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    20 USC CHAPTER 43 - AMERICAN FOLKLIFE PRESERVATION          01/03/2007
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                CHAPTER 43 - AMERICAN FOLKLIFE PRESERVATION
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                     SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
    Sec.
    2101.       Congressional declaration of findings and purpose.
    2102.       Definitions.
    2103.       American Folklife Center.
    2104.       Functions of Center.
    2105.       Limitations on contracts.
    2106.       Administration.
    2107.       Authorization of appropriations.
                  SUBCHAPTER II - VETERANS' ORAL HISTORY
    2141.       Findings; purpose.
    2142.       Establishment of program at American Folklife Center
                 to collect video and audio recordings of histories of
                 veterans.
    2143.       Private support.
    2144.       Authorization of appropriations.
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    20 USC SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS                    01/03/2007
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                     SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
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    20 USC Sec. 2101                                            01/03/2007
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    SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
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    Sec. 2101. Congressional declaration of findings and purpose
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      (a) The Congress hereby finds and declares -
        (1) that the diversity inherent in American folklife has
      contributed greatly to the cultural richness of the Nation and
      has fostered a sense of individuality and identity among the
      American people;
        (2) that the history of the United States effectively
      demonstrates that building a strong nation does not require the
      sacrifice of cultural differences;
        (3) that American folklife has a fundamental influence on the
      desires, beliefs, values, and character of the American people;
        (4) that it is appropriate and necessary for the Federal
      Government to support research and scholarship in American
      folklife in order to contribute to an understanding of the
      complex problems of the basic desires, beliefs, and values of the
      American people in both rural and urban areas;
        (5) that the encouragement and support of American folklife,
      while primarily a matter for private and local initiative, is
      also an appropriate matter of concern to the Federal Government;
      and
        (6) that it is in the interest of the general welfare of the
      Nation to preserve, support, revitalize, and disseminate American
      folklife traditions and arts.
      (b) It is therefore the purpose of this subchapter to establish
    in the Library of Congress an American Folklife Center to preserve
    and present American folklife.
-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 94-201, Sec. 2, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1129.)
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                                SHORT TITLE
      Pub. L. 94-201, Sec. 1, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1129, provided:
    "That this Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the
    'American Folklife Preservation Act'."
      Pub. L. 106-380, Sec. 1, Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1447, provided
    that: "This Act [enacting subchapter II of this chapter] may be
    cited as the 'Veterans' Oral History Project Act'."
                  FINDINGS AND PURPOSE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
      Pub. L. 105-275, title III, Sec. 312(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat.
    2457, provided that:
      "(1) Findings. - Congress makes the following findings:
        "(A) The American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress
      was created by Congress in 1976, building on the vast expertise
      and archival material existing at the Library since 1928.
        "(B) As an instrumentality of the Congress, it is fitting that
      the American Folklife Center should have a direct and close
      relationship with the representatives of the people, who are best
      able to oversee the ongoing activities of the Center to preserve
      and promote the cultural traditions of the people, and to ensure
      that the resources of the Center be readily available to all
      Americans.
        "(C) In over 20 years since its creation, the American Folklife
      Center in the Library of Congress has -
          "(i) increased the size of the Archive of Folk Culture from
        500,000 to 1,500,000 multi-format ethnographic items;
          "(ii) engaged in 15 cultural surveys and field documentation
        projects in all regions of the country;
          "(iii) provided publications, documentary equipment on loan,
        and advisory and reference service to persons and institutions
        in all 50 States;
          "(iv) produced exhibitions and other educational programs on
        American Folklife at the Library and around the country;
          "(v) begun sharing its unique collections in digital form via
        the Internet; and
          "(vi) served as a national center for the professions of
        folklore, ethnomusicology, and cultural studies.
        "(D) Congress has consistently provided encouragement and
      support of American Folklife as an appropriate matter of concern
      to the Federal Government, passing legislation to reauthorize the
      Center eight times since its creation in 1976.
        "(E) The American Folklife Center is the only unit in the
      Library of Congress which is not permanently authorized. Since
      its establishment in 1976, the Center's collections and
      activities have been fully and successfully integrated into the
      Library of Congress. It is useful to statutorily conform the
      American Folklife Center with the rest of the Library of
      Congress.
