Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§158 Deposits by Library of Congress Trust Fund Board with Treasurer of United States
Title 2 › CHAPTER 5 — LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › § 158
Summary
The Board may put up to $10,000,000 in cash with the U.S. Treasurer as a permanent loan to the Treasury. The Treasurer will credit interest at the higher of 4% per year or a rate the Secretary of the Treasury sets minus 0.25 percentage points; that rate is based on current average long‑term U.S. government yields and rounded to the nearest one‑eighth of 1 percent. Interest is paid twice a year and counts as income the Librarian of Congress may spend for the allowed purposes.
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Title 2, §158
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In the absence of any specification to the contrary, the board may deposit the principal sum, in cash, with the Treasurer of the United States as a permanent loan to the United States Treasury, and the Treasurer shall thereafter credit such deposit with interest at a rate which is the higher of the rate of 4 per centum per annum or a rate which is 0.25 percentage points less than a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration the current average market yield on outstanding long-term marketable obligations of the United States, adjusted to the nearest one-eighth of 1 per centum, payable semi-annually, such interest, as income, being subject to disbursement by the Librarian of Congress for the purposes specified: Provided, however, That the total of such principal sums at any time so held by the Treasurer under this authorization shall not exceed the sum of $10,000,000.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section is comprised of third par. of section 2 of act Mar. 3, 1925. First, second, and fourth pars. of section 2 are classified to section 156, 157, and 158a of this title, respectively.
Amendments
1976—Pub. L. 94–289 substituted “a rate which is the higher of the rate of 4 per centum per annum or a rate which is 0.25 percentage points less than a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration the current average market yield on outstanding long-term marketable obligations of the United States, adjusted to the nearest one-eighth of 1 per centum” for “the rate of 4 per centum per annum”. 1962—Pub. L. 87–522 increased the total amount of deposits which can be held by the Treasurer from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000. 1936—Act June 23, 1936, substituted “in the absence of any specification to the contrary” for “Should any gift or bequest so provide”.
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2 U.S.C. § 158
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102