Provisions of House Report 106-796, dated July 27, 2000
Provisions of House Report 106-796, dated July 27, 2000
"Making Appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the Fiscal
year Ending September 30,2001, and for other purposes"
pertaining to a study of certain functions and programs of the
Superintendent of Documents of the Government Printing Office

Quoted from page 46 of the subject referenced House Report

Beginning with para. 3 and continuing with para. 4.

"The conferees have agreed to modify the language in the House report directing the Congressional Research Service to conduct a study and direct that the General Accounting Office shall conduct a comprehensive study on the impact of providing documents to the public solely in electronic format. The study shall include: (1) a current inventory of publications and documents which are provided to the public, (2) the frequency with which each type of publication or document is requested for deposit at non-regional depository libraries, and (3) an assessment of the feasibility of transfer of the depository library program to the Library of Congress that: Identifies how such a transfer might be accomplished; Identifies when such a transfer might optimally occur; Examines the functions, services, and programs of the Superintendent of Documents; Examines and identifies administrative and infrastructure support that is provided to the Superintendent by the government Printing Office, with a view to the implications for such a transfer; Examines and identifies the costs, for both the government Printing Office and the Library of Congress of such a transfer; Identifies measures that are necessary to ensure the success of such a transfer.

"The study shall be submitted to the Committee on House Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration by March 30, 2001."