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§2119 Cooperative agreements

Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 21— - NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION › § 2119

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Archivist may fund NARA programs by agreements with state, local, educational, or nonprofit entities (including groups supporting NARA or Presidential archives). Each agreement may transfer up to $25,000 and total transfers may not exceed $75,000 per fiscal year. By December 31 Archivist must report to House Committee on Government Reform and Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs listing each agreement’s terms, amount, and duration for prior fiscal year.

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Title 44, §2119

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(a)The Archivist may enter into cooperative agreements pursuant to section 6305 of title 31 that involve the transfer of funds from the National Archives and Records Administration to State and local governments, other public entities, educational institutions, or private nonprofit organizations (including foundations or institutes organized to support the National Archives and Records Administration or the Presidential archival depositories operated by it) for the public purpose of carrying out programs of the National Archives and Records Administration.
(b)Not more than $25,000 may be transferred under a cooperative agreement entered into as authorized by subsection (a). Not more than a total of $75,000 may be transferred under such agreements in any fiscal year.
(c)Not later than December 31st of each year, the Archivist shall submit to the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the provisions, amount, and duration of each cooperative agreement entered into as authorized by subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal year.

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Change of Name

Committee on Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2019. Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Accountability of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023. Committee on Governmental Affairs of Senate changed to Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of Senate, effective Jan. 4, 2005, by Senate Resolution No. 445, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Oct. 9, 2004.

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44 U.S.C. § 2119

Title 44Public Printing and Documents

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73