Depository Library Act of 1962 is a

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revising the

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laws passed in the

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from 1895 to 1939. The

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mandated the availability of U.S. government publications through the

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for public information. The statute established requirements for two depository libraries as allocated by U.S. Congressional representatives per their respective

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. The U.S. federal law provided provisions appointing

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and the United States service academies as depository libraries for U.S. government publications. The 87th U.S. Congressional

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authorized regional depository libraries allocating two depository libraries per

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as defined by a

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. The Act

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ed Public Law 76-281 designating the

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library as a depository of U.S. government publications while redelegating the

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office of the Superintendent of Documents.

Revised Depository Library Laws

Chronological timeline of depository library laws revised by the Depository Library Act of 1962.

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Revised Depository Library Laws

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