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2 U.S.C. 135: Purchase of books for law libraryText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 2-THE CONGRESSCHAPTER 5-LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

§135. Purchase of books for law library

The Librarian shall make the purchases of books for the law library, under the direction of and pursuant to the catalogue furnished him by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

(R.S. § 84.)

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Codification

R.S. § 84 derived from act July 14, 1832, ch. 221, § 4, 4 Stat. 579.