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Union Calendar No. 624 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5227 

[Report No. 114–706, Part I] 

To authorize the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically 

Handicapped to provide playback equipment in all forms, to establish 

a National Collection Stewardship Fund for the processing and storage 

of collection materials of the Library of Congress, and to provide for 

the continuation of service of returning members of Joint Committee 

on the Library at beginning of a Congress. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 13, 2016 

Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 

HARPER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

JULY 25, 2016 

Reported from the Committee on House Administration 

JULY 25, 2016 

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure extended for 

a period ending not later than September 30, 2016 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed 

to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To authorize the National Library Service for the Blind 

and Physically Handicapped to provide playback equipment in all forms, to establish a National Collection 

Stewardship Fund for the processing and storage of collection materials of the Library of Congress, and to 

provide for the continuation of service of returning members of Joint Committee on the Library at beginning 

of a Congress. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Library of Congress 

5 Modernization Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR 

7 THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 

8 TO PROVIDE PLAYBACK EQUIPMENT IN ALL 

9 FORMATS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of the Act enti11 tled ‘‘An Act to provide books for the adult blind’’, ap12 proved March 3, 1931 (2 U.S.C. 135a), is amended by 

13 striking ‘‘and for purchase, maintenance, and replacement 

14 of reproducers for such sound-reproduction recordings’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘and for purchase, maintenance, and re16 placement of reproducers for any such forms’’. 

17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This amendment made by 

18 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 

19 and each succeeding fiscal year. 

20 SEC. 3. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL COLLECTION 

21 STEWARDSHIP FUND. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in 

23 the Treasury of the United States, as an account for the 

24 Librarian of Congress, the ‘‘Library of Congress National 


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1 Collection Stewardship Fund’’ (hereafter in this section 

2 referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 

3 (b) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the Fund may 

4 be used by the Librarian as follows: 

5 (1) The Librarian may use amounts directly for 

6 the purpose of preparing collection materials of the 

7 Library of Congress for long-term storage. 

8 (2) The Librarian may transfer amounts to the 

9 Architect of the Capitol for the purpose of designing, 

10 constructing, altering, upgrading, and equipping col11 lections preservation and storage facilities for the Li12 brary of Congress, or for the purpose of acquiring 

13 real property by lease for the preservation and stor14 age of Library of Congress collections in accordance 

15 with section 1102 of the Legislative Branch Appro16 priations Act, 2009 (2 U.S.C. 1823a). 

17 (c) CONTENTS OF FUND.—The Fund shall consist of 

18 the following amounts: 

19 (1) Such amounts as may be transferred by the 

20 Librarian from amounts appropriated for any fiscal 

21 year for the Library of Congress under the heading 

22 ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’. 

23 (2) Such amounts as may be transferred by the 

24 Architect of the Capitol from amounts appropriated 

25 for any fiscal year for the Office of the Architect of 


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1 the Capitol under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress 

2 Buildings and Grounds’’. 

3 (3) Such amounts as may be appropriated to 

4 the Fund under law. 

5 (d) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any 

6 amounts in the Fund shall remain available until ex7 pended. 

8 (e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

9 the end of each fiscal year, the Librarian and the Architect 

10 of the Capitol shall submit a joint report on the Fund to 

11 the Joint Committee on the Library and the Committees 

12 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

13 Senate. 

14 (f) INITIAL 5-YEAR PLAN.—Not later than 6 months 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Librarian 

16 shall submit to the Joint Committee on the Library and 

17 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep18 resentatives and the Senate a report providing a plan for 

19 expenditures from the Fund for the first 5 fiscal years 

20 of the Fund’s operation. 

21 (g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 

22 respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 


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1 SEC. 4. CONTINUATION OF SERVICE OF RETURNING MEM2 BERS OF JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LI3 BRARY AT BEGINNING OF CONGRESS. 

4 (a) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning 

6 on the first day of a Congress and ending on the 

7 date described in paragraph (2), any Member of 

8 Congress who served as a member of the Joint Com9 mittee on the Library during the previous Congress 

10 shall continue to serve as a member of the Joint 

11 Committee. 

12 (2) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date described in 

13 this paragraph is, with respect to a Congress— 

14 (A) in the case of a Member of Congress 

15 who is a Member of the House of Representa16 tives, the date on which Members of the House 

17 are appointed to serve on the Joint Committee 

18 for the Congress; and 

19 (B) in the case of a Member of Congress 

20 who is a Senator, the date on which Senators 

21 are appointed to serve on the Joint Committee 

22 for the Congress. 

23 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The final un24 designated paragraph under the heading ‘‘Senate.’’ 

25 in section 2 of the Act of March 3, 1883 (chapter 


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1 141; 22 Stat. 592) (2 U.S.C. 133), is hereby re2 pealed. 

3 (b) TRANSITIONAL CHAIRMANSHIP PRIOR TO FIRST

4 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.—During the period begin5 ning on the first day of a Congress and ending on the 

6 date of the first organizational meeting of the Joint Com7 mittee on the Library, the Chairman of the Joint Com8 mittee on the Library shall be determined as follows: 

9 (1) If the member who served as Chairman dur10 ing the previous Congress is appointed to serve on 

11 the Joint Committee for such Congress, such mem12 ber shall serve as Chairman during such period. 

13 (2) If the member who served as Chairman dur14 ing the previous Congress is not appointed to serve 

15 on the Joint Committee for such Congress but the 

16 member who served as Vice Chairman during the 

17 previous Congress is appointed to serve on the Joint 

18 Committee for such Congress, the member who 

19 served as Vice Chairman shall serve as Chairman 

20 during such period. 

21 (3) If neither the member who served as Chair22 man nor the member who served as Vice Chairman 

23 during the previous Congress is appointed to serve 

24 on the Joint Committee for such Congress— 


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1 (A) the member who is the Chairman of 

2 the Committee on House Administration of the 

3 House of Representatives shall serve as Chair4 man during such period if the Chairman during 

5 the previous Congress was a Member of the 

6 House of Representatives; or 

7 (B) the member who is the Chairman of 

8 the Committee on Rules and Administration of 

9 the Senate shall serve as Chairman during such 

10 period if the Chairman during the previous 

11 Congress was a Senator. 

12 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend13 ment made by this section shall apply with respect to the 

14 One Hundred Fifteenth Congress and each succeeding 

15 Congress. 


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Union Calendar No. 624 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5227 

[Report No. 114–706, Part I] 

A BILL 

To authorize the National Library Service for the 

a Congress. Joint Committee on the Library at beginning of continuation of service of returning members of the Library of Congress, and to provide for the processing and storage of collection materials of National Collection Stewardship Fund for the playback equipment in all forms, to establish a Blind and Physically Handicapped to provide 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

printed House on the State of the Union and ordered to be discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 


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