Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

2 U.S.C. § 143b

Payments in advance for subscriptions or other charges

From and after , payments in advance for subscriptions or other charges for bibliographical data, publications, materials in any other form, and services may be made by the Librarian of Congress whenever he determines it to be more prompt, efficient, or economical to do so in the interest of carrying out required Library programs.

Pub. L. 96–536, § 101(c)94 Stat. 3167(, , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 101(c) of Pub. L. 96–536Section is based on section 204 of title II of H.R. 7593, as passed the House of Representatives on , and incorporated by reference in , to be effective as if enacted into law.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:

Pub. L. 96–86, § 101(c) [H.R. 4390, title II, § 204]93 Stat. 657, , .

Pub. L. 95–391, title II, § 20492 Stat. 786, , .

Pub. L. 95–94, title II, § 20491 Stat. 677, , .

Pub. L. 94–440, title VIII, § 80490 Stat. 1457, , .

Pub. L. 94–59, title VII, § 70489 Stat. 295, , .

Pub. L. 93–37188 Stat. 441, , .

Pub. L. 93–14587 Stat. 545, , .

Pub. L. 92–34286 Stat. 447, , .

Pub. L. 92–5185 Stat. 142, , .

Pub. L. 91–38284 Stat. 823, , .

Pub. L. 91–14583 Stat. 357, , .

Pub. L. 90–41782 Stat. 411, , .

Pub. L. 90–5781 Stat. 140, , .