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Public Law 119-87 (04/30/2026)

Chapter 5 Library of Congress

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Sections in Chapter 5

§ 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§ 135 Purchase of books for law library § 135a National library service for the blind and print disabled § 135a–1 Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title XIV, § 1403(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3207 § 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 § 186 Library of Congress orders under task and delivery order contracts