                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
   CHAPTER 27--SOUND RECORDING PRESERVATION BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
 
                SUBCHAPTER I--NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY
 
Sec. 1702. Duties of Librarian of Congress


(a) Establishment of criteria and procedures

    For purposes of carrying out this subchapter, the Librarian shall--
        (1) 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;
        (2) establish procedures under which the general public may make 
    recommendations to the National Recording Preservation Board 
    established under subchapter III of this chapter regarding the 
    inclusion of sound recordings in the National Recording Registry; 
    and
        (3) determine which sound recordings satisfy the criteria 
    established under paragraph (1) and select such recordings for 
    inclusion in the National Recording Registry.

(b) Publication of sound recordings in the Registry

    The Librarian shall publish in the Federal Register the name of each 
sound recording that is selected for inclusion in the National Recording 
Registry.

(Pub. L. 106-474, title I, Sec. 102, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2085.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1703 of this title.
