Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60
§152402 Purposes
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B— Organizations › Chapter 1524— NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION › § 152402
Summary
Accept gifts to preserve and share U.S. sound recordings held in archives. Support the Library of Congress and the National Recording Preservation Board under the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000.
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Title 36, §152402
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The purposes of the corporation are to—
(1)encourage, accept, and administer private gifts to promote and ensure the preservation and public accessibility of the nation’s sound recording heritage held at the Library of Congress and other public and nonprofit archives throughout the United States; and
(2)further the goals of the Library of Congress and the National Recording Preservation Board in connection with their activities under the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000.
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The National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 106–474, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2085, which enacted this chapter and chapter 27 (§ 1701 et seq.) of Title 2, The Congress. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1701 of Title 2 and Tables.
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36 U.S.C. § 152402
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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