LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

United States Code

U.S. Code most recently checked for updates: Mar 23, 2023

§ 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 Repealed.

§ 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

§ 136a-2. Librarian of Congress and Deputy Librarian of Congress; compensation

§ 136b. 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

§ 137c. Withdrawal of books from Library of Congress

§ 138. Law library; hours kept open

§ 139. 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

§ 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.

§ 148. 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

§ 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

§ 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.

§ 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.

§§ 179 to 179k. 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

§ 186. Library of Congress orders under task and delivery order contracts