Title 2 of the United States Code
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- § 1. Time for election of Senators
- § 1001. to 1004. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–483, Oct. 31, 1990, 104 Stat. 1166
- § 101. Transferred
- § 102. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, §204(52), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1737
- § 102a. Transferred
- § 103. , 104. Omitted
- § 104a. Transferred
- § 104b. Transferred
- § 104c. Transferred
- § 104d. Transferred
- § 104e. Transferred
- § 104f. Transferred
- § 104g. Transferred
- § 105. Transferred
- § 106. Transferred
- § 107. Transferred
- § 108. Transferred
- § 109. Transferred
- § 110. Transferred
- § 1101. Congressional findings
- § 1102. Definitions
- § 1103. Establishment of John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development
- § 1104. Purposes and authority of Center
- § 1105. John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund
- § 1106. Expenditures and audit of trust fund
- § 1107. Executive Director of Center
- § 1108. Administrative provisions
- § 1109. Authorization for appropriations
- § 111. Transferred
- § 1110. Appropriations
- § 111a. Transferred
- § 111b. Transferred
- § 112. Transferred
- § 112a. to 112d. Repealed. Pub. L. 91–139, §2(a), Dec. 5, 1969, 83 Stat. 291
- § 112e. Transferred
- § 112f. Transferred
- § 112g. Transferred
- § 112h. Transferred
- § 113. Transferred
- § 114. Transferred
- § 115. Transferred
- § 1151. Congressional Office for International Leadership
- § 116. Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 901, §1, 45 Stat. 995
- § 1161. Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows and Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows
- § 117. l . Transferred
- § 117a. Omitted
- § 117b. –2. Transferred
- § 117c. Transferred
- § 117d. –1. Transferred
- § 117e. Transferred
- § 117f. Transferred
- § 117g. Transferred
- § 117h. Transferred
- § 117i. Transferred
- § 117j. –1. Transferred
- § 117k. Transferred
- § 117m. Transferred
- § 118. Transferred
- § 118a. Transferred
- § 119. Transferred
- § 119a. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–620, §3, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1309
- § 120. Omitted
- § 1201. , 1202. Transferred
- § 1203. to 1218. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–1, title V, §504(a)(2), (5), Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 41
- § 121. Transferred
- § 1219. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–331, §5(a), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4072
- § 121a. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–275, title I, §6(h)(1), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2434
- § 121b. –1. Transferred
- § 121c. Transferred
- § 121d. Transferred
- § 121e. Transferred
- § 121f. Transferred
- § 121g. Transferred
- § 122. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–391, title I, §111, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 777
- § 1220. Transferred
- § 1221. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–1, title V, §504(a)(2), Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 41
- § 1222. Repealed. Pub. L. 102–392, title III, §316(b), Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1724
- § 1223. , 1224. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–1, title V, §504(a)(2), Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 41
- § 122a. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, §204(66), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1740
- § 122b. to 122g. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, §204(67), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1740
- § 123. Repealed. June 27, 1956, ch. 453, §105(m), 70 Stat. 372
- § 123a. Omitted
- § 123b. –1. Transferred
- § 123c. –1. Transferred
- § 123d. Transferred
- § 123e. Transferred
- § 124. Transferred
- § 125. Transferred
- § 125a. Transferred
- § 126. –2. Transferred
- § 126a. Omitted
- § 126b. Transferred
- § 127. Repealed. Pub. L. 92–51, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 129
- § 127a. Transferred
- § 127b. Transferred
- § 128. , 129. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 658, 659
- § 130. l . Transferred
- § 1301. Definitions
- § 1302. Application of laws
- § 130a. Transferred
- § 130b. Transferred
- § 130c. Transferred
- § 130d. Transferred
- § 130e. Transferred
- § 130f. Transferred
- § 130g. Transferred
- § 130h. Transferred
- § 130i. Repealed. Pub. L. 112–74, div. G, title I, §105(1), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1123
- § 130j. Transferred
- § 130k. Transferred
- § 131. Collections composing Library; location
- § 1311. Rights and protections under title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and title I of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- § 1312. Rights and protections under Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
- § 1313. Rights and protections under Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
- § 1314. Rights and protections under Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988
- § 1315. Rights and protections under Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
- § 1316. Rights and protections relating to veterans' employment and reemployment
- § 1316a. Legislative branch appointments
- § 1316b. Rights and protections relating to criminal history inquiries
- § 1317. Prohibition of intimidation or reprisal
- § 132. Departments of Library
- § 132a. –3. Authority to transfer amounts between categories of appropriations
- § 132b. Joint Committee on the Library
- § 133. Joint Committee during recess of Congress
- § 1331. Rights and protections under Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 relating to public services and accommodations; procedures for remedy of violations
