The Director of Research of the Legislative Council or the Director's designee in conjunction with the State Law Library in Kent County shall forward a copy of the Session Laws and the legislative journals published by or under the authority of the State to each state, territory or district of the United States which exchanges its books with the State Law Library in Kent County and may exchange books with any province of Canada and foreign country that exchanges its books with the State Law Library in Kent County. In the event that any state, territory, district, province or country does not exchange Session Laws and legislative journals published by it or under its authority or does not exchange a book or set of books equivalent to sets of books published by the State, then the Director of Research may refuse to transmit to such state, territory, district, province or country such books of the State. The Director of Research of the Legislative Council or the Director's designee may also exchange books of the State for books of equal value received from other sources.