2 USC § 136 - Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t2/s136"
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title: "2 USC § 136 - Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "136"
section_name: "Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, § 1, 29 Stat. 544, 546; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 220(f), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 204; Pub. L. 114–86, § 3, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 675.)"
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# § 136. Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations

The Librarian of Congress shall make rules and regulations for the government of the Library.

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**Source Credit**: (Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, § 1, 29 Stat. 544, 546; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 220(f), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 204; Pub. L. 114–86, § 3, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 675.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

R.S. §§ 88, 89, 4950, which were repealed by acts , ; , , 1431.

### Amendments

2015— struck out provisions relating to appointment of Librarian of Congress.

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

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title of 2015 Amendment

> “This Act [enacting
> 
> and amending this section] may be cited as the ‘Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015’.”

, , , provided that: