CHAPTER 5 —LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
§131. Collections composing Library; location
The Library of Congress, composed of the books, maps, and other publications which on December 1, 1873, remained in existence, from the collections theretofore united under authority of law and those added from time to time by purchase, exchange, donation, reservation from publications ordered by Congress, acquisition of material under the copyright law, and otherwise, shall be preserved in the Library Building.
(R.S. §80; Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, §1,
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §80 derived from act Jan. 26, 1802, ch. 2,
Amendments
1987—
1976—
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Amendment by
Short Title of 2019 Amendment
Transfer to Library Building
Provisions for the removal of the Library to the Library Building, erected pursuant to act Apr. 15, 1886, ch. 50,
Organizing and Microfilming of Presidential Papers; Appropriation
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§132. Departments of Library
The Library of Congress shall be arranged in two departments, a general library and a law library.
(R.S. §81.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §81 derived from act July 14, 1832, ch. 221, §1,
§132a. Appropriations for increase of general library
The unexpended balance of any sums appropriated by Congress for the increase of the general library, together with such sums as may hereafter be appropriated to the same purpose, shall be laid out under the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.
(R.S. §82; Feb. 7, 1902, No. 5,
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §82 derived from acts Apr. 24, 1800, ch. 37, §5,
Amendments
1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946, changed composition of Joint Committee. See
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1946 Amendment
Amendment by act Aug. 2, 1946, effective Jan. 3, 1947, see section 245 of that act, set out as a note under
§132a–1. Obligations for reimbursable and revolving fund activities; limitation
Effective for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1995, obligations for any reimbursable and revolving fund activities performed by the Library of Congress are limited to the total amounts provided (1) in the annual regular appropriations Act making appropriations for the legislative branch, or (2) in a supplemental appropriations Act that makes appropriations for the legislative branch.
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§132a–2. Furniture, furnishings, and office and library equipment; transfer of funds
(a) Transfer of funds
In addition to any other transfer authority provided by law, during fiscal year 2001 and fiscal years thereafter, the Librarian of Congress may transfer to and among available accounts of the Library of Congress amounts appropriated to the Librarian from funds for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and repair of furniture, furnishings, and office and library equipment.
(b) Availability of funds
Any amounts transferred pursuant to subsection (a) shall be merged with and be available for the same purpose and for the same period as the appropriation or account to which such amounts are transferred.
(c) Approval of Congress
The Librarian may transfer amounts pursuant to subsection (a) only with the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.
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Editorial Notes
Codification
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001.
§132a–3. Authority to transfer amounts between categories of appropriations
(a) In general
During fiscal year 2014 and any succeeding fiscal year, the Librarian of Congress may transfer amounts appropriated for the fiscal year between the categories of appropriations provided under law for the Library of Congress for the fiscal year, upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.
(b) Limitation
Not more than 10 percent of the total amount of funds appropriated to the account under any category of appropriations for the Library of Congress for a fiscal year may be transferred from that account by all transfers made under subsection (a).
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§132b. Joint Committee on the Library
The Joint Committee of Congress on the Library shall, on and after January 3, 1947, consist of the chairman and four members of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the chairman and four members of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives.
(Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II, §223,
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1996—
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 3, 1947, see section 245 of act Aug. 2, 1946, set out as a note under
Member of Committee With Respect to Financial Management and Budget and Program Development
§133. Joint Committee during recess of Congress
The portion of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library on the part of the Senate remaining in office as Senators shall during the recess of Congress exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred by law upon the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.
(Mar. 3, 1883, ch. 141, §2,
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946, changed composition of Joint Committee. See
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1946 Amendment
Amendment by act Aug. 2, 1946, effective Jan. 3, 1947, see section 245 of that act, set out as a note under
§134. Incidental expenses of law library
The incidental expenses of the law library shall be paid out of the appropriations for the Library of Congress.
(R.S. §83.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §83 derived from act July 14, 1832, ch. 221, §3,
§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.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §84 derived from act July 14, 1832, ch. 221, §4,
§135a. National library service for the blind and print disabled
(a) Accessible materials and reproducers
(1) In general
The Librarian of Congress is authorized to provide to eligible persons who are residents of the United States (including residents of the several States, insular possessions, and the District of Columbia) and to eligible persons who are United States citizens residing outside the United States the following items:
(A) Literary works published in raised characters, on sound-reproduction recordings, or in any other accessible format.
(B) Musical scores, instructional texts, and other specialized materials used in furthering educational, vocational, and cultural opportunities in the field of music published in any accessible format.
(C) Reproducers for such formats.
(2) Ownership
Any item provided under paragraph (1) shall be provided on a loan basis and shall remain the property of the Library of Congress.
(b) Lending preference
In the lending of items under subsection (a), the Librarian shall at all times give preference to—
(1) the needs of the blind and visually disabled; and
(2) the needs of eligible persons who have been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States.
(c) Network
The Librarian of Congress may contract or otherwise arrange with such public or other nonprofit libraries, agencies, or organizations as the Librarian may determine appropriate to serve as local or regional centers for the circulation of items described in subsection (a)(1).
(d) International service
The Librarian of Congress is authorized to provide items described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1) to authorized entities located in a country that is a party to the Marrakesh Treaty, if any such items are delivered to authorized entities through online, not physical, means. The Librarian may contract or otherwise arrange with such authorized entities to deliver such items to eligible persons located in their countries in any accessible format and consistent with
(e) Contracting preference
In the purchase and maintenance of items described in subsection (a), the Librarian of Congress, without regard to
(f) Regulations
The Librarian of Congress shall prescribe regulations for services under this section, in consultation with eligible persons and authorized entities. Such regulations shall include procedures that shall be used by an individual to establish that the individual is an eligible person.
(g) Definitions
In this section—
(1) the terms "accessible format", "authorized entity", and "eligible person" have the meanings given those terms in
(2) the term "Marrakesh Treaty" has the meaning given in section 121A of such title 17.
(h) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.
(Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 400, §1,
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Amendments
2019—
2016—
1966—
1957—
1952—Act July 3, 1952, included children within its provisions as well as adults.
1946—Act Aug. 8, 1946, increased annual appropriation from $500,000 to $1,125,000.
1944—Act June 13, 1944, increased annual appropriation from $370,000 to $500,000, the amount allocated to sound-reproduction records from $250,000 to $400,000, and struck out provision allocating $20,000 to maintenance and replacement of Government-owned reproducers.
1942—Act Oct. 1, 1942, substituted "$370,000" for "$350,000", and inserted clause at end of first sentence relating to expenditure of not exceeding $20,000 for maintenance and replacement of reproducers for sound-reproduction records.
1940—Act June 6, 1940, substituted "$350,000" for "$275,000" and "$250,000" for "$175,000".
1939—Act June 7, 1939, inserted last sentence.
1937—Act Apr. 23, 1937, substituted "$275,000" for "$175,000" in two places and "$175,000" for "$75,000".
1935—Act June 14, 1935, substituted "$175,000" for "$100,000" and inserted provision that $100,000 of the $175,000 annual appropriation be expended for books in raised characters and the balance for sound-reproduction records.
1933—Act Mar. 4, 1933, inserted "published either in raised characters, on sound-reproduction records, or in any other form".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1957 Amendment
Effective Date of 1946 Amendment
Act Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 868, §2,
Effective Date of 1944 Amendment
Act June 13, 1944, ch. 246, §2,
Effective Date of 1942 Amendment
Act Oct. 1, 1942, ch. 575, §2,
Effective Date of 1937 Amendment
Act Apr. 23, 1937, ch. 125, §2,
§135a–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title XIV, §1403(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3207
Section,
§135b. Local and regional centers; preference to blind and other physically handicapped veterans; rules and regulations; authorization of appropriations
(a) The Librarian of Congress may contract or otherwise arrange with such public or other nonprofit libraries, agencies, or organizations as he may deem appropriate to serve as local or regional centers for the circulation of (1) books, recordings, and reproducers referred to in
(b) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
(Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 400, §2,
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Amendments
1966—
1 See References in Text note below.
§136. Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations
The Librarian of Congress shall make rules and regulations for the government of the Library.
(Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, §1,
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
R.S. §§88, 89, 4950, which were repealed by acts Feb. 28, 1933, ch. 131, §1,
Amendments
2015—
1972—
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title of 2015 Amendment
§136–1. Appointment and term of service of Librarian of Congress
(a) In general
The President shall appoint the Librarian of Congress, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) Term of service
The Librarian of Congress shall be appointed for a term of 10 years.
(c) Reappointment
An individual appointed to the position of Librarian of Congress, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may be reappointed to that position in accordance with subsections (a) and (b).
(d) Effective date
This section shall apply with respect to appointments made on or after November 5, 2015.
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§§136a, 136a–1. Omitted
Editorial Notes
Codification
Sections were superseded by
Section 136a,
A prior section 136a, acts Mar. 6, 1928, ch. 134,
Section 136a–1,
§136a–2. Librarian of Congress and Deputy Librarian of Congress; compensation
Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
(1) the Librarian of Congress shall be compensated at an annual rate of pay which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at level II of the Executive Schedule under
(2) the Deputy Librarian of Congress shall be compensated at the greater of the rate of pay in effect for level III of the Executive Schedule under
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
2019—Par. (2).
1999—
"(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section and notwithstanding any other provision of law—
"(1) the compensation of the Librarian of Congress shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at level III of the Executive Schedule under
"(2) the compensation of the Deputy Librarian of Congress shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under
"(b) The limitations contained in section 306 of S. 2939, Ninety-seventh Congress, as made applicable by section 101(e) of
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Effective Date
Salary Increases
1987—Salaries of Librarian and Deputy Librarian increased respectively to $89,500 and $82,500 per annum, on recommendation of the President of the United States, see note set out under
1977—Salaries of Librarian and Deputy Librarian increased respectively to $50,000 and $47,500 per annum, on recommendation of the President of the United States, see note set out under
1969—Salaries of Librarian and Deputy Librarian increased respectively to $38,000 and $36,000 per annum, on recommendation of the President of the United States, see note set out under
§136b. Omitted
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section, act July 17, 1947, ch. 262,
§136c. Authorized additional expenses and services for which Library of Congress salary appropriations are available
From and after October 1, 1983, appropriations in this Act available to the Library of Congress for salaries shall be available for expenses of personnel security and suitability investigations of Library employees; special and temporary services (including employees engaged by day or hour or in piecework); and services as authorized by
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is
§137. Use and regulation of law library
The justices of the Supreme Court shall have free access to the law library; and they are authorized to make regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the use of the same during the sittings of the court. But such regulations shall not restrict any person authorized to take books from the Library from having access to the law library, or using the books therein in the same manner as he may be entitled to use the books of the general Library.
