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PUBLIC LAW 93-134-OCT. 19, 1973

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AMENDMENT TO THE LIBRARY SERVICES CONSTRUCTION ACT, INCLUDING RESEARCH LIBRARIES IN THE DEFINITION OF "PUBLIC LIBRARY" 70 Stat. 293. 20 USC 351a.

Effective date.

SEC. 4. (a) Section 3(5) of the Library Services and Construction Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Such term also includes a research library, which, for the purposes of this sentence, means a library which— " (A) makes its services available to the public free of charge; " (B) has extensive collections of books, manuscripts, and other materials suitable for scholarly research which are not available to the public through public libraries; " (C) engages in the dissemination of humanistic knowledge through services to readers, fellowships, educational and cultural programs, publication of significant research, and other activities; and " (D) is not an integral part of an institution of higher education.", (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective on June 30, 1973, and only with respect to appropriations for fiscal years beginning after such date. Approved October 19, 1973. Public Law 93-134

October 19, 1973 [S.1016]

Indians. Judgment funds, distribution.

Plan, submittal to Congress.

Extension request, submittal to congressional committees.

Notification.

AN ACT To provide for the use or distribution of funds appropriated in satisfaction of certain judgments of the Indian Claims Commission and the Court of Claims, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding any other law, all use or distribution of funds appropriated in satisfaction of a judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Claims in favor of any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or community (hereinafter referred to as "Indian tribe"), together with any interest earned thereon, after payment of attorney fees and litigation expenses, shall be made pursuant to the provisions of this Act. SEC. 2. (a) Within one hundred and eighty days after the appropriation of funds to pay a judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Claims to any Indian tribe, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") shall prepare and submit to the Congress a plan for the use or distribution of such funds: Provided, however, That with respect to judgments for which funds have been appropriated and for which legislation authorizing use or distribution has not been enacted prior to enactment of this Act, the one hundred and eighty-day period shall begin upon the date of enactment of this Act. In any case where the Secretary determines that the circumstances do not permit the preparation and submission of a plan as provided in this Act, he shall submit, within such one hundred and eighty-day period, proposed legislation as provided in section o(b). (b) An extension of the one hundred and eighty-day period, not to exceed ninety days, may be requested by the Secretary or by the affected Indian tribe submitting such request to the committees through the Secretary, and any such request will be subject to the approval of both the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs. (c) The Secretary shall notify the affected Indian tribe on the date of submission of such plan and provide it with a copy thereof.

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