Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008
PL 110-336 (H.R.5893), enacted 10/02/2008

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 responsibil-
ities 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 enact-
ment 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 Preser- 
vation Programs 
Reauthorization 
Act of 2008. 
Oct. 2, 2008 
[H.R. 5893] 
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122 STAT. 3727 
PUBLIC LAW 110–336—OCT. 2, 2008 
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 exhib-
iting, showing, or otherwise disseminating films in the Reg-
istry.’’. 
(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 Tele-
vision’’ 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. 
‘‘(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 appro-
priated 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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