(R.S. §95.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §95 derived from act July 14, 1832, ch. 221, §2,
§§137a, 137b. Omitted
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section 137a, R.S. §94, related to persons specially privileged to use library. See last sentence of
Section 137b, act Aug. 28, 1890, No. 41,
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Joint Committee Report
With reference to former
"Heretofore the Joint Committee on the Library has had authority to approve such rules and regulations as have been made by the Librarian of Congress, but the provision of law under which the Joint Committee has hitherto passed upon said rules and regulations would appear to be repealed by the more recent act (
§137c. Withdrawal of books from Library of Congress
The chief judge and associate judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the chief judge and associate judges of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia are authorized to use and take books from the Library of Congress in the same manner and subject to the same regulations as justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
(Joint Res. No. 9, Jan. 27, 1894,
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Act June 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, as amended by act May 24, 1949, substituted "United States District Court for the District of Columbia" for "District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia", "chief judge" for "chief justice" and "associate judges" for "associate justices" wherever appearing.
Act June 25, 1936, substituted "District Court of the United States for the said District" for "Supreme Court for the said District".
Act June 7, 1934, substituted "United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia" for "Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia".
§138. Law library; hours kept open
The law library shall be kept open every day so long as either House of Congress is in session.
(July 11, 1888, ch. 615, §1,
§139. Omitted
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section, acts Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, §1,
§140. Employees; fitness
All persons employed in and about said Library of Congress under the Librarian shall be appointed solely with reference to their fitness for their particular duties.
(Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, §1,
Editorial Notes
Codification
Act June 29, 1922, §1, cited as a credit to this section, which transferred duties of the Superintendent of the Library Building and Grounds to the Architect of the Capitol and the Librarian of Congress and provided for appointment of employees, was amended generally by
§141. Allocation of responsibilities for Library buildings and grounds
(a) Architect of the Capitol
(1) In general
The Architect of the Capitol shall have charge of all work at the Library of Congress buildings and grounds (as defined in
(A) the structural integrity of the buildings;
(B) buildings systems, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and elevators;
(C) the architectural features of the buildings;
(D) compliance with building and fire codes, laws, and regulations with respect to the specific responsibilities set for 1 under this paragraph;
(E) the care and maintenance of Library grounds; and
(F) purchase of all equipment necessary to fulfill the responsibilities set forth under this paragraph.
(2) Employees
The employees required for the performance of the duties under paragraph (1) shall be appointed by the Architect of the Capitol.
(b) Librarian of Congress
The Librarian of Congress shall have charge of all work (other than work under subsection (a)) at the Library of Congress buildings and grounds.
(c) Transfer of funds
The Architect of the Capitol and the Librarian of Congress may enter into agreements with each other to perform work under this section, and, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Joint Committee on the Library, may transfer between themselves appropriations or other available funds to pay the costs therefor.
(June 29, 1922, ch. 251, §1,
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2003—
1990—
1970—
Editorial Notes
Effective Date of 2003 Amendment
Effective Date of 1990 Amendments
Amendment by Pub. L.
Acquisition of Real Property for Library of Congress
"SECTION 1. ACQUISITION OF FACILITY IN CULPEPER, VIRGINIA.
"(a)
"(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 45 acres, more or less, located in Culpeper County, Virginia, and identified as Culpeper County Tax Parcel Numbers 51–80B, 51–80C, and 51–80D, further described as real estate (consisting of 40.949 acres) conveyed to David and Lucile Packard Foundation by deed from Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dated May 15, 1998, and recorded May 19, 1998, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, in Deed Book 644, page 372; and real estate (consisting of 4.181 acres) conveyed to Packard Humanities Institute by deed from Russell H. Inskeep, dated February 13, 2002, and recorded February 13, 2002, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, as instrument number 020001299.
"(2) Improvements to such real property.
"(b)
"(c)
"SEC. 2. LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
"[Amended
"SEC. 3. ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSFERRED GIFTS OR TRUST FUNDS.
"Gifts or trust funds given to the Library or the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board for the structural and mechanical work and refurbishment of Library buildings and grounds specified in section 1 shall be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol to be spent in accordance with the provisions of the first section of the Act of June 29, 1922 (
"SEC. 4. FUND FOR TRANSFERRED FUNDS.
"There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund consisting of those gifts or trust funds transferred to the Architect of the Capitol under section 3. Upon prior approval of the Committee on House Oversight [now Committee on House Administration] of the House of Representatives and Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, amounts in the fund shall be available to the Architect of the Capitol, subject to appropriation, to remain available until expended, for the structural and mechanical work and refurbishment of Library buildings and grounds. Such funds shall be available for expenditure in fiscal year 1998, subject to the prior approval of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
"SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
"(a)
"(b)
Transfer of Property by Secretary of Army To Provide Facilities To Accommodate Long-Term Storage and Service Needs
"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Army shall transfer, no later than September 30, 1994, without reimbursement or transfer of funds, to the Architect of the Capitol, a portion of the real property, including improvements thereon, consisting of not more than 100 acres located at Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, as determined under subsection (c).
"(b) The Architect of the Capitol shall, upon completion of the survey performed pursuant to subsection (c) and the transfer effected pursuant to subsection (a), utilize the transferred property to provide facilities to accommodate the varied long-term storage and service needs of the Library of Congress and other Legislative Branch agencies.
"(c) The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be transferred under this section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Architect of the Capitol and the Secretary of the Army, and in consultation with officials of Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
"(d) Any real property and improvements thereon transferred pursuant to this section shall be under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the rules and regulations providing for the use of such property as may be approved by the House Office Building Commission and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration: Provided, That any existing improvements made available by the Architect to the Librarian of Congress, under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, or hereafter erected upon such real property pursuant to law for the purposes of providing for the long-term storage and service needs of the Library of Congress shall be subject to the provisions of
"(e) Portions of the real property and any improvements thereon transferred pursuant to this section that are not determined to be immediately required for storage or service needs by the Architect are authorized to be leased temporarily to the Secretary of the Army: Provided, That nominal lease payments made by the Secretary of the Army shall be credited to the appropriation 'Architect of the Capitol, Library Buildings and Grounds, Structural and Mechanical Care, No Year'.
"(f) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section."
Special Facilities Center; Temporary Restriction on Evening Use
Special Facilities Center; Acquisition
"(a) The Architect of the Capitol may acquire on behalf of the United States Government by purchase, condemnation, transfer, or otherwise (1) all publicly or privately owned real property in lot 51 in square 869 in the District of Columbia, as that lot appears on the records in the office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia on August 1, 1990, extending to the outer face of the curbs of the square in which it is located and including all alleys or parts of alleys and streets within the lot lines and curb lines surrounding such real property, and (2) improvements to such real property. The property acquired under this section shall be known as the 'Library of Congress Special Facilities Center' (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Center').
"(b) [Amended
"(c) The property and improvements acquired under subsection (a) shall be repaired and altered, to the maximum extent feasible as determined by the Architect of the Capitol, in compliance with one of the nationally recognized model building codes and with other applicable nationally recognized codes (including electrical codes, fire and life safety codes, plumbing codes, as determined appropriate by the Architect), using the latest edition of the nationally recognized codes referred to in this paragraph.
"(d) [Amended
"(e) Subsections (b) and (c) and the amendment made by subsection (d) shall take effect on the date [Nov. 6, 1991] the Architect of the Capitol acquires the property and improvements described in subsection (a).
"(f) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol $5,000,000 for carrying out the purposes of this section, to remain available until expended.
"(g) Effective on the date [Nov. 6, 1991] on which the Architect of the Capitol acquires the property known as St. Cecilia's School (Lot 51 in square 869) in the District of Columbia, as provided by law, such property shall be available to the Librarian of Congress for use—
"(1) as a day care center for children of employees of the Library of Congress and children of other employees of the legislative branch of the Government;
"(2) for staff training and development for employees of the Library of Congress;
"(3) for external training;
"(4) for general assembly and education programs of the Library;
"(5) for temporary living quarters and common areas for visiting scholars using the collections of the Library or participating in the programs of the Library; and
"(6) for other purposes relating to the operations of the Library of Congress.
Any use of such property shall be subject to approval by the Joint Committee on the Library, the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
"(h)(1) The Librarian of Congress—
"(A) may charge fees for use of the Center under paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (g); and
"(B) shall deposit the fees in the fund under paragraph (2).
"(2) There is established in the Treasury a fund which shall consist of amounts deposited under paragraph (1) and such other amounts as may be appropriated to the fund. The fund shall be—
"(A) available to the Librarian of Congress, in amounts specified in appropriations Acts, for the expenses of the Center; and
"(B) subject to audit by the Comptroller General at the discretion of the Comptroller General."
Similar provisions were contained in
Additional Building for Library of Congress
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building
Library of Congress John Adams Building
Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building
"(b) In carrying out his authority under this joint resolution, the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction jointly of the House Office Building Commission, the Senate Office Building Commission, and the Joint Committee on the Library, is authorized (1) to provide for such equipment, such connections with the Capitol Power Plant and other utilities, such access facilities over or under public streets, such changes in the present Library of Congress buildings, such changes in or additions to the present tunnels, and such other appurtenant facilities, as may be necessary, and (2) to do such landscaping as may be necessary by reason of the construction authorized by this joint resolution.
"
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"There is also authorized to be appropriated not exceeding $10,000 to pay the expenses of the James Madison Memorial Commission."
1 So in original. Probably should be "forth".
§141a. Design, installation, and maintenance of security systems; transfer of responsibility
The responsibility for design, installation, and maintenance of security systems to protect the physical security of the buildings and grounds of the Library of Congress is transferred from the Architect of the Capitol to the Capitol Police Board. Such design, installation, and maintenance shall be carried out under the direction of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and without regard to
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Editorial Notes
Codification
In text, "
Section is from the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.
