---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1700.1"
title: "45"
number: "1700.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1700.1"
---

# §1700.1. Purpose.


The National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS):

- (a) Advises the President and the Congress on library and information services adequate to meet the needs of the people of the United States;
- (b) Advises Federal, State, and local governments, and other public and private organizations regarding library services and information science, including consultations on relevant treaties, international agreements, and implementing legislation; and
- (c) Promotes research and development activities to extend and improve the nation's library and information handling capabilities as essential links in national and international networks.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 20 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 51533, Sept. 28, 1998, unless otherwise noted.