essential to the achievement of national goals and to the effective utilization of the Nation's educational and cultural resources; that the Federal Government should cooperate with State and local governments and private agencies in efforts to improve such services; and that Federal programs and policies relating to library and information services could be strengthened by a continuous process of review and evaluation. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION SEC. 3. (a) For the purpose of achieving the objectives set forth in section 2 of this Act, there is hereby established in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare a National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission”). (b) The Commission shall: (1) make recommendations with respect to policy in the field of library and information services; (2) conduct or have conducted continuing studies and analyses of the needs of all types of libraries in connection with the demands placed upon them by the users of such libraries; (3) appraise the adequacies and deficiencies in resources and services currently available in school, college, research, public, special, and other libraries; (4) encourage development of effective programs to meet the special library needs of the economically, socially, or culturally deprived; (5) evaluate the results of library legislation, make recommendations for new legislation or for needed changes in existing laws, and encourage better coordination of activities to improve administrattion of such laws at the Federal, State, and local levels, as well as to augment the benefits to library users; (6) recommend methods for support and coordination of activities, taking into consideration Federal agencies concerned with service and research in the field of libraries and information science; and (7) promote opportunities for research and experimentation in the use of new technological methods and devices to further develop and strengthen the Nation's library and information-handling capability as essential links in the country's communications networks. MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 4. (a) The Commission shall be composed of fifteen members appointed by the President for five-year staggered terms. Not more than five members shall be professional librarians or information specialists, and the remainder shall be persons having special competence or interest in the needs of our society for information services. The Chairman of the Commission shall be designated by the President. (b) Members of the Commission who are not in the regular full-time employ of the United States shall, while attending meetings or conferences of the Commission or otherwise engaged in the business of the Commission, be entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, but not exceeding the rate specified at the time of such service for grade GS-18 in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, including travel time, and while so serving on the business of the Commission away from their homes or regular places of business, they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons employed intermittently in the Government service. STAFF SEC. 5. (a) The Commission is authorized to appoint, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, covering appointments in the competitive service, such professional and technical personnel as may be necessary to enable it to carry out its duties. (b) The Commission may procure, without regard to the civil service laws or the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, but at rates not to exceed $100 per diem (or, if higher, the rate specified at the time of such service for grade GS-18 in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code), including travel time, and while so serving on the business of the Commission away from thier homes or regular places of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons employed intermittently in the Government service. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION SEC. 6. In order to obtain information needed to carry out its purpose, the Commission shall (1) hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and print or otherwise reproduce and distribute so much of its proceedings and reports thereon as it may deem advisable : (2) arrange for the head of any Federal, State, or local department or agency (who is hereby so authorized to the extent not otherwise prohibited by law) to furnish to the Commission such information as may be available to or procurable by such department or agency. ANNUAL REPORT AND PUBLICATIONS SEO. 7. (a) Not later than six months after the close of each fiscal year, the Commission shall prepare and submit to the President and the Congress a report on the activities carried out under this Act during such year. (b) In addition to the annual report required by this section, the Commission may publish such interim reports as it may determine necessary, including but not limited to consultant's reports, transcripts of testimony, summary reports, and other Commission findings and studies. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 8. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated $500,000 each for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and the succeeding fiscal year to carry out the purposes of this Act. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1970, and the succeeding fiscal years, there may be appropriated, to carry out the provisions of this Act, only such sums as the Congress may hereafter authorize by law. [H.R. 8839, 91st Cong., first sess.] A BILL To establish a National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act". SEC. 2. The Congress hereby affirms that library and information services adequate to meet the needs of the people of the United States are essential to achieve national goals and to utilize most effectively the Nation's educational resources and that the Federal Government will cooperate with State and local governments and public and private agencies in assuring optimum provision of such services. SEC. 3. There is hereby established, as an independent agency within the executive branch, a National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"). |