§141b. Collections, physical security, control, and preservation of order and decorum within the library
(a) Establishment of regulations
The Librarian of Congress shall establish standards and regulations for the physical security, control, and preservation of the Library of Congress collections and property, and for the maintenance of suitable order and decorum within Library of Congress.
(b) Treatment of security systems
(1) Responsibility for security systems
In accordance with the authority of the Capitol Police and the Librarian of Congress established under this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the provisions of law referred to in paragraph (3), the Chief of the Capitol Police and the Librarian of Congress shall be responsible for the operation of security systems at the Library of Congress buildings and grounds described under
(A) The Librarian of Congress shall be responsible for the design of security systems for the control and preservation of Library collections and property, subject to the review and approval of the Chief of the Capitol Police.
(B) The Librarian of Congress shall be responsible for the operation of security systems at any building or facility of the Library of Congress which is located outside of the District of Columbia, subject to the review and approval of the Chief of the Capitol Police.
(2) Initial proposal for operation of systems
Not later than October 1, 2008, the Chief of the Capitol Police, in coordination with the Librarian of Congress, shall prepare and submit to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate an initial proposal for carrying out this subsection.
(3) Provisions of law
The provisions of law referred to in this paragraph are as follows:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is
Codification
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Repeal of section 1004 of
§142. Omitted
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section, acts June 29, 1922, ch. 251, §1,
§142a. Office of administrative assistant and disbursing officer in Library of Congress abolished; transfer of duties to appointee of Librarian
From and after June 10, 1928, the office of administrative assistant and disbursing officer of the Library of Congress, created by
(May 11, 1928, ch. 521,
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Amendments
1972—
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Disbursement functions of all Government agencies, except Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and Panama Canal transferred to Division of Disbursements, Treasury Department, by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, §4, June 10, 1933, and Ex. Ord. No. 6728, May 29, 1934.
Division subsequently consolidated with other agencies into Fiscal Service in Treasury Department by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, §1(a)(1), eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2107,
§142b. Certifying officers of the Library of Congress; accountability; relief by Comptroller General
On and after June 13, 1957, each officer and employee of the Library of Congress, including the Copyright Office, who has been duly authorized in writing by the Librarian of Congress to certify vouchers for payment from appropriations and funds, shall (1) be held responsible for the existence and correctness of the facts recited in the certificate or otherwise stated on the voucher or its supporting papers and for the legality of the proposed payment under the appropriation or fund involved; (2) [Repealed]; (3) be held responsible and accountable for the correctness of the computations of certified vouchers; and (4) be held accountable for and required to make good to the United States the amount of any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or misleading certificate made by him, as well as for any payment prohibited by law or which did not represent a legal obligation under the appropriation or fund involved: Provided, That the Comptroller General of the United States may, at his discretion, relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for any payment otherwise proper whenever he finds (1) that the certification was based on official records and that such certifying officer or employee did not know, and by reasonable diligence and inquiry could not have ascertained, the actual facts, or (2) that the obligation was incurred in good faith, that the payment was not contrary to any statutory provision specifically prohibiting payments of the character involved, and the United States has received value for such payment: Provided further, That the Comptroller General shall relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for an overpayment for transportation services made to any common carrier covered by
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§142c. Enforcement of liability of certifying officers of Library of Congress
The liability of these certifying officers or employees shall be enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as now provided by law with respect to enforcement of the liability of disbursing and other accountable officers; and they shall have the right to apply for and obtain a decision by the Comptroller General on any question of law involved in a payment on any vouchers presented to them for certification.
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§142d. Disbursing officer of the Library of Congress; disbursements in accordance with voucher; examination of vouchers; liability
The disbursing officer of the Library of Congress shall (1) disburse moneys of the Library of Congress only upon, and in strict accordance with, vouchers duly certified by the Librarian of Congress or by an officer or employee of the Library of Congress duly authorized in writing by the Librarian to certify such vouchers; (2) make such examination of vouchers as may be necessary to ascertain whether they are in proper form, and duly certified and approved; and (3) be held accountable accordingly: Provided, That the disbursing officer shall not be held accountable or responsible for any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or misleading certificate, the responsibility for which, under
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§142e. Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress; disbursements for Congressional Budget Office, accountability; financial management support to Congressional Budget Office under agreement of Librarian of Congress and Director of Congressional Budget Office; Congressional Budget Office certifying officers: voucher certifications, accountability, relief by Comptroller General
From and after January 1, 1976, the Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress is authorized to disburse funds appropriated for the Congressional Budget Office, and the Library of Congress shall provide financial management support to the Congressional Budget Office as may be required and mutually agreed to by the Librarian of Congress and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office. The Library of Congress is further authorized to compute and disburse the basic pay of all personnel of the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to the provisions of
All vouchers certified for payment by duly authorized certifying officers of the Library of Congress shall be supported with a certification by an officer or employee of the Congressional Budget Office duly authorized in writing by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to certify payments from appropriations of the Congressional Budget Office. The Congressional Budget Office certifying officers shall (1) be held responsible for the existence and correctness of the facts recited in the certificate or otherwise stated on the voucher or its supporting paper and the legality of the proposed payment under the appropriation or fund involved, (2) be held responsible and accountable for the correctness of the computations of certifications made, and (3) be held accountable for and required to make good to the United States the amount of any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or misleading certificate made by him, as well as for any payment prohibited by law which did not represent a legal obligation under the appropriation or fund involved: Provided, That the Comptroller General of the United States may, at his discretion, relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for any payment otherwise proper whenever he finds (1) that the certification was based on official records and that such certifying officer or employee did not know, and by reasonable diligence and inquiry could not have ascertained the actual facts, or (2) that the obligation was incurred in good faith, that the payment was not contrary to any statutory provision specifically prohibiting payments of the character involved, and the United States has received value for such payment: Provided further, That the Comptroller General shall relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for an overpayment for transportation services made to any common carrier covered by
The Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress shall not be held accountable or responsible for any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or misleading certificate, the responsibility for which is imposed upon a certifying officer or employee of the Congressional Budget Office.
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In the second par., "
Section is based on section 207 of title II of H.R. 7593, as passed the House of Representatives on July 21, 1980, and incorporated by reference in section 101(c) of
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
§142f. Office of Technology Assessment; disbursement of funds, computation and disbursement of basic pay, and provision of financial management support by Library of Congress
From and after October 1, 1981, the Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress is authorized to disburse funds appropriated for the Office of Technology Assessment, and the Library of Congress shall provide financial management support to the Office of Technology Assessment as may be required and mutually agreed to by the Librarian of Congress and the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment. The Library of Congress is further authorized to compute and disburse the basic pay of all personnel of the Office of Technology Assessment pursuant to the provisions of
All vouchers certified for payment by duly authorized certifying officers of the Library of Congress shall be supported with a certification by an officer or employee of the Office of Technology Assessment duly authorized in writing by the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment to certify payments from appropriations of the Office of Technology Assessment. The Office of Technology Assessment certifying officers shall (1) be held responsible for the existence and correctness of the facts recited in the certificate or otherwise stated on the voucher or its supporting paper and the legality of the proposed payment under the appropriation or fund involved, (2) be held responsible and accountable for the correctness of the computations of certifications made, and (3) be held accountable for and required to make good to the United States the amount of any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or misleading certificate made by him, as well as for any payment prohibited by law which did not represent a legal obligation under the appropriation or fund involved: Provided, That the Comptroller General of the United States may, at his discretion, relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for any payment otherwise proper whenever he finds (1) that the certification was based on official records and that such certifying officer or employee did not know, and by reasonable diligence and inquiry could not have ascertained the actual facts, or (2) that the obligation was incurred in good faith, that the payment was not contrary to any statutory provision specifically prohibiting payments of the character involved, and the United States has received value for such payment: Provided further, That the Comptroller General shall relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for an overpayment for transportation services made to any common carrier covered by
The Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress shall not be held accountable or responsible for any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or misleading certificate, the responsibility for which is imposed upon a certifying officer or employee of the Office of Technology Assessment.
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In the second par., "
Section is based on section 205 of title II of H.R. 4120, as reported July 9, 1981, and incorporated by reference in section 101(c) of
1 So in original. The word "of" probably should not appear.
§142g. Copyright Royalty Tribunal; computation and disbursement of pay of Tribunal personnel by Library of Congress
From and after October 1, 1983, the Library of Congress is authorized to compute and disburse basic pay of all personnel of the Copyright Royalty Tribunal pursuant to the provisions of
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Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
§142h. Biomedical Ethics Board; disbursement of funds, computation and disbursement of basic pay, and provision of financial management services and support by Library of Congress
Effective October 1, 1988, and to continue thereafter, the Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress is authorized to—
(1) disburse funds appropriated for the Biomedical Ethics Board;
(2) compute and disburse the basic pay for all personnel of the Biomedical Ethics Board; and
(3) provide financial management services and support to the Biomedical Ethics Board,
in the same manner as provided with respect to the Office of Technology Assessment under
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Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation act:
§142i. United States Capitol Preservation Commission; provision of financial management services and support by Library of Congress
Effective June 15, 1989, the Library of Congress shall provide financial management services and support to the United States Capitol Preservation Commission as may be required and mutually agreed to by the Librarian of Congress and the Cochairmen of the United States Capitol Preservation Commission.
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§142j. John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development; disbursement of funds, computation and disbursement of basic pay, and provision of financial management services and support by Library of Congress; payment for services
From and after October 1, 1988, the Library of Congress is authorized to—
(1) disburse funds appropriated for the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development;
(2) compute and disburse the basic pay for all personnel of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development;
(3) provide financial management services and support to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development, in the same manner as provided with respect to the Office of Technology Assessment under
(4) collect from the funds appropriated for the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development the full costs of providing the services specified in (1), (2), and (3) above, as provided under an agreement for services ordered under
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§142k. Library of Congress disbursing office; payroll processing functions
From and after October 1, 1989, the Librarian of Congress shall take appropriate action to assure that no legislative branch employee whose salary is disbursed by the Library of Congress disbursing office is adversely affected by alternative ways of performing the personnel/payroll processing function.
