§ 179m. — Duties of Librarian of Congress.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC179m]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 5--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Sec. 179m. Duties of Librarian of Congress
(a) Powers
(1) In general
The Librarian shall, after consultation with the Board
established pursuant to section 179n of this title--
(A) continue the implementation of the comprehensive
national film preservation program for motion pictures
established under the National Film Preservation Act of 1992, in
conjunction with other film archivists, educators and
historians, copyright owners, film industry representatives, and
others involved in activities related to film preservation,
taking into account the objectives of the national film
preservation study and the comprehensive national plan conducted
under the National Film Preservation Act of 1992. This program
shall--
(i) coordinate activities to assure that efforts of
archivists and copyright owners, and others in the public
and private sector, are effective and complementary;
(ii) generate public awareness of and support for these
activities;
(iii) increase accessibility of films for educational
purposes; and
(iv) undertake studies and investigations of film
preservation activities as needed, including the efficacy of
new technologies, and recommend solutions to improve these
practices;
(B) establish criteria and procedures under which films may
be included in the National Film Registry, except that no film
shall be eligible for inclusion in the National Film Registry
until 10 years after such film's first publication;
(C) establish procedures under which the general public may
make recommendations to the Board regarding the inclusion of
films in the National Film Registry; and
(D) determine which films satisfy the criteria established
under subparagraph (B) and qualify for inclusion in the National
Film Registry, except that the Librarian shall not select more
than 25 films each year for inclusion in the Registry.
(2) Publication of films in Registry
The Librarian shall publish in the Federal Register the name of
each film that is selected for inclusion in the National Film
Registry.
(3) Seal
The Librarian shall provide a seal to indicate that a film has
been included in the National Film Registry and is the Registry
version of that film. The Librarian shall establish guidelines for
approval of the use of the seal in accordance with subsection (b) of
this section.
(b) Use of seal
The seal provided under subsection (a)(3) of this section may only
be used on film copies of the Registry version of a film. Such seal may
be used only after the Librarian has given approval to those persons
seeking to apply the seal in accordance with the guidelines under
subsection (a)(3) of this section. In the case of copyrighted works,
only the copyright owner or an authorized licensee of the copyright
owner may place or authorize the placement of the seal on any film copy
of a Registry version of a film selected for inclusion in the National
Film Registry, and the Librarian may place the seal on any film copy of
the Registry version of any film that is maintained in the National Film
Registry Collection in the Library of Congress. Anyone authorized to
place the seal on any film copy of any Registry version of a film may
accompany such seal with the following language: ``This film was
selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry by the National
Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress because of its
cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance.''.
(Pub. L. 104-285, title I, Sec. 103, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3377.)
Termination of Section
For termination of section, see section 179w of this title.
References in Text
The National Film Preservation Act of 1992, referred to in subsec.
(a)(1)(A), is title II of Pub. L. 102-307, June 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 267,
which was classified principally to sections 179 to 179k of this title
and was repealed by Pub. L. 104-285, title I, Sec. 114, Oct. 11, 1996,
110 Stat. 3382.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 179l, 179o, 179q, 179s,
179t, 179u, 179v, 179w of this title.
