An Act to extend and amend the Library Services and Construction Act
PL 89-511 (H.R.14050), enacted 07/19/1966

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Public Law 89-511 
AN ACT 
July 19, 1966 
To extend and amend the Library Services and Construction Act. 
[H. R. 14050] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may . Library serv-
be cited as the "Library Services and Construction Act Amendments J
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SEC. 2. Section 2(a) of the Library Services and Construction Act 
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is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the fol-
lowing : ", to promote interlibrary cooperation, and to assist the States 
in providing certain specialized State library services". 
SEC. 3. Section 101 of the Library Services and Construction Act 
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is amended by striking out "June 30, 1957, and for each of the next 
six fiscal years the sum of $7,500,000, for the fiscal year ending June 
30, 1964, the sum of $25,000,000, and for each of the next two fiscal 
years such sums as the Congress may determine," and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: "June 30, 1967, $35,000,000; for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1968, $45,000,000; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1969, $55,000,000; for the fiscal year ending June 30,1970, $65,000,000; 
and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $75,000,000,". 
SEC. 4. Section 102 of the Library Services and Construction Act is 
amended by striking out the last sentence thereof. 
SEC. 5. (a) Section 104(a) of the Library Services and Construc-
tion Act is amended by strikmg out "fiscal year ending June 30,1963" 
each time that it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof "second preceding 
fiscal year". 
(b) (Sections 104(b) and 204(b) of such Act are each amended to 35^5°^^^^^^' 
read as follows: 
" (b) The Commissioner shall from time to time estimate the amount 
to which a State is entitled under subsection (a), and such amount 
shall be paid to the State, in advance or by w^ay of reimbursement, at 
such time or times and in such installments as the Commissioner may 
determine, after necessary adjustment on account of any previously 
made overpayment or underpayment." 
(c) Section 104(d) of such Act is amended by striking out "(1)", 
by striking out "to be effective until July 1,1957" and by striking out 
paragraph (2) of such subsection. 
SEC. 6. Section 201 of the Library Services and Construction Act 
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is amended by striking out "June 30, 1964, the sum of $20,000,000, and 
for each of the next two fiscal years such sums as the Congress may 
determine," and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1967, $40,000,000; 
for the fiscal year ending June 30,1968, $50,000,000; for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1969, $60,000,000; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1970, $70,000,000; and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, 
$80,000,000,". 
SEC. 7. The last sentence of section 202 of such Act is amended to 
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read as follows: "A State's allotment under this subsection for any 
fiscal year shall be availabe for payments with respect to the admin-
istration, during such year and the next fiscal year, of its State plan 
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struction projects approved under such State plan during such year 
or the next fiscal year." 
SEC, 8. The second sentence of section 104(a) of the Library Serv-
ices and Construction Act is repealed, and section 204(a) of such Act 
is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 204. (a) From its allotment available therefor under sec-
tion 202 each State shall be entitled to receive (1) an amount equal 
to the Federal share (as determined under section 104) of projects 
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approved under its State plan (as approved by the Commissioner 
pursuant to section 203) during the period for which such allotment 
is available, and (2) an amount equal to the Federal share of the total 
of the sums expended by the State and its political subdivisions for 
the administration of such State plan during the period for which such 
allotment is available." 
SEC. 9. The Library Services and Construction Act is amended by 
inserting after title II the following new titles: 
"TITLE III—INTERLIBKAKY COOPERATION 
"AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 301. There are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1967, the sum of $5,000,000; for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1968, $7,500,000; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1969, $10,000,000; for the fiscal year ending June 30,1970, $12,500,000; 
and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $15,000,000; which shall 
be used for making payments to States which have submitted and had 
approved by the Commissioner State plans for establishing and main-
taining local, regional, State, or interstate cooperative networks of 
libraries. 
"ALLOTMENTS 
"SEC. 302. From the sums appropriated pursuant to section 301 for 
each fiscal year the Commissioner shall allot $10,000 each to (xuam, 
American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, and $40,000 to each of the 
other States, and shall allot to each State such part of the remainder 
of such sums as the population of the State bears to the population of 
the United States according to the most recent decennial census. 
"PAYMENTS TO STATES 
"SEC. 303. From the allotments available therefor under section 302, 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall from time to time pay to each 
State which has a plan approved under section 304 an amount equal 
to the Federal share which for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, 
shall be 100 per centum of the total sums expended under such plan 
(including costs of administering such plan), and for any fiscal year 
thereafter shall be 50 per centum of such sums, 
"STATE PLANS FOR INTERLIBRARY COOPERATION 
"SEC. 304. (a) To be approved for purposes of this title a State 
plan must— 
"(1) meet the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and 
(5) of section 103(a); 
" (2) provide policies and objectives for the systematic and effec-
tive coordination of the resources of school, public, academic, and 
special libraries and special information centers for improved 
services of a supplementary nature to the special clientele served 
by each type of library or center; 
"(3) provide appropriate allocation by participating agencies 
of the total costs of the system; 
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"(4) provide assurance that every local or other public agency 
in the State is accorded an opportunity to participate in the 
system ; 
"(5) provide criteria which the State agency shall use in 
evaluating applications for funds under this title and in assigning 
priority to project proposals; and 
"(6) establish a statewide council which is broadly representa-
tive of professional library interests and of library users which 
shall act in an advisory capacity to the State agency. 
