1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID–19 Oral History Project Act . 2. Establishment of program at American Folklife Center to collect video and audio recording of histories of the COVID–19 pandemic (a) In General The Librarian of Congress shall establish an oral history program in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to collect and make publicly available in a digital format individual stories of events and experiences during the COVID–19 pandemic in the United States. In carrying out the program, the Librarian shall— (1) collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of those who were affected by the COVID–19 pandemic, such as first responders and health care workers, individuals who survived the disease, family members of those who passed away from the disease, individuals who were repatriated from other countries or from cruise ships, individuals with major life events affected by responding to the outbreak, as well as any other individuals whose lives were altered; (2) create a collection of the recordings obtained (including a catalog and index) which will be available for public use through the digital collections of the Library of Congress and such other methods as the Librarian considers appropriate to the extent feasible subject to available resources