PUBLIC LAW 101-423—OCT. 12, 1990 104 STAT. 913 (8) American publishers and State and local governments use acid free permanent papers for publications of enduring value, in voluntary compliance with the American National Standard; (4) all publishers, private and governmental, prominently note the use of acid free permanent paper in books, advertisements, catalogs, and standard bibliographic listings; and (5) the Secretary of State, Librarian of Congress, Archivist of the United States, and other Federal officials make known the national policy regarding acid free permanent papers to foreign governments and appropriate international agencies since the acid paper problem is worldwide and essential foreign materials being imported by our libraries are printed on acid papers. SEC. 3. The Librarian of Congress, the Archivist of the United Reports. States, and the Public Printer shall jointly monitor the Federal 44 USC 509 note. Government's progress in implementing the national policy declared in section 1 regarding acid free permanent papers and shall report to the Congress regarding such progress on December 31, 1991, December 31, 1993, and December 31, 1995. In carrying out the monitoring and reporting functions under this section, the Librarian of Congress, the Archivist of the United States, and the Public Printer may consult with the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Agricultural Library, National Library of Medicine, other Federal and State agencies, international organizations, private publishers, paper manufacturers, and other organizations with an interest in preservation of books and historical papers. Approved October 12, 1990. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 57 (H.J. Res. 226): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-680, Pt. 1 accompanying H.J. Res. 226 (Ctomm. on Government Operations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 135 (1989): July 31, S.J. Res. 57 considered and passed Senate. Vol. 136 (1990): Sept. 17, H.J. Res. 226 considered and passed House; S.J. Res. 57, amended, passed in lieu. Sept. 26, Senate concurred in House amendments. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 26 (1990): Oct. 12, Presidential statement.
�
