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U.S. Code
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TITLE 2 - THE CONGRESS
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CHAPTER 5—LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (§§ 131 – 185)
CHAPTER 5—LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (§§ 131 – 185)
§ 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. Books and sound-reproduction records for blind and other physically handicapped residents; annual appropriations; purchases
§ 135a–1. Library of musical scores, instructional texts, and other specialized materials for use of blind persons or other physically handicapped residents; authorization of appropriations
§ 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. Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562, § 1(l), 65 Stat. 638
§ 148. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(l), 65 Stat. 701
§ 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
§ 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
§ 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
§§ 179 to 179k. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–285, title I, § 114, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3382
§ 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