2 U.S.C. § 142a — Office of administrative assistant and dis-

Page 67 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 142a Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on House Oversight of House of Rep- resentatives changed to Committee on House Adminis- tration of House of Representatives by House Resolu- tion No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999. § 141b. Collections, physical security, control, and preservation of order and decorum with- in the library (a) Establishment of regulations The Librarian of Congress shall establish standards and regulations for the physical secu- rity, control, and preservation of the Library of Congress collections and property, and for the maintenance of suitable order and decorum within Library of Congress. (b) Treatment of security systems (1) Responsibility for security systems In accordance with the authority of the Cap- itol Police and the Librarian of Congress es- tablished under this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the provisions of law re- ferred to in paragraph (3), the Chief of the Cap- itol 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: (A) The Librarian of Congress shall be re- sponsible for the design of security systems for the control and preservation of Library collections and property, subject to the re- view and approval of the Chief of the Capitol Police. (B) The Librarian of Congress shall be re- sponsible for the operation of security sys- tems at any building or facility of the Li- brary of Congress which is located outside of the District of Columbia, subject to the re- view and approval of the Chief of the Capitol Police. (2) Initial proposal for operation of systems Not later than October 1, 2008, the Chief of the Capitol Police, in coordination with the Librarian of Congress, shall prepare and sub- mit to the Committee on House Administra- tion of the House of Representatives, the Com- mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropria- tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate an initial proposal for carrying out this subsection. (3) Provisions of law The provisions of law referred to in this paragraph are as follows: (A) Section 141 of this title. (B) Section 141a of this title. (C) Section 1964 of this title. (D) Section 1965 of this title. (Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 1004(e), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2234; Pub. L. 110–178, § 5, Jan. 7, 2008, 121 Stat. 2552; Pub. L. 111–145, § 6(d)(1), Mar. 4, 2010, 124 Stat. 54.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is Pub. L. 110–178, Jan. 7, 2008, 121 Stat. 2546, known as the U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007. For complete classifica- tion of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2008 Amendment note under section 1901 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 1004(e), and Pub. L. 110–178, § 5, enacted substantially identical provisions. This section is based on text of section 5 of Pub. L. 110–178. Pub. L. 110–161, § 1004, was repealed by Pub. L. 111–145. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2010 AMENDMENT Repeal of section 1004 of Pub. L. 110–161 by Pub. L. 111–145 effective as if included in the enactment of Pub. L. 110–161 and to have no effect on the enactment or im- plementation of any provision of Pub. L. 110–178, see section 6(d) of Pub. L. 111–145, set out as a note under section 1901 of this title. § 142. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, acts June 29, 1922, ch. 251, § 1, 42 Stat. 715; Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–520, title III, § 307, 104 Stat. 2277; Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 1208(a), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 375, established office of administrative assistant and disbursing officer of Library of Congress which was abolished by section 142a of this title. As amended gen- erally by Pub. L. 108–7, section no longer relates to of- fice of administrative assistant and disbursing officer. See section 141 of this title. § 142a. Office of administrative assistant and dis- bursing officer in Library of Congress abol- ished; transfer of duties to appointee of Li- brarian From and after June 10, 1928, the office of ad- ministrative assistant and disbursing officer of the Library of Congress, created by section 142 of this title, is abolished and thereafter the du- ties required to be performed by the administra- tive assistant and disbursing officer shall be per- formed, under the direction of the Librarian of Congress, by such persons as the Librarian may appoint for those purposes. (May 11, 1928, ch. 521, 45 Stat. 497; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 220(h), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 205.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 142 of this title, referred to in text, was omit- ted from the Code. AMENDMENTS 1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which re- quired the person disbursing appropriations for Library of Congress and Botanic Garden to give a bond in sum of $30,000. