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§1701 National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 27— - SOUND RECORDING PRESERVATION BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY › § 1701
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Title 2, §1701
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The Librarian of Congress shall establish the National Recording Registry for the purpose of maintaining and preserving sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
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Pub. L. 106–474, § 1, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2085, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter and chapter 1524 of Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations] may be cited as the ‘National Recording Preservation Act of 2000’.”
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2 U.S.C. § 1701
Title 2 — The Congress
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Apr 6, 2026
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