An Act to establish In the Library of Congress a library of musical scores and other instructional materials to further educational, vocational, and cultural opportunities in the field of music for blind persons.
PL 87-765 (S.3408), enacted 10/09/1962

76 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-766-OCT. 9, 1962 
763 
Public Law 87-765 
AN ACT 
To establish in the Library of Congress a library of musical scores and other 
instructional materials to further educational, vocational, and cultural oppor-
tunities in the field of music for blind persons. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
United States 
of America 
in Congress assembled^ That (a) the 
Librarian of Cosgress shall establish and maintain a library of musical 
scores, instructional texts, and other specialized materials for the 
use of blind residents of the United States and its possessions in 
furthering their educational, vocational, and cultural opportunities in 
the field of music. Such scores, texts, and materials shall be made 
available on a loan basis under regulations developed by the Librarian 
or his designee in consultation with persons, organizations, and agen-
cies engaged in work for the blind. 
(b) There are authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved October 9, 1962. 
October 9, 1962 
JS .34081-
Blind persons. 
Library of musi-
cal scores. 
Establishment. 
Public Law 87-766 
AN ACT 
To consent to the amendment of the Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact and to 
the imrticipation of certain additional States in such compact in accordance 
with the terms of such amendment. 
October 9, 1962 
CS.3431] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of 
Pacific Marine 
Congress is hereby given to (1) the amendment of the Pacific Marine fisheries com-
Fisheries Compact, initially approved by the Act of July 24,1947 (61 ''"*'*' *"*" "*"**• 
Stat. 419), between the States of California, Oregon, and Washington, 
by the addition of a new article X I I to such compact as set forth in 
section 2 of this Act, and (2) to the participation m such compact, in 
accordance with the terms of such article, of the States of Alaska and 
. ,i, 
Hawaii and any other State having rivers or streams tributary to the 
Pacific Ocean. 
SEC. 2. Article X I I of the Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact, as 
agreed to by the States of California, Oregon, and Washington, reads 
as follows: 
"ARTICLE 
X I I 
"The States of Alaska or Hawaii, or any state having rivers or 
Addiuonai 
streams tributary to the Pacific Ocean may become a contracting state ^*p*^,' 
by enactment of the Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact. Upon admis-
sion of any new state to the compact, the purposes of the compact and 
the duties of the 'commission shall extend to the development of joint 
programs for the conservation, protection and prevention of physical 
waste of fisheries in which the contracting states are mutually con-
cerned and to all waters of the newly admitted state necessary to de-
velop such programs. 
"This article shall become effective upon its enactment by the States 
of California, Oregon, and Washington and upon ratification by Con-
gress by virtue of the authority vested in it under Article 1, section 10, 
of the Constitution of the United States." 
SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly 
Reservauon. 
reserved. 
Approved October 9, 1962. 
Participation.