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§ 131. Collections composing Library; location - The Library of Congress, composed of the books, maps, and...
§ 132. Departments of Library - The Library of Congress shall be arranged in two departments,...
§ 132a. Appropriations for increase of general library - The unexpended balance of any sums appropriated by Congress for...
§ 132a–1. Obligations for reimbursable and revolving fund activities; limitation - Effective for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1995, obligations...
§ 132a–2. Furniture, furnishings, and office and library equipment; transfer of funds - (a) Transfer of fundsIn addition to any other transfer authority...
§ 132a–3. Authority to transfer amounts between categories of appropriations - (a) In generalDuring fiscal year 2014 and any succeeding fiscal...
§ 132b. Joint Committee on the Library - The Joint Committee of Congress on the Library shall, on...
§ 133. Joint Committee during recess of Congress - The portion of the Joint Committee of Congress on the...
§ 134. Incidental expenses of law library - The incidental expenses of the law library shall be paid...
§ 135. Purchase of books for law library - The Librarian shall make the purchases of books for the...
§ 135a. National library service for the blind and print disabled - (a) Accessible materials and reproducers(1) In generalThe Librarian of Congress...
§ 135a–1. Repealed. , , -
§ 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...
§ 136. Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations - The Librarian of Congress shall make rules and regulations for...
§ 136–1. Appointment and term of service of Librarian of Congress - (a) In generalThe President shall appoint the Librarian of Congress,...
§§ 136a, 136a–1. Omitted -
§ 136a–2. Librarian of Congress and Deputy Librarian of Congress; compensation - (1) the Librarian of Congress shall be compensated at an...
§ 136b. Omitted -
§ 136c. Authorized additional expenses and services for which Library of Congress salary appropriations are available - From and after , appropriations in this Act available to...
§ 137. Use and regulation of law library - The justices of the Supreme Court shall have free access...
§§ 137a, 137b. Omitted -
§ 137c. Withdrawal of books from Library of Congress - The chief judge and associate judges of the United States...
§ 138. Law library; hours kept open - The law library shall be kept open every day so...
§ 139. Omitted -
§ 140. Employees; fitness - All persons employed in and about said Library of Congress...
§ 141. Allocation of responsibilities for Library buildings and grounds - (a) Architect of the Capitol(1) In generalThe Architect of the...
§ 141a. Design, installation, and maintenance of security systems; transfer of responsibility - The responsibility for design, installation, and maintenance of security systems...
§ 141b. Collections, physical security, control, and preservation of order and decorum within the library - (a) Establishment of regulationsThe Librarian of Congress shall establish standards...
§ 142. Omitted -
§ 142a. Office of administrative assistant and disbursing officer in Library of Congress abolished; transfer of duties to appointee of Librarian - From and after , the office of administrative assistant and...
§ 142b. Certifying officers of the Library of Congress; accountability; relief by Comptroller General - On and after , each officer and employee of the...
§ 142c. Enforcement of liability of certifying officers of Library of Congress - The liability of these certifying officers or employees shall be...
§ 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)...
§ 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 , the Disbursing Officer of the Library...
§ 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 , the Disbursing Officer of the Library...
§ 142g. Copyright Royalty Tribunal; computation and disbursement of pay of Tribunal personnel by Library of Congress - From and after , the Library of Congress is authorized...
§ 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 - (1) disburse funds appropriated for the Biomedical Ethics Board; (2)...
§ 142i. United States Capitol Preservation Commission; provision of financial management services and support by Library of Congress - Effective , the Library of Congress shall provide financial management...
§ 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 - (1) disburse funds appropriated for the John C. Stennis Center...
§ 142k. Library of Congress disbursing office; payroll processing functions - From and after , the Librarian of Congress shall take...
§ 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 , the Disbursing Officer of the Library...
§ 143. Appropriations for Library Building and Grounds - All appropriations made to the Architect of the Capitol on...
§ 143a. Disbursement of funds - From and after , funds available to the Library of...
§ 143b. Payments in advance for subscriptions or other charges - From and after , payments in advance for subscriptions or...
