Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110
§2105 Limitations on Contracts
Title 20 › CHAPTER 43 — AMERICAN FOLKLIFE PRESERVATION › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2105
Summary
Limits how long research or training can get funding under the program. Projects cannot be funded for more than two years. If at least two-thirds of the Center’s board members agree, funding can be extended up to five years. The program will not pay for land, construction, buying buildings, or major equipment. Anyone who leaves Federal Government employment cannot get funding from the program or serve as a Center trustee for two years after leaving.
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Title 20, §2105
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(a)Time
No payment shall be made pursuant to this subchapter to carry out any research or training over a period in excess of two years, except that with the concurrence of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of the Center such research or training may be carried out over a period of not to exceed five years.
(b)Items excluded
Assistance pursuant to this subchapter shall not cover the cost of land acquisition, construction, building acquisitions, or acquisition of major equipment.
(c)Former Government employees
No individual formerly in the employment of the Federal Government shall be eligible to receive any assistance pursuant to this subchapter, or to serve as a trustee of the Center in the two-year period following the termination of such employment.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 2105
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110