      "(2) Purpose. - It is the purpose of this section [amending
    sections 2103, 2106, and 2107 of this title and enacting provisions
    set out as a note under section 2103 of this title] to authorize
    permanently the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress
    to preserve and present American Folklife."
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    20 USC Sec. 2102                                            01/03/2007
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    Sec. 2102. Definitions
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      As used in this subchapter -
        (1) the term "American folklife" means the traditional
      expressive culture shared within the various groups in the United
      States: familial, ethnic, occupational, religious, regional;
      expressive culture includes a wide range of creative and symbolic
      forms such as custom, belief, technical skill, language,
      literature, art, architecture, music, play, dance, drama, ritual,
      pageantry, handicraft; these expressions are mainly learned
      orally, by imitation, or in performance, and are generally
      maintained without benefit of formal instruction or institutional
      direction;
        (2) the term "Board" means the Board of Trustees of the Center;
        (3) the term "Center" means the American Folklife Center
      established under this subchapter;
        (4) the term "group" includes any State or public agency or
      institution and any nonprofit society, institution, organization,
      association, or establishment in the United States;
        (5) the term "Librarian" means the Librarian of Congress;
        (6) the term "State" includes, in addition to the several
      States of the Union, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
      District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin
      Islands; and
        (7) the term "workshop" means an activity the primary purpose
      of which is to encourage the development of skills, appreciation,
      or enjoyment of American folklife among amateur, student, or
      nonprofessional participants, or to promote scholarship or
      teaching among the participants.
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    (Pub. L. 94-201, Sec. 3, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1129.)
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    20 USC Sec. 2103                                            01/03/2007
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    Sec. 2103. American Folklife Center
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    (a) Establishment
      There is hereby established in the Library of Congress an
    American Folklife Center.
    (b) Board of Trustees; composition; regional balance
      (1) The Center shall be under the direction of a Board of
    Trustees. The Board shall be composed as follows:
        (A) four members appointed by the President from among
      individuals who are officials of Federal departments and agencies
      concerned with some aspect of American Folklife traditions and
      arts;
        (B) four members appointed by the President pro tempore of the
      Senate from among individuals from private life who are widely
      recognized by virtue of their scholarship, experience,
      creativity, or interest in American Folklife traditions and arts,
      and four members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
      Representatives from among such individuals;
        (C) four members appointed by the Librarian of Congress from
      among individuals who are widely recognized by virtue of their
      scholarship, experience, creativity, or interest in American
      folklife traditions and arts; and
        (D) seven ex officio members including -
          (i) the Librarian of Congress;
          (ii) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution;
          (iii) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts;
          (iv) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the
        Humanities;
          (v) the President of the American Folklore Society;
          (vi) the President of the Society for Ethnomusicology; and
          (vii) the Director of the Center.
      (2) In making appointments from private life under paragraph
    (1)(B) and (C), the President pro tempore of the Senate, the
    Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Librarian of
    Congress shall give due consideration to the appointment of
    individuals who collectively will provide appropriate diversity and
    regional balance on the Board. Not more than three of the members
    appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate or by the
    Speaker of the House of Representatives may be affiliated with the
    same political party.
      (3) In making appointments under paragraph (1)(C), the Librarian
    of Congress shall include at least two members who direct or are
    members of the boards of major American folklife organizations
    other than the American Folklore Society and the Society for
    Ethnomusicology.
    (c) Term of office
      The term of office of each appointed member of the Board shall be
    six years; except that (1)(A) the members first appointed under
    clause (1) of subsection (b) of this section shall serve as
    designated by the President, one for a term of two years, two for a
    term of four years, and one for a term of six years, and (B) the
    members first appointed under clause (2) of subsection (b) of this
    section shall serve as jointly designated by the President pro
    tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
    Representatives, two for terms of two years, four for terms of four
    years, and two for terms of six years; and (2) any member appointed
    to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term to
    which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the
    remainder of such term. Members appointed by the President under
    clause (1) of subsection (b) of this section shall serve only
    during the time they are officials of Federal departments and
    agencies concerned with some aspect of American folklife traditions
    and arts.
