Northern Mariana Islands Federal Depository Library Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-429
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-01-25
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government information and archives

Libraries and archives

Northern Mariana Islands

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2013-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Northern Mariana Islands Federal Depository Library Act - Authorizes the Delegate of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to designate two libraries in the Commonwealth as federal depository libraries. </p> <p>Requires the distribution of U.S. government publications selected from lists prepared by the Superintendent of Documents to such libraries upon request. </p> <p>Allows the Delegate to designate only libraries able to provide custody and service for depository materials and located in areas where they can best serve the public's need and within areas not already adequately served by existing depository libraries. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 429 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To permit the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to designate Federal depository libraries.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Mariana Islands Federal Depository Library Act of 2013 . 2. Designation of depository libraries by the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Section 1905 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by inserting by the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, after District of Columbia, ; and (2) in the last sentence, by inserting the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands may designate two depository libraries in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, after libraries in the District of Columbia, . 3. Requirements of depository libraries in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Section 1909 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by inserting the Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, after District of Columbia, ; and (2) in the last sentence, by inserting and, in the case of a library in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Delegate from the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, after Commissioner of the District of Columbia, .