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§142l. Disbursing Officer of Library of Congress; disbursements for Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; voucher certifications, accountability and relief by Comptroller General
From and after October 1, 1996, the Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress is authorized to disburse funds appropriated for the Office of Compliance,1 and the Library of Congress shall provide financial management support to the Office of Compliance 1 as may be required and mutually agreed to by the Librarian of Congress and the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance.1 The Library of Congress is further authorized to compute and disburse the basic pay of all personnel of the Office of Compliance 1 pursuant to the provisions of
All vouchers certified for payment by duly authorized certifying officers of the Library of Congress shall be supported with a certification by an officer or employee of the Office of Compliance 1 duly authorized in writing by the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance 1 to certify payments from appropriations of the Office of Compliance.1 The Office of Compliance 1 certifying officers shall (1) be held responsible for the existence and correctness of the facts recited in the certificate or otherwise stated on the voucher or its supporting paper and the legality of the proposed payment under the appropriation or fund involved, (2) be held responsible and accountable for the correctness of the computations of certifications made, and (3) be held accountable for and required to make good to the United States the amount of any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or misleading certificate made by them, as well as for any payment prohibited by law which did not represent a legal obligation under the appropriation or fund involved: Provided, That the Comptroller General of the United States may, at his discretion, relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for any payment otherwise proper whenever he finds (1) that the certification was based on official records and that such certifying officer or employee did not know, and by reasonable diligence and inquiry could not have ascertained the actual facts, or (2) that the obligation was incurred in good faith, that the payment was not contrary to any statutory provision specifically prohibiting payments of the character involved, and the United States has received value for such payment: Provided further, That the Comptroller General shall relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for an overpayment for transportation services made to any common carrier covered by
The Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress shall not be held accountable or responsible for any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or misleading certificate, the responsibility for which is imposed upon a certifying officer or employee of the Office of Compliance.1
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Change of Name
Office of Compliance changed, as of Dec. 21, 2018, and considered to refer and apply, to the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, see section 308(d) of
1 See Change of Name note below.
§143. Appropriations for Library Building and Grounds
All appropriations made to the Architect of the Capitol on account of the Library Building and Grounds shall be disbursed for that purpose in the same manner as other appropriations under his control.
(June 29, 1922, ch. 251, §3,
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Disbursement functions of all Government agencies except Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and Panama Canal transferred to Division of Disbursements, Treasury Department, by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, §4, June 10, 1933, and Ex. Ord. No. 6728, May 29, 1934.
Division subsequently consolidated with other agencies into Fiscal Service in Treasury Department by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, §1(a)(1), eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2107,
§143a. Disbursement of funds
From and after October 1, 1978, funds available to the Library of Congress may be expended to reimburse the Department of State for medical services rendered to employees of the Library of Congress stationed abroad and for contracting on behalf of and hiring alien employees for the Library of Congress under compensation plans comparable to those authorized by section 444 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (
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Sections 444, 911(9), 911(11), and 941 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, referred to in text, were repealed by section 2205(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980,
Codification
Section is based on section 203 of title II of H.R. 7593, as passed the House of Representatives on July 21, 1980, and incorporated by reference in section 101(c) of
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
§143b. Payments in advance for subscriptions or other charges
From and after October 1, 1980, payments in advance for subscriptions or other charges for bibliographical data, publications, materials in any other form, and services may be made by the Librarian of Congress whenever he determines it to be more prompt, efficient, or economical to do so in the interest of carrying out required Library programs.
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Section is based on section 204 of title II of H.R. 7593, as passed the House of Representatives on July 21, 1980, and incorporated by reference in section 101(c) of
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
§143c. Use of other library funds to make payments
In addition to amounts transferred pursuant to
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Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Repeal of section 1004 of
§143d. Funds available for workers compensation payments
(a) In general
Available balances of expired Library of Congress appropriations shall be available to the Library of Congress to make the deposit to the credit of the Employees' Compensation Fund required by sub
(b) Effective date
This section shall apply with respect to appropriations for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012.
§144. Copies of Statutes at Large
Ten of the copies of the Statutes at Large, published by Little, Brown & Co., which were deposited in the Library prior to February 5, 1859, shall be retained by the Librarian for the use of the justices of the Supreme Court, during the terms of court.
(R.S. §96.)
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R.S. §96 derived from act Feb. 5, 1859, ch. 22, §11,
§145. Copies of journals and documents
Two copies of the journals and documents, and of each book printed by either House of Congress, well bound in calf, shall be deposited in the Library, and must not be taken therefrom.
(R.S. §97.)
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R.S. §97 derived from Res. Jan. 2, 1857, No. 5, §5,
§145a. Periodical binding of printed hearings of committee testimony
The Librarian of the Library of Congress is authorized and directed to have bound at the end of each session of Congress the printed hearings of testimony taken by each committee of the Congress at the preceding session.
(Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, §141,
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Effective Date
Section effective Aug. 2, 1946, see section 142 of act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I,
§146. Deposit of Journals of Senate and House
Twenty-five copies of the public Journals of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives, shall be deposited in the Library of the United States, at the seat of government, to be delivered to Members of Congress during any session, and to all other persons authorized by law to use the books in the Library, upon their application to the Librarian, and giving their responsible receipts for the same, in like manner as for other books.
(R.S. §98.)
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R.S. §98 derived from Res. Dec. 27, 1813, No. 1,
§147. Repealed. Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562, §1(l), 65 Stat. 638
Section, act June 6, 1900, ch. 791, §1,
§148. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(l), 65 Stat. 701
Section, act Feb. 25, 1903, ch. 755, §1,
§149. Transfer of books to other libraries
The Librarian of Congress may from time to time transfer to other governmental libraries within the District of Columbia, including the Public Library, books and material in the possession of the Library of Congress in his judgment no longer necessary to its uses, but in the judgment of the custodians of such other collections likely to be useful to them, and may dispose of or destroy such material as has become useless: Provided, That no records of the Federal Government shall be transferred, disposed of, or destroyed under the authority granted in this section.
(Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 297, §1,
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1951—Act Oct. 25, 1951, inserted proviso.
§149a. Permitting use of proceeds from disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property
(a) Disposition of property
Within the limits of available appropriations, the Librarian of Congress may dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property of the Library of Congress by interagency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or other appropriate method.
(b) Use of proceeds
Any amounts received by the Librarian of Congress from the disposition of property under subsection (a) shall be credited to the funds available for the operations of the Library of Congress, and shall be available to acquire the same or similar property during the fiscal year in which the amounts are received and the following fiscal year.
(c) Effective date
This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012.
§150. Sale of copies of card indexes and other publications
The Librarian of Congress is authorized to furnish to such institutions or individuals as may desire to buy them, such copies of the card indexes and other publications of the Library as may not be required for its ordinary transactions, and charge for the same a price which will cover their cost and ten per centum added, and all moneys received by him shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be credited to the appropriation for necessary expenses for the preparation and distribution of catalog cards and other publications of the Library.
(June 28, 1902, ch. 1301, §1,
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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§151. Smithsonian Library
The library collected by the Smithsonian Institution under the provisions of the Act of August 10, 1846,
(R.S. §99.)
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Act of August 10, 1846,
Codification
R.S. §99 derived from act Apr. 5, 1866, ch. 25, §1,
§152. Care and use of Smithsonian Library
The Smithsonian Institution shall have the use of the library referred to in
(R.S. §100.)
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R.S. §100 derived from act Apr. 5, 1866, ch. 25, §2,
§153. Control of library of House of Representatives
The library of the House of Representatives shall be under the control and direction of the Librarian of Congress, who shall provide all needful books of reference therefor. The librarian, two assistant librarians, and assistant in the library, shall be appointed by the Clerk of the House, with the approval of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. No removals shall be made from the said positions except for cause reported to and approved by the Committee on Rules.
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 830, §1,
§154. Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; members; quorum; seal; rules and regulations
A board is created and established, to be known as the "Library of Congress Trust Fund Board" (hereinafter referred to as the board), which shall consist of the Secretary of the Treasury (or an Assistant Secretary designated in writing by the Secretary of the Treasury), the chairman and the vice chair of the Joint Committee on the Library, the Librarian of Congress, two persons appointed by the President for a term of five years each (the first appointments being for three and five years, respectively), four persons appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (in consultation with the minority leader of the House of Representatives) for a term of five years each (the first appointments being for two, three, four, and five years, respectively), and four persons appointed by the majority leader of the Senate (in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate) for a term of five years each (the first appointments being for two, three, four, and five years, respectively). Upon request of the chair of the Board, any member whose term has expired may continue to serve on the Trust Fund Board until the earlier of the date on which such member's successor is appointed or the expiration of the 1-year period which begins on the date such member's term expires. Seven members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the board shall have an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed. The board may adopt rules and regulations in regard to its procedure and the conduct of its business.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §1,
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Section is comprised of first par. of section 1 of act Mar. 3, 1925. Second par. of section 1 is classified to
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1992—
1978—
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Short Title
Act Mar. 3, 1925, enacting
§155. Compensation and expenses of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
No compensation shall be paid to the members of the board for their services as such members, but they shall be reimbursed for the expenses necessarily incurred by them, out of the income from the fund or funds in connection with which such expenses are incurred. The voucher of the chairman of the board shall be sufficient evidence that the expenses are properly allowable. Any expenses of the board, including the cost of its seal, not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by it, shall be estimated for in the annual estimates of the librarian for the maintenance of the Library of Congress.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §1,
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Codification
Section is comprised of second par. of section 1 of act Mar. 3, 1925. First par. of section 1 is classified to
§156. Gifts, etc., to Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
The Board is authorized to accept, receive, hold, and administer such gifts, bequests, or devises of property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the Library, its collections, or its service, as may be approved by the Board and by the Joint Committee on the Library.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §2, formerly §1,
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Codification
Section is comprised of first par. of section 2 of act Mar. 3, 1925. Second, third, and fourth pars. of section 2 are classified to
§157. Funds of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; management of
The moneys or securities composing the trust funds given or bequeathed to the board shall be receipted for by the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall invest, reinvest, or retain investments as the board may from time to time determine. The income as and when collected shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the United States, who shall enter it in a special account to the credit of the Library of Congress and subject to disbursement by the librarian for the purposes in each case specified; and the Treasurer of the United States is authorized to honor the requisitions of the librarian made in such manner and in accordance with such regulations as the Treasurer may from time to time prescribe: Provided, however, That the board is not authorized to engage in any business nor to exercise any voting privilege which may be incidental to securities in its hands, nor shall the board make any investments that could not lawfully be made by a trust company in the District of Columbia, except that it may make any investments directly authorized by the instrument of gift, and may retain any investments accepted by it.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §2, formerly §1,
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Codification
Section is comprised of second par. of section 2 of act Mar. 3, 1925. First, third, and fourth pars. of section 2 are classified to
§158. Deposits by Library of Congress Trust Fund Board with Treasurer of United States
In the absence of any specification to the contrary, the board may deposit the principal sum, in cash, with the Treasurer of the United States as a permanent loan to the United States Treasury, and the Treasurer shall thereafter credit such deposit with interest at a rate which is the higher of the rate of 4 per centum per annum or a rate which is 0.25 percentage points less than a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration the current average market yield on outstanding long-term marketable obligations of the United States, adjusted to the nearest one-eighth of 1 per centum, payable semi-annually, such interest, as income, being subject to disbursement by the Librarian of Congress for the purposes specified: Provided, however, That the total of such principal sums at any time so held by the Treasurer under this authorization shall not exceed the sum of $10,000,000.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §2, formerly §1,
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Section is comprised of third par. of section 2 of act Mar. 3, 1925. First, second, and fourth pars. of section 2 are classified to
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1936—Act June 23, 1936, substituted "in the absence of any specification to the contrary" for "Should any gift or bequest so provide".