    (d) Reimbursement for expenses
      Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but members who are
    not regular full-time employees of the United States may, at the
    discretion of the Librarian, be reimbursed for the actual and
    necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred by them in
    the performance of the duties of the Board.
    (e) Chairman; Vice Chairman; election; vacancies; quorum; annual
      meeting
      (1) The Librarian shall call the first meeting of the Board, at
    which the first order of business shall be the election of a
    Chairman and a Vice Chairman, who shall serve for a term of one
    year. Thereafter each Chairman and Vice Chairman shall be elected
    for a term of two years. The Vice Chairman shall perform the duties
    of the Chairman in his absence. In case of a vacancy occurring in
    the chairmanship or vice-chairmanship, the Board shall elect a
    member to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.
      (2) A majority of the members of the Board currently serving
    shall constitute a quorum.
      (3) The Board shall meet at least once each fiscal year.
    (f) Director; appointment and compensation
      After consultation with the Board, the Librarian shall appoint
    the Director of the Center. The basic pay of the Director shall be
    at an annual rate that is not less than an amount equal to 120
    percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the
    General Schedule nor more than an amount equal to the pay payable
    under level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of
    title 5.
    (g) Duties of Director
      The Director shall be the chief executive officer of the Center.
    Subject to the direction of the Board and the general supervision
    of the Librarian, the Director shall have responsibility for
    carrying out functions of the Center, and shall have authority over
    all personnel and activities of the Center.
-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 94-201, Sec. 4, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1130; Pub. L. 95-
    259, Sec. 2, Apr. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 196; Pub. L. 105-275, title
    III, Sec. 312(b)(1), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2458.)
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                            REFERENCES IN TEXT
      The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (f), is set out
    under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and
    Employees.
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                                AMENDMENTS
      1998 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-275, Sec. 312(b)(1)(A), added
    subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as
    follows: "The Center shall be under the direction of a Board of
    Trustees. The Board shall be composed as follows -
        "(1) four members appointed by the President from among
      individuals who are officials of Federal departments and agencies
      concerned with some aspect of American folklife traditions and
      arts;
        "(2) four members appointed by the President pro tempore of the
      Senate from among individuals from private life who are widely
      recognized by virtue of their scholarship, experience,
      creativity, or interest in American folklife traditions and arts,
      and four members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
      Representatives from among such individuals;
        "(3) the Librarian of Congress;
        "(4) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution;
        "(5) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts;
        "(6) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities;
      and
        "(7) the Director of the Center.
    In making appointments from private life under clause 2, the
    President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
    Representatives shall give due consideration to the appointment of
    individuals who collectively will provide appropriate regional
    balance on the Board. Not more than three of the members appointed
    by the President pro tempore of the Senate or by the Speaker of the
    House of Representatives may be affiliated with the same political
    party."
      Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105-275, Sec. 312(b)(1)(B), added subsec.
    (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which read as follows:
    "Members of the Board who are not regular full-time employees of
    the United States shall be entitled, while serving on business of
    the Center, to receive compensation at rates fixed by the
    Librarian, but not exceeding $100 per diem, including traveltime;
    and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of
    business, they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem
    in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5
    for persons in Government service employed intermittently."
      Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 105-275, Sec. 312(b)(1)(C)(i), inserted
    "currently serving" after "Board".
      Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 105-275, Sec. 312(b)(1)(C)(ii), added
    par. (3).
      Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 105-275, Sec. 312(b)(1)(D), added subsec.
    (f) and struck out former subsec. (f) which read as follows: "After
    consultation with the Board, the Librarian shall appoint the
    Director of the Center. The basic pay of the Director shall be at a
    per year rate not to exceed GS-18 of the General Schedule under
    section 5332 of title 5. The Librarian upon the recommendation of
    the Director shall appoint a Deputy Director of the Center. The
    basic pay of the Deputy Director shall be fixed at a rate not to
    exceed GS-16 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of such
    title."
      Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 105-275, Sec. 312(b)(1)(E), struck out "(1)"
    before "The Director" and struck out par. (2) which read as
    follows: "The Deputy Director shall perform such functions as the
    Director, with the approval of the Librarian, may prescribe, and
    shall serve as Acting Director during the absence or disability of
    the Director or in the event of a vacancy in the office of the
    Director."
      1978 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-259 inserted provision limiting
    time of service of members appointed by the President to the time
    they are officials of Federal departments and agencies concerned
    with some aspect of American folklife traditions and arts.
                   BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TRANSITION PERIOD
      Pub. L. 105-275, title III, Sec. 312(d), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat.
    2460, provided that: "The term of office of members of the Board of
    Trustees appointed by the Librarian of Congress under the
    amendments made by subsection (b)(1) [amending this section] shall
    be 6 years, except that of the four members first appointed by the
    Librarian, one shall serve for a term of 2 years, two for a term of
    4 years, and one for a term of 6 years."
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    20 USC Sec. 2104                                            01/03/2007
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    Sec. 2104. Functions of Center
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    (a) Contracts; national archive and center for American folklife;
      loan of items in archive; procurement, display, etc., of items in
      archive; miscellaneous programs
      The Librarian is authorized to -
        (1) enter into, in conformity with Federal procurement statutes
      and regulations, contracts with individuals and groups for
      programs for the -
          (A) initiation, encouragement, support, organization, and
        promotion of research, scholarship, and training in American
        folklife;
          (B) initiation, promotion, support, organization, and
        production of live performances, festivals, exhibits, and
        workshops related to American folklife;
          (C) purchase, receipt, production, arrangement for, and
        support of the production of exhibitions, displays,
        publications, and presentations (including presentations by
        still and motion picture films, and audio and visual magnetic
        tape recordings) which represent or illustrate some aspect of
        American folklife; and
          (D) purchase, production, arrangement for, and support of the
        production of exhibitions, projects, presentations, and
        materials specially designed for classroom use representing or
        illustrating some aspect of American folklife;
        (2) establish and maintain in conjunction with any Federal
      department, agency, or institution a national archive and center
      for American folklife;
        (3) procure, receive, purchase, and collect for preservation or
      retention in an appropriate archive creative works, exhibitions,
      presentations, objects, materials, artifacts, manuscripts,
      publications, and audio and visual records (including still and
      motion picture film records, audio and visual magnetic tape
      recordings, written records, and manuscripts) which represent or
      illustrate some aspect of American folklife;
        (4) loan, or otherwise make available, through Library of
      Congress procedures, any item in the archive established under
      this subchapter to any individual or group;
        (5) present, display, exhibit, disseminate, communicate, and
      broadcast to local, regional, State, or National audiences any
      exhibition, display, or presentation referred to in clause (3) of
      this section or any item in the archive established pursuant to
      clause (2) of this section, by making appropriate arrangements,
      including contracts with public, nonprofit, and private radio and
      television broadcasters, museums, educational institutions, and
      such other individuals and organizations, including corporations,
      as the Board deems appropriate;
        (6) loan, lease, or otherwise make available to public,
      private, and nonprofit educational institutions, and State arts
      councils established pursuant to the National Foundation on the
      Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.], such
      exhibitions, programs, presentations, and material developed
      pursuant to clause (1)(D) of this subsection as the Board deems
      appropriate; and
        (7) develop and implement other appropriate programs to
      preserve, support, revitalize, and disseminate American folklife.
    (b) Functions carried out through Center
      The Librarian shall carry out his functions under this subchapter
    through the Center.
-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 94-201, Sec. 5, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1131.)
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                            REFERENCES IN TEXT
      The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of
    1965, referred to in subsec. (a)(6), is Pub. L. 89-209, Sept. 29,
    1965, 79 Stat. 845, as amended, which is classified principally to
    subchapter I (Sec. 951 et seq.) of chapter 26 of this title. For
    complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
    note set out under section 951 of this title and Tables.
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    20 USC Sec. 2105                                            01/03/2007
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    Sec. 2105. Limitations on contracts
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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.
-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 94-201, Sec. 6, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1132.)
