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2 U.S.C. § 141b

Collections, physical security, control, and preservation of order and decorum within the library

United States · Title 2 — THE CONGRESS · Status: effective

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2 U.S.C. § 141b, Collections, physical security, control, and preservation of order and decorum within the library, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/422666
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The Librarian of Congress shall establish standards and regulations for the physical security, control, and preservation of the Library of Congress collections and property, and for the maintenance of suitable order and decorum within Library of Congress. In accordance with the authority of the Capitol Police and the Librarian of Congress established under this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the provisions of law referred to in paragraph (3), the Chief of the Capitol Police and the Librarian of Congress shall be responsible for the operation of security systems at the Library of Congress buildings and grounds described under section 167j of this title, in consultation and coordination with each other, subject to the following: Not later than October 1, 2008, the Chief of the Capitol Police, in coordination with the Librarian of Congress, shall prepare and submit to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate an initial proposal for carrying out this subsection. The provisions of law referred to in this paragraph are as follows:

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 110-161(H.R. 2764)2007-12-26
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-178(H.R. 3690)2008-01-07
    U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-145(H.R. 1299)2010-03-04
    United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009
    House: 416–1Senate: no recorded tally