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Disposition of publications after five years.

44 USC 4. Repeal.

PUBLIC LAW 87-580-AUG. 9, 1962

[76 STAT.

ment publications authorized for distribution to depository libraries. Designation of regional depository libraries may be made by a Senator or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico within the areas served by them, after approval by the head of the library authority of the State or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as the case may be, who shall first ascertain from the head of the library to be so designated that the library will, in addition to fulfilling the requirements for depository libraries, retain at least one copy of all Government publications, either in printed or microfacsimile form (except those authorized to be discarded by the Superintendent of Documents); and within the region served will provide interlibrary loan, reference service, and assistance for depository libraries in the disposal of unwanted Government publications as herein provided. The agreement to function as a regional depository library shall be transmitted to the Superintendent of Documents by the Senator or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico when designation is made. The libraries designated as regional depositories shall be authorized to permit depository libraries, within the areas served by them, to dispose of Government publications which they have retained for at least five years after first offering them to other depository libraries within their area, then to other libraries, and then if not wanted to discard. SEC. 10. The Public Printer, with the approval of the Joint Committee on Printing, as provided for by section 2 of the Printing Act of 1895 (ch. 23, sec. 2, 28 Stat. 601), as amended, shall adopt and employ such measures as he deems necessary for the economical and practical implementation of this Act. SEC. 11. The Act entitled "An Act to make the United States C^oast Guard Academy library a public depository for Government publications", approved August 5, 1939 (53 Stat. 1209; 44 U.S.C. 87a), is hereby repealed. Approved August 9, 1962.

Public Law 87-580 August 9, 1962 [H. R. 7336]

AN ACT To promote the production of oysters by propagation of disease-resistant strains, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Oysters. United States.of America in Congress assembled, The Secretary of the Disease-resistInterior is authorized with respect to those States where he finds that ant strains, propaexcessive mortality of oysters presents an immediate and substantial gation. threat to the economic stability of the oyster industry in such area or region, to acquire oyster brood stock that he believes possesses resistance to the causative agent of such excessive mortality. The Secretary may thereafter transfer such brood stock to the particular States involved for planting in spawning sanctuaries and protection of such State or States. Distribution of the resultant seed oysters by the States shall be in accordance with plans and procedures that are mutually acceptable to the Secretary and the cooperating States: Provided, That the purchase of oyster brood stock hereunder by the Secretary shall be conditional upon the participating State or States, in each instance, paying one-third of the cost of such brood stock. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with the States in any manner necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act. Grants to States SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to jnake grants to for research, e t c. the States referred to in the first section of this Act for the purpose of assisting such States in the financing of research and other activities

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