[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4756 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4756

    To direct the Archivist of the United States to transfer to the 
 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture the master versions of 
the photographic works of Griffith J. Davis which are in the possession 
  of the National Archives and Records Administration, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2000

  Mr. Rangel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Archivist of the United States to transfer to the 
 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture the master versions of 
the photographic works of Griffith J. Davis which are in the possession 
  of the National Archives and Records Administration, 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. TRANSFER OF PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS OF GRIFFITH J. DAVIS FROM 
              NATIONAL ARCHIVES TO SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN 
              BLACK CULTURE.

    (a) In General.--The Archivist of the United States shall transfer 
to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, New 
York, the master versions of all photographic works of Griffith J. 
Davis which are in the possession of the National Archives and Records 
Administration as of the date of the enactment of this Act or any time 
thereafter.
    (b) Transfer of Works From Other Federal Agencies to Archivist.--
Any agency, department, overseas mission, or office of the Federal 
Government which possesses any master version of a photographic work of 
Griffith J. Davis as of the date of the enactment of this Act or any 
time thereafter shall provide such master version to the Archivist of 
the United States.

SEC. 2. MASTER VERSION DEFINED.

    In this Act, the ``master version'' of a photographic work is--
            (1) the original negative of the work; or
            (2) the first print made from the original negative of the 
        work.
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