" (b) The Commissioner shall approve any State plan which meets 
the conditions specified in subsection (a) of this section. 
"TITLE IV—SPECIALIZED STATE LIBRARY SERVICES 
"PART A—STATE INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARY SERVICES 
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APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 401. There are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1967, the sum of $5,000,000; for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1968, $7,500,000; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, 
$10,000,000; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, $12,500,000; and 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $15,000,000; which shall be 
used for making payments to States which have submitted and had 
approved by the Commissioner State plans for establishing and im-
proving State institutional library services. For the purposes of this Definition. 
part the term 'State institutional library services' means the providing 
of books, and other library material, and of library services to (A) in-
mates, patients, or residents of penal institutions, reformatories, resi-
dential training schools, orphanages, or general or special institutions 
or hospitals operated or substantially supported by the State, and 
(B) students in residential schools for the handicapped (including 
mentally retarded, hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, visually 
handicapped, seriously emotionally disturbed, crippled, or other health 
impaired persons who by reason thereof require special education) 
operated or substantially supported by the State. 
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ALLOTMENTS 
"SEC. 402. From the sums appropriated pursuant to section 401 
for each fiscal year the Commissioner shall allot $10,000 each to Guam, 
American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, and $40,000 to each of the 
other States, and shall allot to each State such part of the remainder 
of such sums as the population of the State bears to the population of 
the United States according to the most recent decennial census. 
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PAYMENTS TO STATES 
"SEC. 403. From the allotments available therefor under section 
402, the Secretary of the Treasury shall from time to time pay to 
each State which has a plan approved under section 404 an amount 
equal to the Federal share (as determined under section 104, except 
that the Federal share for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, shall 
be 100 per centum) of the total sums expended by the State under such 
plan (including costs of administering such plan). 
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"STATE PLANS FOR STATE INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARY SERVICES 
"SEC. 404. (a) To be approved for purposes of this part a State 
plan must— 
"(1) meet the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and 
(5) of section 103(a); 
"(2) provide policies and objectives for the establishment or 
improvement of State institutional library services; 
"(3) provide assurance that all eligible State institutions will 
be accorded an opportunity to participate in the program pursu-
ant to this part; 
"(4) provide criteria which the State agency shall use in eval-
uating applications for funds under this part and in assigning 
priority to project proposals; 
"(5) provide assurances satisfactory to the Commissioner that 
expenditures made by such State in any fiscal year for State 
institutional library services will not be less than such expendi-
tures in the precedmg fiscal year; and 
"(6) establish a council which is broadly representative of 
State institutions eligible for assistance under this part which 
shall act in an advisory capacity to the State agency. 
" (b) The Commissioner shall approve any State plan which meets 
the conditions specified in subsection (a) of this section. 
"(c) No portion of any money paid to a State under this part shall 
be applied, directly or indirectly, to the purchase or erection of any 
building or buildings, or the purchase of any land. 
"PART B—LIBRARY SERVICES TO THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 
Definition. 
li AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 411. There are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1967, the sum of $3,000,000; for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1968, $4,000,000; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1969, $5,000,000; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, $6,000,000; 
and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $7,000,000; which shall 
be used for making payments to States which have submitted and had 
approved by the Commissioner State plans for establishing and 
improving library services to the physically handicapped. 
For the 
purposes of this part the term 'library services to the physically 
handicapped' means the providing of library service, through public 
or other nonprofit libraries, agencies, or organizations, to physically 
handicapped persons (including the blind and visually handicapped) 
certified by competent authority as unable to read or to use conven-
tional printed materials as a result of physical limitations. 
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ALLOTMENTS 
"SEC. 412. From the sums appropriated pursuant to section 411 for 
each fiscal year, the Commissioner shall allot $5,000 each to Guam, 
American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, and $25,000 to each of the 
other States, and shall allot to each State such part of the remainder 
of such sums as the population of the State bears to the population 
of the United States according to the most recent decennial census. 
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"PAYMENTS TO STATES 
"SEC. 413. From the allotments available therefor under section 412, 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall from time to time pay to each State 
which has a plan approved under section 414 an amount equal to the 
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eral share for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, shall be 100 per 
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centum) of the total sums expended under such plan (including costs 
of administering such plan). 
