§179d. National Film Registry Collection of the Library of Congress

(a) Acquisition of archival quality copies

The Librarian shall endeavor to obtain, by gift from the owner, an archival quality copy of the Registry version of each film included in the National Film Registry. Whenever possible, the Librarian shall endeavor to obtain the best surviving materials, including preprint materials.

(b) Additional materials

The Librarian shall endeavor to obtain, for educational and research purposes, additional materials related to each film included in the National Film Registry, such as background materials, production reports, shooting scripts (including continuity scripts) and other similar materials.

(c) Property of United States

All copies of films on the National Film Registry that are received by the Librarian and other materials received by the Librarian under subsection (b) of this section shall become the property of the United States Government, subject to the provisions of title 17.

(d) National Film Registry Collection

All copies of films on the National Film Registry that are received by the Librarian and other materials received by the Librarian under subsection (b) of this section shall be maintained in a special collection in the Library of Congress to be known as the "National Film Registry Collection of the Library of Congress". The Librarian shall, by regulation, and in accordance with title 17, provide for reasonable access to films in such collection for scholarly and research purposes.

( Pub. L. 102–307, title II, §206, June 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 270 .)

Termination of Section

For termination of section, see section 179k of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 179, 179g, 179h, 179i, 179j, 179k of this title.