2-U.S.C.-136

§136 – Librarian of Congress; Appointment; Rules and Regulations

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Title 2 > Chapter 5 > Section 136

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• Reference: Section 136
• Legend: §136 – Librarian of Congress; Appointment; Rules and Regulations
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

The Librarian of Congress shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. He shall make rules and regulations for the government of the Library.

(Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, §1, 29 Stat. 544, 546; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, §220(f), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 204.)

Prior Provisions

R.S. §§88, 89, 4950, which were repealed by acts Feb. 28, 1933, ch. 131, §1, 47 Stat. 1349; Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 202, §1, 47 Stat. 1428, 1431.

Amendments

1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which required the Librarian of Congress to give a bond in the sum of $20,000.

U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage

2-U.S.C.-133 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Congress

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Subchapter IV – General Provisions in the Legal Encyclopedia: Library of Congress

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