§1501. Congressional statement of policy

The Congress hereby affirms that library and information services adequate to meet the needs of the people of the United States are essential to achieve national goals and to utilize most effectively the Nation's educational resources and that the Federal Government will cooperate with State and local governments and public and private agencies in assuring optimum provision of such services.

( Pub. L. 91–345, §2, July 20, 1970, 84 Stat. 440 .)

Short Title of 1991 Amendment

Pub. L. 102–95, §1, Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 479 , provided that: "This Act [amending sections 1502 to 1506 of this title] may be cited as the 'National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act Amendments of 1991'."

Short Title

Section 1 of Pub. L. 91–345 provided: "That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act'."

White House Conference on Library and Information Services

Pub. L. 100–382, Aug. 8, 1988, 102 Stat. 898 , authorized President to call and conduct a White House Conference on Library and Information Services to be held not earlier than Sept. 1, 1989, and not later than Sept. 30, 1991, to develop recommendations for the further improvement of the library and information services of the Nation and their use by the public, with a final report of the Conference to be submitted to the President not later than 120 days following the close of the Conference and to be made public and transmitted to the Congress together with a statement of the President containing the recommendations of the President with respect to such report.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 1504 of this title.