Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§2143 Private support
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 43— - AMERICAN FOLKLIFE PRESERVATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - VETERANS’ ORAL HISTORY › § 2143
Summary
The Librarian of Congress can ask for and accept money and in-kind gifts to run the oral history program under section 2142. The Treasury will hold a special gift account for that program in the Library’s accounts. Donations made for the program must go into that account, can only be used for that program, and gifts for other purposes cannot be put into it.
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Title 20, §2143
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(a)The Librarian of Congress may solicit and accept donations of funds and in-kind contributions to carry out the oral history program under section 2142 of this title.
(b)There is established in the Treasury (among the accounts of the Library of Congress) a gift account for the oral history program under section 2142 of this title.
(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
(1)any funds donated to the Librarian of Congress to carry out the oral history program under section 2142 of this title shall be deposited entirely into the gift account established under subsection (b);
(2)the funds contained in such account shall be used solely to carry out the oral history program under section 2142 of this title; and
(3)the Librarian of Congress may not deposit into such account any funds donated to the Librarian which are not donated for the exclusive purpose of carrying out the oral history program under section 2142 of this title.
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20 U.S.C. § 2143
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73