LIBRARIES

Appointments

Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, S11439 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions

Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 707), H9280 [31JY]

Cuba: express solidarity with writers, journalists, and librarians of Cuba on World Press Freedom Day and call for release of Cubans imprisoned for exercising rights associated with freedom of the press (see S. Res. 149), S5502 [14MY]

Dept. of State: establish and maintain existing libraries and resource centers at U.S. diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about U.S. culture, society, and history (see H.R. 909), H1044 [4FE]

Fulton, MO: authorize reference to the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library as America's National Churchill Museum (see H. Res. 390), H5062 [30AP]

Library of Congress: provide financial support for the operation of the law library (see H.R. 2728), H6264 [4JN]

More Books for Africa Program: establish (see H.R. 3701), H10456 [1OC]

National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 113), S4670 [23AP]

National Family Literacy Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 878), H12141 [29OC]

National Library Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 336), H4581 [21AP]

National Reading Month: designate (see S. Res. 69), S2910 [9MR]

New York, NY: tribute to New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for educating Americans about the African-American migration (see H. Con. Res. 42), H1158 [10FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 3928), H11790 [26OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (see H.R. 36), H29 [6JA]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 52), S2365 [23FE] (see H. Res. 146), H1158 [10FE]

Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to educational recipients (see H.R. 3465), H9276 [31JY]

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. 394), S2027 [9FE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 405), S2079 [10FE] (see H.R. 1126), H2601 [23FE]

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax overpayments as contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 189), H35 [6JA]

———extend the special rule for contributions of book inventory to public schools (see H.R. 4201), H13519 [3DE]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 348), S1057 [29JA] (see H.R. 2135), H4914 [28AP]

Remarks in House

Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (H. Res. 707), H10465-H10468 [6OC], E2501 [8OC]

Allbritton Communications Co.: tribute to donation of video library to the University of Arkansas, H8012 [13JY]

Canton, OH: Stark County District Library recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, H13375 [1DE]

Federal aid programs: Federal library programs funding, E1331 [8JN]

FEMA: reconsider decision to deny temporary relocation assistance to Cedar Rapids, IA, Library, E2574 [20OC]

Fulton, MO: authorize reference to the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library as America's National Churchill Museum (H. Res. 390), H6767, H6768 [15JN]

Harrison Township, MI: tribute to new Harrison Township Public Library, E2863 [2DE]

Kansas City, MO: Kansas City Public Library recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Services, E862 [2AP]

Library of Congress: provide financial support for the operation of the law library (H.R. 2728), H8936, H8937 [28JY]

———tribute to Library of Congress Police, E2392 [29SE]

Mountainside, NJ: anniversary of Mountainside Public Library, H10076 [30SE]

National Family Literacy Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 878), H12332-H12334 [4NO]

National Library Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 336), H4613-H4615 [22AP], E966 [23AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (H.R. 36), H45-H48 [7JA], E41 [8JA]

Princeton, IL: tribute to Princeton Public Library, E1223 [20MY]

Read Across America Day: designate (H. Res. 146), H2895-H2897 [3MR]

Salem, IL: anniversary of Bryan-Bennett Library, E1704 [9JY]

Salinas, CA: anniversary of Salinas Public Library, E2378 [25SE]

University of Michigan: anniversary of university library system as Federal Depository Library, E861 [2AP]

Remarks in Senate

Cuba: express solidarity with writers, journalists, and librarians of Cuba on World Press Freedom Day and call for release of Cubans imprisoned for exercising rights associated with freedom of the press (S. Res. 149), S5538 [14MY]

National Adopt a Library Day: designate (S. Res. 113), S4704 [23AP]

National Reading Month: designate (S. Res. 69), S2874 [9MR]

Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 52), S2381 [23FE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (S. 405), S2081, S2082 [10FE]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (S. 348), S1063 [29JA]

Reports filed

Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 2728) (H. Rept. 111-170), H7083 [19JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 146, Read Across America Day, H2896 [3MR]

H. Res. 336, support goals and ideals of National Library Week, H4613 [22AP]

H. Res. 390, reference the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library as America's National Churchill Museum, H6767 [15JN]

H. Res. 707, Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, H10465 [6OC]

H. Res. 878, support goals and ideals of National Family Literacy Day, H12332 [4NO]

H.R. 36, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act, H45 [7JA]

H.R. 2728, Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act, H8936 [28JY]

S. 405, Artist-Museum Partnership Act, S2082 [10FE]

S. Res. 52, Read Across America Day, S2371, S2381 [23FE]

S. Res. 69, National Reading Month, S2874, S2913 [9MR]

S. Res. 113, National Adopt a Library Day, S4699, S4704 [23AP]

S. Res. 149, express solidarity with writers, journalists, and librarians of Cuba on World Press Freedom Day and call for release of Cubans imprisoned for exercising rights associated with freedom of the press, S5529, S5538 [14MY]