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    20 USC Sec. 2106                                            01/03/2007
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    Sec. 2106. Administration
-STATUTE-
    (a) Regulations; receipt of money and other property; compensation
      of personnel; services of experts and consultants; contracts;
      payments
      In addition to any authority vested in it by other provisions of
    this subchapter, the Librarian of Congress, in carrying out the
    Center's functions, is authorized to -
        (1) prescribe such regulations as he deems necessary;
        (2) receive money and other property donated, bequeathed, or
      devised, without condition or restriction other than that it be
      for the purposes of the Center and to use, sell, or otherwise
      dispose of such property for the purpose of carrying out its
      functions, without reference to Federal property disposal
      statutes;
        (3) in the discretion of the Board of Trustees, receive (and
      use, sell, or otherwise dispose of, in accordance with clause
      (2)) money and other property donated, bequeathed, or devised to
      the Center with a condition or restriction, including a condition
      that the Center use other funds of the Center for the purpose of
      the gift;
        (4) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may
      be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter in
      accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III
      of chapter 53 of title 5 relating to classification and General
      Schedule pay rates, except that the Librarian of Congress may
      appoint and fix the compensation of a reasonable number of
      personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
      subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 relating to
      classification and General Schedule pay rates;
        (5) obtain the services of experts and consultants in
      accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5;
        (6) accept and utilize the services of voluntary and
      noncompensated personnel and reimburse them for travel expenses,
      including per diem, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5;
        (7) enter into contracts to carry out the provisions of this
      subchapter, and such contracts may, with the concurrence of two-
      thirds of the members of the Board, be entered into without
      performance or other bonds and in conformity with section 5 of
      title 41; and
        (8) make advances, progress, and other payments which the Board
      deems necessary under this subchapter in conformity with the
      provisions of section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31.
    (b) Annual report to Congress
      The Director shall submit to the Librarian for inclusion in the
    annual report of the Library of Congress to the Congress an annual
    report of the operations of the Center under this subchapter, which
    shall include a detailed statement of all private and public funds
    received and expended by it, and such recommendations as the Center
    deems appropriate.
-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 94-201, Sec. 7, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1133; Pub. L. 105-
    275, Sec. 312(b)(2), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2459.)
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                            REFERENCES IN TEXT
      For Federal property disposal statutes, referred to in subsec.
    (a)(2), see, generally, subtitle I of Title 40, Public Buildings,
    Property, and Works.
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                               CODIFICATION
      In subsec. (a)(8), "section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31"
    substituted for "section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended
    (31 U.S.C. 529)" on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept.
    13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title
    31, Money and Finance.
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                                AMENDMENTS
      1998 - Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 105-275 struck out before
    semicolon at end ", but no individual so appointed shall receive
    compensation in excess of the rate received by the Deputy Director
    of the Center".
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    20 USC Sec. 2107                                            01/03/2007
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    CHAPTER 43 - AMERICAN FOLKLIFE PRESERVATION
    SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
    Sec. 2107. Authorization of appropriations
-STATUTE-
      There are authorized to be appropriated to the Center to carry
    out this subchapter such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal
    year.
-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 94-201, Sec. 8, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1134; Pub. L. 95-
    259, Sec. 1, Apr. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 196; Pub. L. 96-522, Dec. 12,
    1980, 94 Stat. 3038; Pub. L. 98-392, Secs. 1, 2, Aug. 21, 1984, 98
    Stat. 1362; Pub. L. 99-473, Oct. 16, 1986, 100 Stat. 1212; Pub. L.
    101-99, Sept. 26, 1989, 103 Stat. 637; Pub. L. 102-399, Oct. 7,
    1992, 106 Stat. 1954; Pub. L. 103-101, Sec. 1, Oct. 8, 1993, 107
    Stat. 1020; Pub. L. 104-197, title II, Sec. 209, Sept. 16, 1996,
    110 Stat. 2410; Pub. L. 105-275, title III, Sec. 312(c), Oct. 21,
    1998, 112 Stat. 2459.)
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                                AMENDMENTS
      1998 - Pub. L. 105-275 reenacted section catchline without change
    and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as
    follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to the Center to
    carry out this subchapter such sums as may be necessary for each of
    the fiscal years 1997 and 1998."
