Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§142a Office of Administrative Assistant and Disbursing Officer in Library of Congress Abolished; Transfer of Duties to Appointee of Librarian
Title 2 › CHAPTER 5 — LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › § 142a
Summary
On June 10, 1928, the Library ended the administrative assistant and disbursing officer office. People the Librarian appoints perform those duties after that.
Full Legal Text
Title 2, §142a
The Congress, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
From and after June 10, 1928, the office of administrative assistant and disbursing officer of the Library of Congress, created by section 142 of this title, is abolished and thereafter the duties required to be performed by the administrative assistant and disbursing officer shall be performed, under the direction of the Librarian of Congress, by such persons as the Librarian may appoint for those purposes.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 142 of this title, referred to in text, was omitted from the Code.
Amendments
1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which required the person disbursing appropriations for Library of Congress and Botanic Garden to give a bond in sum of $30,000.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Disbursement functions of all Government agencies, except Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and Panama Canal transferred to Division of Disbursements, Treasury Department, by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 4,
June 10, 1933, and Ex. Ord. No. 6728,
May 29, 1934. Division subsequently consolidated with other agencies into Fiscal Service in Treasury Department by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, § 1(a)(1), eff.
June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2107, 54 Stat. 1231. See section 306 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
2 U.S.C. § 142a
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102