Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§132a Appropriations for Increase of General Library
Title 2 › CHAPTER 5 — LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › § 132a
Summary
Unspent and future Congress funds for the general library must be spent under Joint Committee on the Library.
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Title 2, §132a
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The unexpended balance of any sums appropriated by Congress for the increase of the general library, together with such sums as may hereafter be appropriated to the same purpose, shall be laid out under the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 82 derived from acts Apr. 24, 1800, ch. 37, § 5, 2 Stat. 56, and Jan. 26, 1802, ch. 2, § 6, 2 Stat. 129.
Amendments
1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946, changed composition of Joint Committee. See section 132b of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1946 AmendmentAmendment by act Aug. 2, 1946, effective Jan. 3, 1947, see section 245 of that act, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.
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2 U.S.C. § 132a
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102