[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5893 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.5893
One Hundred Tenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the third day of January, two thousand and eight
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 responsibilities 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 enactment 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 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 principal
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 exhibiting, showing, or
otherwise disseminating films in the Registry.''.
(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
Television'' and inserting ``Cinema Studies''; and
(D) by amending subparagraph (L) to read as follows:
``(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 appropriated
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''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.