#aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #dgch  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct !        
,am]ican ,folklife ,c5t] at ! ,libr>y ( 
,congress to e/abli% a hi/ory project to
 collect video & audio record+s (       
p]sonal hi/ories & te/imonials1 writt5  
mat]ials1 & photographs ( ^? :o 7       
affect$ by ,,covid-#ai1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,covid-#ai ,am]ican       
,hi/ory ,project ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s2     
purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z    
foll[s3  7#a7 ,,covid-#ai is a highly   
infecti\s respiratory illness caus$ by a
 virus call$ ,,s>s-,co,v-#b4 ,?is       
disease has caus$ a worldwide p&emic    
affect+ millions ( p & has fundam5tally 
alt]$ ! op]ations ( ! _w's cities1      
bus9esses1 & s*ools4  7#b7 ,! outbreak (
 ,,covid-#ai 0 fir/ detect$ 9 ,wuhan1   
,*9a1 & on ,janu>y #ba1 #bjbj1 ! fir/   
confirm$ case ( ,,covid-#ai 0 diagnos$ 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,! ,_w ,heal?   
,organization 7,,:o7 decl>$ ,,covid-#ai 
a global p&emic on ,m>* #aa1 #bjbj1 & ! 

,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates issu$ a     
national em]g5cy decl>ation conc]n+ !   
p&emic on ,m>* #ac1 #bjbj4  7#d7 ,to    
date1 #aid million individuals h te/$   
positive = ,,covid-#ai4 ,( ^?1 #ce      
million are ,am]icans2 t is1 m ?an "o ( 
e #aj ,am]icans4 ,almo/ #d4b million p h
 di$ f ,,covid-#ai globally1 & ov]      
#faj1jjj dea?s h occurr$ 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  7#e7 ,! fir/ ,am]ican receiv$ !
 ,,covid-#ai vacc9e on ,decemb] #ad1    
#bjbj4 ,s9ce !n1 #afc million ,am]icans 
h be5 vacc9at$ & #ahh4e million h       
receiv$ at lea/ "o dose4 ,! vacc9e      
became available to e ,am]ican adult #ah
 & old] on ,april #ai1 #bjba4  7#f7     
,:ile !re are /ill rema9+ cases1 &      
heal?c>e pr(essionals & rese>*]s are    
tirelessly work+ to eradicate ! disease1
 x is important we beg9 "w to fully     
capture ! fir/h& p]sonal /ories ( ^?    
impact$ by ,,covid-#ai1 a major national
 ev5t 9 ! hi/ory ( ?is c\ntry4  7#g7    
,oral hi/ories are ( immeasurable value 
to hi/orians1 rese>*]s1 au?ors1         

j\rnali/s1 film mak]s1 s*ol>s1 /ud5ts1 &
 citiz5s ( all walks ( life4 ,survivors 
( ! p&emic1 survivors ( lov$ ones :o lo/
 _! lives to ,,covid-#ai1 & frontl9e    
heal?c>e work]s %\ld be rememb]$ & c    
provide valuable fir/h& k on h[ ?is     
p&emic impact$ _! ev]yday lives4  7#h7  
,x is 9 ! ,nation's be/ int]e/ to       
collect & catalog oral hi/ories (       
,am]icans :o 7 affect$ by ! p&emic s t  
future g5]ations w h orig9al s\rces (   
in=mation reg>d+ ! lives & times ( ^? :o
 liv$ ?r\gh or di$ f ! ,,covid-#ai      
p&emic & conditions "u :i* !y endur$4   
,^! acc\nts w all[ an opportunity =     
,am]icans to rememb] ^? :o lo/ _! lives 
& may le>n fir/h& ( ! h]oics1 lonel9ess1
 horrors1 & triumphs ( ! heal?c>e work]s
 :o combat$ ?is p&emic4  7#i7 ,! ,libr>y
 ( ,congress1 z ! ,nation's olde/ ,f$]al
 cultural in/itution & l>ge/ & mo/      
inclusive libr>y 9 human hi/ory1 is an  
appropriate repository to collect1      
pres]ve1 & make available to ! public an
 ar*ive ( ^! oral hi/ories4 ,! ,libr>y's

 ,am]ican ,folklife ,c5t] has exp]tise 9
 ! managem5t ( docum5tation projects &  
exp]i5ce 9 ! developm5t ( cultural &    
educational projects = ! public4  7b7   
,purpose ,x is ! purpose ( ?is ,act to  
create a new f$]ally sponsor$1 au?oriz$1
 & fund$ project t w coord9ate at a     
national level ! collection ( video &   
audio record+s ( p]sonal hi/ories &     
te/imonials1 writt5 mat]ials1 &         
photographs ( ,am]icans :o contract$    
,,covid-#ai1 individuals :o lo/ family  
memb]s & fri5ds to ,,covid-#ai1 &       
heal?c>e work]s :o f\ght to treat !     
illness4 ,^! /ories w in=m1 assi/1 &    
enc\rage local ef=ts to pres]ve ! /ories
 ( ?is p&emic & ! ones :o lo/ _! battle 
to ! p&emic4  #c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( project 
at ,am]ican ,folklife ,c5t] to collect  
video & audio record+s1 writt5 mat]ials1
 & photographs ( individuals affect$ by 
covid-#ai  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( !
 ,am]ican ,folklife ,c5t] at ! ,libr>y (
 ,congress %all e/abli% a hi/ory project
 to be kn[n z ! ,,covid-#ai ,am]ican    

