2 USC § 156 - Gifts, etc., to Library of Congress Trust Fund Board

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title: "2 USC § 156 - Gifts, etc., to Library of Congress Trust Fund Board"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "156"
section_name: "Gifts, etc., to Library of Congress Trust Fund Board"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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source_credit: "(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, § 2, formerly § 1, 43 Stat. 1107, renumbered Apr. 13, 1936, ch. 213, 49 Stat. 1205.)"
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# § 156. Gifts, etc., to Library of Congress Trust Fund Board

The Board is authorized to accept, receive, hold, and administer such gifts, bequests, or devises of property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the Library, its collections, or its service, as may be approved by the Board and by the Joint Committee on the Library.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, § 2, formerly § 1, 43 Stat. 1107, renumbered Apr. 13, 1936, ch. 213, 49 Stat. 1205.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is comprised of first par. of section 2 of act . Second, third, and fourth pars. of section 2 are classified to sections 157, 158, and 158a of this title, respectively.