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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1734

To reauthorize the National Film Preservation Board, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 25, 1995

Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. COBLE, and Mr. BONO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and

in addition to the Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To reauthorize the National Film Preservation Board, and

for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 TITLE I—REAUTHORIZATION OF

4 THE NATIONAL FILM PRESER5 VATION BOARD

6 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

7 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Film Preser8 vation Act of 1995’’.
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1 SEC. 102. NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY OF THE LIBRARY OF

2 CONGRESS.

3 The Librarian of Congress (hereafter in this Act re4 ferred to as the ‘‘Librarian’’) shall continue the National

5 Film Registry established and maintained under the Na6 tional Film Preservation Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–

7 446), and the National Film Preservation Act of 1992

8 (Public Law 102–307) pursuant to the provisions of this

9 title, for the purpose of maintaining and preserving films

10 that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

11 SEC. 103. DUTIES OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.

12 (a) POWERS.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Librarian shall, after

14 consultation with the Board established pursuant to

15 section 104—

16 (A) continue the implementation of the

17 comprehensive national film preservation pro18 gram for motion pictures established under the

19 National Film Preservation Act of 1992, in con20 junction with other film archivists, educators

21 and historians, copyright owners, film industry

22 representatives, and others involved in activities

23 related to film preservation, taking into account

24 the objectives of the national film preservation

25 study and the comprehensive national plan con-
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1 ducted under the National Film Preservation

2 Act of 1992. This program shall—

3 (i) coordinate activities to assure that

4 efforts of archivists and copyright owners,

5 and others in the public and private sector,

6 are effective and complementary;

7 (ii) generate public awareness of and

8 support for these activities;

9 (iii) increase accessibility of films for

10 educational purposes; and

11 (iv) undertake studies and investiga12 tions of film preservation activities as

13 needed, including the efficacy of new tech14 nologies, and recommend solutions to im15 prove these practices;

16 (B) establish criteria and procedures under

17 which films may be included in the National

18 Film Registry, except that no film shall be eligi19 ble for inclusion in the National Film Registry

20 until 10 years after such film’s first publication;

21 (C) establish procedures under which the

22 general public may make recommendations to

23 the Board regarding the inclusion of films in

24 the National Film Registry; and
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1 (D) determine which films satisfy the cri2 teria established under subparagraph (B) and

3 qualify for inclusion in the National Film Reg4 istry, except that the Librarian shall not select

5 more than 25 films each year for inclusion in

6 the Registry.

7 (2) PUBLICATION OF FILMS IN REGISTRY.—The

8 Librarian shall publish in the Federal Register the

9 name of each film that is selected for inclusion in

10 the National Film Registry.

11 (3) SEAL.—The Librarian shall provide a seal

12 to indicate that a film has been included in the Na13 tional Film Registry and is the Registry version of

14 that film. The Librarian shall establish guidelines

15 for approval of the use of the seal in accordance

16 with subsection (b).

17 (b) USE OF SEAL.—The seal provided under sub18 section (a)(3) may only be used on film copies of the Reg19 istry version of a film. Such seal may be used only after

20 the Librarian has given approval to those persons seeking

21 to apply the seal in accordance with the guidelines under

22 subsection (a)(3). In the case of copyrighted works, only

23 the copyright owner or an authorized licensee of the copy24 right owner may place or authorize the placement of the

25 seal on any film copy of a Registry version of a film se-
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1 lected for inclusion in the National Film Registry, and the

2 Librarian may place the seal on any film copy of the Reg3 istry version of any film that is maintained in the National

4 Film Registry Collection in the Library of Congress. Any5 one authorized to place the seal on any film copy of any

6 Registry version of a film may accompany such seal with

7 the following language: ‘‘This film was selected for inclu8 sion in the National Film Registry by the National Film

9 Preservation Board of the Library of Congress because of

10 its cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance.’’.

