FEDERAL · 2 U.S.C. · Chapter 5
Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations
2 U.S.C. § 136
Title2 — The Congress
Chapter5 — LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
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2 U.S.C. § 136.
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The Librarian of Congress shall make rules and regulations for the government of the Library.
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History
(Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, §1, 29 Stat. 544, 546; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, §220(f), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 204; Pub. L. 114–86, §3, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 675.)
Editorial Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
R.S. §§88, 89, 4950, which were repealed by acts Feb. 28, 1933, ch. 131, §1, 47 Stat. 1349; Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 202, §1, 47 Stat. 1428, 1431.
Amendments
2015—Pub. L. 114–86 struck out provisions relating to appointment of Librarian of Congress.
1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which required the Librarian of Congress to give a bond in the sum of $20,000.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title of 2015 Amendment
Pub. L. 114–86, §1, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 675, provided that: "This Act [enacting section 136–1 of this title and amending this section] may be cited as the 'Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015'."
Prior Provisions
R.S. §§88, 89, 4950, which were repealed by acts Feb. 28, 1933, ch. 131, §1, 47 Stat. 1349; Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 202, §1, 47 Stat. 1428, 1431.
Amendments
2015—Pub. L. 114–86 struck out provisions relating to appointment of Librarian of Congress.
1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which required the Librarian of Congress to give a bond in the sum of $20,000.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title of 2015 Amendment
Pub. L. 114–86, §1, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 675, provided that: "This Act [enacting section 136–1 of this title and amending this section] may be cited as the 'Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015'."
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