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# 2 U.S.C. § 136 - Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations
## Text
The Librarian of Congress shall make rules and regulations for the government of the Library.
(Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, § 1, 29 Stat. 544, 546; Pub. L. 92310, title II, § 220(f), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 204; Pub. L. 11486, § 3, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 675.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsR.S. §§ 88, 89, 4950, which were repealed by acts Feb. 28, 1933, ch. 131, § 1, 47 Stat. 1349; Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 202, § 1, 47 Stat. 1428, 1431.
Amendments2015—Pub. L. 11486 struck out provisions relating to appointment of Librarian of Congress. 1972—Pub. L. 92310 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 AmendmentPub. L. 11486, § 1, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 675, provided that: “This Act [enacting section 1361 of this title and amending this section] may be cited as the Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015.”