Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102

§151702 Purposes

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1517 — NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION › § 151702

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Summary

Collect private donations to preserve and make U.S. films available in public and nonprofit archives, recover American films held abroad, and support the Library of Congress and the National Film Preservation Board under the National Film Preservation Act of 1996 (2 U.S.C. 179l–179w).

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §151702

Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The purposes of the corporation are to—

(1)encourage, accept, and administer private gifts to promote and ensure the preservation and public accessibility of the nation’s film heritage held at the Library of Congress and other public and nonprofit archives throughout the United States and the repatriation of American films from foreign archives;

(2)further the goals of the Library of Congress and the National Film Preservation Board in connection with their activities under the National Film Preservation Act of 1996 (2 U.S.C. 179l–179w); and

(3)conduct activities, alone or in cooperation with other film related institutions and organizations, to further the preservation and public accessibility of films made in the United States, particularly films not protected by private interests, for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15170236:5701(b).Oct. 11, 1996, Pub. L. 104–285, title II, § 202(b), 110 Stat. 3382.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The National Film Preservation Act of 1996, referred to in par. (2), is title I of Pub. L. 104–285, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3377, which is classified principally to section 179l et seq. of Title 2, The Congress. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 179l of Title 2 and Tables.

Amendments

2008—Par. (1). Pub. L. 110–336 substituted “United States and the repatriation of American films from foreign archives;” for “United States;”.

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Citations & Metadata

Citation

36 U.S.C. § 151702

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102