2 U.S.C. § 1702 — Duties of Librarian of Congress

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.