§ 3125a. — National Agricultural Library.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC3125a]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 64--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
SUBCHAPTER II--COORDINATION AND PLANNING OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH,
EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
Sec. 3125a. National Agricultural Library
(a) Purpose
The purpose of this section is to consolidate and expand the
statutory authority for the operation of the library of the Department
of Agriculture established pursuant to section 2201 of this title as the
primary agricultural information resource of the United States.
(b) Establishment
There is established in the Department of Agriculture the National
Agricultural Library to serve as the primary agricultural information
resource of the United States.
(c) Director
The Secretary shall appoint a Director for the National Agricultural
Library who shall be subject to the direction of the Secretary.
(d) Functions of Director
The Director may--
(1) acquire, preserve, and manage information and information
products and services in all phases of agriculture and allied
sciences;
(2) organize agricultural information and information products
and services by cataloging, indexing, bibliographical listing, and
other appropriate techniques;
(3) provide agricultural information and information products
and services to agencies of the Department of Agriculture and the
Federal Government, public and private organizations, and
individuals, within the United States and internationally;
(4) plan for, coordinate, and evaluate information and library
needs related to agricultural research and education;
(5) cooperate with and coordinate efforts among agricultural
college and university libraries, in conjunction with private
industry and other agricultural library and information centers,
toward the development of a comprehensive agricultural library and
information network; and
(6) coordinate the development of specialized subject
information services among the agricultural and library information
communities.
(e) Library products and services
The Director may--
(1) make copies of the bibliographies prepared by the National
Agricultural Library;
(2) make microforms and other reproductions of books and other
library materials in the Department;
(3) provide any other library and information products and
services; and
(4) sell those products and services at such prices (not less
than the estimated total cost of disseminating the products and
services) as the Secretary may determine appropriate.
(f) Receipts
Funds received from sales under subsection (e) of this section shall
be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the
applicable appropriation and shall remain available until expended.
(g) Agreements
(1) In general
The Director may enter into agreement with, and receive funds
from any State, and other political subdivision, organization,
business, or individual for the purpose of conducting activities to
carry out this section.
(2) Funds
Funds received under this subsection for payments for library
products and services or other activities shall be deposited to the
miscellaneous contributed fund account, and shall remain available
until expended.
(h) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such
sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
(Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1410A, as added Pub. L. 101-624, title
XVI, Sec. 1606(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3714.)