- § 134. Incidental expenses of law library
- § 1341. Rights and protections under Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; procedures for remedy of violations
- § 135. Purchase of books for law library
- § 1351. Application of chapter 71 of title 5 relating to Federal service labor-management relations; procedures for remedy of violations
- § 135a. –1. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title XIV, §1403(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3207
- § 135b. Local and regional centers; preference to blind and other physically handicapped veterans; rules and regulations; authorization of appropriations
- § 136. –1. Appointment and term of service of Librarian of Congress
- § 1361. Generally applicable remedies and limitations
- § 1362. Notices
- § 136a. –2. Librarian of Congress and Deputy Librarian of Congress; compensation
- § 136b. Omitted
- § 136c. Authorized additional expenses and services for which Library of Congress salary appropriations are available
- § 137. Use and regulation of law library
- § 1371. Study and recommendations regarding General Accounting Office, Government Printing Office, and Library of Congress
- § 137a. , 137b. Omitted
- § 137c. Withdrawal of books from Library of Congress
- § 138. Law library; hours kept open
- § 1381. Establishment of Office of Congressional Workplace Rights
- § 1382. Officers, staff, and other personnel
- § 1383. Procedural rules
- § 1384. Substantive regulations
- § 1385. Expenses
- § 1386. Disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property
- § 1387. Semiannual report of disbursements
- § 1388. Workplace climate surveys of employing offices
- § 139. Omitted
- § 140. Employees; fitness
- § 1401. Procedure for consideration of alleged violations
- § 1402. Initiation of procedures
- § 1402a. Preliminary review of claims
- § 1403. Mediation
- § 1404. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–397, title I, §101(c)(1), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5301
- § 1405. Hearing
- § 1406. Appeal to Board
- § 1407. Judicial review of Board decisions and enforcement
- § 1408. Civil action
- § 1409. Judicial review of regulations
- § 141. Allocation of responsibilities for Library buildings and grounds
- § 1410. Other judicial review prohibited
- § 1411. Effect of failure to issue regulations
- § 1412. Expedited review of certain appeals
- § 1413. Privileges and immunities
- § 1414. Settlement
- § 1415. Payments
- § 1416. Confidentiality
- § 1417. Option to request remote work assignment or paid leave of absence during pendency of procedures
- § 141a. Design, installation, and maintenance of security systems; transfer of responsibility
- § 141b. Collections, physical security, control, and preservation of order and decorum within the library
- § 142. l . Disbursing Officer of Library of Congress; disbursements for Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; voucher certifications, accountability and relief by Comptroller General
- § 142a. Office of administrative assistant and disbursing officer in Library of Congress abolished; transfer of duties to appointee of Librarian
- § 142b. Certifying officers of the Library of Congress; accountability; relief by Comptroller General
- § 142c. Enforcement of liability of certifying officers of Library of Congress
- § 142d. Disbursing officer of the Library of Congress; disbursements in accordance with voucher; examination of vouchers; liability
- § 142e. Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress; disbursements for Congressional Budget Office, accountability; financial management support to Congressional Budget Office under agreement of Librarian of Congress and Director of Congressional Budget Office; Congressional Budget Office certifying officers: voucher certifications, accountability, relief by Comptroller General
- § 142f. Office of Technology Assessment; disbursement of funds, computation and disbursement of basic pay, and provision of financial management support by Library of Congress
- § 142g. Copyright Royalty Tribunal; computation and disbursement of pay of Tribunal personnel by Library of Congress
- § 142h. Biomedical Ethics Board; disbursement of funds, computation and disbursement of basic pay, and provision of financial management services and support by Library of Congress
- § 142i. United States Capitol Preservation Commission; provision of financial management services and support by Library of Congress
- § 142j. John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development; disbursement of funds, computation and disbursement of basic pay, and provision of financial management services and support by Library of Congress; payment for services
- § 142k. Library of Congress disbursing office; payroll processing functions
- § 143. Appropriations for Library Building and Grounds
- § 1431. Exercise of rulemaking powers
- § 1432. Political affiliation and place of residence
- § 1433. Nondiscrimination rules of House and Senate
- § 1434. Judicial branch coverage study
- § 1435. Savings provisions
- § 1436. Repealed. Pub. L. 106–57, title III, §313, Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 428
- § 1437. Sense of Senate regarding adoption of simplified and streamlined acquisition procedures for Senate acquisitions
- § 1437a. Training and education programs of employing offices
- § 1437b. Support for out-of-area covered employees
- § 1438. Severability
- § 143a. Disbursement of funds
- § 143b. Payments in advance for subscriptions or other charges
- § 143c. Use of other library funds to make payments
- § 143d. Funds available for workers compensation payments
- § 144. Copies of Statutes at Large
