§ 143b. — Payments in advance for subscriptions or other charges.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC143b]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 5--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Sec. 143b. Payments in advance for subscriptions or other
charges
From and after October 1, 1980, payments in advance for
subscriptions or other charges for bibliographical data, publications,
materials in any other form, and services may be made by the Librarian
of Congress whenever he determines it to be more prompt, efficient, or
economical to do so in the interest of carrying out required Library
programs.
(Pub. L. 96-536, Sec. 101(c), Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3167.)
Codification
Section is based on section 204 of title II of H.R. 7593, as passed
the House of Representatives on July 21, 1980, and incorporated by
reference in section 101(c) of Pub. L. 96-536, to be effective as if
enacted into law.
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the
following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 96-86, Sec. 101(c) [H.R. 4390, title II, Sec. 204], Oct. 12,
1979, 93 Stat. 657.
Pub. L. 95-391, title II, Sec. 204, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 786.
Pub. L. 95-94, title II, Sec. 204, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 677.
Pub. L. 94-440, title VIII, Sec. 804, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1457.
Pub. L. 94-59, title VII, Sec. 704, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 295.
Pub. L. 93-371, Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 441.
Pub. L. 93-145, Nov. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 545.
Pub. L. 92-342, July 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 447.
Pub. L. 92-51, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 142.
Pub. L. 91-382, Aug. 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 823.
Pub. L. 91-145, Dec. 12, 1969, 83 Stat. 357.
Pub. L. 90-417, July 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 411.
Pub. L. 90-57, July 28, 1967, 81 Stat. 140.
