PUBLIC LAW 110–336—OCT. 2, 2008 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SOUND RECORDING 

AND FILM PRESERVATION PROGRAMS 

REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008 


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122 STAT. 3726 PUBLIC LAW 110–336—OCT. 2, 2008 

Public Law 110–336 

110th Congress 

An Act 

To reauthorize the sound recording and film preservation programs of the Library 

of Congress, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

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 

36 USC 152411 

note. 

2 USC 1743 note. 

2 USC 179l note. 

Library of 

Congress Sound 

Recording and 

Film Preservation Programs 

Reauthorization 

Act of 2008. 

Oct. 2, 2008 

[H.R. 5893] 


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PUBLIC LAW 110–336—OCT. 2, 2008 122 STAT. 3727 

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 PRIN- CIPAL 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: 

2 USC 179v note. 

36 USC 152403. 


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122 STAT. 3728 PUBLIC LAW 110–336—OCT. 2, 2008 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5893: 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 110–683, Pt. 1 (Comm. on House Administration). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 154 (2008): 

June 4, considered and passed House. 

Sept. 16, considered and passed Senate. 

Æ 

‘‘(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’’. 

Approved October 2, 2008. 


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