Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 70.djvu/1016

 PUBLIC LAW 941»AUG. 3, 1956

Public Law 941 Augusta, 1956 [S. 3430]

[70 S T A T.

CHAPTER 907

AN ACT To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the otulScintActT ^^^''^^^^ States of America in Congress assembled, That title III of the 58*stat, 691. ' Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. chapter 6A, subchapter II) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new part: "PART H — N A T I O N A L LIBRARY or MEDICINE "PURPOSE, AND ESTABLISHMENT OF LIBRARY

"SEC. 371. I n order to assist the advancement of medical and related sciences, and to aid the dissemination and exchange of scientific and other information important to the progress of medicine and to the public health, there is hereby established in the Public Health Service a National Library of Medicine (hereinafter referred to in this part as the 'Library'). "FUNCTIONS OF THE LIBRARY

"SEC. 872. (a) The Surgeon General, through the Library and subject to the provisions of subsection (c), shall— "(1) acquire and preserve books, periodicals, prints, films, recordings, and other library materials pertinent to medicine; "(2) organize the materials specified-in clause (1) by appropriate cataloging, indexing, and bibliographical listing; "(3) publish and make available the catalogs, indexes, and bibliographies referred to in clause (2); "(4) make available, through loans, photographic or other copying procedures or otherwise, such materials in the Library as he deems appropriate; "(5) provide reference and research assistance; and "(6) engage in such other activities in furtherance of the purposes of this part as he deems appropriate and the Library's resources permit. "(b) The Surgeon General may exchange, destroy, or otherwise dispose of any books, periodicals, films, and other library materials not needed for the permanent use of the Library. "(c) The Surgeon General is authorized, after obtaining the advice and recommendations of the Board (established under section 373), to prescribe rules under which the Library will provide copies of its publications or materials, or will make available its facilities for research or its bibliographic, reference, or other services, to public and private agencies and organizations, institutions, and individuals. Such rules may provide for making available such publications, materials, facilities, or services (1) without charge as a public service, or (2) upon a loan, exchange, or charge basis, or (3) in appropriate circumstances, under contract arrangements made with a public or other nonprofit agency, organization, or institution. u. BOARD or REGENTS

"SEC. 373. (a) There is hereby established in the Public Health Service a Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine (referred to in this part as the 'Board') consisting of the Surgeons General of the Public Health Service, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, the Chief Medical Director of the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans' Administration, the Assistant Director for Biological and Medical Sciences of the National Science Foundation,