11 SEC. 104. NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION BOARD.

12 (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—

13 (1) MEMBERS.—The Librarian shall establish

14 in the Library of Congress a National Film Preser15 vation Board to be comprised of 20 members, who

16 shall be selected by the Librarian in accordance with

17 this section. Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (N),

18 the Librarian shall request each organization listed

19 in subparagraphs (A) through (Q) to submit a list

20 of 3 candidates qualified to serve as a member of the

21 Board. Except for the members-at-large appointed

22 under subparagraph (2), the Librarian shall appoint

23 one member from each such list submitted by such

24 organizations, and shall designate from that list an

25 alternate who may attend at Board expense those
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1 meetings to which the individual appointed to the

2 Board cannot attend. The organizations are the fol3 lowing:

4 (A) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts

5 and Sciences.

6 (B) The Directors Guild of America.

7 (C) The Writers Guild of America. The

8 Writers Guild of America East and the Writers

9 Guild of America West shall each nominate

10 three candidates, and a representative from one

11 organization shall be selected as the member

12 and a representative from the other organiza13 tion as the alternate.

14 (D) The National Society of Film Critics.

15 (E) The Society for Cinema Studies.

16 (F) The American Film Institute.

17 (G) The Department of Theatre, Film and

18 Television of the College of Fine Arts at the

19 University of California, Los Angeles.

20 (H) The Department of Film and Tele21 vision of the Tisch School of the Arts at New

22 York University.

23 (I) The University Film and Video Asso24 ciation.
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1 (J) The Motion Picture Association of

2 America.

3 (K) The Alliance of Motion Picture and

4 Television Producers.

5 (L) The Screen Actors Guild of America.

6 (M) The National Association of Theater

7 Owners.

8 (N) The American Society of Cinematog9 raphers and the International Photographers

10 Guild, which shall jointly submit one list of 3

11 candidates from which a member and alternate

12 will be selected.

13 (O) The United States Members of the

14 International Federation of Film Archives.

15 (P) The Association of Moving Image Ar16 chivists.

17 (Q) The Society of Composers and

18 Lyricists.

19 (2) MEMBERS-AT-LARGE.—In addition to the

20 Members appointed under paragraph (1), the Li21 brarian shall appoint up to 3 members-at-large. The

22 Librarian shall also select an alternate for each

23 member at-large, who may attend at Board expense

24 those meetings which the member at-large cannot

25 attend.
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1 (b) CHAIR.—The Librarian shall appoint one member

2 of the Board to serve as Chair.

3 (c) TERM OF OFFICE.—

4 (1) TERMS.—The term of each member of the

5 Board shall be 5 years, except that there shall be no

6 limit to the number of terms that any individual

7 member may serve.

8 (2) REMOVAL OF MEMBER OR ORGANIZA9 TION.—The Librarian shall have the authority to re10 move any member of the Board, or the organization

11 listed in subsection (a) such member represents, if

12 the member, or organization, over any consecutive 2-

13 year period, fails to attend at least one regularly

14 scheduled Board meeting.

15 (3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Board shall

16 be filled in the manner in which the original appoint17 ment was made under subsection (a), except that the

18 Librarian may fill the vacancy from a list of can19 didates previously submitted by the organization or

20 organizations involved. Any member appointed to fill

21 a vacancy before the expiration of the term for

22 which his or her predecessor was appointed shall be

23 appointed for the remainder of such term.

24 (d) QUORUM.—11 members of the Board shall con25 stitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
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1 (e) BASIC PAY.—Members of the Board shall serve

2 without pay. While away from their home or regular places

3 of business in the performance of functions of the Board,

4 members of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses,

5 including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same man6 ner as persons employed intermittently in Government

7 service are allowed expenses under section 5701 of title

8 5, United States Code.

9 (f) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at least once

10 each fiscal year. Meetings shall be at the call of the Li11 brarian.

12 (g) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—The Librarian shall

13 establish rules and procedures to address any potential

14 conflict of interest between a member of the Board and

15 responsibilities of the Board.

16 SEC. 105. RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS OF BOARD.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall review nomina18 tions of films submitted to it for inclusion in the National

19 Film Registry and consult with the Librarian, as provided

20 in section 103, with respect to the inclusion of such films

21 in the Registry and the preservation of these and other

22 films that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically sig23 nificant.

