2 U.S.C. § 135b — Local and regional centers; preference to

Page 61 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 136 1 See References in Text note below. such forms’’ for ‘‘and for purchase, maintenance, and replacement of reproducers for such sound-reproduc- tion recordings’’ in first sentence. 1966—Pub. L. 89–522 amended section generally, ex- tending availability of books and materials under this section by authorizing their loan to other physically handicapped residents, in addition to blind persons, certified by competent authority as unable to read nor- mal printed material as a result of physical limita- tions. 1957—Pub. L. 85–308 authorized annual appropriation of necessary sums in lieu of provisions which limited annual appropriation to $1,125,000, and struck out limi- tation of $200,000 on amount of appropriated funds to be expended annually for books in raised characters. 1952—Act July 3, 1952, included children within its provisions as well as adults. 1946—Act Aug. 8, 1946, increased annual appropriation from $500,000 to $1,125,000. 1944—Act June 13, 1944, increased annual appropria- tion from $370,000 to $500,000, the amount allocated to sound-reproduction records from $250,000 to $400,000, and struck out provision allocating $20,000 to mainte- nance and replacement of Government-owned repro- ducers. 1942—Act Oct. 1, 1942, substituted ‘‘$370,000’’ for ‘‘$350,000’’, and inserted clause at end of first sentence relating to expenditure of not exceeding $20,000 for maintenance and replacement of reproducers for sound- reproduction records. 1940—Act June 6, 1940, substituted ‘‘$350,000’’ for ‘‘$275,000’’ and ‘‘$250,000’’ for ‘‘$175,000’’. 1939—Act June 7, 1939, inserted last sentence. 1937—Act Apr. 23, 1937, substituted ‘‘$275,000’’ for ‘‘$175,000’’ in two places and ‘‘$175,000’’ for ‘‘$75,000’’. 1935—Act June 14, 1935, substituted ‘‘$175,000’’ for ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserted provision that $100,000 of the $175,000 annual appropriation be expended for books in raised characters and the balance for sound-reproduc- tion records. 1933—Act Mar. 4, 1933, inserted ‘‘published either in raised characters, on sound-reproduction records, or in any other form’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1957 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 85–308, § 2, Sept. 7, 1957, 71 Stat. 630, provided that: ‘‘This Act [amending this section] shall be appli- cable with respect to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1958, and for each fiscal year thereafter.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1946 AMENDMENT Act Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 868, § 2, 60 Stat. 908, provided: ‘‘This Act [amending this section] shall be applicable with respect to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for each fiscal year thereafter.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1944 AMENDMENT Act June 13, 1944, ch. 246, § 2, 58 Stat. 276, provided: ‘‘This Act [amending this section] shall be applicable with respect to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945, and for each fiscal year thereafter.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1942 AMENDMENT Act Oct. 1, 1942, ch. 575, § 2, 56 Stat. 764, provided: ‘‘This Act [amending this section] shall be applicable with respect to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943, and for each fiscal year thereafter.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1937 AMENDMENT Act Apr. 23, 1937, ch. 125, § 2, 50 Stat. 72, provided that: ‘‘This Act [amending this section] shall be applicable with respect to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, and for each fiscal year thereafter.’’ § 135a–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title XIV, § 1403(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3207 Section, Pub. L. 87–765, Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 763; Pub. L. 89–522, § 2, July 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 331, related to li- brary of musical scores, instructional texts, and other specialized materials for use of blind persons or other physically disabled residents. See section 135a of this title. § 135b. Local and regional centers; preference to blind and other physically handicapped vet- erans; rules and regulations; authorization of appropriations (a) The Librarian of Congress may contract or otherwise arrange with such public or other non- profit libraries, agencies, or organizations as he may deem appropriate to serve as local or re- gional centers for the circulation of (1) books, recordings, and reproducers referred to in sec- tion 135a of this title, and (2) musical scores, in- structional texts, and other specialized mate- rials referred to in section 135a–1 1 of this title, under such conditions and regulations as he may prescribe. In the lending of such books, record- ings, reproducers, musical scores, instructional texts, and other specialized materials, pref- erence shall at all times be given to the needs of the blind and of the other physically handi- capped persons who have been honorably dis- charged from the Armed Forces of the United States. (b) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. (Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 400, § 2, 46 Stat. 1487; Pub. L. 89–522, § 1, July 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 330.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 135a–1 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title XIV, § 1403(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3207. See section 135a of this title. AMENDMENTS 1966—Pub. L. 89–522 extended Librarian’s authority to arrange for local and regional centers by authorizing him to contract with public or other nonprofit librar- ies, agencies, or organizations, extended field to in- clude recordings, reproducers, musical scores, instruc- tional texts, and other materials, substituted ‘‘Armed Forces of the United States’’ for ‘‘United States mili- tary or naval service’’, and extended veteran preference to include other physically handicapped individuals in addition to blind persons. § 136. Librarian of Congress; rules and regula- tions The Librarian of Congress shall make rules and regulations for the government of the Li- brary. (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 Feb. 28, 1933, ch. 131, § 1, 47 Stat. 1349; Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 202, § 1, 47 Stat. 1428, 1431. AMENDMENTS 2015—Pub. L. 114–86 struck out provisions relating to appointment of Librarian of Congress.