20 U.S.C. § 80q–13 — Grants by Secretary of the Interior to assist Indian organizations with respect to renovation and repair of museum facilities and exhibit facilities

(a) Grants: The Secretary of the Interior may give grants to Indian organizations — including Indian tribes, museums, cultural centers, educational institutions, libraries, and archives — to renovate and repair museum and exhibit facilities. The goal is to let these organizations display objects and artifacts on loan from the Smithsonian's collections or from other sources. These grants can only be paid from the Tribal Museum Endowment Fund. (b) Matching contribution: The Secretary may require the organization getting the grant to contribute, in cash or in-kind, up to 50 percent of the renovation or repair cost. This matching contribution can come from any source except the Tribal Museum Endowment Fund itself. (c) Tribal Museum Endowment Fund: (1) Establishment: The law creates the "Tribal Museum Endowment Fund" in the Treasury, to fund grants under subsection (a). The Fund is made up of (A) deposits and credits under paragraph (2), (B) investment obligations under paragraph (3), and (C) appropriated amounts under paragraph (5). (2) Deposits and credits: The Secretary of the Interior may accept non-federal contributions and must deposit them in the Fund. The Secretary of the Treasury must credit the Fund with interest and proceeds from selling or redeeming the Fund's investments. (3) Investments: The Secretary of the Treasury may invest part of the Fund in interest-bearing U.S. government obligations, buying them on original issue or on the open market, and holding them to maturity or selling them early. The Treasury must consult the Secretary of the Interior about maturities, purchases, and sales, considering what the Fund needs to meet current grants. (4) Spending and preserving capital: Subject to appropriation, only the Fund's interest earnings can be spent. The Fund's original capital cannot be spent. (5) Appropriations: Congress authorized $2,000,000 to be appropriated to the Fund for each fiscal year starting with 1992.