Title 20 › Chapter 56— AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURE AND ART DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter I— AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES › § 4425
Lets the Institute keep federal money and matching money in bank trust accounts for its work and for building projects. The Institute must match each federal payment with an equal capital contribution of its own, either cash or fair‑valued property that it keeps for its sole use and can turn into cash. If the Institute takes back its matching money or uses the property for someone else, the same federal amount must be returned to the Treasury. Interest earned in the operating trust can be used to pay running costs like upkeep, staff, student and community programs, and technical help. The Institute may count private or tribal money and certain in‑kind gifts to meet the match, but not fully depreciated items or pieces meant for the museum’s permanent collection. Contributions held as of November 29, 1990 that were received after June 2, 1988 may be matched, and funds transferred after June 2, 1988 are treated as transferred on July 23, 1992. A separate capital endowment account may be created for site work, design, new construction, renovations, equipment, and other building costs. The Institute must match federal capital payments equally, and its matching funds must stay in the capital account at least two years. If the Institute removes its match before two years, the matched federal money must be returned. After two years, the principal and interest belong to the Institute and can be used for capital expenses. Both accounts must follow federal investment rules, may not give earnings to private people, can be used to secure loans for building, and must have recordkeeping and other protections so the Treasury can audit them.
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20 U.S.C. § 4425
Title 20 — Education
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Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60