I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3569
To reauthorize and amend the National Film Preservation Act of 1996. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2003
Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. BERMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 and amend the National Film Preservation 
Act of 1996.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE I—REAUTHORIZATION OF 
THE NATIONAL FILM PRESER-
VATION BOARD 
SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Film Preser-
vation Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 102. REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENT. 
(a) DUTIES OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.—Sec-
tion 103 of the National Film Preservation Act of 1996 
(2 U.S.C. 179m) is amended: 
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘film copy’’ each place that 
term appears and inserting ‘‘film or other ap-
proved copy’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘film copies’’ each place 
that term appears and inserting ‘‘film or other 
approved copies’’; and 
(C) in the third sentence, by striking 
‘‘copyrighted’’ and inserting ‘‘copyrighted, mass 
distributed, broadcast, or published’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION
OF PROGRAM WITH OTHER 
COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, AND ACCESSIBILITY AC-
TIVITIES.—In carrying out the comprehensive national 
film preservation program for motion pictures established 
under the National Film Preservation Act of 1992, the 
Librarian, in consultation with the Board established pur-
suant to section 104, shall—
‘‘(1) carry out activities to make films included 
in the National Film registry more broadly acces-
sible for research and educational purposes, and to 
generate public awareness and support of the Reg-
istry and the comprehensive national film preserva-
tion program; 
‘‘(2) review the comprehensive national film 
preservation plan, and amend it to the extent nec-
essary to ensure that it addresses technological ad-
vances in the preservation and storage of, and access 
to film collections in multiple formats; and 
‘‘(3) wherever possible, undertake expanded ini-
tiatives to ensure the preservation of the moving 
image heritage of the United States, including film, 
videotape, television, and born digital moving image 
formats, by supporting the work of the National 
Audio-Visual Conservation Center of the Library of 
Congress, and other appropriate nonprofit archival 
and preservation organizations.’’. 
(b) NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION BOARD.—Sec-
tion 104 of the National Film Preservation Act of 1996 
(2 U.S.C. 179n) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘20’’ and 
inserting ‘‘22’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘three’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5’’; 
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘11’’ and in-
serting ‘‘12’’; and
(4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(e) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.—Members of 
the Board shall serve without pay, but may receive travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in ac-
cordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS OF BOARD.—
Section 105(c) of the National Film Preservation Act of 
1996 (2 U.S.C. 179o) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) REVIEW
AND
APPROVAL
OF
SPECIAL 
FOUNDATION
PROJECTS.—The Board shall review 
special projects submitted for its approval by the 
National Film Preservation Foundation under sec-
tion 151711 of title 36, United States Code.’’. 
(d) NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY.—Section 106 of the 
National Film Preservation Act of 1996 (2 U.S.C. 179p) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) NATIONAL AUDIO-VISUAL CONSERVATION CEN-
TER.—The Librarian shall utilize the National Audio-Vis-
ual Conservation Center of the Library of Congress at 
Culpeper, Virginia, to ensure that preserved films included 
in the National Film Registry are stored in a proper man-
ner, and disseminated to researchers, scholars, and the 
public as may be appropriate in accordance with—
‘‘(1) title 17 of the United States Code; and 
‘‘(2) the terms of any agreements between the 
Librarian and persons who hold copyrights to such 
audiovisual works.’’. 
(e) USE OF SEAL.—Section 107 (a) of the National 
Film Preservation Act of 1996 (2 U.S.C. 179q) is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘in any for-
mat’’ after ‘‘or any copy’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or film copy’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in any format’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 113 of the National 
Film Preservation Act of 1996 (2 U.S.C. 179w) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘7’’ and inserting ‘‘17’’. 
TITLE II—REAUTHORIZATION OF 
THE NATIONAL FILM PRESER-
VATION FOUNDATION 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Film Preser-
vation Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 202. REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENT. 
(a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—Section 151703 of title 
36, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘nine’’ 
and inserting ‘‘12’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(4), by striking the second 
sentence and inserting ‘‘There shall be no limit to 
the number of terms to which any individual may be 
appointed.’’. 
(b) POWERS.—Section 151705 of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended in subsection (b) by striking 
‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the jurisdiction in 
which the principal office of the corporation is located’’. 
(c) PRINCIPAL OFFICE.—Section 151706 of title 36, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, or another 
place as determined by the board of directors’’ after ‘‘Dis-
trict of Columbia’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
151711 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Library of Con-
gress amounts necessary to carry out this chapter, not to 
exceed $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 and 
2005, and not to exceed $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2006 through 2013. These amounts are to be made 
available to the corporation to match any private contribu-
tions (whether in currency, services, or property) made to 
the corporation by private persons and State and local 
governments. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION RELATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE EX-
PENSES.—Amounts authorized under this section may not 
be used by the corporation for management and general 
or fundraising expenses as reported to the Internal Rev-
enue Service as part of an annual information return re-
quired under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
(e) COOPERATIVE FILM PRESERVATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1517 of title 36, 
United States Code, is amended—
(A) by redesignating sections 151711 and 
151712 as sections 151712 and 151713, re-
spectively; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 151711. Cooperative film preservation 
‘‘(a) COOPERATIVE FILM PRESERVATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The corporation shall de-
sign and support cooperative national film preserva-
tion and access initiatives. Such initiatives shall be 
approved by the corporation, the Librarian of Con-
gress, and the National Film Preservation Board of 
the Library of Congress under section 105(c)(3) of 
the National Film Preservation Act of 1996.
‘‘(2) SCOPE.—Cooperative initiatives authorized 
under paragraph (1) may include—
‘‘(A) the repatriation and preservation of 
American films that may be found in archives 
outside of the United States; 
‘‘(B) the exhibition and dissemination via 
broadcast or other means of ‘orphan’ films; 
‘‘(C) the production of educational mate-
rials in various formats to encourage film pres-
ervation, preservation initiatives undertaken by 
3 or more archives jointly; and 
‘‘(D) other activities undertaken in light of 
significant unfunded film preservation and ac-
cess needs. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Library of Congress amounts 
not to exceed $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2006 through 2013, to carry out the purposes of 
this section. 
‘‘(2) MATCHING.—The amounts made available 
under paragraph (1) 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. 
‘‘(3) 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 Rev-
enue Code of 1986.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 1517 of 
title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the matter relating to section 151711 and 151712 
and inserting the following:
‘‘151711. Cooperative film preservation. 
‘‘151712. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘151713. Annual report.’’.
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