Title 2, Chapter 5
The Congress — 116 sections
- § 1 Section 1 - Omitted
- § 2 Section 2 - Librarian of Congress and Deputy Librarian of Congress; compensation
- § 3 Section 3 - Authority to transfer amounts between categories of appropriations
- § 131 Section 131 - Collections composing Library; location
- § 132 Section 132 - Departments of Library
- § 132a Section 132a - Appropriations for increase of general library
- § 132b Section 132b - Joint Committee on the Library
- § 133 Section 133 - Joint Committee during recess of Congress
- § 134 Section 134 - Incidental expenses of law library
- § 135 Section 135 - Purchase of books for law library
- § 135a Section 135a - Books and sound-reproduction records for blind and other physically handicapped residents; annual appropriations; purchases
- § 135b Section 135b - Local and regional centers; preference to blind and other physically handicapped veterans; rules and regulations; authorization of appropriations
- § 136 Section 136 - Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations
- § 136b Section 136b - Omitted
- § 136c Section 136c - Authorized additional expenses and services for which Library of Congress salary appropriations are available
- § 137 Section 137 - Use and regulation of law library
- § 137b Section 137b - Omitted
- § 137c Section 137c - Withdrawal of books from Library of Congress
- § 138 Section 138 - Law library; hours kept open
- § 139 Section 139 - Omitted
- § 140 Section 140 - Employees; fitness
- § 141 Section 141 - Allocation of responsibilities for Library buildings and grounds
- § 141a Section 141a - Design, installation, and maintenance of security systems; transfer of responsibility
- § 141b Section 141b - Collections, physical security, control, and preservation of order and decorum within the library
- § 142 Section 142 - Omitted
- § 142a Section 142a - Office of administrative assistant and disbursing officer in Library of Congress abolished; transfer of duties to appointee of Librarian
- § 142b Section 142b - Certifying officers of the Library of Congress; accountability; relief by Comptroller General
- § 142c Section 142c - Enforcement of liability of certifying officers of Library of Congress
- § 142d Section 142d - Disbursing officer of the Library of Congress; disbursements in accordance with voucher; examination of vouchers; liability
- § 142e Section 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 Section 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 Section 142g - Copyright Royalty Tribunal; computation and disbursement of pay of Tribunal personnel by Library of Congress
- § 142h Section 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
- § 142j Section 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
- § 142i Section 142i - United States Capitol Preservation Commission; provision of financial management services and support by Library of Congress
- § 142k Section 142k - Library of Congress disbursing office; payroll processing functions
- § 142l Section 142l - Disbursing Officer of Library of Congress; disbursements for Office of Compliance; voucher certifications, accountability and relief by Comptroller General
- § 143 Section 143 - Appropriations for Library Building and Grounds
- § 143a Section 143a - Disbursement of funds
- § 143b Section 143b - Payments in advance for subscriptions or other charges
- § 143c Section 143c - Use of other library funds to make payments
- § 143d Section 143d - Funds available for workers compensation payments
- § 144 Section 144 - Copies of Statutes at Large
- § 145a Section 145a - Periodical binding of printed hearings of committee testimony
- § 145 Section 145 - Copies of journals and documents
- § 146 Section 146 - Deposit of Journals of Senate and House
- § 147 Section 147 - Repealed. Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562 , § 1(l), 65 Stat. 638
- § 148 Section 148 - Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654 , § 1(l), 65 Stat. 701
- § 149 Section 149 - Transfer of books to other libraries
- § 149a Section 149a - Permitting use of proceeds from disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property
- § 150 Section 150 - Sale of copies of card indexes and other publications
- § 151 Section 151 - Smithsonian Library
- § 152 Section 152 - Care and use of Smithsonian Library
- § 153 Section 153 - Control of library of House of Representatives
- § 154 Section 154 - Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; members; quorum; seal; rules and regulations
- § 155 Section 155 - Compensation and expenses of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
