I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4093 
To revise certain administrative and management authorities of the Librarian 
of Congress, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2015 
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To revise certain administrative and management authorities 
of the Librarian of Congress, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Library of Congress 
Administrative Reform Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR 
THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 
TO PROVIDE PLAYBACK EQUIPMENT IN ALL 
FORMATS. 
The first sentence of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to pro-
vide books for the adult blind’’, approved March 3, 1931 
(2 U.S.C. 135a), is amended by striking ‘‘and for pur-
chase, maintenance, and replacement of reproducers for 
such sound-reproduction recordings’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
for purchase, maintenance, and replacement of repro-
ducers for any such forms’’. 
SEC. 3. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL COLLECTION 
STEWARDSHIP FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in 
the Treasury of the United States, as an account for the 
Librarian of Congress, the ‘‘Library of Congress National 
Collection Stewardship Fund’’ (hereafter in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(b) CONTENTS OF FUND.—The Fund shall consist of 
the following amounts: 
(1) Such amounts as may be transferred by the 
Librarian from amounts appropriated for any fiscal 
year for the Library of Congress under the heading 
‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’. 
(2) Such amounts as may be transferred by the 
Architect of the Capitol from amounts appropriated 
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for any fiscal year for the Architect of the Capitol 
under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress Buildings 
and Grounds’’. 
(3) Such amounts as may be appropriated to 
the Fund under law. 
(c) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the Fund may 
be used by the Librarian as follows: 
(1) The Librarian may use amounts directly for 
the purpose of preparing collection materials of the 
Library of Congress for long-term storage. 
(2) The Librarian may transfer amounts to the 
Architect of the Capitol for the purpose of designing, 
constructing, altering, upgrading, and equipping col-
lections preservation and storage facilities for the Li-
brary of Congress, or for the purpose of acquiring 
real property by lease for the preservation and stor-
age of Library of Congress collections in accordance 
with section 1102 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2009 (2 U.S.C. 1823a). 
(d) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.—Any 
amounts in the Fund shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the end of each fiscal year, the Librarian and the Architect 
of the Capitol shall submit a joint report on the Fund to 
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the Joint Committee on the Library and the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
(f) INITIAL 5-YEAR PLAN.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Librarian 
shall submit to the Joint Committee on the Library and 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report providing a plan for 
expenditures from the Fund for the first 5 fiscal years 
of the Fund’s operation. 
SEC. 4. EXPANDING USES OF CERTAIN REVOLVING FUNDS. 
(a) NATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL CONSERVATION CEN-
TER FUND.—Section 101 of the Library of Congress Fis-
cal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 182a) 
is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DUPLICA-
TION’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘duplication and delivery 
services provided by the Librarian’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the following programs and activities of 
the Librarian’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a colon; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) Services related to the duplication and 
preservation of audiovisual materials and associated 
collections. 
‘‘(2) Storage, inspection, and delivery of audio-
visual materials and associated collections.’’. 
(b) REVOLVING FUND FOR GIFT SHOP AND RE-
LATED SERVICES.—Section 102 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
182b) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘GIFT SHOP’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘SALES
AND 
OTHER SERVICES’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) Traveling exhibitions and exhibition mate-
rials. 
‘‘(6) Training.’’. 
(c) INCLUSION
OF
TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS
IN 
FEDLINK PROGRAM.—Section 103(f)(1) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 182c(f)(1)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘Federal 
Government,’’ the following: ‘‘tribal governments (as de-
fined in section 502(c)(3)(B) of title 40, United States 
Code),’’. 
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SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS AND BEQUESTS. 
(a) EXPANDING TYPES OF GIFTS THAT MAY BE AC-
CEPTED.—The first undesignated paragraph of section 4 
of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to create a Library of Con-
gress Trust Fund Board, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved March 3, 1925 (2 U.S.C. 160), is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘in the 
name of the United States’’ and all that follows and 
inserting the following: ‘‘in the name of the United 
States and in the interest of the Library, its collec-
tions, or its service gifts or bequests of personal 
property, nonpersonal services, voluntary and un-
compensated personal services, or money for imme-
diate disbursement.’’; 
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘of 
money’’ after ‘‘bequests’’; and 
(3) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘enter 
them’’ and inserting ‘‘enter the gift, bequest, or pro-
ceeds’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF GIFTS OF SECURITIES.—The 
first undesignated paragraph of section 4 of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 160) is amended by inserting after the first sen-
tence the following new sentence: ‘‘In the case of a gift 
of securities, the Librarian shall sell the gift and provide 
the donor with a receipt from the proceeds of the sale.’’. 
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SEC. 6. CONTINUATION OF SERVICE OF RETURNING MEM-
BERS OF JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LI-
BRARY AT BEGINNING OF CONGRESS. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning 
on the first day of a Congress and ending on the 
date described in paragraph (2), any Member of 
Congress who served as a member of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library during the previous Congress 
shall continue to serve as a member of the Joint 
Committee. 
(2) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date described in 
this paragraph is, with respect to a Congress— 
(A) in the case of a Member of Congress 
who is a Member of the House of Representa-
tives, the date on which Members of the House 
are appointed to serve on the Joint Committee 
for the Congress; and 
(B) in the case of a Member of Congress 
who is a Senator, the date on which Senators 
are appointed to serve on the Joint Committee 
for the Congress. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The final undesig-
nated paragraph under the heading ‘‘Senate.’’ in section 
2 of the Act of March 3, 1883 (chapter 141; 22 Stat. 592) 
(2 U.S.C. 133), is hereby repealed. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ment made by this section shall apply with respect to the 
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress and each succeeding 
Congress. 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
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