      1996 - Pub. L. 104-197 substituted "Authorization of
    appropriations" for "Authorization" in section catchline and
    amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
    "There are authorized to be appropriated to the Center to carry out
    the provisions of this subchapter $133,500 for the fiscal year 1976
    and for the period from July 1 through September 30, 1976, $295,000
    for the fiscal year 1977, $349,000 for the fiscal year 1978,
    $685,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, $1,065,000
    for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, $1,355,000 for the
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, $740,000 for the fiscal year
    ending September 30, 1982, $890,000 for the fiscal year ending
    September 30, 1983, $990,000 for the fiscal year ending September
    30, 1984, $838,549 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985,
    $867,898 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, $867,900
    for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, $919,974 for the
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, $975,172 for the fiscal year
    ending September 30, 1989, $998,000 for the fiscal year ending
    September 30, 1990, $1,050,100 for the fiscal year ending September
    30, 1991, $1,120,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992,
    $1,120,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993,
    $1,120,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and
    $1,120,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995."
      1993 - Pub. L. 103-101 struck out "and" after "September 30,
    1992," and inserted before period at end ", $1,120,000 for the
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and $1,120,000 for the
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1995".
      1992 - Pub. L. 102-399 substituted "1991," for "1991, and" and
    inserted ", and $1,120,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,
    1993" after "September 30, 1992".
      1989 - Pub. L. 101-99 inserted provisions authorizing
    appropriations for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1990, Sept. 30,
    1991, and Sept. 30, 1992, of $998,000, $1,050,100, and $1,120,000,
    respectively. Direction to strike out "and" after "1988" was
    executed by striking "and" after "1988," to reflect the probable
    intent of Congress.
      1986 - Pub. L. 99-473 struck out subsec. designation "(a)" before
    "There are authorized" and "and" after "1985,", inserted ",
    $867,900 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, $919,974
    for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, and $975,172 for the
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1989", and struck out subsec. (b)
    which provided that no amount authorized by subsec. (a) of this
    section for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1985, or Sept. 30, 1986,
    be used for pay, benefits, or other expenses of any personnel
    position established after Aug. 21, 1984.
      1984 - Pub. L. 98-392 designated existing provisions as subsec.
    (a), in subsec. (a), as so designated, inserted provisions
    authorizing appropriations for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1985,
    and Sept. 30, 1986, of $838,549 and $867,898, respectively, and
    added subsec. (b).
      1980 - Pub. L. 96-522 inserted provisions authorizing
    appropriations for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1982, Sept. 30,
    1983, and Sept. 30, 1984, of $740,000, $890,000, and $990,000,
    respectively.
      1978 - Pub. L. 95-259 inserted provisions for the appropriation
    of $685,000, $1,065,000 and $1,355,000 for the fiscal years ending
    Sept. 30, 1979, 1980 and 1981, respectively.
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    Sec. 2141. Findings; purpose
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    (a) Findings
      Congress finds as follows:
        (1) Military service during a time of war is the highest
      sacrifice a citizen may make for his or her country.
        (2) 4,700,000 Americans served in World War I, 16,500,000
      Americans served in World War II, 6,800,000 Americans served in
      the Korean Conflict, 9,200,000 Americans served in the Vietnam
      Conflict, 3,800,000 Americans served in the Persian Gulf War, and
      countless other Americans served in military engagements overseas
      throughout the 20th century.
        (3) The Department of Veterans Affairs reports that there are
      almost 19,000,000 war veterans living in this Nation today.
        (4) Today there are only approximately 3,400 living veterans of
      World War I, and of the some 6,000,000 veterans of World War II
      alive today, almost 1,500 die each day.
        (5) Oral histories are of immeasurable value to historians,
      researchers, authors, journalists, film makers, scholars,
      students, and citizens of all walks of life.
        (6) War veterans possess an invaluable resource in their
      memories of the conflicts in which they served, and can provide a
      rich history of our Nation and its people through the retelling
      of those memories, yet frequently those who served during times
      of conflict are reticent to family and friends about their
      experiences.