- § 156 Section 156 - Gifts, etc., to Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
- § 157 Section 157 - Funds of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; management of
- § 158a Section 158a - Temporary possession of gifts of money or securities to Library of Congress; investment
- § 158 Section 158 - Deposits by Library of Congress Trust Fund Board with Treasurer of United States
- § 159 Section 159 - Perpetual succession and suits by or against Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
- § 160 Section 160 - Disbursement of gifts, etc., to Library
- § 161 Section 161 - Tax exemption of gifts, etc., to Library of Congress
- § 162 Section 162 - Compensation of Library of Congress employees
- § 162a Section 162a - Gross salary of Library of Congress employees
- § 162b Section 162b - Little Scholars Child Development Center; employee compensation and personnel matters
- § 163 Section 163 - Omitted
- § 164 Section 164 - Index and digest of State legislation; preparation
- § 164a Section 164a - Official distribution of State legislation index and digest
- § 165 Section 165 - Authorization for appropriation for biennial index
- § 166 Section 166 - Congressional Research Service
- § 166a Section 166a - Equal access to Congressional Research Service Reports
- § 167h Section 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
- § 167i Section 167i - Suspension of prohibitions against use of Library buildings and grounds
- § 167j Section 167j - Area comprising Library of Congress grounds; “buildings and grounds” defined
- § 168 Section 168 - Constitution of the United States; preparation and publication of revised edition; annotations; supplements; decennial editions and supplements
- § 168a Section 168a - Printing of Constitution Annotated as Senate documents
- § 168b Section 168b - Printing and distribution of additional copies of Constitution Annotated
- § 168c Section 168c - Printing and distribution of decennial editions and supplements to Constitution Annotated
- § 168d Section 168d - Authorization of appropriations for Constitution Annotated
- § 169 Section 169 - Positions in Library of Congress exempt from citizenship requirement
- § 170 Section 170 - American Television and Radio Archives
- § 171 Section 171 - Congressional declaration of findings and purpose as to Center for the Book
- § 172 Section 172 - Definitions
- § 173 Section 173 - Establishment of Center for the Book
- § 174 Section 174 - Function of Center for the Book
- § 175 Section 175 - Administrative provisions
- § 176 Section 176 - Mass Book Deacidification Facility; operation by Librarian of Congress
- § 177 Section 177 - Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry
- § 178l Section 178l - Repealed. Pub. L. 102–307, title II , § 214, June 26, 1992 , 106 Stat. 272
- § 179k Section 179k - Repealed. Pub. L. 104–285, title I , § 114, Oct. 11, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3382
- § 179m Section 179m - Duties of Librarian of Congress
- § 179l Section 179l - National Film Registry of Library of Congress
- § 179n Section 179n - National Film Preservation Board
- § 179o Section 179o - Responsibilities and powers of Board
- § 179p Section 179p - National Film Registry Collection of Library of Congress
- § 179r Section 179r - Remedies
- § 179q Section 179q - Seal of National Film Registry
- § 179s Section 179s - Limitations of remedies
- § 179t Section 179t - Staff of Board; experts and consultants
- § 179u Section 179u - Definitions
- § 179w Section 179w - Effective date
- § 179v Section 179v - Authorization of appropriations
- § 180 Section 180 - Legislative information retrieval system
- § 181 Section 181 - Program for exchange of information among legislative branch agencies
- § 182 Section 182 - Cooperative Acquisitions Program Revolving Fund
- § 182b Section 182b - Revolving fund for gift shop, decimal classification, photo duplication, and related services
- § 182a Section 182a - Revolving fund for duplication services associated with audiovisual conservation center
- § 182c Section 182c - Revolving fund for FEDLINK program and Federal Research program
- § 182d Section 182d - Audits by Comptroller General
- § 182e Section 182e - Library of Congress National Collection Stewardship Fund
- § 183 Section 183 - Written history of the House of Representatives
- § 183a Section 183a - Oral history of the House of Representatives
- § 184 Section 184 - Incorporation of digital collections into educational curricula
- § 185 Section 185 - Inspector General of the Library of Congress
- § 186 Section 186 - Library of Congress orders under task and delivery order contracts