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                                                   ISSN 1069-7799
                             ALAWON
                 ALA Washington Office Newline
               An electronic publication of the 
         American Library Association Washington Office
                                
                      Volume 5, Number 10
                         March 13, 1996
                                
In this issue: (89 lines)
     SENATOR SIMON PROPOSES LITERACY FUNDING AMENDMENT;
          ACTION NEEDED: CONTACT YOUR SENATORS AND URGE SUPPORT            FOR SIMON AMENDMENT 

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SENATOR SIMON PROPOSES LITERACY FUNDING AMENDMENT; ACTION NEEDED

Senator Paul Simon (D-IL), the author of the title VI Library
Literacy Program under the Library Services and Construction Act,
plans to offer an amendment today to restore $8,030,000 in FY96
funding for this program.  Senator Simon would appreciate library
community support for this amendment, to be offered today to H.R.
3019, the omnibus appropriations and continuing resolution
measure that funds several unfunded departments and agencies for
the remainder of the fiscal year.

Senator Simon has included his LSCA VI restoration as part of his
amendment to add $60 million for various programs, including $5.2
million for the Vista Literacy Corps, $754,000 for prison
literacy programs, and $45 million for Senator Simon's Extending
Time for Learning Act, to support school districts seeking to
extend the school year or school day.

To pay for this amendment, the direct student loan program would
be reduced by $60 million through implementation of minor reforms
to the program.

Yesterday, the Senate agreed to a major restoration of education
and other domestic spending priorities requested by the
Administration, including $815 million for ESEA Title I, $137
million for Head Start, $60 million for Goals 2000, and $90
million for college grants and loans, sponsored by Senator Arlen
Specter (R-PA) and Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), chair and ranking
minority member of the Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education Appropriation Subcommittee.  The total $2.7 billion
added back for domestic programs was offset from non-education
program cuts.

Once the Senate completes action on H.R. 3019, it must go back to
the House for further action on the Senate's amendments to the
House-passed bill.

ACTION NEEDED: To help with Senator Simon's literacy efforts,
place calls immediately to your Senator's office (202-224-3121
for the Senate's central number) and ask your Senator to support
Senator Simon's literacy amendment to H.R. 3019, the FY96
continuing resolution.

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