§ 154. Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; members; quorum; seal; rules and regulations

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1925

   Pub. L. 68–423 § 1 · 43 Stat. 1107

   Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 154

   Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, § 1, 43 Stat. 1107

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, § 1, 43 Stat. 1107

2. 1978

   Pub. L. 95–277 · 92 Stat. 236

   Inserted · 2 U.S.C. § 154

   Pub. L. 95–277 inserted “(or an Assistant Secretary designated in writing by the Secretary of the Treasury)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–277 inserted “(or an Assistant Secretary designated in writing by the Secretary of the Treasury)”.

3. 1992

   Pub. L. 102–246 · 106 Stat. 31

   1. Struck and inserted · 2 U.S.C. § 154

      Pub. L. 102–246 struck out “and” after “Librarian of Congress,” inserted “, four persons appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (in consultation with the minority leader of the House of Representatives) for a term of five years each (the first appointments being for two, three, four, and five years, respectively), and four persons appointed by the majority leader of the Senate (in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate) for a term of five years each (the first appointments being for two, three, four, and five years, respectively)” after “respectively)”

   2. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 154

      Pub. L. 102–246 substituted “Nine” for “Three”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–246 struck out “and” after “Librarian of Congress,” inserted “, four persons appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (in consultation with the minority leader of the House of Representatives) for a term of five years each (the first appointments being for two, three, four, and five years, respectively), and four persons appointed by the majority leader of the Senate (in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate) for a term of five years each (the first appointments being for two, three, four, and five years, respectively)” after “respectively)”, and substituted “Nine” for “Three”.

4. 2000

   Pub. L. 106–481 title II § 201 · 114 Stat. 2187

   1. Inserted · 2 U.S.C. § 154

      Pub. L. 106–481 inserted “and the vice chair” after “the chairman” and “Upon request of the chair of the Board, any member whose term has expired may continue to serve on the Trust Fund Board until the earlier of the date on which such member’s successor is appointed or the expiration of the 1-year period which begins on the date such member’s term expires.” after first sentence

   2. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 154

      Pub. L. 106–481 substituted “Seven members of the board” for “Nine members of the board”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 106–481 inserted “and the vice chair” after “the chairman” and “Upon request of the chair of the Board, any member whose term has expired may continue to serve on the Trust Fund Board until the earlier of the date on which such member’s successor is appointed or the expiration of the 1-year period which begins on the date such member’s term expires.” after first sentence and substituted “Seven members of the board” for “Nine members of the board”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 201. REVISIONS TO MEMBERSHIP AND OPERATION OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TRUST FUND BOARD. (a) Addition of Vice Chair of Joint Committee on the Library as Board Member.— Section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to create a Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, and for other purposes”, approved March 3, 1925 (2 U.S.C. 154), is amended in the first sentence of the first paragraph by inserting “and the vice chair” after “chairman”. (b) Quorum Requirement.— Section 1 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 154) is amended in the second sentence of the first paragraph by striking “Nine” and inserting “Seven”. (c) Temporary Extension of Board Member Term.— Section 1 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 154) is amended in the first paragraph by inserting after the first sentence the following: “Upon request of the chair of the Board, any member whose term has expired may continue to serve on the Trust Fund Board until the earlier of the date on which such member's successor is appointed or the expiration of the 1-year period which begins on the date such member's term expires.”.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 106–481, title II, § 202, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2191, provided that: “The amendments made by this title [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 9, 2000].”

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