§158a. Temporary possession of gifts of money or securities to Library of Congress; investment
In the case of a gift of money or securities offered to the Library of Congress, if, because of conditions attached by the donor or similar considerations, expedited action is necessary, the Librarian of Congress may take temporary possession of the gift, subject to approval under
(1) a gift of securities may not be invested or reinvested; and
(2) any investment or reinvestment of a gift of money shall be made in an interest bearing obligation of the United States or an obligation guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States.
If the gift is not so approved within the 12-month period after the Librarian so takes possession, the principal of the gift shall be returned to the donor and any income earned during that period shall be available for use with respect to the Library of Congress as provided by law.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §2 (par.), as added
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Codification
Section is comprised of fourth par. of section 2 of act Mar. 3, 1925, as added by
§159. Perpetual succession and suits by or against Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
The board shall have perpetual succession, with all the usual powers and obligations of a trustee, including the power to sell, except as herein limited, in respect of all property, moneys, or securities which shall be conveyed, transferred, assigned, bequeathed, delivered, or paid over to it for the purposes above specified. The board may be sued in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, which is given jurisdiction of such suits, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of any trust accepted by it.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §3,
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Amendments
1926—Act Jan. 27, 1926, inserted "including the power to sell" in first sentence.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Act June 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, as amended by act May 24, 1949, substituted "United States District Court for the District of Columbia" for "district court of the United States for the District of Columbia".
Act June 25, 1936, provided that the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia is to be known as the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.
§160. Disbursement of gifts, etc., to Library
Nothing in sections 154 to 162 and 163 1 of this title shall be construed as prohibiting or restricting the Librarian of Congress from accepting in the name of the United States gifts or bequests in the interest of the Library, its collections, or its service, of the following: (1) nonpersonal services; (2) voluntary and uncompensated personal services not to exceed $10,000 per person, per year in value; and (3) gifts or bequests of money for immediate disbursement. Such gifts or bequests, after acceptance by the librarian, shall be paid by the donor or his representative to the Treasurer of the United States, whose receipts shall be their acquittance. The Treasurer of the United States shall enter them in a special account to the credit of the Library of Congress and subject to disbursement by the librarian for the purposes in each case specified. The Librarian shall make an annual public report regarding gifts accepted under this section.
Upon agreement by the Librarian of Congress and the Board, a gift or bequest accepted by the Librarian under the first paragraph of this section may be invested or reinvested in the same manner as provided for trust funds under
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §4,
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Amendments
2018—
1997—
1 See References in Text note below.
§161. Tax exemption of gifts, etc., to Library of Congress
Gifts or bequests or devises to or for the benefit of the Library of Congress, including those to the board, and the income therefrom, shall be exempt from all Federal taxes, including all taxes levied by the District of Columbia.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §5,
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1942—Act Oct. 2, 1942, included devises in the exemptions, and exempted gifts, bequests and devises, and the income therefrom, from taxes levied by the District of Columbia.
§162. Compensation of Library of Congress employees
Employees of the Library of Congress who perform special functions for the performance of which funds have been entrusted to the board or the librarian, or in connection with cooperative undertakings in which the Library of Congress is engaged, shall not be subject to
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §6,
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"
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Section was formerly classified to
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1964—
1926—Act Jan. 27, 1926, struck out the comma after "undertakings".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1964 Amendment
Amendment by
§162a. Gross salary of Library of Congress employees
Hereafter the gross salary of any position in the Library which is augmented by payment of an honorarium from other than appropriated funds under terms of
(June 22, 1949, ch. 235, §101,
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Amendments
1949—Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted "Classification Act of 1949" for "Classification Act of 1923".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Repeals
Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by
§162b. Little Scholars Child Development Center; employee compensation and personnel matters
(a) Election of coverage; creditable service; qualification for survivor annuities and disability benefits; contributions to thrift savings plan; certification concerning creditable service
(1) This subsection shall apply to any individual who—
(A) is employed by the Library of Congress Child Development Center (known as the "Little Scholars Child Development Center", in this section referred to as the "Center") established under section 205(g)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991; and
(B) makes an election to be covered by this subsection with the Librarian of Congress, not later than the later of—
(i) 60 days after December 21, 2000; or
(ii) 60 days after the date the individual begins such employment.
(2)(A) Any individual described under paragraph (1) may be credited, under
(B) An individual described under paragraph (1) shall be credited under
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, any service performed by an individual described under paragraph (1) as an employee of the Center is deemed to be civilian service creditable under
(4) An individual described under paragraph (1) shall be deemed an employee for purposes of
(5) The Office of Personnel Management shall accept the certification of the Librarian of Congress concerning creditable service for purposes of this subsection.
(b) Health insurance coverage
Any individual who is employed by the Center on or after the date of enactment of this Act [December 21, 2000], shall be deemed an employee under
(c) Life insurance coverage
An individual who is employed by the Center shall be deemed an employee under
(d) Government contributions by Librarian from available appropriations
Government contributions for individuals receiving benefits under this section, as computed under sections 8423, 8432, 8708, and 8906 2 shall be made by the Librarian of Congress from any appropriations available to the Library of Congress.
(e) Payroll and personnel functions of Library of Congress
The Library of Congress, directly or by agreement with its designated representative, shall—
(1) process payroll for Center employees, including making deductions and withholdings from the pay of employees in the amounts determined under
(2) maintain appropriate personnel and payroll records for Center employees, and transmit appropriate information and records to the Office of Personnel Management; and
(3) transmit funds for Government and employee contributions under this section to the Office of Personnel Management.
(f) Responsibilities of Center
The Center shall—
(1) pay to the Library of Congress funds sufficient to cover the gross salary and the employer's share of taxes under
(2) as required by the Library of Congress, reimburse the Library of Congress for reasonable administrative costs incurred under subsection (e)(1);
(3) comply with regulations and procedures prescribed by the Librarian of Congress for administration of this section;
(4) maintain appropriate records on all Center employees, as required by the Librarian of Congress; and
(5) consult with the Librarian of Congress on the administration and implementation of this section.
(g) Regulations
The Librarian of Congress may prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 205(g)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(A), is section 205(g)(1) of
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Funding for Little Scholars Child Development Center and Tiny Findings Child Development Center
"(1) the authority of the Library of Congress to reimburse the Little Scholars Child Development Center at the Library of Congress under section 19004 of the CARES Act (
"(2) the authority of the Government Accountability Office to reimburse the Tiny Findings Child Development Center under section 19009 of the CARES Act (
(3) [Amended section 19005(a) of
Source of Funds Used for Payment of Salaries and Expenses of Little Scholars Child Development Center
[For definition of "coronavirus" as used in section 19004 of
Definition
1 So in original. Probably should be "chapter,".
2 So in original. Probably should be followed by "of title 5".
§163. Omitted
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section, act Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §7,
§164. Index and digest of State legislation; preparation
The Librarian of Congress is authorized and directed to prepare biennially an index to the legislation of the States of the United States enacted during the biennium, together with a supplemental digest of the more important legislation of the period.
(Feb. 10, 1927, ch. 99, §1,
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1929—Act Feb. 28, 1929, repealed provision that the Librarian of Congress report biennially to Congress an index and digest of State legislation.
§164a. Official distribution of State legislation index and digest
The Librarian of Congress is directed to have the indexes and digests authorized by
(Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 367, §1,
§165. Authorization for appropriation for biennial index
There is authorized to be appropriated annually for carrying out the provisions of
(Feb. 10, 1927, ch. 99, §2,
§166. Congressional Research Service
(a) Redesignation of Legislative Reference Service
The Legislative Reference Service in the Library of Congress is hereby continued as a separate department in the Library of Congress and is redesignated the "Congressional Research Service".
(b) Functions and objectives
It is the policy of Congress that—
(1) the Librarian of Congress shall, in every possible way, encourage, assist, and promote the Congressional Research Service in—
(A) rendering to Congress the most effective and efficient service,
(B) responding most expeditiously, effectively, and efficiently to the special needs of Congress, and
(C) discharging its responsibilities to Congress;
and
(2) the Librarian of Congress shall grant and accord to the Congressional Research Service complete research independence and the maximum practicable administrative independence consistent with these objectives.