        (7) It is in the Nation's best interest to collect and catalog
      oral histories of American war veterans so that future
      generations will have original sources of information regarding
      the lives and times of those who served in war and the conditions
      under which they endured, so that Americans will always remember
      those who served in war and may learn first-hand of the heroics,
      tediousness, horrors, and triumphs of war.
        (8) The Library of Congress, as the Nation's oldest Federal
      cultural institution and largest and most inclusive library in
      human history (with nearly 119,000,000 items in its multimedia
      collection) (!1) is an appropriate repository to collect,
      preserve, and make available to the public an archive of these
      oral histories. The Library's American Folklife Center has
      expertise in the management of documentation projects and
      experience in the development of cultural and educational
      programs for the public.
    (b) Purpose
      It is the purpose of this subchapter to create a new federally
    sponsored, authorized, and funded program that will coordinate at a
    national level the collection of video and audio recordings of
    personal histories and testimonials of American war veterans, and
    to assist and encourage local efforts to preserve the memories of
    this Nation's war veterans so that Americans of all current and
    future generations may hear directly from veterans and better
    appreciate the realities of war and the sacrifices made by those
    who served in uniform during wartime.
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    (Pub. L. 106-380, Sec. 2, Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1447.)
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                                SHORT TITLE
      For short title of this subchapter as the "Veterans' Oral History
    Project Act", see section 1 of Pub. L. 106-380, set out as a note
    under section 2101 of this title.
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    (!1) So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
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    Sec. 2142. Establishment of program at American Folklife Center to
      collect video and audio recordings of histories of veterans
-STATUTE-
    (a) In general
      The Director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of
    Congress shall establish an oral history program -
        (1) to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories
      and testimonials of veterans of the Armed Forces who served
      during a period of war;
        (2) to create a collection of the recordings obtained
      (including a catalog and index) which will be available for
      public use through the National Digital Library of the Library of
      Congress and such other methods as the Director considers
      appropriate to the extent feasible subject to available
      resources; and
        (3) to solicit, reproduce, and collect written materials (such
      as letters and diaries) relevant to the personal histories of
      veterans of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war
      and to catalog such materials in a manner the Director considers
      appropriate, consistent with and complimentary (!1) to the
      efforts described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
    (b) Use of and consultation with other entities
      The Director may carry out the activities described in paragraphs
    (1) and (3) of subsection (a) of this section through agreements
    and partnerships entered into with other government and private
    entities, and may otherwise consult with interested persons (within
    the limits of available resources) and develop appropriate
    guidelines and arrangements for soliciting, acquiring, and making
    available recordings under the program under this subchapter.
    (c) Timing
      As soon as practicable after October 27, 2000, the Director shall
    begin collecting video and audio recordings under subsection (a)(1)
    of this section, and shall attempt to collect the first such
    recordings from the oldest veterans.
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    (Pub. L. 106-380, Sec. 3, Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1448.)
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    (!1) So in original. Probably should be complementary.
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    Sec. 2143. Private support
-STATUTE-
    (a) Acceptance of donations
      The Librarian of Congress may solicit and accept donations of
    funds and in-kind contributions to carry out the oral history
    program under section 2142 of this title.
    (b) Establishment of separate gift account
      There is established in the Treasury (among the accounts of the
    Library of Congress) a gift account for the oral history program
    under section 2142 of this title.
    (c) Dedication of funds
      Notwithstanding any other provision of law -
        (1) any funds donated to the Librarian of Congress to carry out
      the oral history program under section 2142 of this title shall
      be deposited entirely into the gift account established under
      subsection (b) of this section;
        (2) the funds contained in such account shall be used solely to
      carry out the oral history program under section 2142 of this
      title; and
        (3) the Librarian of Congress may not deposit into such account
      any funds donated to the Librarian which are not donated for the
      exclusive purpose of carrying out the oral history program under
      section 2142 of this title.
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    (Pub. L. 106-380, Sec. 4, Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1448.)
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    Sec. 2144. Authorization of appropriations
-STATUTE-
      There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
    subchapter -
        (1) $250,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
        (2) such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal
      year.
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    (Pub. L. 106-380, Sec. 5, Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1449.)
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