110 STAT. 3378 PUBLIC LAW 104-285—OCT. 11, 1996 Federal Register, publication. 2 USC 179n. Establishment. (iv) undertake studies and investigations of film preservation activities as needed, including the efficacy of new technologies, and recommend solutions to improve these practices; (B) establish criteria and procedures under which films may be included in the National Film Registry, except that no film shall be eligible for inclusion in the National Film Registry until 10 years after such film's first publication; (C) establish procedures under which the general public may make recommendations to the Board regarding the inclusion of films in the National Film Registry; and (D) determine which films satisfy the criteria established under subparagraph (B) and qualify for inclusion in the National Film Registry, except that the Librarian shall not select more than 25 films each year for inclusion in the Registry. (2) PUBLICATION OF FILMS IN REGISTRY. —The Librarian shall publish in the Federal Register the nsune of each film that is selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry. (3) SEAL. —The Librarian shall provide a seal to indicate that a film has been included in the National Film Registry and is the Registry version of that film. The Librarian shall establish guidelines for approval of the use of the seal in accordance with subsection (b). (b) USE OF SEAL. —The seal provided under subsection (a)(3) may only be used on film copies of the Registry version of a film. Such seal may be used only after the Librarian has given approval to those persons seeking to apply the seal in accordance with the guidelines under subsection (a)(3). In the case of copy- righted works, only the cop)^ght owner or an authorized licensee of the cop5rright owner may place or authorize the placement of the seal on any film copy of a Registry version of a film selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry, and the Librarian may place the seal on any film copy of the Registry version of any film that is maintained in the Nationsil Film Registry Collection in the Library of Congress, Anyone authorized to place the seal on any film copy of any Registry version of a film may accompany such seal with the following language: "This film was selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry by the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress because of its cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance.". SEC. 104. NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION BOARD. (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.— (1) MEMBERS.— The Librarian shall establish in the Librsiry of Congress a National Film Preservation Board to be comprised of 20 members, who shall be selected by the Librarian in accordance with this section. Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (N), the Librarian shall request each organization listed in subparagraphs (A) through (Q) to submit a list of three candidates qualified to serve as a member of the Board. Except for the members-at-large appointed under subparagraph (2), the Librarian shall appoint one member from each such list submitted by such organizations, and shall designate from that list an alternate who may attend at Board expense those
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