(c) Appointment and compensation of Director, Deputy Director, and other necessary personnel; minimum grade for Senior Specialists; classification above GS–15 of Specialists and Senior Specialists; appointment without regard to civil service laws and political affiliation and on basis of fitness to perform duties
(1) After consultation with the Joint Committee on the Library, the Librarian of Congress shall appoint the Director of the Congressional Research Service. The Director shall be compensated at the greater of the rate of pay in effect for level III of the Executive Schedule under
(2) The Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Director, shall appoint a Deputy Director of the Congressional Research Service and all other necessary personnel thereof. The basic pay of the Deputy Director shall be fixed in accordance with
(A) the grade of Senior Specialist in each field within the purview of subsection (e) of this section shall not be less than the highest grade in the executive branch of the Government to which research analysts and consultants, without supervisory responsibility, are currently assigned; and
(B) the positions of Specialist and Senior Specialist in the Congressional Research Service may be classified above GS–15 in accordance with
(3) Each appointment made under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection and subsection (e) of this section shall be without regard to the civil service laws, without regard to political affiliation, and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position.
(d) Duties of Service; assistance to Congressional committees; list of terminating programs and subjects for analysis; legislative data, studies, etc.; information research; digest of bills, preparation; legislation, purpose and effect, and preparation of memoranda; information and research capability, development
It shall be the duty of the Congressional Research Service, without partisan bias—
(1) upon request, to advise and assist any committee of the Senate or House of Representatives and any joint committee of Congress in the analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of legislative proposals within that committee's jurisdiction, or of recommendations submitted to Congress, by the President or any executive agency, so as to assist the committee in—
(A) determining the advisability of enacting such proposals;
(B) estimating the probable results of such proposals and alternatives thereto; and
(C) evaluating alternative methods for accomplishing those results;
and, by providing such other research and analytical services as the committee considers appropriate for these purposes, otherwise to assist in furnishing a basis for the proper evaluation and determination of legislative proposals and recommendations generally; and in the performance of this duty the Service shall have authority, when so authorized by a committee and acting as the agent of that committee, to request of any department or agency of the United States the production of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents as the Service considers necessary, and such department or agency of the United States shall comply with such request; and further, in the performance of this and any other relevant duty, the Service shall maintain continuous liaison with all committees;
(2) to make available to each committee of the Senate and House of Representatives and each joint committee of the two Houses, at the opening of a new Congress, a list of programs and activities being carried out under existing law scheduled to terminate during the current Congress, which are within the jurisdiction of the committee;
(3) to make available to each committee of the Senate and House of Representatives and each joint committee of the two Houses, at the opening of a new Congress, a list of subjects and policy areas which the committee might profitably analyze in depth;
(4) upon request, or upon its own initiative in anticipation of requests, to collect, classify, and analyze in the form of studies, reports, compilations, digests, bulletins, indexes, translations, and otherwise, data having a bearing on legislation, and to make such data available and serviceable to committees and Members of the Senate and House of Representatives and joint committees of Congress;
(5) upon request, or upon its own initiative in anticipation of requests, to prepare and provide information, research, and reference materials and services to committees and Members of the Senate and House of Representatives and joint committees of Congress to assist them in their legislative and representative functions;
(6) to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives;
(7) upon request made by any committee or Member of the Congress, to prepare and transmit to such committee or Member a concise memorandum with respect to one or more legislative measures upon which hearings by any committee of the Congress have been announced, which memorandum shall contain a statement of the purpose and effect of each such measure, a description of other relevant measures of similar purpose or effect previously introduced in the Congress, and a recitation of all action taken theretofore by or within the Congress with respect to each such other measure;
(8) to develop and maintain an information and research capability, to include Senior Specialists, Specialists, other employees, and consultants, as necessary, to perform the functions provided for in this subsection; and
(9) to comply with the requirements of, and provide information and technological assistance consistent with, section 124 1 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018.
(e) Specialists and Senior Specialists; appointment; fields of appointment
The Librarian of Congress is authorized to appoint in the Congressional Research Service, upon the recommendation of the Director, Specialists and Senior Specialists in the following broad fields:
(1) agriculture;
(2) American government and public administration;
(3) American public law;
(4) conservation;
(5) education;
(6) engineering and public works;
(7) housing;
(8) industrial organization and corporation finance;
(9) international affairs;
(10) international trade and economic geography;
(11) labor and employment;
(12) mineral economics;
(13) money and banking;
(14) national defense;
(15) price economics;
(16) science;
(17) social welfare;
(18) taxation and fiscal policy;
(19) technology;
(20) transportation and communications;
(21) urban affairs;
(22) veterans' affairs; and
(23) such other broad fields as the Director may consider appropriate.
Such Specialists and Senior Specialists, together with such other employees of the Congressional Research Service as may be necessary, shall be available for special work with the committees and Members of the Senate and House of Representatives and the joint committees of Congress for any of the purposes of subsection (d) of this section.
(f) Duties of Director; establishment and change of research and reference divisions or other organizational units, or both
The Director is authorized—
(1) to classify, organize, arrange, group, and divide, from time to time, as he considers advisable, the requests for advice, assistance, and other services submitted to the Congressional Research Service by committees and Members of the Senate and House of Representatives and joint committees of Congress, into such classes and categories as he considers necessary to—
(A) expedite and facilitate the handling of the individual requests submitted by Members of the Senate and House of Representatives,
(B) promote efficiency in the performance of services for committees of the Senate and House of Representatives and joint committees of Congress, and
(C) provide a basis for the efficient performance by the Congressional Research Service of its legislative research and related functions generally,
and
(2) to establish and change, from time to time, as he considers advisable, within the Congressional Research Service, such research and reference divisions or other organizational units, or both, as he considers necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.
(g) Budget estimates
The Director of the Congressional Research Service will submit to the Librarian of Congress for review, consideration, evaluation, and approval, the budget estimates of the Congressional Research Service for inclusion in the Budget of the United States Government.
(h) Experts or consultants, individual or organizational, and persons and organizations with specialized knowledge; procurement of temporary or intermittent assistance; contracts, nonpersonal and personal service; advertisement requirements inapplicable; end product; pay; travel time
(1) The Director of the Congressional Research Service may procure the temporary or intermittent assistance of individual experts or consultants (including stenographic reporters) and of persons learned in particular or specialized fields of knowledge—
(A) by nonpersonal service contract, without regard to any provision of law requiring advertising for contract bids, with the individual expert, consultant, or other person concerned, as an independent contractor, for the furnishing by him to the Congressional Research Service of a written study, treatise, theme, discourse, dissertation, thesis, summary, advisory opinion, or other end product; or
(B) by employment (for a period of not more than one year) in the Congressional Research Service of the individual expert, consultant, or other person concerned, by personal service contract or otherwise, without regard to the position classification laws, at a rate of pay not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest rate of basic pay then currently in effect for the General Schedule of
(2) The Director of the Congressional Research Service may procure by contract, without regard to any provision of law requiring advertising for contract bids, the temporary (for respective periods not in excess of one year) or intermittent assistance of educational, research, or other organizations of experts and consultants (including stenographic reporters) and of educational, research, and other organizations of persons learned in particular or specialized fields of knowledge.
(i) Special report to Joint Committee on the Library
The Director of the Congressional Research Service shall prepare and file with the Joint Committee on the Library at the beginning of each regular session of Congress a separate and special report covering, in summary and in detail, all phases of activity of the Congressional Research Service for the immediately preceding fiscal year, and shall include in the report a description of the efforts made by the Director to make additional Congressional Research Service products that are not confidential products or services available to the Librarian of Congress for publication on the website established and maintained under section 124 1 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018.
(j) Authorization of appropriations
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Congressional Research Service each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry on the work of the Service.
(Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II, §203,
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 124 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018, referred to in subsecs. (d)(9) and (i), probably should be section 154 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018,
Amendments
2019—Subsec. (c)(1).
Subsec. (c)(2).
Subsec. (c)(2)(B).
2018—Subsec. (d)(9).
Subsec. (i).
1999—Subsec. (c)(1).
1985—Subsec. (g).
1970—Subsec. (a).
Subsec. (b).
Subsec. (c).
Subsec. (d).
Subsec. (e).
Subsecs. (f) to (i).
Subsec. (j).
1949—Subsec. (b)(1). Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted "Classification Act of 1949" for "Classification Act of 1923".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Amendment by
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment of provisions, other than enactment of subsecs. (d)(2), (3) and (i) of this section, and enactment of subsecs. (d)(2), (3) and (i) by
Effective Date
Section effective Aug. 2, 1946, see section 245 of act Aug. 2, 1946, set out as a note under
Repeals
Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by
References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates
References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, §101(c)(1)] of
Compensation of Director of Congressional Research Service
1 See References in Text note below.
§166a. Equal access to Congressional Research Service Reports
(a) Definitions
(1) CRS product
In this section, the term "CRS product" means any final written work product of CRS containing research or analysis in any format that is available for general congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet.
(2) CRS Report
(A) In general
In this section, the term "CRS Report" means any written CRS product, including an update to a previous written CRS product, consisting of—
(i) a Congressional Research Service Report; or
(ii) a Congressional Research Service Authorization of Appropriations Product and Appropriations Product, which is available for general congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet.
(B) Exclusions
The term "CRS Report" does not include—
(i) any CRS product that is determined by the CRS Director to be a confidential product or service because it was prepared in response to a congressional request or requests for confidential analysis or research and is not available for general congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet;
(ii) any Congressional Research Service Report or any Congressional Research Service Authorization of Appropriations Product and Appropriations Product reported or produced before the effective date of this Act which, as of such effective date, is not available for general congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet; or
(iii) a written CRS product that has been made available by CRS for publication on a public website maintained by the GPO Director (other than the Website) or the Library of Congress.
(3) Other definitions
In this section—
(A) the term "CRS" means the Congressional Research Service;
(B) the term "CRS Congressional Intranet" means the Website maintained by CRS at www.crs.gov, or a successor website, for the purpose of providing to Members and employees of Congress access to information from CRS;
(C) the term "CRS Director" means the Director of CRS;
(D) the term "Librarian of Congress" means the Librarian of Congress appointed pursuant to
(E) the term "Member of Congress" includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress; and
(F) the term "Website" means the website established and maintained under subsection (b).
(b) Availability of CRS Reports through Library of Congress Website
(1) Website
(A) Establishment and maintenance
The Librarian of Congress, in consultation with the CRS Director, shall establish and maintain a public website containing CRS Reports and an index of all CRS Reports contained on the website, in accordance with this subsection.
