Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102

§1712 Promoting Accessibility and Public Awareness of Sound Recordings

Title 2 › CHAPTER 27 — SOUND RECORDING PRESERVATION BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › SUBCHAPTER II — NATIONAL SOUND RECORDING PRESERVATION PROGRAM › § 1712

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

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The Librarian must make National Recording Registry materials accessible for study and promote awareness and support for preservation.

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Title 2, §1712

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The Librarian shall carry out activities to make sound recordings included in the National Recording Registry more broadly accessible for research and educational purposes and to generate public awareness and support of the Registry and the comprehensive national sound recording preservation program established under this subchapter.

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2 U.S.C. § 1712

Title 2, The Congress

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102