                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
   CHAPTER 27--SOUND RECORDING PRESERVATION BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
 
                SUBCHAPTER I--NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY
 
Sec. 1704. National Recording Registry Collection of the Library 
        of Congress
        

(a) In general

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

(b) Acquisition of quality copies

                           (1) In general

        The Librarian shall seek to obtain, by gift from the owner, a 
    quality copy of the Registry version of each sound recording 
    included in the National Recording Registry.

                    (2) Limit on number of copies

        Not more than one copy of the same version or take of any sound 
    recording may be preserved in the National Recording Registry. 
    Nothing in the preceding sentence may be construed to prohibit the 
    Librarian from making or distributing copies of sound recordings 
    included in the Registry for purposes of carrying out this Act.

(c) Property of United States

    All copies of sound recordings on the National Recording Registry 
that are 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.

(Pub. L. 106-474, title I, Sec. 104, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2087.)

                       References in Text

    This Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is Pub. L. 106-474, Nov. 9, 
2000, 114 Stat. 2085, known as the National Recording Preservation Act 
of 2000, which enacted this chapter and chapter 1524 (Sec. 152401 et 
seq.) of Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and 
Organizations. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 1701 of this title and Tables.
