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[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4846 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  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)Page 2, line 13, after ``recordings'' insert: and collections of 
sound recordings

(2)Page 2, line 20, after ``recordings'' insert: and collections of 
sound recordings

(3)Page 2, line 23, strike out [10] and insert: 25

(4)Page 3, line 4, after ``recordings'' insert: and collections of 
sound recordings

(5)Page 3, line 10, after ``recording'' insert: or collection of sound 
recordings

(6)Page 3, line 14, after ``recording'' insert: or collection of sound 
recordings

(7)Page 3, line 22, after ``recording'' insert: or collection of sound 
recordings

(8)Page 4, line 11, after ``recording'' insert: or collection of sound 
recordings

(9)Page 4, line 20, after ``recording'' insert: or collection of sound 
recordings

(10)Page 4, line 22, strike out [recording,] and insert: recording or 
collection,

(11)Page 6, line 21, after ``access'' insert: (including electronic 
access)

(12)Page 11, line 21, after ``tion'' insert: or organization

(13)Page 13, line 5, after ``recordings'' insert: and collections of 
sound recordings

(14)Page 14, after line 21, insert:
    (c) Encouraging Accessibility to Registry and Out of Print 
Recordings.--The Board shall encourage the owners of recordings and 
collections of recordings included in the National Recording Registry 
and the owners of out of print recordings to permit digital access to 
such recordings through the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center 
at Culpeper, Virginia, in order to reduce the portion of the Nation's 
recorded cultural legacy which is inaccessible to students, educators, 
and others, and may suggest such other measures as it considers 
reasonable and appropriate to increase public accessibility to such 
recordings.

(15)Page 15, after line 7, insert:

SEC. 126. ESTABLISHMENT OF BYLAWS BY LIBRARIAN.

    The Librarian may establish such bylaws (consistent with this 
subtitle) as the Librarian considers appropriate to govern the 
organization and operation of the Board, including bylaws relating to 
appointments and removals of members or organizations described in 
section 122(a)(2) which may be required as a result of changes in the 
title, membership, or nature of such organizations occurring after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

(16)Page 16, after line 18, insert:

SEC. 133. ENCOURAGING ACTIVITIES TO FOCUS ON RARE AND ENDANGERED 
              RECORDINGS.

    Congress encourages the Librarian and the Board, in carrying out 
their duties under this Act, to undertake activities designed to 
preserve and bring attention to sound recordings which are rare and 
sound recordings and collections of recordings which are in danger of 
becoming lost due to deterioration.

(17)Page 16, line 19, strike out [133] and insert: 134

            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

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                               AMENDMENTS
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