Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§179v Authorization of Appropriations
Title 2 › CHAPTER 5 — LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › § 179v
Summary
The Librarian can receive money each fiscal year starting with the first year that begins on or after October 11, 1996, and every year after that through fiscal year 2026 to carry out the programs in sections 179l–179w. Each year the amount can be whatever is needed, but it cannot be more than $250,000.
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Title 2, §179v
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There are authorized to be appropriated to the Librarian for the first fiscal year beginning on or after October 11, 1996, and each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 2026 such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 179l to 179w of this title, but in no fiscal year shall such sum exceed $250,000.
Legislative History
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Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–217 substituted “through fiscal year 2026” for “through fiscal year 2016”. 2008—Pub. L. 110–336 inserted “for the first fiscal year beginning on or after October 11, 1996, and each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 2016” after “the Librarian”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2008 Amendment Pub. L. 110–336, § 3(a)(1)(C), Oct. 2, 2008, 122 Stat. 3727, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by this paragraph [amending this section and section 179w of this title] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the National Film Preservation Act of 1996 [Pub. L. 104–285, title I].”
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2 U.S.C. § 179v
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102