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 108 STAT. 262 PUBLIC LAW 103-227—MAR. 31, 1994 (C) document delivery by mail and facsimile transmission; (D) research counseling, bibliographic instruction, and other training services; (E) interlibrary loan services; and (F) selective dissemination of information services. (2) PRIORITY. —The Library shall first give priority in the provision of reference services to requests made by employees of the Department of Education. (f) COOPERATION AND RESOURCE SHARING.— The Library shall promote greater cooperation and resource sharing among libraries and archives with significant collections in the area of education through means such as— (1) the establishment of information and resource sharing networks among such entities; (2) the development of a national union list of education journals held by education libraries throughout the United States; (3) the development of directories and indexes to textbook and other specialized collections held by education libraries throughout the United States; and (4) cooperative efforts to preserve, maintain and promote access to items of special historical value or interest. (g) ADMINISTRATION. — The Library shall be administered by an Executive Director who shall— (1) be appointed by the Assistant Secretary from among persons with significant training or experience in library and information science; and (2) be paid at not less than the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule. (h) TASK FORCE. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The Assistant Secretary shall appoint a task force of librarians, scholars, teachers, parents, and school leaders (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as the 'Task Force") to provide advice on the establishment of the Library. (2) PREPARATION OF PLAN.— The Task Force shall prepare a workable plan to establish the Library and to implement the requirements of this section. (3) CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. —The Task Force may identify other activities and functions for the Library to carry out, except that such functions shall not be carried out until the Library is established and has implemented the requirements of this section. (4) REPORT. — The Task Force shall prepare and submit to the Assistant Secretary not later than 6 months after the first meeting of the Task Force a report on the activities of the Library. (i) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.— T here are hereby transferred to the Library all functions of— (1) the Department of Education Research Library; (2) the Department of Education Reference Section; and (3) the Department of Education Information Branch. (j) COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY.— Not later than 180 days aft^r the date of the enactment of this title, the Assistant Secretary shall promulgate a comprehensive collection development policy to govern the Library's operations, acquisitions, and services to users. Such collection development policy shall—

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