LIBRARIES

Addresses

Union, Reconciliation, Readiness: James W. Symington, E1701 [21SE]

Appointments

Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, S4968 [15MY]

Articles and editorials

Solid Research, Solid Teaching, S6195 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions

Computers: require schools and libraries receiving universal service assistance to block access to certain Internet and electronic mail services (see H.R. 1846), H2183 [15MY]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see S. Res. 21), S1394 [14FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: waive requirements relative to contracts for school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 331), H163 [31JA]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H1059 [21MR]

Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 160), S9337 [12SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of funding sources and amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival depository (see H.R. 577), H322 [13FE]

———require disclosure of lobbying activities relative to pardons and reporting of any gifts or pledges towards establishing a Presidential library (see S. 645), S3151 [29MR]

Public libraries: provide for construction and technology enhancement (see S. 671), S3274 [2AP] (see H.R. 1525), H1498 [4AP] (see H.R. 1803), H2141 [10MY]

Schools: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see S. 327), S1394 [14FE] (see H.R. 1570), H1555 [24AP]

Taxation: adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 638), S3052 [28MR]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 694), S3436 [4AP] (see H.R. 1598), H1657 [26AP]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 378), H165 [31JA]

———enhance charitable contribution deductions for book donations and literacy (see S. 1415), S9253 [10SE]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to senior centers and community centers (see H.R. 2259), H3357 [20JN]

———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 2281), H3464 [21JN]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Act: include public libraries (see H.R. 323), H162 [31JA]

Letters

Artist-Museum Partnership Act: Ben Cameron, Theatre Communications Group, Inc., S3445 [4AP]

———Maxwell L. Anderson, Whitney Museum of American Art, S3444 [4AP]

———Millicent Hall Gaudieri, Association of Art Museum Directors, S3445 [4AP]

———Peter C. Marzio, Houston, TX, Museum of Fine Arts, S3445 [4AP]

Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Act: Nancy C. Kranich, American Library Association, S1401 [14FE]

Library of Congress fire safety and prevention activities: Representatives Ney and Hoyer, Committee on House Administration (House), H358 [14FE]

Make certain Congressional Research Service publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet: Congressional Accountability Project (organization), S1432 [14FE]

———Douglas B. Comer, Intel Corp., S1432 [14FE]

———Jill Lesser and Elizabeth Frazee, AOL Time Warner Inc., S1431 [14FE]

———Lynne Bradley, American Library Association, S1432 [14FE]

———Stanley M. Brand, Brand & Frulla (law firm), S1431 [14FE]

———Vivien Sadowski, National Federation of Press Women, Inc., S1432 [14FE]

Press releases

3M Announces Program To Donate $1.5 Million to Schools, E397 [20MR]

Remarks in House

Armada, MI: anniversary of Armada Free Public Library, E527 [3AP]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (H.R. 1149), H1272 [28MR], E409 [21MR]

Education: improve the reading and literacy skills of children, H2396, H2403 [22MY], H2574, H2580, H2581 [23MY]

Ferris State University: designation of Ferris Library for Information, Technology and Education as a Federal depository library, E1705 [24SE]

Fisher, Cara: Colorado State Honor Award recipient, E1593 [5SE]

Library of Congress: fire prevention activities, H358 [14FE], E193 [14FE]

Mansfield, MO: anniversary of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Library, E1211 [26JN]

Miami, FL: tribute to Freedom Tower, E1146 [19JN]

National Library Legislative Day: observance, H1701 [1MY]

Pennington, NJ: anniversary of Pennington Public Library, E641 [26AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of funding sources and amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival depository (H.R. 577), E166 [13FE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (H.R. 1598), E641 [26AP]

———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (H.R. 2281), H3698 [27JN]

Tinton Falls, NJ: anniversary of Tinton Falls Library Association, E1010 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate

Armada, MI: anniversary of Armada Free Public Library, S3051 [28MR]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (S. Res. 21), S1058 [6FE], S1429-S1433 [14FE]

Education: improve the reading and literacy skills of children, S4979, S4983 [16MY]

———improve the reading skills of children by use of reading readiness screening, S6194 [13JN]

Family History Month: designate (S. Res. 160), S9858 [26SE]

Harry S Truman Presidential Museum and Library, Independence, MO: rededication, S12678 [7DE]

Law enforcement: surveillance of computer services in places of employment, libraries, and schools, S10570-S10575 [11OC]

Mooresville, NC: use of Economic Development Initiative funds for library project, S8670 [2AU]

National Library Week: observance, S3273 [2AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of lobbying activities relative to pardons and reporting of any gifts or pledges towards establishing a Presidential library (S. 645), S3154-S3157 [29MR]

Richland County, SC: Richland County Public Library recipient of Library Journal and Gale Group, Inc., National Library of the Year award, S5827 [5JN]

Schools: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools, S4979-S4981, S4983 [16MY]

———provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (S. 327), S1399 [14FE]

Taxation: adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (S. 638), S3056 [28MR]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor, S5496 [23MY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (S. 694), S3444, S3445 [4AP]

———enhance charitable contribution deductions for book donations and literacy (S. 1415), S9258, S9259 [10SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Make certain Congressional Research Service publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet: American Library Association, S1432 [14FE]

Texts of

S. 327, Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Act, S1400 [14FE]

S. 638, Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act, S3057 [28MR]

S. 645, require disclosure of Presidential lobbying activities relative to pardons and reporting of any gifts or pledges towards establishing a Presidential library, S3156 [29MR]

S. 1415, enhance charitable contribution tax deductions for book donations and literacy, S9259 [10SE]

S. Res. 21, make certain Congressional Research Service publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet, S1429 [14FE]

S. Res. 160, Family History Month, S9341 [12SE], S9858 [26SE]