24 (b) NOMINATION OF FILMS.—The Board shall con25 sider, for inclusion in the National Film Registry, nomina-
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1 tions submitted by the general public as well as represent2 atives of the film industry, such as the guilds and societies

3 representing actors, directors, screenwriters, cinematog4 raphers, and other creative artists, producers, and film

5 critics, archives and other film preservation organizations,

6 and representatives of academic institutions with film

7 study programs. The Board shall nominate not more than

8 25 films each year for inclusion in the Registry.

9 (c) POWERS.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Board may, for the pur11 pose of carrying out its duties, hold such hearings,

12 sit and act at such times and places, take such testi13 mony, and receive such evidence, as the Librarian

14 and the Board consider appropriate.

15 (2) SERVICE ON FOUNDATION.—Two sitting

16 members of the Board shall be appointed by the Li17 brarian, and shall serve, as Board members of the

18 National Film Preservation Foundation, in accord19 ance with section 203.

20 SEC. 106. NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY COLLECTION OF THE

21 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

22 (a) ACQUISITION OF ARCHIVAL QUALITY COPIES.—

23 The Librarian shall endeavor to obtain, by gift from the

24 owner, an archival quality copy of the Registry version of

25 each film included in the National Film Registry. When-
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1 ever possible, the Librarian shall endeavor to obtain the

2 best surviving materials, including preprint materials.

3 Copyright owners and others possessing copies of such

4 materials are strongly encouraged, to further the preserva5 tion purposes of this Act, to provide preprint and other

6 archival elements to the Library of Congress.

7 (b) ADDITIONAL MATERIALS.—The Librarian shall

8 endeavor to obtain, for educational and research purposes,

9 additional materials related to each film included in the

10 National Film Registry, such as background materials,

11 production reports, shooting scripts (including continuity

12 scripts) and other similar materials.

13 (c) PROPERTY OF UNITED STATES.—All copies of

14 films on the National Film Registry that are received as

15 gifts or bequests by the Librarian and other materials re16 ceived by the Librarian under subsection (b), shall become

17 the property of the United States Government, subject to

18 the provisions of title 17, United States Code.

19 (d) NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY COLLECTION.—All

20 copies of films on the National Film Registry that are re21 ceived by the Librarian under subsection (a), and other

22 materials received by the Librarian under subsection (b),

23 shall be maintained in the Library of Congress and be

24 known as the ‘‘National Film Registry Collection of the

25 Library of Congress’’. The Librarian shall, by regulation,
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1 and in accordance with title 17, United States Code, pro2 vide for reasonable access to the films and other materials

3 in such collection for scholarly and research purposes.

4 SEC. 107. SEAL OF THE NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY.

5 (a) USE OF THE SEAL.—

6 (1) PROHIBITION ON DISTRIBUTION AND EXHI7 BITION.—No person shall knowingly distribute or ex8 hibit to the public a version of a film or any copy

9 of a film which bears the seal described in section

10 103(a)(3) if such film—

11 (A) is not included in the National Film

12 Registry; or

13 (B) is included in the National Film Reg14 istry, but such film or film copy has not been

15 approved for use of the seal by the Librarian

16 pursuant to section 103(a)(1)(D).

17 (2) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION.—No person

18 shall knowingly use the seal described in section

19 103(a)(3) to promote any version of a film or film

20 copy other than a Registry version.

21 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE SEAL.—The use of the

22 seal described in section 103(a)(3) shall be effective for

23 each film after the Librarian publishes in the Federal Reg24 ister, in accordance with section 103(a)(2), the name of
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1 that film as selected for inclusion in the National Film

2 Registry.

3 SEC. 108. REMEDIES.

4 (a) JURISDICTION.—The several district courts of the

5 United States shall have jurisdiction, for cause shown, to

6 prevent and restrain violations of section 107(a).

7 (b) RELIEF.—

8 (1) REMOVAL OF SEAL.—Except as provided in

9 paragraph (2), relief for violation of section 107(a)

10 shall be limited to the removal of the seal of the Na11 tional Film Registry from the film involved in the

12 violation.