- § 145. Copies of journals and documents
- § 145a. Periodical binding of printed hearings of committee testimony
- § 146. Deposit of Journals of Senate and House
- § 147. Repealed. Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562, §1(l), 65 Stat. 638
- § 148. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(l), 65 Stat. 701
- § 149. Transfer of books to other libraries
- § 149a. Permitting use of proceeds from disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property
- § 150. Sale of copies of card indexes and other publications
- § 1501. Purposes
- § 1502. Definitions
- § 1503. Exclusions
- § 1504. Agency assistance
- § 151. Smithsonian Library
- § 1511. Cost of regulations
- § 1512. Consideration for Federal funding
- § 1513. Impact on local governments
- § 1514. Enforcement in House of Representatives
- § 1515. Exercise of rulemaking powers
- § 1516. Authorization of appropriations
- § 152. Care and use of Smithsonian Library
- § 153. Control of library of House of Representatives
- § 1531. Regulatory process
- § 1532. Statements to accompany significant regulatory actions
- § 1533. Small government agency plan
- § 1534. State, local, and tribal government input
- § 1535. Least burdensome option or explanation required
- § 1536. Assistance to Congressional Budget Office
- § 1537. Pilot program on small government flexibility
- § 1538. Annual statements to Congress on agency compliance
- § 154. Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; members; quorum; seal; rules and regulations
- § 155. Compensation and expenses of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
- § 1551. Baseline study of costs and benefits
- § 1552. Report on Federal mandates by Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
- § 1553. Special authorities of Advisory Commission
- § 1554. Annual report to Congress regarding Federal court rulings
- § 1555. "Federal mandate" defined
- § 1556. Authorization of appropriations
- § 156. Gifts, etc., to Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
- § 157. Funds of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; management of
- § 1571. Judicial review
- § 158. Deposits by Library of Congress Trust Fund Board with Treasurer of United States
- § 158a. Temporary possession of gifts of money or securities to Library of Congress; investment
- § 159. Perpetual succession and suits by or against Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
- § 160. Disbursement of gifts, etc., to Library
- § 1601. Findings
- § 1602. Definitions
- § 1603. Registration of lobbyists
- § 1604. Reports by registered lobbyists
- § 1605. Disclosure and enforcement
- § 1606. Penalties
- § 1607. Rules of construction
- § 1608. Severability
- § 1609. Identification of clients and covered officials
- § 161. Tax exemption of gifts, etc., to Library of Congress
- § 1610. Estimates based on tax reporting system
- § 1611. Exempt organizations
- § 1612. Sense of Senate that lobbying expenses should remain nondeductible
- § 1613. Prohibition on provision of gifts or travel by registered lobbyists to Members of Congress and to congressional employees
- § 1614. Annual audits and reports by Comptroller General
- § 162. Compensation of Library of Congress employees
- § 162a. Gross salary of Library of Congress employees
- § 162b. Little Scholars Child Development Center; employee compensation and personnel matters
- § 163. Omitted
- § 164. Index and digest of State legislation; preparation
- § 164a. Official distribution of State legislation index and digest
- § 165. Authorization for appropriation for biennial index
- § 166. Congressional Research Service
- § 166a. Equal access to Congressional Research Service Reports
- § 167. to 167h. Repealed. Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, §1004(d)(1)(B), (2)(B), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2233, 2234, and Pub. L. 110–178, §4(a)(2), (b)(2), Jan. 7, 2008, 121 Stat. 2551, 2552; Pub. L. 111–145, §6(d)(1), Mar. 4, 2010, 124 Stat. 54
- § 167i. Suspension of prohibitions against use of Library buildings and grounds
- § 167j. Area comprising Library of Congress grounds; "buildings and grounds" defined
- § 168. Constitution of the United States; preparation and publication of revised edition; annotations; supplements; decennial editions and supplements
- § 168a. Printing of Constitution Annotated as Senate documents
- § 168b. Printing and distribution of additional copies of Constitution Annotated
- § 168c. Printing and distribution of decennial editions and supplements to Constitution Annotated
- § 168d. Authorization of appropriations for Constitution Annotated
- § 169. Positions in Library of Congress exempt from citizenship requirement
- § 170. American Television and Radio Archives
- § 1701. National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress
- § 1702. Duties of Librarian of Congress
- § 1703. Seal of the National Recording Registry
- § 1704. National Recording Registry Collection of the Library of Congress
- § 171. Congressional declaration of findings and purpose as to Center for the Book
- § 1711. Establishment of program by Librarian of Congress
- § 1712. Promoting accessibility and public awareness of sound recordings
- § 172. Definitions
- § 1721. Establishment
- § 1722. Appointment of members
- § 1723. Service of members; meetings
- § 1724. Responsibilities of Board
- § 1725. General powers of Board
- § 173. Establishment of Center for the Book
- § 174. Function of Center for the Book
- § 1741. Definitions
- § 1742. Staff; experts and consultants
- § 1743. Authorization of appropriations
- § 175. Administrative provisions
- § 176. Mass Book Deacidification Facility; operation by Librarian of Congress
- § 177. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry