To improve certain administrative operations of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-5681
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
Introduced: 2010-07-01 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional agencies
Education programs funding
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Higher education
Humanities programs funding
Libraries and archives
Library of Congress
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: 
 Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property of the Library of Congress by interagency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or other appropriate method.
 
Requires proceeds from such disposition to be: (1) credited to the funds available for the Library's operations; and (2) made available to acquire the same or similar property during the fiscal year in which the amounts are received, including the following fiscal year.
 
States that amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Librarian for a fiscal year for salaries and expenses of Library employees may be used by the Librarian to make payments under the student loan repayment program, on behalf of a Library employee, without regard to the source of the funds used to pay the employee's salary.
 
Makes unobligated balances of expired appropriations made to the Library for fiscal years beginning with FY2011 available to the Librarian to make a specified mandatory deposit to the credit of the Employees' Compensation Fund.

action_date: 2010-07-22
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
 Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property of the Library of Congress by interagency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or other appropriate method.
 
Requires proceeds from such disposition to be: (1) credited to the funds available for the Library's operations; and (2) made available to acquire the same or similar property during the fiscal year in which the amounts are received, including the following fiscal year.
 
States that amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Librarian for a fiscal year for salaries and expenses of Library employees may be used by the Librarian to make payments under the student loan repayment program, on behalf of a Library employee, without regard to the source of the funds used to pay the employee's salary.
 
Makes unobligated balances of expired appropriations made to the Library for fiscal years beginning with FY2011 available to the Librarian to make a specified mandatory deposit to the credit of the Employees' Compensation Fund.

action_date: 2010-07-27
text: 
Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property of the Library of Congress by interagency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or other appropriate method.
 
Requires proceeds from such disposition to be: (1) credited to the funds available for the Library's operations; and (2) made available to acquire the same or similar property during the fiscal year in which the amounts are received, including the following fiscal year.
 
States that amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Librarian for a fiscal year for salaries and expenses of Library employees may be used by the Librarian to make payments under the student loan repayment program, on behalf of a Library employee, without regard to the source of the funds used to pay the employee's salary.
 
Makes unobligated balances of expired appropriations made to the Library for fiscal years beginning with FY2011 available to the Librarian to make a specified mandatory deposit to the credit of the Employees' Compensation Fund.
 
Declares that the budgetary effects of this Act, in order to comply with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled &quot;Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation&quot; for this Act, provided that such statement has been submitted before the vote on passage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-28
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6097-6098)
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6097-6098)
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5681.
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6097-6098)
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: Mr. Brady (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 318.
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 111-557.
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 111-557.
action_date: 2010-07-14
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2010-07-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Introduced in House