,hi/ory ,project 7h]eaft] ref]r$ to z ! 
,project7 to-- 7#a7 collect video &     
audio record+s ( p]sonal hi/ories &     
te/imonials ( individuals :o contract$  
,,covid-#ai1 individuals :o lo/ family  
memb]s to ,,covid-#ai1 & frontl9e       
heal?c>e work]s :o f\ght to treat !     
illness2  7#b7 create a collection ( !  
record+s obta9$ 7includ+ a catalog &    
index7 :i* w be available = public use  
?r\gh ! ,national ,digital ,libr>y ( !  
,libr>y ( ,congress & su* o!r me?ods z !
 ,director consid]s appropriate1 to !   
ext5t feasible & subject to available   
res\rces2 &  7#c7 solicit1 reproduce1 & 
collect writt5 mat]ials 7su* z lett]s & 
di>ies7 & photographs relevant to !     
p]sonal hi/ories ( individuals :o       
contract$ ,,covid-#ai1 individuals :o   
lo/ family memb]s & fri5ds to           
,,covid-#ai1 & frontl9e heal?c>e work]s 
:o f\ght to treat ! illness1 & catalog  
su* mat]ials 9 a mann] ! ,director      
consid]s appropriate1 consi/5t ) &      
complim5t>y to ! ef=ts describ$ 9       

p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b74  7b7 ,use ( &    
consultation ) o!r entities ,! ,director
 may c>ry out ! activities describ$ 9   
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#c7 ( subsection 7a7  
?r\gh agreem5ts & p>tn]%ips ent]$ into )
 o!r gov]nm5t & private entities1 & may 
o!rwise consult ) int]e/$ p]sons 7)9 !  
limits ( available res\rces7 & develop  
appropriate guidel9es & arrangem5ts =   
solicit+1 acquir+1 & mak+ available     
record+s1 writt5 mat]ials1 & photographs
 "u ! ,project4 ,! record+s1 writt5     
mat]ials1 & photographs %all be         
available on ! ,libr>y ( ,congress      
website & may be us$ to educate ! public
 on ! impacts ,,covid-#ai has on ev]yday
 ,am]icans4  7c7 ,tim+ ,z soon z        
practicable aft] ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,director %all beg9 collect+ video &  
audio record+s "u subsection 7a77#a74   
#d4 ,private support  7a7 ,acceptance ( 
donations ,! ,libr>ian ( ,congress may  
solicit & accept donations ( funds &    
9-k9d contributions to c>ry out !       
,project1 subject to subsection 7c74    

7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( sep>ate gift acc\nt   
,!re is e/abli%$ 9 ! ,treasury 7among ! 
acc\nts ( ! ,libr>y ( ,congress7 a gift 
acc\nt = ! ,project4  7c7 ,d$ication (  
funds ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law--
 7#a7 any funds donat$ to ! ,libr>ian ( 
,congress to c>ry out ! ,project %all be
 deposit$ entirely into ! gift acc\nt   
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b72  7#b7 !     
funds conta9$ 9 su* acc\nt %all be      
available only to ! ext5t & 9 ! am\nts  
provid$ 9 advance 9 appropriations      
,acts2  7#c7 ! funds conta9$ 9 su*      
acc\nt %all be us$ solely to c>ry out ! 
,project2 &  7#d7 ! ,libr>ian (         
,congress may n deposit into su* acc\nt 
any funds donat$ to ! ,libr>ian :i* are 
n donat$ = ! exclusive purpose ( c>ry+  
out ! ,project4  #e4 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act--  7#a7
 #bej1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbc2 &  7#b7   
su* sums z may be necess>y = ea* succe$+
 fiscal ye>1 except t no funds are      
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  

?is ,act = any fiscal ye> :i* beg9s aft]
 ! expiration ( ! #c-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on
 ! date ( ! t]m9ation ( ! decl>ation ( !
 public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
pursuant to section #cai ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act on ,janu>y #ca1     
#bjbj1 entitl$ ,det]m9ation t a ,public 
,heal? ,em]g5cy ,exi/s ,nationwide z !  
,result ( ! #bjai ,novel ,coronavirus4  
#f4 ,det]m9ation ( budget>y effects ,!  
budget>y effects ( ?is ,act1 = ! purpose
 ( comply+ ) ! ,/atutory ,pay-,z-,y-,g  
,act ( #bjaj1 %all be det]m9$ by ref]5ce
 to ! late/ /atem5t titl$ 8,budget>y    
,effects ( ,,paygo ,legislation0 = ?is  
,act1 submitt$ = pr9t+ 9 !              
,congressional ,record by ! ,*airman ( !
 ,h\se ,budget ,committee1 provid$ t su*
 /atem5t has be5 submitt$ prior to !    
vote on passage4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives ,m>* #bi1 #bjbb4;,cl]k4