§141b Collections, Physical Security, Control, and Preservation of Order and Decorum Within the Library

Summary

Requires the Librarian of Congress to make rules for protecting and caring for the Library’s collections and property and for keeping order and proper behavior in Library buildings. The Chief of the Capitol Police and the Librarian must share responsibility for running security systems at the Library buildings and grounds listed in section 167j. The Librarian must design systems to protect collections and property, but the Chief must review and approve those designs. For Library sites outside of the District of Columbia, the Librarian runs the systems with the Chief’s review and approval. By October 1, 2008, the Chief, working with the Librarian, had to send an initial plan to the House Administration Committee, the Senate Rules Committee, and the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. The rule refers to sections 141, 141a, 1964, and 1965.