§ 169. — Positions in Library of Congress exempt from citizenship requirement.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 2USC169]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 5--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Sec. 169. Positions in Library of Congress exempt from
citizenship requirement
From and after October 1, 1983, not to exceed fifteen positions in
the Library of Congress may be exempt from the provisions of
appropriation Acts concerning the employment of aliens during the
current fiscal year, but the Librarian shall not make any appointment to
any such position until he has ascertained that he cannot secure for
such appointments a person in any of the categories specified in such
provisions who possesses the special qualifications for the particular
position and also otherwise meets the general requirements for
employment in the Library of Congress.
(Pub. L. 98-51, title II, Sec. 202, July 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 276.)
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the
following prior appropriation acts:
Oct. 2, 1982, Pub. L. 97-276, Sec. 101(e) [S. 2939, title II,
Sec. 202], 96 Stat. 1189.
Oct. 1, 1981, Pub. L. 97-51, Sec. 101(c) [H.R. 4120, title II,
Sec. 202], 95 Stat. 959.
Dec. 16, 1980, Pub. L. 96-536, Sec. 101(c) [H.R. 7593, title II,
Sec. 202], 94 Stat. 3167.
Oct. 12, 1979, Pub. L. 96-86, Sec. 101(c) [H.R. 4390, title II,
Sec. 202], 93 Stat. 657.
Sept. 30, 1978, Pub. L. 95-391, title II, Sec. 202, 92 Stat. 785.
Aug. 5, 1977, Pub. L. 95-94, title II, Sec. 202, 91 Stat. 677.
Oct. 1, 1976, Pub. L. 94-440, title VIII, Sec. 802, 90 Stat. 1457.
July 25, 1975, Pub. L. 94-59, title VII, Sec. 702, 89 Stat. 294.
Aug. 13, 1974, Pub. L. 93-371, 88 Stat. 441.
Nov. 1, 1973, Pub. L. 93-145, 87 Stat. 547.
July 10, 1972, Pub. L. 92-342, 86 Stat. 446.
July 9, 1971, Pub. L. 92-51, 85 Stat. 141.
Aug. 18, 1970, Pub. L. 91-382, 84 Stat. 823.
Dec. 12, 1969, Pub. L. 91-145, 83 Stat. 357.
July 23, 1968, Pub. L. 90-417, 82 Stat. 411.
July 28, 1967, Pub. L. 90-57, 81 Stat. 140.
Aug. 27, 1966, Pub. L. 89-545, 80 Stat. 368.
July 27, 1965, Pub. L. 89-90, 79 Stat. 280.
Aug. 20, 1964, Pub. L. 88-454, 78 Stat. 548.
Dec. 30, 1963, Pub. L. 88-248, 77 Stat. 816.
Oct. 2, 1962, Pub. L. 87-730, 76 Stat. 692.
Aug. 10, 1961, Pub. L. 87-130, 75 Stat. 333.
July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86-628, 74 Stat. 459.
Aug. 21, 1959, Pub. L. 86-176, 73 Stat. 411.
July 31, 1958, Pub. L. 85-570, 72 Stat. 452.
July 1, 1957, Pub. L. 85-75, 71 Stat. 255.
June 27, 1956, ch. 453, 70 Stat. 368.
Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, 69 Stat. 518.
July 2, 1954, ch. 455, 68 Stat. 408.
Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, 67 Stat. 330.
July 9, 1952, ch. 598, 66 Stat. 476.
Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 485, 65 Stat. 400.
Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. II, 64 Stat. 606.
June 22, 1949, ch. 235, 63 Stat. 228.
June 14, 1948, ch. 467, 62 Stat. 434.
July 17, 1947, ch. 262, 61 Stat. 374.
July 1, 1946, ch. 530, 60 Stat. 405.
June 13, 1945, ch. 189, 59 Stat. 256.
June 26, 1944, ch. 277, 58 Stat. 351.
June 28, 1943, ch. 173, 57 Stat. 236.
