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 114 STAT. 2094 PUBLIC LAW 106-474—NOV. 9, 2000 " § 152406. Principal omce "The principal office of the corporation shall be in the District of Columbia. However, the corporation may conduct business throughout the States, territories, and possessions of the United States. "§ 152407. Provision and acceptance of support by Librarian of Congress "(a) PROVISION BY LIBRARIAN. —(1) The Librarian may provide personnel, facilities, and other administrative services to the corporation. Administrative services may include reimbursement of expenses under section 152403(f). "(2) The corporation shall reimburse the Librarian for support provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection. Amounts reimbursed shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the appropriations then current and chargeable for the cost of providing the support. "(b) ACCEPTANCE BY LIBRARIAN. —The Librarian may accept, without regard to chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 and related regulations, the services of the corporation and its directors, officers, and employees as volunteers in performing functions authorized under this chapter, without compensation from the Library of Congress. "§ 152408. Service of process "The corporation shall have a designated agent to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to or service on the agent, or mailed to the business address of the agent, is notice to or service on the corporation. "§ 152409. Civil action by Attorney General for equitable relief "The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for appropriate equitable relief if the corporation— "(1) engages or threatens to engage in any act, practice, or policy that is inconsistent with the purposes in section 152402 of this title; or "(2) refuses, fails, or neglects to carry out its obligations under this chapter or threatens to do so. "§ 152410. Immunity of United States Government "The United States Government is not liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of the corporation. The full faith and credit of the Government does not extend to any obligation of the corporation. "§ 152411. Authorization of appropriations "(a) AUTHORIZATION. —There are authorized to be appropriated to the corporation for each of the first 7 fiscal years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this chapter an amount not to exceed the amount of private contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) made to the corporation by private persons and State and local governments. "(b) LIMITATION RELATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. — Except as permitted under section 152407, amounts authorized

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