Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73not60
§175 Administrative Provisions
Title 2 › Chapter 5— LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › § 175
Summary
The Librarian of Congress may make whatever rules are needed to run the Center. The Librarian can take money, gifts, or inheritances for the Center and use, sell, or otherwise dispose of them to support the Center without following federal property‑disposal laws. The Librarian can accept unpaid volunteers and repay their travel costs, including per diem, as allowed by section 5703 of title 5.
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Title 2, §175
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The Librarian of Congress, in carrying out the Center’s functions, is authorized to—
(1)prescribe such regulations as he deems necessary;
(2)receive money and other property donated, bequeathed, or devised for the purposes of the Center, and to use, sell, or otherwise dispose of such property for the purposes of carrying out the Center’s functions, without reference to Federal disposal statutes; and
(3)accept and utilize the services of voluntary and noncompensated personnel and reimburse them for travel expenses, including per diem, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5.
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2 U.S.C. § 175
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60