In the Senate of the United States,

October 25 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4846) entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the National

Recording Registry in the Library of Congress to maintain

and preserve sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and for other purposes.’’, do

pass with the following

AMENDMENTS:

1 Ω1æPage 2, line 13, after ‘‘recordings’’ insert: and collec2 tions of sound recordings

3 Ω2æPage 2, line 20, after ‘‘recordings’’ insert: and collec4 tions of sound recordings

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8 Ω5æPage 3, line 10, after ‘‘recording’’ insert: or collection

9 of sound recordings
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1 Ω6æPage 3, line 14, after ‘‘recording’’ insert: or collection

2 of sound recordings

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4 of sound recordings

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6 of sound recordings

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8 of sound recordings

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10 recording or collection,

11 Ω11æPage 6, line 21, after ‘‘access’’ insert: (including elec12 tronic access)

13 Ω12æPage 11, line 21, after ‘‘TION’’ insert: OR ORGANIZA14 TION

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18 (c) ENCOURAGING ACCESSIBILITY TO REGISTRY AND

19 OUT OF PRINT RECORDINGS.—The Board shall encourage

20 the owners of recordings and collections of recordings in21 cluded in the National Recording Registry and the owners

22 of out of print recordings to permit digital access to such
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1 recordings through the National Audio-Visual Conservation

2 Center at Culpeper, Virginia, in order to reduce the portion

3 of the Nation’s recorded cultural legacy which is inaccessible

4 to students, educators, and others, and may suggest such

5 other measures as it considers reasonable and appropriate

6 to increase public accessibility to such recordings.

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8 SEC. 126. ESTABLISHMENT OF BYLAWS BY LIBRARIAN.

9 The Librarian may establish such bylaws (consistent

10 with this subtitle) as the Librarian considers appropriate

11 to govern the organization and operation of the Board, in12 cluding bylaws relating to appointments and removals of

13 members or organizations described in section 122(a)(2)

14 which may be required as a result of changes in the title,

15 membership, or nature of such organizations occurring after

16 the date of the enactment of this Act.

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18 SEC. 133. ENCOURAGING ACTIVITIES TO FOCUS ON RARE

19 AND ENDANGERED RECORDINGS.

20 Congress encourages the Librarian and the Board, in

21 carrying out their duties under this Act, to undertake ac22 tivities designed to preserve and bring attention to sound

23 recordings which are rare and sound recordings and collec24 tions of recordings which are in danger of becoming lost

25 due to deterioration.
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Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to establish

the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress to maintain and preserve sound recordings and collections of sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and for other purposes.’’.

Attest:

Secretary.
106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4846

AMENDMENTS