"STATE PLANS FOR SERVICES TO THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 
"SEC. 414. (a) To be approved for the purposes of this part a State 
plan must— 
"(1) meet the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and 
(5) of section 103(a); 
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"(2) provide policies and objectives for the establishment or 
improvement of State plans for library services to the physically 
handicapped; 
"(3) provide assurance that all appropriate public or nonprofit 
libraries, agencies, or organizations for the physically handi-
capped will be accorded an opportunity to participate in the 
program pursuant to this part; 
" (4) provide criteria which the State agency shall use in eval-
uating applications for funds under this part and in assigning 
priority to project proposals; 
"(5) provide assurances satisfactory to the Commissioner that 
funds available from sources other than Federal sources in any 
fiscal year for expenditures under State plans for library services 
to the physically handicapped will not be less than actual expen-
ditures from such source in the second preceding fiscal year; and 
"(6) establish a council which is representative of eligible 
agencies which shall act in an advisory capacity to the State 
agency. 
"(b) The Commissioner shall approve, after consultation with the 
Librarian of Congress where appropriate, any State plan which meets 
the conditions specified in subsection (a) of this section. 
"(c) No part of any money paid to a State under this part shall be 
applied, directly or indirectly, to the purchase or erection of any build-
ing or buildings, or the purchase of any land." 
SEC. 10. (a) T i t l e l l l of the Library Services and Construction Act ^g^o^stat^^295; 
is hereby designated as title V. 
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(b) Sections 301 through 304 of the Library Services and Construe- 358. 
tion Act are hereby designated as sections 501 through 504. 
(c) Section 502(d) (2) of such Act (as so designated by subsection 
(b)) is amended by striking out "or title I I " and inserting in lieu 
thereof "title II, title III, or part A or B of title IV". 
(d) Section 503 of such Act (as so designated by subsection (b)) 
is amended by striking out "or 202" and inserting in lieu thereof 
", 202, 302, 402, or 412"; by striking out "and section 203" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ", 203, 304, 404, and 414"; by striking out "or 202" 
and inserting in lieu thereof ", 202, 302, 402, or 412"; by striking out 
"or 203", and inserting in lieu thereof ", 203, 304, 404, or 414"; by 
striking out "or 201" and inserting in lieu thereof ", 201, 301, 401, or 
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411"; and by striking out "and 202" and inserting in lieu thereof 
", 202, 302, 402, and 412". 
(e) Section 502(d) (2) of such Act (as so redesignated by subsec-
tion (b)) is amended by striking out "301" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"501". 
Effective date. 
gj,^^ -^^ rpj^g amendments made by sections 5(a), 7, and 8 shall be 
effective with respect to fiscal years beginning ?fter June 30, 1966. 
SEC. 12. (a) The Library Services and Construction Act, as amended 
by this Act, is further amended by inserting "the Trust Territory of 
the Pacific Islands," immediately after "American Samoa," in sec-
sssb*^^^^^^'^^^' ^^^^ ^^^1 section 104(a)(1)(A), the parenthetical phrase in section 
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104(c), scctiou 104(d), sectiou 202, section 302, section 402, section 412, 
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and section 504 (a). 
(b) Such Act is further amended by inserting "(otlier than the 
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands)" after "except that no pay-
ments shall be made to any State" in section 104(a), and by inserting 
", and the Federal share for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 
shall be 100 per centum" immediately before the period at the end of 
section 104(c). 
(c) The amendments made by this section shall be effective with 
respect to fiscal years beginning after June 30,1966. 
Approved July 19, 1966. 
Public Law 89-512 
July 19, 1966 
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To amend the Classification Act of 1949 to authorize the establishment of 
hazardous duty pay in certain cases. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
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employees. 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That title VIII of 
Hazardous duty the Classification Act of 1949, as amended (5 IJ.S.C. 1131-1133), is 
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amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
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"SEC. 804. The Commission shall establish a schedule or schedules 
of pay differentials for irregular or intermittent duty involving 
unusual physical hardship or hazard. 
The appropriate differential 
shall be paid to any officer or employee to whom this Act applies for 
any period in which such officer or employee is subjected to physical 
hardship or hazard not usually involved in carrying out the duties 
of his position. 
Such pay differential— 
"(1) shall not be applicable with respect to any officer or 
employee in any position the classification of which takes into 
account the degree of physical hardship or hazard involved in 
the performance of the duties thereof; 
"(2) shall not exceed an amount equal to 25 per centum of the 
rate of basic compensation applicable with respect to such officer 
or employee; 
"(3) shall be paid for such minimum periods as the Commis-
sion may determine to be appropriate; and 
"(4) shall be paid under regulations which shall be prescribed 
by the Commission." 
Effective date. 
gjjc. 2. Thc amendment made by the first section of this Act shall 
become effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins 
more than one hundred and eighty days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
Approved July 19, 1966.