2 U.S.C. § 179q | Seal of National Film Registry

(a)

Use of seal

(1)

Prohibition on distribution and exhibition

section 179m(a)(3) of this titleNo person shall knowingly distribute or exhibit to the public a version of a film or any copy in any format of a film which bears the seal described in if such film—

(A)

is not included in the National Film Registry; or

(B)

section 179m(a)(1)(D) of this title is included in the National Film Registry, but such film or film copy has not been approved for use of the seal by the Librarian pursuant to .

(2)

Prohibition on promotion

section 179m(a)(3) of this titleNo person shall knowingly use the seal described in to promote any version of a film in any format other than a Registry version.

(b)

Effective date of seal

section 179m(a)(3) of this title section 179m(a)(2) of this titleThe use of the seal described in shall be effective for each film after the Librarian publishes in the Federal Register, in accordance with , the name of that film as selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry.

Pub. L. 104–285, title I, § 107Oct. 11, 1996110 Stat. 3381 Pub. L. 109–9, title III, § 302(d)Apr. 27, 2005119 Stat. 225(, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 109–9, § 302(d)(1)2005—Subsec. (a)(1). , inserted “in any format” after “or any copy” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 109–9, § 302(d)(2)Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “in any format” for “or film copy”.