2019 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 5 - Library of Congress
Sec. 161 - Tax exemption of gifts, etc., to Library of Congress

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Citation 2 U.S.C. § 161 (2019)
Section Name §161. Tax exemption of gifts, etc., to Library of Congress
Section Text

Gifts or bequests or devises to or for the benefit of the Library of Congress, including those to the board, and the income therefrom, shall be exempt from all Federal taxes, including all taxes levied by the District of Columbia.

Source Credit

(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §5, 43 Stat. 1108; Oct. 2, 1942, ch. 576, 56 Stat. 765.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

1942—Act Oct. 2, 1942, included devises in the exemptions, and exempted gifts, bequests and devises, and the income therefrom, from taxes levied by the District of Columbia.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 5 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Sec. 161 - Tax exemption of gifts, etc., to Library of Congress
Contains section 161
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 43 Stat. 1108
56 Stat. 765
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