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2 U.S.C. § 131 — Collections composing Library; location
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The Library of Congress, composed of the books, maps, and other publications which on December 1, 1873, remained in existence, from the collections theretofore united under authority of law and those added from time to time by purchase, exchange, donation, reservation from publications ordered by Congress, acquisition of material under the copyright law, and otherwise, shall be preserved in the Library Building.
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The Library of Congress, composed of the books, maps, and other publications which on December 1, 1873, remained in existence, from the collections theretofore united under authority of law and those added from time to time by purchase, exchange, donation, reservation from publications ordered by Congress, acquisition of material under the copyright law, and otherwise, shall be preserved in the Library Building.
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Except as otherwise provided in this title, as used in this title, the following terms and their variant forms mean the following:
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**(a) Establishment** There is hereby established in the Library of Congress an American Folklife Center.
**(b) Board of Trustees; composition; regional balance**
(1) The Center shall be under the direction of a Board of Trustees. The Board shall be composed as follows:
(A) four members appointed by the President from among individuals who are officials of Federal departments and agencies concerned with some aspect of American Folklife traditions and arts;
(B) four members appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate from among individuals from private life who are widely recognized by virtue of their scholarship, experience, creativity, or interest in American Folklife traditions and arts, and four members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from among such individuals;
(C) four members appointed by the Librarian of Congress from among individuals who are widely recognized by virtue of their scholarship, experience, creativity, or interest in American folklife traditions and arts; and
(D) nine ex officio members including—
(i) the Librarian of Congress;
(ii) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution;
(iii) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts;
(iv) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities;
(v) the President of the American Folklore Society;
(vi) the President of the Society for Ethnomusicology;
(vii) the Director of the Center;
(viii) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
(ix) the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
(2) In making appointments from private life under paragraph (1)(B) and (C), the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Librarian of Congress shall give due cons
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**(a) Qualifications of Copyright Royalty Judges.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Each Copyright Royalty Judge shall be an attorney who has at least 7 years of legal experience. The Chief Copyright Royalty Judge shall have at least 5 years of experience in adjudications, arbitrations, or court trials. Of the other 2 Copyright Royalty Judges, 1 shall have significant knowledge of copyright law, and the other shall have significant knowledge of economics. An individual may serve as a Copyright Royalty Judge only if the individual is free of any financial conflict of interest under subsection (h).
(2) **Definition.—** — In this subsection, the term “adjudication” has the meaning given that term in [section 551 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section551&num=0&edition=prelim), but does not include mediation.
**(b) Staff.—** The Chief Copyright Royalty Judge shall hire full-time staff members to assist the Copyright Royalty Judges in performing their functions.
**(c) Terms.—** The individual first appointed as the Chief Copyright Royalty Judge shall be appointed to a term of 6 years, and of the remaining individuals first appointed as Copyright Royalty Judges, 1 shall be appointed to a term of 4 years, and the other shall be appointed to a term of 2 years. Thereafter, the terms of succeeding Copyright Royalty Judges shall each be 6 years. An individual serving as a Copyright Royalty Judge may be reappointed to subsequent terms. The term of a Copyright Royalty Judge shall begin when the term of the predecessor of that Copyright Royalty Judge ends. When the term of office of a Copyright Royalty Judge ends, the individual serving that term may continue to serve until a successor is selected.
**(d) Vacancies or Incapacity.—**
(1) **
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 131
Sec.
183a.
Oral history of the House of Representatives.
184.
Incorporation of digital collections into edu-
cational curricula.
185.
Inspector General of the Library of Congress.
186.
Library of Congress orders under task and de-
livery order contracts.
§ 131. Collections composing Library; location
The Library of Congress, composed of the
books, maps, and other publications which on
December 1, 1873, remained in existence, from
the collections theretofore united under author-
ity of law and those added from time to time by
purchase, exchange, donation, reservation from
publications ordered by Congress, acquisition of
material under the copyright law, and other-
wise, shall be preserved in the Library Building.
(R.S. § 80; Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, § 1, 29 Stat. 545,
546; Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 105(g), Oct. 19, 1976,
90 Stat. 2599; Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title III,
§ 310], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–290, 1329–310.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
R.S. § 80 derived from act Jan. 26, 1802, ch. 2, 2 Stat.
128; Res. Oct. 21, 1814, No. 3, 3 Stat. 246; act Jan. 30, 1815,
ch. 27, 3 Stat. 195; act June 25, 1864, ch. 147, § 1, 13 Stat.
148; Res. July 25, 1866, No. 77, 14 Stat. 365; and act Mar.
2, 1867, ch. 167, § 1, 14 Stat. 464.
AMENDMENTS
1987—Pub. L. 100–202 struck out after first sentence
‘‘The law library shall be preserved in the Capitol in
the rooms which were on July 4, 1872, appropriated to
its use, and in such others as may hereafter be assigned
thereto.’’
1976—Pub. L. 94–553 substituted ‘‘acquisition of mate-
rial under the copyright law’’ for ‘‘deposit to secure
copyright’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 94–553 effective Jan.
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