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Other measures related to the interests of the Institution include:

[[underline]] Library of Congress Trust Funds [[/underline]]

Legislation permitting payment of interest on trust funds permanently loaned to the Treasure at a rate related to the average market yield on outstanding long-term obligations of the United States has been approved by the Senate and is still awaiting action in the House.

[[underline]] Museum Services [[/underline]]

Included in the measure recently passed by the House to reauthorize the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities is a new title establishing a $40 million grant program for museums and an Institute for Museum Services in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare is considering a bill with comparable provisions.