Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110

§151707 Provision and Acceptance of Support by Librarian of Congress

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Summary

The Librarian of Congress can provide staff, space, and other administrative help to the corporation. That help can include reimbursing expenses under section 151703(f) at rates that do not exceed the U.S. Government per diem rates. The corporation must pay back the Librarian for this support, and those payments go into the U.S. Treasury to the current appropriation that covers the cost. The Librarian can also accept the corporation’s directors, officers, and employees as unpaid volunteers to do work allowed under this law, without following certain federal pay and personnel rules in title 5.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §151707

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(a)Provision by Librarian.—
(1)The Librarian of Congress may provide personnel, facilities, and other administrative services to the corporation. Administrative services may include reimbursement of expenses under section 151703(f) of this title, at rates not exceeding the applicable per diem rates for the United States Government.
(2)The corporation shall reimburse the Librarian for support provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection. Amounts reimbursed shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the appropriations then current and chargeable for the cost of providing the support.
(b)Acceptance by Librarian.—
The Librarian may accept, without regard to chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 and related regulations, the services of the corporation and its directors, officers, and employees as volunteers in performing functions authorized under this chapter, without compensation from the Library of Congress.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 151707(a)36:5704.Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L. 104–285, title II, §§ 205, 206, 110 Stat. 3385. 151707(b)36:5705. In subsection (b), the words “chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 and related

Regulations

” are substituted for “the civil service classification laws, rules, or

Regulations

” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 151707

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110