Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73
§149a Permitting use of proceeds from disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › § 149a
Summary
The Librarian of Congress may, if money is available, get rid of the Library’s extra or outdated personal items by sending them to another agency, donating them, selling them, trading them in, or using another suitable method. Any money the Librarian gets from those actions must go into the Library’s operating funds and can be used to buy the same or similar items in the fiscal year the money is received and in the next fiscal year. This rule started in fiscal year 2012 and applies every fiscal year after that.
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Title 2, §149a
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(a)Within the limits of available appropriations, the Librarian of Congress may dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property of the Library of Congress by interagency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or other appropriate method.
(b)Any amounts received by the Librarian of Congress from the disposition of property under subsection (a) shall be credited to the funds available for the operations of the Library of Congress, and shall be available to acquire the same or similar property during the fiscal year in which the amounts are received and the following fiscal year.
(c)This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012.
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2 U.S.C. § 149a
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73