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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 Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined 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 or-
dered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To authorize the National Library Service for the Blind 
and Physically Handicapped to provide playback equip-
ment in all forms, to establish a National Collection 
Stewardship Fund for the processing and storage of col-
lection materials of the Library of Congress, and to 
provide for the continuation of service of returning mem-
bers of Joint Committee on the Library at beginning 
of a Congress. 
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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 
Modernization Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR 
THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 
TO PROVIDE PLAYBACK EQUIPMENT IN ALL 
FORMATS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of the Act enti-
tled ‘‘An Act to provide books for the adult blind’’, ap-
proved March 3, 1931 (2 U.S.C. 135a), is amended by 
striking ‘‘and for purchase, maintenance, and replacement 
of reproducers for such sound-reproduction recordings’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and for purchase, maintenance, and re-
placement of reproducers for any such forms’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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 
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Collection Stewardship Fund’’ (hereafter in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(b) 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). 
(c) 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 
for any fiscal year for the Office of the Architect of 
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the Capitol under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress 
Buildings and Grounds’’. 
(3) Such amounts as may be appropriated to 
the Fund under law. 
(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 
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. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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(A) the member who is the Chairman of 
the Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives shall serve as Chair-
man during such period if the Chairman during 
the previous Congress was a Member of the 
House of Representatives; or 
(B) the member who is the Chairman of 
the Committee on Rules and Administration of 
the Senate shall serve as Chairman during such 
period if the Chairman during the previous 
Congress was a Senator. 
(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. 
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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 
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. 
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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