2 U.S.C. § 140
Section 140 · Employees; fitness
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Clark v. Library of Congress (1984)
Most recently applied in 34 F. Supp. 3d 100 - Terveer v. Billington (March 2014)
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All persons employed in and about said Library of Congress under the Librarian shall be appointed solely with reference to their fitness for their particular duties.