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[79 STAT. 1225]
PUBLIC LAW 89-000—MMMM. DD, 1965
[79 STAT. 1225]

79 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 89-329-NOV. 8, 1965

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less than the average annual amount it expended for such purposes during the two-year period ending June 30, 1965, and (2) an amount (from such other sources) equal to not less than the amount of such grant; (b) provides satisfactory assurance that the applicant will expend during the fiscal year for which the grant is requested (from funds other than funds received under this part) for books, periodicals, documents, magnetic tapes, p h o n o ^ a p h records, audiovisual materials, and other related materials (including necessary binding) for library purposes an amount not less than the average annual amount it expended for such materials during the two-year period ending June 30, 1965; (c) provides for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds paid to the applicant under this section; and (d) provides for making such reports, in such form and con- ^.^^°'^ '^*^"" taining such information, as the Commissioner may require to tion. carry out his functions under this section, and for keeping such records and for affording such access thereto as the Commissioner may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports. SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS

SEC. 203. (a) From the remainder of such 75 per centum of the sums appropriated pursuant to section 201 for any fiscal year, plus any part of such sums as the Commissioner determines will not be used for making grants under section 204, the Commissioner is authorized to make supplemental grants for the purposes set forth in section 201 to institutions of higher education and combinations of such institutions. The amount of a supplemental grant shall not exceed $10 for each fulltime student (including the full-time equivalent of the number of parttime students) enrolled in each such institution, as determined pursuant to regulations of the Commissioner. A supplemental grant may be made only upon application therefor, in such form and containing such information as the Commissioner may require, which application shall— (1) meet the application requirements set forth in section 202 except for the matching requirement set forth in paragraph (a) (2) of that section: (2) describe the size and quality of the library resources of the applicant in relation to its present enrollment and any expected increase in its enrollment; (3) set forth any special circumstances which are impeding or will impede the proper development of its library resources; and (4) provide a general description of how a supplemental grant would be used to improve the size or quality of its library resources. (b) The Commissioner shall approve applications for supplemental grants on the basis of basic criteria prescribed in regulations and developed after consultation with the Council created under section 205. Such basic criteria shall be such as will best tend to achieve the objectives of this part and they (1) may take into consideration factors such as the size and age of the library collection and student enrollment, and (2) shall giv'e priority to institutions in need of financial n-^sistance for library purposes. 49-850 0-66—80