Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73not60
§953 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
Title 20 › Chapter 26— SUPPORT AND SCHOLARSHIP IN HUMANITIES AND ARTS; MUSEUM SERVICES › Subchapter I— NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES › § 953
Summary
Creates the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities made of four parts: two national endowments, a federal council, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. It promotes national support for the arts, the humanities, and institutions that preserve cultural heritage. No federal official may control the policy, staff, curriculum, or operation of any school or other non‑federal group.
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Title 20, §953
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(a)There is established a National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (hereinafter referred to as the “Foundation”), which shall be composed of a National Endowment for the Arts, a National Endowment for the Humanities, a Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, and an Institute of Museum and Library Services.
(b)The purpose of the Foundation shall be to develop and promote a broadly conceived national policy of support for the humanities and the arts in the United States, and for institutions which preserve the cultural heritage of the United States pursuant to this subchapter.
(c)In the administration of this subchapter no department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States shall exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the policy determination, personnel, or curriculum, or the administration or operation of any school or other non-Federal agency, institution, organization, or association.
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2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–340 substituted “Institute of Museum and Library Services” for “Institute of Museum Services”. 1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–194, § 104, struck out a second comma after “a National Endowment for the Humanities” and “(hereinafter established)” after “Institute of Museum Services”. 1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–306, § 4(a), substituted “, a Federal Council” for “and a Federal Council” and inserted “, and an Institute of Museum Services”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–306, § 4(b), inserted “, and for institutions which preserve the cultural heritage of the United States”.
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20 U.S.C. § 953
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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