,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fbd  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#ebbg  ,report ,no4 #aad-gjf1 ,part ,i  
,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of                 
,,representatives  ,may #ac1 #bjaf ,mrs4
 ,miller of ,michigan 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,brady of ,pennsylvania1 and ,mr4      
,harper7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,house ,administration1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure1 for a period to be    
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,july #be1 #bjaf ,reported from the     
,committee on ,house ,administration    
,july #be1 #bjaf ,referred to the       
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure extended for a period   
ending not later than ,september #cj1   
#bjaf  ,september #bh1 #bjaf ,the       
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure discharged2 committed to

 the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on 
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 
be printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the
 ,national ,library ,service for the    
,blind and ,physically ,handicapped to  
provide playback equipment in all forms1
 to establish a ,national ,collection   
,stewardship ,fund for the processing   
and storage of collection materials of  
the ,library of ,congress1 and to       
provide for the continuation of service 
of returning members of ,joint          
,committee on the ,library at beginning 
of a ,congress4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,library of    
,congress ,modernization ,act of #bjaf4 
#b4 ,authorizing ,national ,library     
,service for the ,blind and ,physically 
,handicapped to provide playback        
equipment in all formats  7a7 ,in       
general ,the first sentence of the ,act 
entitled ,an ,act to provide books for  
the adult blind1 approved ,march #c1    
#aica 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ace;a71 is amended 
by striking and for purchase1           

maintenance1 and replacement of         
reproducers for such sound-reproduction 
recordings and inserting and for        
purchase1 maintenance1 and replacement  
of reproducers for any such forms4  7b7 
,effective date ,this amendment made by 
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to fiscal year #bjag and each succeeding
 fiscal year4  #c4 ,library of ,congress
 ,national ,collection ,stewardship     
,fund  7a7 ,establishment ,there is     
hereby established in the ,treasury of  
the ,united ,states1 as an account for  
the ,librarian of ,congress1 the        
,library of ,congress ,national         
,collection ,stewardship ,fund          
7hereafter in this section referred to  
as the ,fund74  7b7 ,use of ,amounts    
,amounts in the ,fund may be used by the
 ,librarian as follows3 7#a7 ,the       
,librarian may use amounts directly for 
the purpose of preparing collection     
materials of the ,library of ,congress  
for long-term storage4  7#b7 ,the       
,librarian may transfer amounts to the  

,architect of the ,capitol for the      
purpose of designing1 constructing1     
altering1 upgrading1 and equipping      
collections preservation and storage    
facilities for the ,library of          
,congress1 or for the purpose of        
acquiring real property by lease for the
 preservation and storage of ,library of
 ,congress collections in accordance    
with section #aajb of the ,legislative  
,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #bjji 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #ahbc;a74  7c7 ,contents of   
,fund ,the ,fund shall consist of the   
following amounts3  7#a7 ,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         
,expenses4  7#b7 ,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 the ,capitol under the    
heading ,library of ,congress ,buildings
 and ,grounds4  7#c7 ,such amounts as   

may be appropriated to the ,fund under  
law4  7d7 ,continuing ,availability of  
,funds ,any amounts in the ,fund shall  
remain available until expended4  7e7   
,annual ,report ,not later than #ahj    
days after the end of each fiscal year1 
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 ,senate4  7f7  
,initial #e-,year ,plan ,not later than 
#f months after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,librarian  
shall submit to the ,joint ,committee on
 the ,library and the ,committees on    
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,senate a      
report providing a plan for expenditures
 from the ,fund for the first #e fiscal 
years of the ,fund's operation4  7g7    
,effective date ,this section shall     
apply with respect to fiscal year #bjag 
and each succeeding fiscal year4  #d4   

,continuation of service of returning   
members of ,joint ,committee on the     
,library at beginning of ,congress  7a7 
,continuation of ,service  7#a7 ,in     
general ,during the period beginning on 
the first day of a ,congress and ending 
on the date described in paragraph 7#b71
 any ,member of ,congress who served as 
a member of the ,joint ,committee on the
 ,library during the previous ,congress 
shall continue to serve as a member of  
the ,joint ,committee4  7#b7 ,date      
described ,the date described in this   
paragraph is1 with respect to a         
,congress-- 7,a7 in the case of a       
,member of ,congress who is a ,member of
 the ,house of ,representatives1 the    
date on which ,members of the ,house are
 appointed to serve on the ,joint       
,committee for the ,congress2 and  7,b7 
in the case of a ,member of ,congress   
who is a ,senator1 the date on which    
,senators are appointed to serve on the 
,joint ,committee for the ,congress4    
7#c7 ,conforming ,amendment ,the final  

undesignated paragraph under the heading
 ,senate4 in section #b of the ,act of  
,march #c1 #ahhc 7chapter #ada2 #bb     
,stat4 #eib7 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acc71 is    
hereby repealed4  7b7 ,transitional     
chairmanship prior to first             
organizational meeting ,during the      
period beginning on the first day of a  
,congress and ending on the date of the 
first organizational meeting of the     
,joint ,committee on the ,library1 the  
,chairman of the ,joint ,committee on   
the ,library shall be determined as     
follows3 7#a7 ,if the member who served 
as ,chairman during the previous        
,congress is appointed to serve on the  
,joint ,committee for such ,congress1   
such member shall serve as ,chairman    
during such period4  7#b7 ,if the member
 who served as ,chairman during the     
previous ,congress is not appointed to  
serve on the ,joint ,committee for such 
,congress but the member who served as  
,vice ,chairman during the previous     
,congress is appointed to serve on the  

,joint ,committee for such ,congress1   
the member who served as ,vice ,chairman
 shall serve as ,chairman during such   
period4  7#c7 ,if neither the member who
 served as ,chairman nor the member who 
served as ,vice ,chairman during the    
previous ,congress is appointed to serve
 on the ,joint ,committee for such      
,congress--  7,a7 the member who is the 
,chairman of the ,committee on ,house   
,administration of the ,house of        
,representatives shall serve as         
,chairman during such period if the     
,chairman during the previous ,congress 
was a ,member of the ,house of          
,representatives2 or  7,b7 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 ,senator4  7c7 
,effective ,date ,this section and the  
amendment made by this section shall    
apply with respect to the ,one ,hundred 
,fifteenth ,congress and each succeeding

 ,congress4  ,september #bh1 #bjaf ,the 
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure discharged2 committed to
 the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on 
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 
be printed