§ 143c. Use of other library funds to make payments - In addition to amounts transferred pursuant to , the Librarian...
§ 143d. Funds available for workers compensation payments - (a) In generalAvailable balances of expired Library of Congress appropriations...
§ 144. Copies of Statutes at Large - Ten of the copies of the Statutes at Large, published...
§ 145. Copies of journals and documents - Two copies of the journals and documents, and of each...
§ 145a. Periodical binding of printed hearings of committee testimony - The Librarian of the Library of Congress is authorized and...
§ 146. Deposit of Journals of Senate and House - Twenty-five copies of the public Journals of the Senate, and...
§ 147. Repealed. , -
§ 148. Repealed. , -
§ 149. Transfer of books to other libraries - The Librarian of Congress may from time to time transfer...
§ 149a. Permitting use of proceeds from disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property - (a) Disposition of propertyWithin the limits of available appropriations, the...
§ 150. Sale of copies of card indexes and other publications - The Librarian of Congress is authorized to furnish to such...
§ 151. Smithsonian Library - The library collected by the Smithsonian Institution under the provisions...
§ 152. Care and use of Smithsonian Library - The Smithsonian Institution shall have the use of the library...
§ 153. Control of library of House of Representatives - The library of the House of Representatives shall be under...
§ 154. Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; members; quorum; seal; rules and regulations - A board is created and established, to be known as...
§ 155. Compensation and expenses of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board - No compensation shall be paid to the members of the...
§ 156. Gifts, etc., to Library of Congress Trust Fund Board - The Board is authorized to accept, receive, hold, and administer...
§ 157. Funds of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; management of - The moneys or securities composing the trust funds given or...
§ 158. Deposits by Library of Congress Trust Fund Board with Treasurer of United States - In the absence of any specification to the contrary, the...
§ 158a. Temporary possession of gifts of money or securities to Library of Congress; investment - (1) a gift of securities may not be invested or...
§ 159. Perpetual succession and suits by or against Library of Congress Trust Fund Board - The board shall have perpetual succession, with all the usual...
§ 160. Disbursement of gifts, etc., to Library - Nothing in sections 154 to 162 and 163 of this...
§ 161. Tax exemption of gifts, etc., to Library of Congress - Gifts or bequests or devises to or for the benefit...
§ 162. Compensation of Library of Congress employees - Employees of the Library of Congress who perform special functions...
§ 162a. Gross salary of Library of Congress employees - Hereafter the gross salary of any position in the Library...
§ 162b. Little Scholars Child Development Center; employee compensation and personnel matters - (a) Election of coverage; creditable service; qualification for survivor annuities...
§ 163. Omitted -
§ 164. Index and digest of State legislation; preparation - The Librarian of Congress is authorized and directed to prepare...
§ 164a. Official distribution of State legislation index and digest - The Librarian of Congress is directed to have the indexes...
§ 165. Authorization for appropriation for biennial index - There is authorized to be appropriated annually for carrying out...
§ 166. Congressional Research Service - (a) Redesignation of Legislative Reference ServiceThe Legislative Reference Service in...
§ 166a. Equal access to Congressional Research Service Reports - (a) Definitions(1) CRS productIn this section, the term “CRS product”...
§§ 167 to 167h. Repealed. , (2)(B), , , 2234, and , (b)(2), , , 2552; , , -
§ 167i. Suspension of prohibitions against use of Library buildings and grounds - In order to permit the observance of authorized ceremonies within...
§ 167j. Area comprising Library of Congress grounds; “buildings and grounds” defined - (a) The Library of Congress grounds shall be held to...
§ 168. Constitution of the United States; preparation and publication of revised edition; annotations; supplements; decennial editions and supplements - (1) a hardbound revised edition of the Constitution of the...
§ 168a. Printing of Constitution Annotated as Senate documents - All hardbound revised editions and all cumulative pocket-part supplements shall...
§ 168b. Printing and distribution of additional copies of Constitution Annotated - There shall be printed four thousand eight hundred and seventy...