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Disbursement functions of all Government agencies, except Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force Page 68 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 142b and Panama Canal transferred to Division of Disburse- ments, Treasury Department, by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 4, June 10, 1933, and Ex. Ord. No. 6728, May 29, 1934. Division subsequently consolidated with other agen- cies into Fiscal Service in Treasury Department by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, § 1(a)(1), eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2107, 54 Stat. 1231. See section 306 of Title 31, Money and Finance. § 142b. Certifying officers of the Library of Con- gress; accountability; relief by Comptroller General On and after June 13, 1957, each officer and em- ployee of the Library of Congress, including the Copyright Office, who has been duly authorized in writing by the Librarian of Congress to cer- tify vouchers for payment from appropriations and funds, shall (1) be held responsible for the existence and correctness of the facts recited in the certificate or otherwise stated on the vouch- er or its supporting papers and for the legality of the proposed payment under the appropria- tion or fund involved; (2) [Repealed]; (3) be held responsible and accountable for the correctness of the computations of certified vouchers; and (4) be held accountable for and required to make good to the United States the amount of any il- legal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or misleading certifi- cate made by him, as well as for any payment prohibited by law or which did not represent a legal obligation under the appropriation or fund involved: Provided, That the Comptroller Gen- eral of the United States may, at his discretion, relieve such certifying officer or employee of li- ability for any payment otherwise proper when- ever he finds (1) that the certification was based on official records and that such certifying offi- cer or employee did not know, and by reasonable diligence and inquiry could not have ascertained, the actual facts, or (2) that the ob- ligation was incurred in good faith, that the payment was not contrary to any statutory pro- vision specifically prohibiting payments of the character involved, and the United States has received value for such payment: Provided fur- ther, That the Comptroller General shall relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for an overpayment for transportation services made to any common carrier covered by section 3726 of title 31, whenever he finds that the over- payment occurred solely because the adminis- trative examination made prior to payment of the transportation bill did not include a verification of transportation rates, freight clas- sifications, or land grant deductions. (Pub. L. 85–53, § 1, June 13, 1957, 71 Stat. 81; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 220(k), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 205.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION ‘‘Section 3726 of title 31’’ substituted in text for ‘‘title III, part II, section 322, of the Transportation Act of 1940, approved September 18, 1940 [31 U.S.C. 244]’’ on au- thority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance. AMENDMENTS 1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which re- quired officers and employees of Library who are au- thorized to certify vouchers for payment to give a bond. § 142c. Enforcement of liability of certifying offi- cers of Library of Congress The liability of these certifying officers or em- ployees shall be enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as now provided by law with respect to enforcement of the liability of disbursing and other accountable officers; and they shall have the right to apply for and obtain a decision by the Comptroller General on any question of law involved in a payment on any vouchers presented to them for certification. (Pub. L. 85–53, § 2, June 13, 1957, 71 Stat. 81.) § 142d. Disbursing officer of the Library of Con- gress; disbursements in accordance with voucher; examination of vouchers; liability The disbursing officer of the Library of Con- gress shall (1) disburse moneys of the Library of Congress only upon, and in strict accordance with, vouchers duly certified by the Librarian of Congress or by an officer or employee of the Li- brary of Congress duly authorized in writing by the Librarian to certify such vouchers; (2) make such examination of vouchers as may be nec- essary to ascertain whether they are in proper form, and duly certified and approved; and (3) be held accountable accordingly: Provided, That the disbursing officer shall not be held accountable or responsible for any illegal, improper, or in- correct payment resulting from any false, inac- curate, or misleading certificate, the responsi- bility for which, under section 142b of this title, is imposed upon a certifying officer or employee of the Library of Congress. (Pub. L. 85–53, § 3, June 13, 1957, 71 Stat. 81.) § 142e. Disbursing Officer of the Library of Con- gress; disbursements for Congressional Budget Office, accountability; financial man- agement support to Congressional Budget Office under agreement of Librarian of Con- gress and Director of Congressional Budget Office; Congressional Budget Office certi- fying officers: voucher certifications, ac- countability, relief by Comptroller General From and after January 1, 1976, the Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress is authorized to disburse funds appropriated for the Congres- sional Budget Office, and the Library of Con- gress shall provide financial management sup- port to the Congressional Budget Office as may be required and mutually agreed to by the Li- brarian of Congress and the Director of the Con- gressional Budget Office. The Library of Con- gress is further authorized to compute and dis- burse the basic pay of all personnel of the Con- gressional Budget Office pursuant to the provi- sions of section 5504 of title 5, except the Direc- tor, who as head of an agency, shall have pay computed and disbursed pursuant to the provi- sions of section 5505 of title 5. All vouchers certified for payment by duly au- thorized certifying officers of the Library of Congress shall be supported with a certification by an officer or employee of the Congressional Budget Office duly authorized in writing by the