13 (2) FINE AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.—In the

14 case of a pattern or practice of the willful violation

15 of section 107(a), the United States district courts

16 may order a civil fine of not more than $10,000 and

17 appropriate injunctive relief.

18 SEC. 109. LIMITATIONS OF REMEDIES.

19 The remedies provided in section 108 shall be the ex20 clusive remedies under this title, or any other Federal or

21 State law, regarding the use of the seal described in sec22 tion 103(a)(3).
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1 SEC. 110. STAFF OF BOARD; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

2 (a) STAFF.—The Librarian may appoint and fix the

3 pay of such personnel as the Librarian considers appro4 priate to carry out this title.

5 (b) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Librarian

6 may, in carrying out this title, procure temporary and

7 intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5,

8 United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to

9 exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum rate of basic

10 pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule. In no case

11 may a member of the Board or an alternate be paid as

12 an expert or consultant under this section.

13 SEC. 111. DEFINITIONS.

14 As used in this title—

15 (1) the term ‘‘Librarian’’ means the Librarian

16 of Congress;

17 (2) the term ‘‘Board’’ means the National Film

18 Preservation Board;

19 (3) the term ‘‘film’’ means a ‘‘motion picture’’

20 as defined in section 101 of title 17, United States

21 Code, except that such term does not include any

22 work not originally fixed on film stock, such as a

23 work fixed on videotape or laser disk;

24 (4) the term ‘‘publication’’ means ‘‘publication’’

25 as defined in section 101 of title 17 United States

26 Code; and
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1 (5) the term ‘‘Registry version’’ means, with re2 spect to a film, the version of a film first published,

3 or as complete a version as bona fide preservation

4 and restoration activities by the Librarian, an archi5 vist other than the Librarian, or the copyright owner

6 can compile in those cases where the original mate7 rial has been irretrievably lost.

8 SEC. 112. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

9 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Li10 brarian such sums as may be necessary to carry out the

11 purposes of this title, but in no fiscal year shall such sum

12 exceed $250,000.

13 SEC. 113. EFFECTIVE DATE.

14 The provisions of this title shall be effective for 10

15 years beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

16 The provisions of this title shall apply to any copy of any

17 film, including those copies of films selected for inclusion

18 in the National Film Registry under the National Film

19 Preservation Act of 1988 and the National Film Preserva20 tion Act of 1992, except that any film so selected under

21 either Act shall be deemed to have been selected for the

22 National Film Registry under this title.

23 SEC. 114. REPEAL.

24 The National Film Preservation Act of 1992 (2

25 U.S.C. 179 and following) is repealed.
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1 TITLE II—THE NATIONAL FILM

2 PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

3 ACT

4 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Film Preser6 vation Foundation Act’’.

7 SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION.

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Na9 tional Film Preservation Foundation (hereafter in this

10 title referred to as the ‘‘Foundation’’). The Foundation

11 is a charitable and nonprofit corporation and is not an

12 agency or establishment of the United States.

13 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Foundation

14 are—

15 (1) to encourage, accept, and administer private

16 gifts to promote and ensure the preservation and

17 public accessibility of the nation’s film heritage held

18 at the Library of Congress and other public and

19 non-profit archives throughout the United States;

20 (2) to further the goals of the Library of Con21 gress and the National Film Preservation Board in

22 connection with their activities under the National

23 Film Preservation Act; and

24 (3) to undertake and conduct other activities,

25 alone or in cooperation with other film related insti-
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1 tutions and organizations, as will further the preser2 vation and public accessibility of films made in the

3 United States, particularly those not protected by

4 private interests, for the benefit of present and fu5 ture generations of Americans.

6 SEC. 203. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION.

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.—The

8 Foundation shall have a governing Board of Directors

9 (hereafter in this title referred to as the ‘‘Board’’), which

10 shall consist of 9 Directors, each of whom shall be a Unit11 ed States citizen and at least 6 of whom must be knowl12 edgeable or experienced in film production, distribution,

13 preservation or restoration, including 2 who shall be sit14 ting members of the National Film Preservation Board.

