CHAPTER 5— LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Current through Public Law 117-111 (04/13/2022), except 117-103.
Sections
- § 131 Collections composing Library; location
- § 132 Departments of Library
- § 132a Appropriations for increase of general library
- § 132a–1 Obligations for reimbursable and revolving fund activities; limitation
- § 132a–2 Furniture, furnishings, and office and library equipment; transfer of funds
- § 132a–3 Authority to transfer amounts between categories of appropriations
- § 132b Joint Committee on the Library
- § 133 Joint Committee during recess of Congress
- § 134 Incidental expenses of law library
- § 135 Purchase of books for law library
- § 135a National library service for the blind and print disabled
- § 135a–1 Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title XIV, § 1403(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3207 repealed
- § 135b Local and regional centers; preference to blind and other physically handicapped veterans; rules and regulations; authorization of appropriations
- § 136 Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations
- § 136–1 Appointment and term of service of Librarian of Congress
- §§ 136a, 136a–1 Omitted omitted
- § 136a–2 Librarian of Congress and Deputy Librarian of Congress; compensation
- § 136b Omitted omitted
- § 136c Authorized additional expenses and services for which Library of Congress salary appropriations are available
- § 137 Use and regulation of law library
- §§ 137a, 137b Omitted omitted
- § 137c Withdrawal of books from Library of Congress
- § 138 Law library; hours kept open
- § 139 Omitted omitted
- § 140 Employees; fitness
- § 141 Allocation of responsibilities for Library buildings and grounds
- § 141a Design, installation, and maintenance of security systems; transfer of responsibility
- § 141b Collections, physical security, control, and preservation of order and decorum within the library
- § 142 Omitted omitted
- § 142a Office of administrative assistant and disbursing officer in Library of Congress abolished; transfer of duties to appointee of Librarian
- § 142b Certifying officers of the Library of Congress; accountability; relief by Comptroller General
- § 142c Enforcement of liability of certifying officers of Library of Congress
- § 142d Disbursing officer of the Library of Congress; disbursements in accordance with voucher; examination of vouchers; liability
- § 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
- § 142f Office of Technology Assessment; disbursement of funds, computation and disbursement of basic pay, and provision of financial management support by Library of Congress
- § 142g Copyright Royalty Tribunal; computation and disbursement of pay of Tribunal personnel by Library of Congress
- § 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
- § 142i United States Capitol Preservation Commission; provision of financial management services and support by Library of Congress
- § 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
- § 142k Library of Congress disbursing office; payroll processing functions
- § 142l Disbursing Officer of Library of Congress; disbursements for Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; voucher certifications, accountability and relief by Comptroller General
- § 143 Appropriations for Library Building and Grounds
- § 143a Disbursement of funds
- § 143b Payments in advance for subscriptions or other charges
- § 143c Use of other library funds to make payments
- § 143d Funds available for workers compensation payments
- § 144 Copies of Statutes at Large
- § 145 Copies of journals and documents
- § 145a Periodical binding of printed hearings of committee testimony
- § 146 Deposit of Journals of Senate and House
- § 147 Repealed. Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562, § 1(l), 65 Stat. 638 repealed
- § 148 Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(l), 65 Stat. 701 repealed
- § 149 Transfer of books to other libraries
- § 149a Permitting use of proceeds from disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property
- § 150 Sale of copies of card indexes and other publications
- § 151 Smithsonian Library
- § 152 Care and use of Smithsonian Library
- § 153 Control of library of House of Representatives
- § 154 Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; members; quorum; seal; rules and regulations
- § 155 Compensation and expenses of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
- § 156 Gifts, etc., to Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
- § 157 Funds of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; management of
- § 158 Deposits by Library of Congress Trust Fund Board with Treasurer of United States
- § 158a Temporary possession of gifts of money or securities to Library of Congress; investment
- § 159 Perpetual succession and suits by or against Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
- § 160 Disbursement of gifts, etc., to Library
- § 161 Tax exemption of gifts, etc., to Library of Congress
- § 162 Compensation of Library of Congress employees
- § 162a Gross salary of Library of Congress employees
- § 162b Little Scholars Child Development Center; employee compensation and personnel matters
- § 163 Omitted omitted
- § 164 Index and digest of State legislation; preparation
- § 164a Official distribution of State legislation index and digest
- § 165 Authorization for appropriation for biennial index
- § 166 Congressional Research Service
- § 166a Equal access to Congressional Research Service Reports
- §§ 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 repealed
- § 167i Suspension of prohibitions against use of Library buildings and grounds
- § 167j Area comprising Library of Congress grounds; “buildings and grounds” defined
- § 168 Constitution of the United States; preparation and publication of revised edition; annotations; supplements; decennial editions and supplements
- § 168a Printing of Constitution Annotated as Senate documents
- § 168b Printing and distribution of additional copies of Constitution Annotated
- § 168c Printing and distribution of decennial editions and supplements to Constitution Annotated
- § 168d Authorization of appropriations for Constitution Annotated
- § 169 Positions in Library of Congress exempt from citizenship requirement
- § 170 American Television and Radio Archives
- § 171 Congressional declaration of findings and purpose as to Center for the Book
- § 172 Definitions
- § 173 Establishment of Center for the Book
- § 174 Function of Center for the Book
- § 175 Administrative provisions
- § 176 Mass Book Deacidification Facility; operation by Librarian of Congress
- § 177 Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry
- §§ 178 to 178l Repealed. Pub. L. 102–307, title II, § 214, June 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 272 repealed
- §§ 179 to 179k Repealed. Pub. L. 104–285, title I, § 114, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3382 repealed
- § 179l National Film Registry of Library of Congress
- § 179m Duties of Librarian of Congress
- § 179n National Film Preservation Board
- § 179o Responsibilities and powers of Board
- § 179p National Film Registry Collection of Library of Congress
- § 179q Seal of National Film Registry
- § 179r Remedies
- § 179s Limitations of remedies
- § 179t Staff of Board; experts and consultants
- § 179u Definitions
- § 179v Authorization of appropriations
- § 179w Effective date
- § 180 Legislative information retrieval system
- § 181 Program for exchange of information among legislative branch agencies
- § 182 Cooperative Acquisitions Program Revolving Fund
- § 182a Revolving fund for duplication services associated with audiovisual conservation center
- § 182b Revolving fund for sales shop and other services
- § 182c Revolving fund for FEDLINK program and Federal Research program
- § 182d Audits by Comptroller General
- § 182e Library of Congress National Collection Stewardship Fund
- § 183 Written history of the House of Representatives
- § 183a Oral history of the House of Representatives
- § 184 Incorporation of digital collections into educational curricula
- § 185 Inspector General of the Library of Congress