Title 2Chapter

Chapter 5—Library of Congress

Contents

  1. § 131. Collections composing Library; location
  2. § 132. Departments of Library
  3. § 132a. Appropriations for increase of general library
  4. § 132a–1. Obligations for reimbursable and revolving fund activities; limitation
  5. § 132a–2. Furniture, furnishings, and office and library equipment; transfer of funds
  6. § 132a–3. Authority to transfer amounts between categories of appropriations
  7. § 132b. Joint Committee on the Library
  8. § 133. Joint Committee during recess of Congress
  9. § 134. Incidental expenses of law library
  10. § 135. Purchase of books for law library
  11. § 135a. National library service for the blind and print disabled
  12. § 135a–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title XIV, §1403(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3207
  13. § 135b. Local and regional centers; preference to blind and other physically handicapped veterans; rules and regulations; authorization of appropriations
  14. § 136. Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations
  15. § 136–1. Appointment and term of service of Librarian of Congress
  16. § 136a, 136a–1. Omitted
  17. § 136a–2. Librarian of Congress and Deputy Librarian of Congress; compensation
  18. § 136b. Omitted
  19. § 136c. Authorized additional expenses and services for which Library of Congress salary appropriations are available
  20. § 137. Use and regulation of law library
  21. § 137a, 137b. Omitted
  22. § 137c. Withdrawal of books from Library of Congress
  23. § 138. Law library; hours kept open
  24. § 139. Omitted
  25. § 140. Employees; fitness
  26. § 141. Allocation of responsibilities for Library buildings and grounds
  27. § 141a. Design, installation, and maintenance of security systems; transfer of responsibility
  28. § 141b. Collections, physical security, control, and preservation of order and decorum within the library
  29. § 142. Omitted
  30. § 142a. Office of administrative assistant and disbursing officer in Library of Congress abolished; transfer of duties to appointee of Librarian
  31. § 142b. Certifying officers of the Library of Congress; accountability; relief by Comptroller General
  32. § 142c. Enforcement of liability of certifying officers of Library of Congress
  33. § 142d. Disbursing officer of the Library of Congress; disbursements in accordance with voucher; examination of vouchers; liability
  34. § 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
  35. § 142f. Office of Technology Assessment; disbursement of funds, computation and disbursement of basic pay, and provision of financial management support by Library of Congress
  36. § 142g. Copyright Royalty Tribunal; computation and disbursement of pay of Tribunal personnel by Library of Congress
  37. § 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
  38. § 142i. United States Capitol Preservation Commission; provision of financial management services and support by Library of Congress
  39. § 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
  40. § 142k. Library of Congress disbursing office; payroll processing functions
  41. § 142l. Disbursing Officer of Library of Congress; disbursements for Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; voucher certifications, accountability and relief by Comptroller General
  42. § 143. Appropriations for Library Building and Grounds
  43. § 143a. Disbursement of funds
  44. § 143b. Payments in advance for subscriptions or other charges
  45. § 143c. Use of other library funds to make payments
  46. § 143d. Funds available for workers compensation payments
  47. § 144. Copies of Statutes at Large
  48. § 145. Copies of journals and documents
  49. § 145a. Periodical binding of printed hearings of committee testimony
  50. § 146. Deposit of Journals of Senate and House
  51. § 147. Repealed. Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562, §1(l), 65 Stat. 638
  52. § 148. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(l), 65 Stat. 701
  53. § 149. Transfer of books to other libraries
  54. § 149a. Permitting use of proceeds from disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property
  55. § 150. Sale of copies of card indexes and other publications
  56. § 151. Smithsonian Library
  57. § 152. Care and use of Smithsonian Library
  58. § 153. Control of library of House of Representatives
  59. § 154. Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; members; quorum; seal; rules and regulations
  60. § 155. Compensation and expenses of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
  61. § 156. Gifts, etc., to Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
  62. § 157. Funds of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; management of
  63. § 158. Deposits by Library of Congress Trust Fund Board with Treasurer of United States
  64. § 158a. Temporary possession of gifts of money or securities to Library of Congress; investment
  65. § 159. Perpetual succession and suits by or against Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
  66. § 160. Disbursement of gifts, etc., to Library
  67. § 161. Tax exemption of gifts, etc., to Library of Congress
  68. § 162. Compensation of Library of Congress employees
  69. § 162a. Gross salary of Library of Congress employees
  70. § 162b. Little Scholars Child Development Center; employee compensation and personnel matters
  71. § 163. Omitted
  72. § 164. Index and digest of State legislation; preparation
  73. § 164a. Official distribution of State legislation index and digest
  74. § 165. Authorization for appropriation for biennial index
  75. § 166. Congressional Research Service
  76. § 166a. Equal access to Congressional Research Service Reports
  77. § 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
  78. § 167i. Suspension of prohibitions against use of Library buildings and grounds
  79. § 167j. Area comprising Library of Congress grounds; "buildings and grounds" defined
  80. § 168. Constitution of the United States; preparation and publication of revised edition; annotations; supplements; decennial editions and supplements
  81. § 168a. Printing of Constitution Annotated as Senate documents
  82. § 168b. Printing and distribution of additional copies of Constitution Annotated
  83. § 168c. Printing and distribution of decennial editions and supplements to Constitution Annotated
  84. § 168d. Authorization of appropriations for Constitution Annotated
  85. § 169. Positions in Library of Congress exempt from citizenship requirement
  86. § 170. American Television and Radio Archives
  87. § 171. Congressional declaration of findings and purpose as to Center for the Book
  88. § 172. Definitions
  89. § 173. Establishment of Center for the Book
  90. § 174. Function of Center for the Book
  91. § 175. Administrative provisions
  92. § 176. Mass Book Deacidification Facility; operation by Librarian of Congress
  93. § 177. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry
  94. § 178 to 178l. Repealed. Pub. L. 102–307, title II, §214, June 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 272
  95. § 179 to 179k. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–285, title I, §114, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3382
  96. § 179l. National Film Registry of Library of Congress
  97. § 179m. Duties of Librarian of Congress
  98. § 179n. National Film Preservation Board
  99. § 179o. Responsibilities and powers of Board
  100. § 179p. National Film Registry Collection of Library of Congress
  101. § 179q. Seal of National Film Registry
  102. § 179r. Remedies
  103. § 179s. Limitations of remedies
  104. § 179t. Staff of Board; experts and consultants
  105. § 179u. Definitions
  106. § 179v. Authorization of appropriations
  107. § 179w. Effective date
  108. § 180. Legislative information retrieval system
  109. § 181. Program for exchange of information among legislative branch agencies
  110. § 182. Cooperative Acquisitions Program Revolving Fund
  111. § 182a. Revolving fund for duplication services associated with audiovisual conservation center
  112. § 182b. Revolving fund for sales shop and other services
  113. § 182c. Revolving fund for FEDLINK program and Federal Research program
  114. § 182d. Audits by Comptroller General
  115. § 182e. Library of Congress National Collection Stewardship Fund
  116. § 183. Written history of the House of Representatives
  117. § 183a. Oral history of the House of Representatives
  118. § 184. Incorporation of digital collections into educational curricula
  119. § 185. Inspector General of the Library of Congress
  120. § 186. Library of Congress orders under task and delivery order contracts