15 These 6 members of the Board shall, to the extent prac16 ticable, represent diverse points of views from the film

17 community, including motion picture producers, creative

18 artists, nonprofit and public archivists, historians, film

19 critics, theater owners, and laboratory and university per20 sonnel. The Librarian of Congress (hereafter in this title

21 referred to as the ‘‘Librarian’’) shall be an ex officio non22 voting member of the Board. Appointment to the Board

23 shall not constitute employment by, or the holding of an

24 office of, the United States for the purpose of any Federal

25 law.
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1 (b) APPOINTMENT AND TERMS.—Within 90 days

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Librarian

3 shall appoint the Directors of the Board. Each Director

4 shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. A vacancy on

5 the Board shall be filled, within 60 days after the vacancy

6 occurs, in the manner in which the original appointment

7 was made. No individual may serve more than 2 consecu8 tive terms as a Director.

9 (c) CHAIR.—The initial Chair shall be appointed by

10 the Librarian from the membership of the Board for a

11 2-year term, and thereafter shall be appointed and re12 moved in accordance with the Foundation’s bylaws.

13 (d) QUORUM.—A majority of the current membership

14 of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction

15 of business.

16 (e) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at the call of

17 the Librarian or the Chair at least once a year. If a Direc18 tor misses 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings,

19 that individual may be removed from the Board by the

20 Librarian, and that vacancy shall be filled in accordance

21 with subsection (b).

22 (f) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.—Members of

23 the Board shall serve without pay, but may be reimbursed

24 for the actual and necessary traveling and subsistence ex-
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1 penses incurred by them in the performance of the duties

2 of the Foundation.

3 (g) GENERAL POWERS.—

4 (1) ORGANIZATION OF FOUNDATION.—The

5 Board may complete the organization of the Foun6 dation by—

7 (A) appointing, removing, and replacing of8 ficers, except as provided for in paragraph

9 (2)(B);

10 (B) adopting a constitution and bylaws

11 consistent with the purpose of the Foundation

12 and the provisions of this title; and

13 (C) undertaking such other acts as may be

14 necessary to carry out the provisions of this

15 title.

16 (2) LIMITATION ON APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOY17 EES.—The following limitations apply with respect

18 to the appointment of employees of the Foundation:

19 (A) Employees may not be appointed until

20 the Foundation has sufficient funds to pay

21 them for their services. Except as provided in

22 subparagraph (B), employees of the Foundation

23 shall be appointed, removed, and replaced by

24 the Secretary of the Board. All employees (in25 cluding the Secretary of the Board) shall be ap-
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1 pointed and removed without regard to the pro2 visions of title 5, United States Code, governing

3 appointments in the competitive service, and

4 may be paid without regard to the provisions of

5 chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of

6 such title relating to classification and General

7 Schedule pay rates, except that no individual so

8 appointed may receive pay in excess of the an9 nual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS–

10 15 of the General Schedule. Neither the Board,

11 nor any of the employees of the Foundation, in12 cluding the Secretary of the Board, shall be

13 construed to be employees of the Library of

14 Congress.

15 (B) The first employee appointed shall be

16 the Secretary of the Board. The Secretary shall

17 be appointed, and may be removed by, the Li18 brarian.

19 (C) The Secretary of the Board shall—

20 (i) serve as its executive director, and

21 (ii) be knowledgeable and experienced

22 in matters relating to film preservation

23 and restoration activities, financial man24 agement, and fund-raising.
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1 SEC. 204. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION

2 (a) GENERAL.—The Foundation—

3 (1) shall have perpetual succession;

4 (2) may conduct business in the several States,

5 the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth,

6 territory, or possession of the United States;

7 (3) shall have its principal offices in the Dis8 trict of Columbia; and

9 (4) shall at all times maintain a designated

10 agent authorized to accept service of process for the

11 Foundation.

12 The serving of notice to, or service of process upon, the

13 agent required under paragraph (4), or mailed to the busi14 ness address of such agent, shall be deemed as service

15 upon or notice to the Foundation.

16 (b) SEAL.—The Foundation shall have an official seal

17 selected by the Board which shall be judicially noticed.

