Title 2 — The Congress
Chapter 27 — Sound Recording Preservation by the Library of Congress
§ 1702. Duties of Librarian of Congress
Statutory text
Establishment of criteria and procedures
For purposes of carrying out this subchapter, the Librarian shall—
establish criteria and procedures under which sound recordings may be included in the National Recording Registry, except that no sound recording shall be eligible for inclusion in the National Recording Registry until 10 years after the recording’s creation;
establish procedures under which the general public may make recommendations to the National Recording Preservation Board established under subchapter III regarding the inclusion of sound recordings in the National Recording Registry; and
determine which sound recordings satisfy the criteria established under paragraph (1) and select such recordings for inclusion in the National Recording Registry.
Publication of sound recordings in the Registry
The Librarian shall publish in the Federal Register the name of each sound recording that is selected for inclusion in the National Recording Registry.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
National Recording Preservation Act of 2000
Pub. L. 106–474 title I § 102 · 114 Stat. 2085
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1702
(Pub. L. 106–474, title I, § 102, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2085.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 106–474, title I, § 102, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2085.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 102. DUTIES OF LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS. (a) Establishment of Criteria and Procedures.— For purposes of carrying out this subtitle, the Librarian shall— (1) establish criteria and procedures under which sound recordings may be included in the National Recording Registry, except that no sound recording shall be eligible for inclusion in the National Recording Registry until 10 years after the recording’s creation; (2) establish procedures under which the general public may make recommendations to the National Recording Preservation Board established under subtitle C regarding the inclusion of sound recordings in the National Recording Registry; and (3) determine which sound recordings satisfy the criteria established under paragraph (1) and select such recordings for inclusion in the National Recording Registry. (b) Publication of Sound Recordings in the Registry.— The Librarian shall publish in the Federal Register the name of each sound recording that is selected for inclusion in the National Recording Registry.
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