§ 183. — Written history of the House of Representatives.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC183]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 5--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Sec. 183. Written history of the House of Representatives
(a) In general
Subject to available funding and in accordance with the requirements
of this section and section 183a of this title, the Librarian of
Congress shall prepare, print, distribute, and arrange for the funding
of, a new and complete written history of the House of Representatives,
in consultation with the Committee on House Administration. In preparing
this written history, the Librarian of Congress shall consult,
commission, or engage the services or participation of, eminent
historians, Members, and former Members of the House of Representatives.
(b) Guidelines
In carrying out subsection (a) of this section, the Librarian of
Congress shall take into account the following:
(1) The history should be an illustrated, narrative history of
the House of Representatives, organized chronologically.
(2) The history's intended audience is the general reader, as
well as Members of Congress and their staffs.
(3) The history should include a discussion of the First and
Second Continental Congresses and the Constitutional Convention,
especially with regard to their roles in creating the House of
Representatives.
(c) Printing
(1) In general
The Librarian of Congress shall arrange for the printing of the
history.
(2) Printing arrangements
The printing may be performed--
(A) by the Public Printer pursuant to the provisions of
chapter 5 of title 44;
(B) under a cooperative arrangement among the Librarian of
Congress, a private funding source obtained pursuant to
subsection (e) of this section, and a publisher in the private
sector; or
(C) under subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(3) Internet dissemination
Any arrangement under paragraph (2) shall include terms for
dissemination of the history over the Internet via facilities
maintained by the United States Government.
(4) Member copies
To the extent that the history is printed by the Public Printer,
copies of the history provided to the Congress under subsection (d)
of this section shall be charged to the Government Printing Office's
congressional allotment for printing and binding.
(d) Distribution
The Librarian of Congress shall make the history available for sale
to the public, and shall make available, free of charge, 5 copies to
each Member of the House of Representatives and 250 copies to the
Senate.
(e) Private funding
The Librarian of Congress shall solicit and accept funding for the
preparation, publication, marketing, and public distribution of the
history from private individuals, organizations, or entities.
(Pub. L. 106-99, Sec. 2, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1330.)
References in Text
This section and section 183a of this title, referred to in subsec.
(a), was in the original ``this Act'', meaning Pub. L. 106-99, which
enacted this section and section 183a of this title and provisions set
out as a note under this section. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under this section and
Tables.
Short Title
Pub. L. 106-99, Sec. 1, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1330, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting this section and section 183a of this title]
may be cited as the `History of the House Awareness and Preservation
Act'.''