18 (c) POWERS.—To carry out its purposes under sec19 tion 202, the Foundation shall have, in addition to the

20 powers otherwise given it under this title, the usual powers

21 of a corporation acting as a trustee in the District of Co22 lumbia, including the power—

23 (1) to accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer,

24 and use any gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely

25 or in trust, of real or personal property or any in26 come therefrom or other interest therein;
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1 (2) to acquire by purchase or exchange any real

2 or personal property or interest therein;

3 (3) unless otherwise required by the instrument

4 of transfer, to sell, donate, lease, invest, reinvest, re5 tain, or otherwise dispose of any property or income

6 therefrom;

7 (4) to borrow money and issue bonds, deben8 tures, or other debt instruments;

9 (5) to sue and be sued, and complain and de10 fend itself in any court of competent jurisdiction, ex11 cept that the Directors of the Board shall not be

12 personally liable, except for gross negligence;

13 (6) to enter into contracts or other arrange14 ments with public agencies and private organizations

15 and persons and to make such payments as may be

16 necessary to carry out its functions; and

17 (7) to do any and all acts necessary and proper

18 to carry out the purposes of the Foundation.

19 A gift, devise, or bequest may be accepted by the Founda20 tion even though it is encumbered, restricted, or subject

21 to beneficial interests of private persons, if any current

22 or future interest therein is for the benefit of the Founda23 tion.
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1 SEC. 205. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT.

2 The Librarian may provide personnel, facilities, and

3 other administrative services to the Foundation, including

4 reimbursement of expenses under section 203, not to ex5 ceed the current per diem rates for the Federal Govern6 ment, and may accept reimbursement therefor. Amounts

7 so reimbursed shall be deposited in the Treasury to the

8 credit of the appropriations then current and chargeable

9 for the cost of providing such services.

10 SEC. 206. VOLUNTEER STATUS.

11 The Librarian may accept, without regard to the civil

12 service classification laws, rules, or regulations, the serv13 ices of the Foundation, the Board, and other officers and

14 employees of the Board, without compensation from the

15 Library of Congress, as volunteers in the performance of

16 the functions authorized in this title.

17 SEC. 207. AUDITS, REPORT REQUIREMENTS, AND PETITION

18 OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, FOR EQUITABLE

19 RELIEF.

20 (a) AUDITS.—The Foundation shall be treated as a

21 private corporation established under Federal law for pur22 poses of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for audit of

23 accounts of private corporations established under Federal

24 law.’’, approved August 30, 1964 (36 U.S.C. 1101–1103).

25 (b) REPORT.—The Foundation shall, as soon as prac26 ticable after the end of each fiscal year, transmit to the
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1 Congress a report of its proceedings and activities during

2 such year, including a full and complete statement of its

3 receipts, expenditures, and investments.

4 (c) RELIEF WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOUNDA5 TION ACTS OR FAILURE TO ACT.—If the Foundation—

6 (1) engages in, or threatens to engage in, any

7 act, practice, or policy that is inconsistent with its

8 purposes set forth in section 202(b), or

9 (2) refuses, fails, or neglects to discharge its

10 obligations under this title, or threatens to do so,

11 the Attorney General of the United States may file a peti12 tion in the United States District Court for the District

13 of Columbia for such equitable relief as may be necessary

14 or appropriate.

15 SEC. 208. UNITED STATES RELEASE FROM LIABILITY.

16 The United States shall not be liable for any debts,

17 defaults, acts, or omissions of the Foundation, nor shall

18 the full faith and credit of the United States extend to

19 any obligation of the Foundation.

20 SEC. 209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

21 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap22 propriated to the Library of Congress not to exceed

23 $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 through

24 2005, to be made available to the Foundation to match

25 private contributions (whether in currency, services, or
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1 property) made to the Foundation by private persons and

2 State and local governments.

3 (b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—No Federal funds

4 authorized under this section may be used by the Founda5 tion for administrative expenses of the Foundation, includ6 ing for salaries, travel, and transportation expenses, and

7 other overhead expenses.

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