H.R. 6122 (112th): To revise the authority of the Librarian of Congress to accept gifts and bequests on behalf of the Library, and for other purposes.

Introduced:
Jul 12, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA3]
Status:
Died (Passed House)

The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 10, 2012 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Jul 12, 2012
Referred to Committee Jul 12, 2012
Reported by Committee Jul 19, 2012
Passed House Sep 10, 2012
Votes

House Vote on Passage
Sep 10, 2012 6:53 p.m.
Passed 377/0

Cosponsors
none
Committees

House House Administration

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Last updated Sep 11, 2012.
3 pages

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Library of Congress Summary

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9/10/2012--Passed House without amendment.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced.
The summary of that version is repeated here.) Allows the Librarian of Congress to accept in the interest of the Library of Congress, its collections, or its service, personal property valued at $25,000 or less, nonpersonal services, or voluntary and uncompensated personal services.
Requires the Librarian, in the case of a gift of securities, to sell the gift and provide the donor with a receipt from the proceeds of the sale.
Requires inclusion, in each Annual Report of the Library, of a description of each gift or bequest accepted during the year involved that is valued at $1,000 or more.

House Republican Conference Summary

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Background

According to House Report 112-624, the Librarian of Congress was authorized in 1925 to accept gifts of money and that authority has remained essentially unchanged. The Library has been offered various types of donations not suitable to be handled as Trust Funds that it lacked proper authority to accept. These include: donations of IT equipment, audiovisual equipment, and volunteer services outside of the American Folklife Center or the Center for the Book.

Summary

H.R. 6122 would amend “An Act to create a Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, and for other purposes in order to authorize the Librarian of Congress to accept gifts of securities for immediate disbursement, personal property valued at $25,000 or less, nonpersonal services, and voluntary and uncompensated personal services. Any donation of securities would require that the Librarian sell the securities and provide the donor with a receipt from the proceeds of the sale. Additionally, the Librarian would be required to include a description of each gift or bequest valued at $1,000 or more in the Annual Report of the Library of Congress.

Cost

According to CBO, because the bill would allow the Librarian to accept and use more types of donations, enacting H.R. 6122 would affect direct spending and receipts; however, CBO estimates that the net effects would be insignificant for each year.

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