40 U.S.C. § 125 (2024)
This is the official text of 40 U.S.C. § 125 (2024), part of Federal (US Code)’s United States Code — the codified general and permanent federal statutes of the United States, organized into more than 50 numbered titles by subject.
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Library memberships
Official statutory text
Amounts appropriated may be used, when authorized by the Administrator of General Services, for payment in advance for library memberships in societies whose publications are available to members only, or to members at a lower price than that charged to the general public.
(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1071.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
125
40:475(a).
June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VI, §603(a), formerly §503(a), 63 Stat. 403; renumbered [§] 603(a), Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, §6(a), (b), 64 Stat. 583; Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, §7(g), 64 Stat. 590.
The words "such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act" are omitted as unnecessary.
(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1071.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
125
40:475(a).
June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VI, §603(a), formerly §503(a), 63 Stat. 403; renumbered [§] 603(a), Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, §6(a), (b), 64 Stat. 583; Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, §7(g), 64 Stat. 590.
The words "such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act" are omitted as unnecessary.
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