(B) Format
On the Website, CRS Reports shall be searchable, sortable, and downloadable, including downloadable in bulk.
(C) Free access
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Librarian of Congress may not charge a fee for access to the Website.
(2) Updates; disclaimer
The Librarian of Congress, in consultation with the CRS Director, shall ensure that the Website—
(A) is updated contemporaneously, automatically, and electronically to include each new or updated CRS Report released on or after the effective date of this section;
(B) shows the status of each CRS Report as new, updated, or archived; and
(C) displays the following statement in reference to the CRS Reports included on the Website: "These documents were prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). CRS serves as nonpartisan shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress. It operates solely at the behest of and under the direction of Congress. Information in a CRS Report should not be relied upon for purposes other than public understanding of information that has been provided by CRS to Members of Congress in connection with CRS's institutional role. CRS Reports, as a work of the United States Government, are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. Any CRS Report may be reproduced and distributed in its entirety without permission from CRS. However, as a CRS Report may include copyrighted images or material from a third party, you may need to obtain the permission of the copyright holder if you wish to copy or otherwise use copyrighted material.".
(3) Furnishing of necessary information and technology
The CRS Director shall consult with and provide assistance to the Librarian of Congress to ensure—
(A) that the Librarian of Congress is provided with all of the information necessary to carry out this section, including all of the information described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subsection (c)(1)(A), in such format and manner as the Librarian of Congress considers appropriate; and
(B) that CRS makes available any information and assistance as may be necessary to facilitate the contemporaneous, automatic, and electronic provision of CRS Reports to the Librarian of Congress as required under this section.
(4) Nonexclusivity
The Librarian of Congress may publish other information on the Website.
(5) Alternative techniques
The Librarian of Congress and the CRS Director may use additional techniques to make CRS Reports available to the public, if such techniques are consistent with this section and any other applicable laws.
(6) Additional information
The CRS Director is encouraged to make additional CRS products that are not confidential products or services available to the Librarian of Congress for publication on the Website, and the Librarian of Congress is encouraged to publish such CRS products on the Website.
(7) Omitted
(c) Website contents
(1) Specific requirements for Reports posted on Website
(A) Responsibilities of Librarian of Congress
With respect to each CRS Report included on the Website, the Librarian of Congress shall include—
(i) the name and identification number of the CRS Report;
(ii) an indication as to whether the CRS Report is new, updated, or archived;
(iii) the date of release of the CRS Report; and
(iv) any other information the Librarian of Congress, in consultation with the CRS Director, considers appropriate.
(B) Responsibilities of CRS Director
With respect to each CRS Report included on the Website, the CRS Director shall, prior to transmitting the Report to the Librarian of Congress—
(i) at the discretion of the CRS Director, remove the name of and any contact information for any employee of CRS; and
(ii) include in the CRS Report the following written statement: "This document was prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). CRS serves as nonpartisan shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress. It operates solely at the behest of and under the direction of Congress. Information in a CRS Report should not be relied upon for purposes other than public understanding of information that has been provided by CRS to Members of Congress in connection with CRS's institutional role. CRS Reports, as a work of the United States Government, are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. Any CRS Report may be reproduced and distributed in its entirety without permission from CRS. However, as this CRS Report may include copyrighted images or material from a third party, you may need to obtain the permission of the copyright holder if you wish to copy or otherwise use copyrighted material.".
(2) Specific requirements for index on Website
The Librarian of Congress shall ensure that the index of all CRS Reports published on the Website is—
(A) comprehensive;
(B) contemporaneously updated;
(C) searchable;
(D) sortable;
(E) maintained in a human-readable format;
(F) maintained in a structured data format;
(G) downloadable; and
(H) inclusive of each item of information described in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to each CRS Report.
(d) Omitted
(e) Rules of construction
(1) No effect on Speech or Debate Clause
Nothing in this section may be construed to diminish, qualify, condition, waive, or otherwise affect the applicability of clause 1 of section 6 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (commonly known as the "Speech or Debate Clause") or any other privilege available to Congress or Members, offices, or employees of Congress with respect to any CRS Report made available online under this section.
(2) Confidential communications
Nothing in this section may be construed to waive the requirement that any confidential communication by CRS to a Member, office, or committee of Congress shall remain under the custody and control of Congress and may be released only by Congress and its Houses, Members, offices, and committees, in accordance with the rules and privileges of each House and the requirements of this section.
(3) Dissemination of CRS products
Nothing in this section may be construed to limit or otherwise affect the ability of a Member, office, or committee of Congress to disseminate CRS products on a website of the Member, office, or committee or to otherwise provide CRS products to the public, including as part of constituent service activities.
(f) Effective date
(1) In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2)(C), this section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect 90 days after the date on which the Librarian of Congress submits the certification described in paragraph (2)(B).
(2) Provision of information and technology
(A) CRS deadline
Not later than 90 days after March 23, 2018, the CRS Director shall provide the Librarian of Congress with the information necessary for the Librarian of Congress to begin the initial operation of the Website.
(B) Certification
Upon provision of the information described in subparagraph (A), the Librarian of Congress shall submit to Congress a certification that the CRS Director has provided the information necessary for the Librarian of Congress to begin the initial operation of the Website.
(C) Technical delays
In the event of technical difficulties encountered in planning or implementing the requirements of this section and the amendments made by this section, upon providing a detailed report submitted by the Librarian of Congress or the CRS Director to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate detailing the nature of the technical difficulties and the timeline for resolving such technical difficulties, the effective date established by subsection (f)(1) shall be extended for up to 90 additional days.
(
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The effective date of this Act and such effective date, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(B)(ii), are the date of enactment of div. I of
For the amendments made by this section, referred to in subsec. (f)(1), (2)(C), see Codification note below.
Codification
Section is comprised of section 154 of
1 See References in Text note below.
§§167 to 167h. Repealed. Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, §1004(d)(1)(B), (2)(B), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2233 , 2234, and Pub. L. 110–178, §4(a)(2), (b)(2), Jan. 7, 2008, 121 Stat. 2551 , 2552; Pub. L. 111–145, §6(d)(1), Mar. 4, 2010, 124 Stat. 54
Section 167, act Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 561, §1,
Section 167a, act Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 561, §2,
Section 167b, act Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 561, §3,
Section 167c, act Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 561, §4,
Section 167d, act Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 561, §5,
Section 167e, act Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 561, §6,
Section 167f, act Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 561, §7,
Section 167g, act Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 561, §8,
Section 167h, act Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 561, §9,
Editorial Notes
Codification
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal of section 1004 of
§167i. Suspension of prohibitions against use of Library buildings and grounds
In order to permit the observance of authorized ceremonies within the Library of Congress buildings and grounds, the Librarian of Congress may suspend for such occasions so much of the prohibitions contained in
(Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 561, §10,
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2010—
2008—
2007—
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Repeal of section 1004 of
Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
Amendment by
§167j. Area comprising Library of Congress grounds; "buildings and grounds" defined
(a) The Library of Congress grounds shall be held to extend to the line of the face of the east curb of First Street Southeast, between B Street Southeast and East Capitol Street; to the line of the face of the south curb of East Capitol Street, between First Street Southeast and Second Street Southeast; to the line of the face of the west curb of Second Street Southeast, between East Capitol Street and B Street Southeast; to the line of the face of the north curb of B Street Southeast, between First Street Southeast and Second Street Southeast; and to the line of the face of the east curb of Second Street Southeast, between Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast and the north side of the alley separating the Library Annex Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library; to the line of the north side of the same alley, between Second Street Southeast and Third Street Southeast; to the line of the face of the west curb of Third Street Southeast, between the north side of the same alley and B Street Southeast; to the line of the face of the north curb of B Street Southeast, between Third Street Southeast and Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast; to the line of the face of the northeast curb of Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast, between B Street Southeast and Second Street Southeast.
(b) The term "Library of Congress buildings and grounds" shall include (1) the whole or any part of any building or structure which is occupied under lease or otherwise by the Library of Congress and is subject to supervision and control by the Librarian of Congress, (2) the land upon which there is situated any building or structure which is occupied wholly by the Library of Congress, and (3) any subway or enclosed passageway connecting two or more buildings or structures occupied in whole or in part by the Library of Congress.
(c) The term "Library of Congress buildings and grounds" shall include (1) all real property in lot 51 in square 869 in the District of Columbia, as that lot appears on the records in the office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia on August 1, 1990, extending to the outer face of the curbs of the square in which it is located and including all alleys or parts of alleys and streets within the lot lines and curb lines surrounding such real property, and (2) improvements to such real property.
(d) The term "Library of Congress buildings and grounds" shall include the following property:
(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 45 acres, more or less, located in Culpeper County, Virginia, and identified as Culpeper County Tax Parcel Numbers 51–80B, 51–80C, and 51–80D, further described as real estate (consisting of 40.949 acres) conveyed to David and Lucile Packard Foundation by deed from Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dated May 15, 1998, and recorded May 19, 1998, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, in Deed Book 644, page 372; and real estate (consisting of 4.181 acres) conveyed to Packard Humanities Institute by deed from Russell H. Inskeep, dated February 13, 2002, and recorded February 13, 2002, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, as instrument number 020001299.
(2) Improvements to such real property.
(Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 561, §11,
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2010—
2008—Subsec. (a).
Subsecs. (b) to (d).
2007—Subsec. (a).
Subsecs. (b) to (d).
2003—Subsec. (d)(1).
1997—Subsec. (d).
1990—Subsec. (c).
