U.S.C. Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDÂ ORGANIZATIONS 36 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDÂ ORGANIZATIONS Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations Part B - Organizations CHAPTER 1517 - NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION Sec. 151702 - Purposes From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§151702. Purposes
The purposes of the corporation are to— (1) encourage, accept, and administer private gifts to promote and ensure the preservation and public accessibility of the nation's film heritage held at the Library of Congress and other public and nonprofit archives throughout the United States and the repatriation of American films from foreign archives; (2) further the goals of the Library of Congress and the National Film Preservation Board in connection with their activities under the National Film Preservation Act of 1996 (2 U.S.C. 179l–179w); and (3) conduct activities, alone or in cooperation with other film related institutions and organizations, to further the preservation and public accessibility of films made in the United States, particularly films not protected by private interests, for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1404; Pub. L. 110–336, §3(b)(2), Oct. 2, 2008, 122 Stat. 3728.)
Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
151702 36:5701(b). Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L. 104–285, title II, §202(b), 110 Stat. 3382.
Editorial Notes
References in Text The National Film Preservation Act of 1996, referred to in par. (2), is title I of Pub. L. 104–285, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3377, which is classified principally to section 179l et seq. of Title 2, The Congress. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 179l of Title 2 and Tables.
Amendments 2008—Par. (1). Pub. L. 110–336 substituted "United States and the repatriation of American films from foreign archives;" for "United States;".
