To reauthorize the sound recording and film preservation programs of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes.

Summary: Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations through FY2016 for: (1) Library of Congress activities for the maintenance and preservation of sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant; and (2) the National Recording Preservation Foundation to accept and administer private gifts to promote and ensure the preservation and public accessibility of the nation's sound recording heritage held at the Library of Congress and other public and nonprofit archives.

Revises the standards for removal by the Librarian of Congress of a member of the Library's National Recording Preservation Board.

Allows board members of the National Recording Preservation Foundation to serve more than two consecutive terms.

Amends the National Film Preservation Act of 1996 to authorize appropriations through FY2016 for the Library's National Film Preservation Board. Updates the names of organizations that represent the Board.

Authorizes appropriations to the Library through FY2016 for the National Film Preservation Foundation. Adds to the purposes of the Foundation the encouragement, acceptance, and administration of private gifts to ensure the repatriation of American films from foreign archives.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Library of Congress Sound Recording 
and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. SOUND RECORDING PRESERVATION PROGRAMS.
    (a) National Recording Preservation Board.--
        (1) Reauthorization.--
            (A) In general.--Section 133 of the National Recording 
        Preservation Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 1743) is amended by striking 
        ``for each of the first 7 fiscal years beginning on or after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``for the 
        first fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act and each succeeding fiscal year through 
        fiscal year 2016''.
            (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) 
        shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
        National Recording Preservation Act of 2000.
        (2) Criteria for removal of members.--Section 122(d)(2) of such 
    Act (2 U.S.C. 1722(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(2) Removal of members.--The Librarian shall have the 
    authority to remove any member of the Board if the member fails, 
    after receiving proper notification, to attend (or send a 
    designated alternate to attend) a regularly scheduled Board 
    meeting, or if the member is determined by the Librarian to have 
    substantially failed to fulfill the member's responsibilities as a 
    member of the Board.''.
    (b) National Recording Preservation Foundation.--
        (1) Reauthorization.--
            (A) In general.--Section 152411(a) of title 36, United 
        States Code, is amended by striking ``for each of the first 7 
        fiscal years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of 
        this chapter'' and inserting ``for the first fiscal year 
        beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this chapter 
        and each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 2016''.
            (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) 
        shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
        National Recording Preservation Act of 2000.
        (2) Permitting board members to serve more than 2 terms.--
    Section 152403(b)(4) of such title is amended by striking the 
    second sentence.
        (3) Permitting board to determine location of principal 
    office.--
            (A) In general.--Section 152406 of such title is amended by 
        striking ``District of Columbia.'' and inserting ``District of 
        Columbia or another place as determined by the Board of 
        Directors.''.
            (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 152405(b) of such title 
        is amended by striking ``District of Columbia,'' and inserting 
        ``jurisdiction in which the principal office of the corporation 
        is located,''.
        (4) Clarification of limitation on use of funds for 
    administrative expenses.--Section 152411(b) of such title is 
    amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Limitation Related to Administrative Expenses.--Amounts 
authorized under this section may not be used by the corporation for 
management and general or fundraising expenses as reported to the 
Internal Revenue Service as part of an annual information return 
required under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
SEC. 3. FILM PRESERVATION PROGRAMS.
    (a) National Film Preservation Board.--
        (1) Reauthorization.--
            (A) In general.--Section 112 of the National Film 
        Preservation Act of 1996 (2 U.S.C. 179v) is amended by 
        inserting after ``the Librarian'' the following: ``for the 
        first fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act and each succeeding fiscal year through 
        fiscal year 2016''.
            (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 113 of such Act (2 
        U.S.C. 179w) is amended by striking the first sentence.
            (C) Effective date.--The amendments made by this paragraph 
        shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
        National Film Preservation Act of 1996.
        (2) Expanding authorized uses of seal.--Section 103(b) of such 
    Act (2 U.S.C. 179m(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
    following: ``The Librarian may authorize the use of the seal by the 
    Library or by others for other limited purposes in order to promote 
    in the National Film Registry when exhibiting, showing, or 
    otherwise disseminating films in the Registry.''.
        (3) Updating names of organizations represented on board.--
    Section 104(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 179n(a)(1)) is amended--
            (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``Cinema'' and 
        inserting ``Cinema and Media'';
            (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``Department of Film 
        and Television'' and inserting ``Department of Film, 
        Television, and Digital Media'';
            (C) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``Film and 
        Television'' and inserting ``Cinema Studies''; and
            (D) by amending subparagraph (L) to read as follows:
            ``(L) Screen Actors Guild.''.
    (b) National Film Preservation Foundation.--
        (1) Reauthorization.--Section 151711(a) of title 36, United 
    States Code, is amended to read as follows: by inserting after the 
    first sentence the following:
    ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
        ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
    the Library of Congress amounts necessary to carry out this 
    chapter, not to exceed--
            ``(A) $530,000 for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 
        2009;
            ``(B) $750,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 
        2011; and
            ``(C) $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 
        2016.
        ``(2) Matching.--The amounts authorized to be appropriated 
    under this subsection are to be made available to the corporation 
    to match any private contributions (whether in currency, services, 
    or property) made to the corporation by private persons and State 
    and local governments.''.
        (2) Repatriation of films from foreign archives as purpose of 
    foundation.--Section 151702(1) of such title is amended by striking 
    ``United States;'' and inserting ``United States and the 
    repatriation of American films from foreign archives;''.
        (3) Extension of deadline for filling vacancies in membership 
    of board of directors.--Section 151703(b)(5) of such title is 
    amended by striking ``60 days'' and inserting ``120 days''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.