Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING PUBLISHERS OF ALL BOOKS TO FURNISH CERTAIN GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES AND STATE UNIVERSITIES PRINTED BOOKS FREE OF CHARGE AND PROVIDING CERTAIN PRIVILEGES THEREFOR
Date filed
May 27, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 4841, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING PUBLISHERS OF ALL BOOKS TO FURNISH CERTAIN GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES AND STATE UNIVERSITIES PRINTED BOOKS FREE OF CHARGE AND PROVIDING CERTAIN PRIVILEGES THEREFOR | |
| ABSTRACT : "Book Dissemination Act." This bill seeks to disseminate all published books or textbook free of charge to government libraries and state universities and make them easily accessible to the public without cost and likewise to provide depositories ofthese books to preserve for posterity ang against unforeseen events. This bill likewise endeavor to encourage book publishes to disseminate as many books to state universities by giving them 100% tax credit of the value of the books actually disseminated. This will eventually benefit the government as it will save a large sum of money in acquiring book for its universities. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : HIZON, JOEY D. | |
| DATE FILED : 2002-05-27 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Calalay (093 ) | 2. Syjuco (041 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 2002-05-29 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, WAYS AND MEANS |
Abstract
"Book Dissemination Act." This bill seeks to disseminate all published books or textbook free of charge to government libraries and state universities and make them easily accessible to the public without cost and likewise to provide depositories ofthese books to preserve for posterity ang against unforeseen events. This bill likewise endeavor to encourage book publishes to disseminate as many books to state universities by giving them 100% tax credit of the value of the books actually disseminated. This will eventually benefit the government as it will save a large sum of money in acquiring book for its universities.
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