(B) by the Librarian of Congress, as pro-
vided under section 4 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
160). 
(2) USE
OF
AMOUNTS.—Notwithstanding the 
second paragraph of section 2 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. 157), or the third sentence of sec-
tion 4 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 160), any amounts ac-
cepted by the Library of Congress Trust Fund 
Board or the Librarian of Congress in support of 
the Program shall be subject to disbursement by the 
Librarian only upon the recommendation of the Law 
Librarian (except to the extent otherwise provided 
under any terms and conditions on the use of the 
amounts which are imposed by the person making 
the donation). 
(3) ACCEPTANCE OF OTHER VOLUNTARY SERV-
ICES.—Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, 
United States Code, the Librarian of Congress may 
accept voluntary and uncompensated services in sup-
port of the Program. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury (among the accounts of the Library of 
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Congress) a separate account for the Program, 
which shall consist of— 
(A) amounts accepted by the Library of 
Congress Trust Fund Board in support of the 
Program as described in subsection (c)(1)(A), 
together with any income earned on such 
amounts; 
(B) amounts accepted by the Librarian of 
Congress in support of the Program as de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1)(B), together with 
any income earned on such amounts; 
(C) amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization under subsection (f); and 
(D) interest on the balance of the account. 
(2) USE OF AMOUNTS.—The funds contained in 
the account established under this subsection shall 
be used solely by the Law Librarian of Congress to 
carry out the Program. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than April 30 of 
each year (beginning with 2010), the Librarian of Con-
gress shall submit a report on Program funding and ac-
tivities to the Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate, the American Bar Associa-
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tion, and the American Association of Law Libraries. The 
report shall include— 
(1) a listing of all donations received in support 
of the Program during the previous year; 
(2) the total obligations during the previous 
year for each Program activity; 
(3) the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization under subsection (f) for the fiscal year 
beginning on the previous October 1; 
(4) a list of Program activities, with budget in-
formation for each such activity, planned for the cal-
endar year in which the report is submitted; and 
(5) any findings in the most recently completed 
audit conducted with respect to the Law Library or 
Program funds or investments. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated 
to the Librarian of Congress for the Law Library of Con-
gress for a fiscal year, there are authorized to be appro-
priated for deposit into the account established under sub-
section (d) an amount equal to 40 percent of the amount 
of the donations accepted by the Library of Congress 
Trust Fund Board in support of the Program under sub-
section (c)(1) during the previous fiscal year. 
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SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ROLE AND STA-
TUS OF LAW LIBRARY OF LIBRARY OF CON-
GRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Librarian of Con-
gress should make decisions regarding the financing and 
operation of the law library of the Library of Congress, 
the maintenance of its collections, and the access of the 
public to its collections in a manner that preserves the 
role and status of the law library as the Nation’s law li-
brary. 
SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF LAW LIBRARY OF LIBRARY OF 
CONGRESS AS NATIONAL LAW LIBRARY. 
The law library of the Library of Congress shall be 
known and designated as the ‘‘National Law Library’’, and 
any reference to the law library of the Library of Congress 
in any law, rule, regulation, or document shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the National Law Library. 
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Union Calendar No. 86 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2728 
[Report No. 111–170] 
A BILL 
To provide financial support for the operation of 
the law library of the Library of Congress, and 
for other purposes. 
JUNE 19, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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