Title 2The CongressRelease 119-73

§136 Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › § 136

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Title 2, §136

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The Librarian of Congress shall make rules and regulations for the government of the Library.

Legislative History

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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R.S. §§ 88, 89, 4950, which were repealed by acts Feb. 28, 1933, ch. 131, § 1, 47 Stat. 1349; Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 202, § 1, 47 Stat. 1428, 1431.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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2 U.S.C. § 136

Title 2The Congress

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Apr 6, 2026

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