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Public Law 95–261
To amend title 44, United States Code, to provide for the designation of libraries of accredited law schools as depository libraries of Government publications.
Approved April 17, 1978
Statutory text
An Act
To amend title 44, United States Code, to provide for the designation of libraries of accredited law schools as depository libraries of Government publications.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That chapter 19 of
Depository libraries, designation.
title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:
Ҥ 1916. Designation of libraries of accredited law schools as depository libraries
“(a) Upon the request of any accredited law school, the Public Printer shall designate the library of such law school as a depository library. The Public Printer may not make such designation unless he determines that the library involved meets the requirements of this chapter, other than those requirements of the first undesignated paragraph of section 1909 of this title which relate to the location of such library.
“(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘accredited law school’
“Accredited law school.”
means any law school which is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association approved by the Commissioner of Education for such purpose or accredited by the highest appellate court, of the State in which the law school is located.”.
Sec. 2.
The table of sections for chapter 19 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item:
Sec. 3.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
Effective date.
October 1, 1978.
Approved April 17, 1978.