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S 1923 108th Congress Senate

National Film Preservation Act of 2003

Official title: A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Film Preservation Act of 1996.

Introduced: March 22, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8669)
Nov 21, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15418-15419)
Nov 21, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15418)
Nov 21, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 22, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8669)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Film Preservation Act of 2003 - Amends the National Film Preservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize appropriations to the Library of Congress for the National Film Preservation Board.

Directs the Librarian of Congress to: (1) coordinate the national film preservation program with other collection, preservation, and accessibility activities; and (2) the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center of the Library of Congress at Culpeper, Virginia, to ensure that preserved films included in the National Film Registry are stored in a proper manner, and disseminated to researchers, scholars, and the public as may be appropriate in accordance with U.S. copyright law and the terms of any agreements between the Librarian and persons who hold copyrights to such audiovisual works.

Directs the Board to review special projects submitted for its approval by the National Film Preservation Foundation.

National Film Preservation Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends specified Federal law to reauthorize appropriations to the Library of Congress for the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Allows the Foundation's board of directors to determine the location of its principal office.

Directs the Foundation to design and support cooperative film preservation and access initiatives, with the approval of the Librarian and the Board.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3569 Identical bill National Film Preservation Act of 2003
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 22, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1923: National Film Preservation Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1923/
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"S. 1923: National Film Preservation Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1923/.
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S. 1923, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1923/.
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