Title 36Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§152411 Authorization of appropriations

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 1524— - NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION › § 152411

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress may give the corporation money each year, starting with the first fiscal year that begins after this chapter was enacted and continuing through fiscal year 2026. Each year the payment is limited to the smaller of $1,000,000 or the private donations (money, services, or property) it gets from private people and state or local governments. The money cannot be used for administration or fundraising costs the corporation reports on its annual IRS information return.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §152411

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(a)There are authorized to be appropriated to the corporation for the first fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this chapter and each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 2026 an amount not to exceed the lesser of $1,000,000 or the amount of private contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) made to the corporation by private persons and State and local governments.
(b)Amounts authorized under this section may not be used by the corporation for management and general or fundraising expenses as reported to the Internal Revenue Service as part of an annual information return required under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The date of the enactment of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 106–474, which was approved Nov. 9, 2000. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsec. (b), is classified generally to Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

Amendments

2016—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–217 substituted “through fiscal year 2026 an amount not to exceed the lesser of $1,000,000 or” for “through fiscal year 2016 an amount not to exceed”. 2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–336, § 2(b)(1)(A), substituted “for the first fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this chapter and each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 2016” for “for each of the first 7 fiscal years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this chapter”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–336, § 2(b)(4), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Except as permitted under section 152407, amounts authorized under this section may not be used by the corporation for administrative expenses of the corporation, including salaries, travel, transportation, and overhead expenses.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2008 Amendment Pub. L. 110–336, § 2(b)(1)(B), Oct. 2, 2008, 122 Stat. 3726, provided that: “The amendment made by subparagraph (A) [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 [Pub. L. 106–474].”

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Citation

36 U.S.C. § 152411

Title 36Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73