§ 168c. Printing and distribution of decennial editions and supplements to Constitution Annotated - Additional copies of each hardbound decennial revised edition and of...
§ 168d. Authorization of appropriations for Constitution Annotated - There are authorized to be appropriated such sums, to remain...
§ 169. Positions in Library of Congress exempt from citizenship requirement - From and after , not to exceed fifteen positions in...
§ 170. American Television and Radio Archives - (a) Establishment and maintenance in Library of Congress; purpose; determination...
§ 171. Congressional declaration of findings and purpose as to Center for the Book - (1) that the Congress of the United States on April...
§ 172. Definitions - (1) the term Center means the Center for the Book;...
§ 173. Establishment of Center for the Book - There is hereby established in the Library of Congress a...
§ 174. Function of Center for the Book - The Librarian through the Center shall stimulate public interest and...
§ 175. Administrative provisions - (1) prescribe such regulations as he deems necessary; (2) receive...
§ 176. Mass Book Deacidification Facility; operation by Librarian of Congress - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Librarian of Congress...
§ 177. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry - (a) RecognitionThe Congress recognizes that the Consultant in Poetry to...
§§ 178 to 178l. Repealed. , , -
§§ 179 to 179k. Repealed. , , -
§ 179l. National Film Registry of Library of Congress - The Librarian of Congress (hereafter in sections 179 to 179w...
§ 179m. Duties of Librarian of Congress - (a) Powers(1) In generalThe Librarian shall, after consultation with the...
§ 179n. National Film Preservation Board - (a) Number and appointment(1) MembersThe Librarian shall establish in the...
§ 179o. Responsibilities and powers of Board - (a) In generalThe Board shall review nominations of films submitted...
§ 179p. National Film Registry Collection of Library of Congress - (a) Acquisition of archival quality copiesThe Librarian shall endeavor to...
§ 179q. Seal of National Film Registry - (a) Use of seal(1) Prohibition on distribution and exhibitionNo person...
§ 179r. Remedies - (a) JurisdictionThe several district courts of the United States shall...
§ 179s. Limitations of remedies - The remedies provided in shall be the exclusive remedies under...
§ 179t. Staff of Board; experts and consultants - (a) StaffThe Librarian may appoint and fix the pay of...
§ 179u. Definitions - (1) the term “Librarian” means the Librarian of Congress; (2)...
§ 179v. Authorization of appropriations - There are authorized to be appropriated to the Librarian for...
§ 179w. Effective date - The provisions of sections 179 to 179w of this title...
§ 180. Legislative information retrieval system - (a) PurposeThe purpose of this section is to reduce the...
§ 181. Program for exchange of information among legislative branch agencies - (a) On September 16, 1996, there shall be established a...
§ 182. Cooperative Acquisitions Program Revolving Fund - (a) EstablishmentEffective October 1, 1997, there is established in the...
§ 182a. Revolving fund for duplication services associated with audiovisual conservation center - (a) EstablishmentThere is hereby established in the Treasury a revolving...
§ 182b. Revolving fund for sales shop and other services - (a) EstablishmentThere is hereby established in the Treasury a revolving...
§ 182c. Revolving fund for FEDLINK program and Federal Research program - (a) EstablishmentThere is hereby established in the Treasury a revolving...
§ 182d. Audits by Comptroller General - Each of the revolving funds established under sections 182a to...
§ 182e. Library of Congress National Collection Stewardship Fund - (a) EstablishmentThere is hereby established in the Treasury of the...
§ 183. Written history of the House of Representatives - (a) In generalSubject to available funding and in accordance with...
§ 183a. Oral history of the House of Representatives - (a) In generalThe Librarian of Congress shall accept for deposit,...
§ 184. Incorporation of digital collections into educational curricula - (a) Short titleThis section may be cited as the “Library...
§ 185. Inspector General of the Library of Congress - (a) Short titleThis section may be cited as the “Library...
§ 186. Library of Congress orders under task and delivery order contracts - (a) Contract modificationsAn order issued under a task order contract...