Depository libraries are designated by members of Congress, with two Representative designations provided for in each congressional district and four Senatorial designations provided for in each State at large. By law, all State libraries, highest State appellate court libraries, libraries of land-grant colleges, and law school libraries are also eligible to be designated depositories.
Services are available to the general public.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. During fiscal year 1999, over 16.1 million copies of approx. 40,000 titles in paper, microfiche and CD-ROM were distributed to depository libraries. 164,608 online titles located on the GPO Access servers and by linking to agency web resources. It is available without charge and revised semiannually.