1970—
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Repeal of section 1004 of
Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
Amendment by
Effective Date of 1997 Amendment
Amendment by
Effective Date of 1990 Amendments
Amendment by
§168. Constitution of the United States; preparation and publication of revised edition; annotations; supplements; decennial editions and supplements
The Librarian of Congress shall have prepared—
(1) a hardbound revised edition of the Constitution of the United States of America—Analysis and Interpretation, published as Senate Document Numbered 39, Eighty-eighth Congress (referred to hereinafter as the "Constitution Annotated"), which shall contain annotations of decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States through the end of the October 1971 term of the Supreme Court, construing provisions of the Constitution;
(2) upon the completion of each of the October 1973, October 1975, October 1977, and October 1979 terms of the Supreme Court, a cumulative pocket-part supplement to the hardbound revised edition of the Constitution Annotated prepared pursuant to clause (1), which shall contain cumulative annotations of all such decisions rendered by the Supreme Court after the end of the October 1971 term;
(3) upon the completion of the October 1981 term of the Supreme Court, and upon the completion of each tenth October term of the Supreme Court thereafter, a hardbound decennial revised edition of the Constitution Annotated, which shall contain annotations of all decisions theretofore rendered by the Supreme Court construing provisions of the Constitution; and
(4) upon the completion of the October 1983 term of the Supreme Court, and upon the completion of each subsequent October term of the Supreme Court beginning in an odd-numbered year (the final digit of which is not a 1), a cumulative pocket-part supplement to the most recent hardbound decennial revised edition of the Constitution Annotated, which shall contain cumulative annotations of all such decisions rendered by the Supreme Court which were not included in that hardbound decennial revised edition of the Constitution Annotated.
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§168a. Printing of Constitution Annotated as Senate documents
All hardbound revised editions and all cumulative pocket-part supplements shall be printed as Senate documents.
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§168b. Printing and distribution of additional copies of Constitution Annotated
There shall be printed four thousand eight hundred and seventy additional copies of the hardbound revised editions prepared pursuant to clause (1) of
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§168c. Printing and distribution of decennial editions and supplements to Constitution Annotated
Additional copies of each hardbound decennial revised edition and of the cumulative pocket-part supplements thereto shall be printed and distributed in accordance with the provisions of any concurrent resolution hereafter adopted with respect thereto.
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§168d. Authorization of appropriations for Constitution Annotated
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums, to remain available until expended, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
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§169. Positions in Library of Congress exempt from citizenship requirement
From and after October 1, 1983, not to exceed fifteen positions in the Library of Congress may be exempt from the provisions of appropriation Acts concerning the employment of aliens during the current fiscal year, but the Librarian shall not make any appointment to any such position until he has ascertained that he cannot secure for such appointments a person in any of the categories specified in such provisions who possesses the special qualifications for the particular position and also otherwise meets the general requirements for employment in the Library of Congress.
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Oct. 2, 1982,
Oct. 1, 1981,
Dec. 16, 1980,
Oct. 12, 1979,
Sept. 30, 1978,
Aug. 5, 1977,
Oct. 1, 1976,
July 25, 1975,
Aug. 13, 1974,
Nov. 1, 1973,
July 10, 1972,
July 9, 1971,
Aug. 18, 1970,
Dec. 12, 1969,
July 23, 1968,
July 28, 1967,
Aug. 27, 1966,
July 27, 1965,
Aug. 20, 1964,
Dec. 30, 1963,
Oct. 2, 1962,
Aug. 10, 1961,
July 12, 1960,
Aug. 21, 1959,
July 31, 1958,
July 1, 1957,
June 27, 1956, ch. 453,
Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568,
July 2, 1954, ch. 455,
Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304,
July 9, 1952, ch. 598,
Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 485,
Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. II,
June 22, 1949, ch. 235,
June 14, 1948, ch. 467,
July 17, 1947, ch. 262,
July 1, 1946, ch. 530,
June 13, 1945, ch. 189,
June 26, 1944, ch. 277,
June 28, 1943, ch. 173,
§170. American Television and Radio Archives
(a) Establishment and maintenance in Library of Congress; purpose; determination of composition, cataloging, indexing and availability by Librarian
The Librarian of Congress (hereinafter referred to as the "Librarian") shall establish and maintain in the Library of Congress a library to be known as the American Television and Radio Archives (hereinafter referred to as the "Archives"). The purpose of the Archives shall be to preserve a permanent record of the television and radio programs which are the heritage of the people of the United States and to provide access to such programs to historians and scholars without encouraging or causing copyright infringement.
(1) The Librarian, after consultation with interested organizations and individuals, shall determine and place in the Archives such copies and phonorecords of television and radio programs transmitted to the public in the United States and in other countries which are of present or potential public or cultural interest, historical significance, cognitive value, or otherwise worthy of preservation, including copies and phonorecords of published and unpublished transmission programs—
(A) acquired in accordance with
(B) transferred from the existing collections of the Library of Congress; and
(C) given to or exchanged with the Archives by other libraries, archives, organizations, and individuals; and
(D) purchased from the owner thereof.
(2) The Librarian shall maintain and publish appropriate catalogs and indexes of the collections of the Archives, and shall make such collections available for study and research under the conditions prescribed under this section.
(b) Reproduction, compilation, and distribution for research of regularly scheduled newscasts or on-the-spot coverage of news events by Librarian; promulgation of regulations
Notwithstanding the provisions of
(1) to reproduce a fixation of such a program, in the same or another tangible form, for the purposes of preservation or security or for distribution under the conditions of clause (3) of this subsection; and
(2) to compile, without abridgment or any other editing, portions of such fixations according to subject matter, and to reproduce such compilations for the purpose of clause (1) of this subsection; and
(3) to distribute a reproduction made under clause (1) or (2) of this subsection—
(A) by loan to a person engaged in research; and
(B) for deposit in a library or archives which meets the requirements of
in either case for use only in research and not for further reproduction or performance.
(c) Liability for copyright infringement by Librarian or any employee of Librarian
The Librarian or any employee of the Library who is acting under the authority of this section shall not be liable in any action for copyright infringement committed by any other person unless the Librarian or such employee knowingly participated in the act of infringement committed by such person. Nothing in this section shall be construed to excuse or limit liability under title 17 for any act not authorized by that title or this section, or for any act performed by a person not authorized to act under that title or this section.
(d) Short title
This section may be cited as the "American Television and Radio Archives Act".
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 1978, see section 102 of
§171. Congressional declaration of findings and purpose as to Center for the Book
The Congress hereby finds and declares—
(1) that the Congress of the United States on April 24, 1800, established for itself a library of the Congress;
(2) that in 1815, the Congress purchased the personal library of the third President of the United States which contained materials on every science known to man and described such a collection as a "substratum of a great national library";
(3) that the Congress of the United States in recognition of the importance of printing and its impact on America purchased the Gutenberg Bible in 1930 for the Nation for placement in the Library of Congress;
(4) that the Congress of the United States has through statute and appropriations made this library accessible to any member of the public;
(5) that this collection of books and other library materials has now become one of the greatest libraries in civilization;
(6) that the book and the printed word have had the most profound influence on American civilization and learning and have been the very foundation on which our democratic principles have survived through our two hundred-year history;
(7) that in the year 1977, the Congress of the United States assembled hereby declares its reaffirmation of the importance of the printed word and the book and recognizes the importance of a Center for the Book to the continued study and development of written record as central to our understanding of ourselves and our world.
It is therefore the purpose of
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§172. Definitions
As used in
(1) the term Center means the Center for the Book;
(2) the term Librarian means the Librarian of Congress.
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§173. Establishment of Center for the Book
There is hereby established in the Library of Congress a Center for the Book.
The Center shall be under the direction of the Librarian of Congress.
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§174. Function of Center for the Book
The Librarian through the Center shall stimulate public interest and research in the role of the book in the diffusion of knowledge through such activities as a visiting scholar program accompanied by lectures, exhibits, publications, and any other related activities.
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§175. Administrative provisions
The Librarian of Congress, in carrying out the Center's functions, is authorized to—
(1) prescribe such regulations as he deems necessary;
(2) receive money and other property donated, bequeathed, or devised for the purposes of the Center, and to use, sell, or otherwise dispose of such property for the purposes of carrying out the Center's functions, without reference to Federal disposal statutes; and
(3) accept and utilize the services of voluntary and noncompensated personnel and reimburse them for travel expenses, including per diem, as authorized by
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§176. Mass Book Deacidification Facility; operation by Librarian of Congress
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Librarian of Congress shall equip, furnish, operate, and maintain the Library of Congress Mass Book Deacidification Facility.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Authorization To Construct Facility
Authorization of Appropriation
§177. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry
(a) Recognition
The Congress recognizes that the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress has for some time occupied a position of prominence in the life of the Nation, has spoken effectively for literary causes, and has occasionally performed duties and functions sometimes associated with the position of poet laureate in other nations and societies. Individuals are appointed to the position of Consultant in Poetry by the Librarian of Congress for one- or two-year terms solely on the basis of literary merit, and are compensated from endowment funds administered by the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board. The Congress further recognizes this position is equivalent to that of Poet Laureate of the United States.
(b) Position established
(1) There is established in the Library of Congress the position of Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry shall be appointed by the Librarian of Congress pursuant to the same procedures of appointment as established on December 20, 1985, for the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.
(2) Each department and office of the Federal Government is encouraged to make use of the services of the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for ceremonial and other occasions of celebration under such procedures as the Librarian of Congress shall approve designed to assure that participation under this paragraph does not impair the continuation of the work of the individual chosen to fill the position of Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry.
(c) Poetry program
(1) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, with the advice of the National Council on the Arts, shall annually sponsor a program at which the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry will present a major work or the work of other distinguished poets.
(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Endowment for the Arts $10,000 for the fiscal year 1987 and for each succeeding fiscal year ending prior to October 1, 1990, for the purpose of carrying out this subsection.
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§§178 to 178l. Repealed. Pub. L. 102–307, title II, §214, June 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 272
Section 178,
Section 178a,
Section 178b,
Section 178c,
Section 178d,
Section 178e,
Section 178f,
Section 178g,
Section 178h,
Section 178i,
Section 178j,
Section 178k,
Section 178l,
For similar provisions, see
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
§§179 to 179k. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–285, title I, §114, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3382
Section 179,
Section 179a,
Section 179b,
Section 179c,
Section 179d,
Section 179e,
Section 179f,
Section 179g,
Section 179h,
Section 179i,
Section 179j,
Section 179k,
For similar provisions, see
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
§179l. National Film Registry of Library of Congress
The Librarian of Congress (hereafter in
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
Sections 179l to 179w of the title, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act" the first place appearing and "this title" the second place appearing, both of which were translated as meaning title I of
The National Film Preservation Act of 1988, referred to in text, is
The National Film Preservation Act of 1992, referred to in text, is title II of
Prior Provisions
Prior provisions similar to