2 U.S.C. § 149a — Permitting use of proceeds from disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property

(a) Disposition of property. As long as there's money appropriated for it, the Librarian of Congress may get rid of surplus or obsolete personal property belonging to the Library of Congress. The Librarian can do this by transferring it to another agency, donating it, selling it, trading it in, or using another suitable method. (b) Use of proceeds. Any money the Librarian gets from disposing of that property goes into the funds available for the Library's operations. The Library can spend that money to buy the same or similar property again — but only during the fiscal year the money came in, or the fiscal year right after. (c) Effective date. This law applies starting with fiscal year 2012, and every fiscal year after that.