Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73
§150 Sale of copies of card indexes and other publications
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › § 150
Summary
The Librarian of Congress can sell extra card indexes and other Library publications. Prices must cover the cost plus 10%. Money goes into the Treasury to fund preparing and distributing the Library’s catalog cards and publications.
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Title 2, §150
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The Librarian of Congress is authorized to furnish to such institutions or individuals as may desire to buy them, such copies of the card indexes and other publications of the Library as may not be required for its ordinary transactions, and charge for the same a price which will cover their cost and ten per centum added, and all moneys received by him shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be credited to the appropriation for necessary expenses for the preparation and distribution of catalog cards and other publications of the Library.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
1977—Pub. L. 95–94 inserted provisions relating to crediting of the moneys deposited in the Treasury.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1977 Amendment Pub. L. 95–94, title IV, § 405(b), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 682, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1977.”
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2 U.S.C. § 150
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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