2 U.S.C. § 183a — Oral history of the House of Representatives

(a) In general. The Librarian of Congress must accept, preserve, keep up, and make available an oral history of the House of Representatives, told by its Members and former Members. A group like the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress — or another private organization — compiles and updates it, either as a volunteer or under contract. The Librarian may volunteer help to that organization or pay it under contract for this work. (b) Definition of oral history. "Oral history" means personal recollections recorded as: (1) interviews; (2) transcripts; (3) audio recordings; (4) video recordings; or (5) any other suitable way to record and preserve this information.