---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 132a–2"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "132a–2"
heading: "Furniture, furnishings, and office and library equipment; transfer of funds"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/132a-2"
units:
  - "Chapter 5 — Library of Congress"
---

# §132a–2. Furniture, furnishings, and office and library equipment; transfer of funds

- (a) **Transfer of funds—** In addition to any other transfer authority provided by law, during fiscal year 2001 and fiscal years thereafter, the [Librarian](/usc/2/179u.md?p=1) of Congress may transfer to and among available accounts of the Library of Congress amounts appropriated to the [Librarian](/usc/2/179u.md?p=1) from funds for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and repair of furniture, furnishings, and office and library equipment.
- (b) **Availability of funds—** Any amounts transferred pursuant to [subsection (a)](#a) shall be merged with and be available for the same purpose and for the same period as the appropriation or account to which such amounts are transferred.
- (c) **Approval of Congress—** The [Librarian](/usc/2/179u.md?p=1) may transfer amounts pursuant to [subsection (a)](#a) only with the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title II, § 209], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–114.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001.