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CHAPTER 5—LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

  • § 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
  • § 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; appointment; rules and regulations
  • §§ 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
  • § 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 Compliance; 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
  • § 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
  • § 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
  • § 167. Buildings and grounds; designation of employees as police
  • § 167a. Public use of Library of Congress grounds
  • § 167b. Sales, advertisements, and solicitations in Library buildings and grounds
  • § 167c. Injuries to Library property
  • § 167d. Firearms or fireworks; speeches; objectionable language in Library buildings and grounds
  • § 167e. Parades, assemblages or display of flags in Library buildings and grounds
  • § 167f. Regulations for Library buildings and grounds; publication; effective date
  • § 167g. Prosecution and punishment of offenses in Library buildings and grounds
  • § 167h. Jurisdiction of police within Library buildings, grounds, and adjacent streets
  • § 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 gift shop, decimal classification, photo duplication, and related services
  • § 182c. Revolving fund for FEDLINK program and Federal Research program
  • § 182d. Audits by Comptroller General
  • § 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

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