---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 2143"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "2143"
heading: "Private support"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/2143"
units:
  - "Chapter 43 — American Folklife Preservation"
  - "Subchapter II — Veterans’ Oral History"
---

# §2143. Private support

- (a) **Acceptance of donations—** The [Librarian](/usc/20/2102.md?p=5) 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](/usc/20/2142.md).
- (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](/usc/20/2142.md).
- (c) **Dedication of funds—** Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
  - (1) any funds donated to the [Librarian](/usc/20/2102.md?p=5) of Congress to carry out the oral history program under [section 2142 of this title](/usc/20/2142.md) shall be deposited entirely into the gift account established under [subsection (b)](#b);
  - (2) the funds contained in such account shall be used solely to carry out the oral history program under [section 2142 of this title](/usc/20/2142.md); and
  - (3) the [Librarian](/usc/20/2102.md?p=5) of Congress may not deposit into such account any funds donated to the [Librarian](/usc/20/2102.md?p=5) which are not donated for the exclusive purpose of carrying out the oral history program under [section 2142 of this title](/usc/20/2142.md).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 106–380, § 4, Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1448.)