Appendix VII Public Law 93-568 93rd Congress, S. J. Res. 40 Joint Resolution 'o authorize and request the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Services not later than 1978, and for other purposes. Whereas access to information and ideas is indispensable to the development of human potential, the advancement of civilization, and the continuance of enlightened self-government; and 88 STAT. 1855 Whereas the preservation and the dissemination of information and 88 STAT. 1856 ideas are the primary purpose and function of libraries and information centers; and Whereas the growth and augmentation of the Nation's libraries and information centers are essential if all Americans are to have reasonable access to adequate services of libraries and information centers; and Whereas new achievements in technology offer a potential for enabling Whereas maximum realization of the potential inherent in the use Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United (b)(1) The purpose of the White House Conference on Library and Information Services (hereinafter referred to as the "Conference") shall be to develop recommendations for the further improvement of the Nation's libraries and information centers and their use by the public, in accordance with the policies set forth in the preamble to this joint resolution. (2) The Conference shall be composed of, and bring together— (A) representatives of local, statewide, regional, and national institutions, agencies, organizations, and associations which provide library and information services to the public; (B) representatives of educational institutions, agencies, organizations, and associations (including professional and scholarly associations for the advancement of education and research); (C) persons with special knowledge of, and special competence in, technology as it may be used for the improvement of library and information services; and (D) representatives of Federal, State, and local governments, professional and lay people, and other members of the general public. Conference on 88 STAT. 1857 5 USC 101 et seg. 5 USC 5101, 5301. Travel ex penses, per diem. Report to President, transmittal to Congress. Advisory committee, establishment. Pub. Law 93-568 December 31, 1974 (c) (1) The Conference shall be planned and conducted under the direction of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"). (2) In administering this joint resolution, the Commission shall(A) when appropriate, request the cooperation and assistance of other Federal departments and agencies in order to carry out its responsibilities; (B) make technical and financial assistance (by grant, contract, or otherwise) available to the States to enable them to organize and conduct conferences and other meetings in order to prepare for the Conference; and (C) prepare and make available background materials for the use of delegates to the Conference and associated State conferences, and prepare and distribute such reports of the Conference and associated State conferences as may be appropriate. (3)(A) Each Federal department and agency is authorized and directed to cooperate with, and provide assistance to, the Commission upon its request under clause (A) of paragraph (2). For that purpose, each Federal department and agency is authorized to provide personnel to the Commission. The Commission shall be deemed to be a part of any executive or military department of which a request is made under clause (A) of paragraph (2). (B) The Librarian of Congress is authorized to detail personnel to the Commission, upon request, to enable the Commission to carry out its functions under this joint resolution. (4) In carrying out the provisions of this joint resolution, the Commission is authorized to engage such personnel as may be necessary, without regard for the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive civil service, and without regard for chapter 51, and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. (5) The Commission is authorized to publish and distribute for the Conference the reports authorized under this joint resolution. (6) Members of the Conference may, while away from their homes or regular places of business and attending the Conference, be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as may be allowed under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons serving without pay. Such expenses may be paid by way of advances, reimbursement, or in installments as the Commission may determine. (d) A final report of the Conference, containing such findings and recommendations as may be made by the Conference, shall be submitted to the President not later than one hundred and twenty days following the close of the Conference, which final report shall be made public and, within ninety days after its receipt by the President, transmitted to the Congress together with a statement of the President containing the President's recommendations with respect to such report. (e) (1) There is hereby established a twenty-eight member advisory committee of the Conference composed of (A) at least three members of the Commission designated by the Chairman thereof; (B) five persons designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives with no more than three being members of the House of Representatives: (C) five persons designated by the President pro tempore of the Senate with no more than three being members of the Senate; and (D) not more than fifteen persons appointed by the President. Such advisory committee shall assist and advise the Commission in planning and conducting the Conference. The Chairman of the Commission shall serve as Chairman of the Conference. December 31, 1974 Pub. Law 93-568 (2) The Chairman of the Commission is authorized, in his discretion, to establish, prescribe functions for, and appoint members to, such advisory and technical committees as may be necessary to assist and advise the Conference in carrying out its functions. (3) Members of any committee established under this subsection who are not regular full-time officers or employees of the United States shall, while attending to the business of the Conference, be entitled to receive compensation therefor at a rate fixed by the President but not exceeding the rate of pay specified at the time of such service for grade GS-18 in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, including traveltime. Such members may, while away from their homes or regular places of business, be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as may be authorized under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. (f) The Commission shall have authority to accept, on behalf of the Conference, in the name of the United States, grants, gifts, or bequests of money for immediate disbursement by the Commission in furtherance of the Conference. Such grants, gifts, or bequests offered the Commission, shall be paid by the donor or his representative to the Treasurer of the United States, whose receipts shall be their acquittance. The Treasurer of the United States shall enter such grants, gifts, and bequests in a special account to the credit of the Commission for the purposes of this joint resolution. (g) For the purpose of this joint resolution, the term "State" includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. (h) There are authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year limitations such sums, but not to exceed $3,500,000, as may be necessary to carry out this joint resolution. Such sums shall remain available for obligation until expended. Approved December 31, 1974. 88 STAT. 1858 Compensation. 5 USC 5332 note. "State." Appropriation. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 93-1056 Comm. on Education and Labor) and No. 93-1619 Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORTS: No. 93-521 (Comm. on Labor and Public Welfare) and CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 120 (1974): Vol. 119 (1973): Nov. 20, considered and passed Senate. Deo. 16, Senate reconsidered and concurred in report. Appendix VIII Resolutions Adopted at the First White House Conference on Library and Information Services, 1979 Reprinted from the White House Conference on Library and Information Services Summary Final Report B-1 Assistant Secretary for Library and Information Services B-2 A National Library Act B-3 Federal Resources for Library and Information Services B-4 B-5 B-6 B-7 Archives and Historical Records Tax Incentives for Donations of Authors and Artists Pricing of Basic Federal Government Publications State and Local Funding for Library and Information Services Approved by Paper Ballot B-8 National Clearinghouse in Department of Education B-9 Federal Funding Formulas B-10 Training, Research and Development B-11 Preservation and Use of Research Collections B-12 Institute for Scientific and Technological Cooperation B-13 Tax Exempt Status for Independent Libraries B-14 Postal Rates B-15 Postal Privilege B-16 Delivery of Library Materials B-17 A Federal Relations Network C. Technology, Resource Sharing and Education C-1 Technology and Uniform Standards |