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2 U.S.C. § 179l — National Film Registry of Library of Congress

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The Librarian of Congress must keep running the National Film Registry. This registry, created by two 1988 and 1992 laws, protects films that matter to American culture, history, or art.

The Librarian of Congress ("the Librarian") must continue running the National Film Registry. Congress first created and set up rules for this registry in the National Film Preservation Act of 1988 and the National Film Preservation Act of 1992. The Librarian keeps the registry going under the rules in sections 179l through 179w of this title. Its purpose is to maintain and preserve films that are culturally, historically, or artistically significant.
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The Librarian of Congress (hereafter in sections 179l to 179w of this title referred to as the “Librarian”) shall continue the National Film Registry established and maintained under the National Film Preservation Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–446), and the National Film Preservation Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–307) pursuant to the provisions of sections 179l to 179w of this title, for the purpose of maintaining and preserving films that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 104–285, title I, § 102, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3377.)

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  • 1996Enacted · Pub. L. 104-285 · 110 Stat. 3377

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