SUBCHAPTER IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS

§1741. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) The term "Librarian" means the Librarian of Congress.

(2) The term "Board" means the National Recording Preservation Board.

(3) The term "sound recording" has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 17.

(4) The term "publication" has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 17.

(5) The term "Registry version" means, with respect to a sound recording, the version of a recording first published or offered for mass distribution whether as a publication or a broadcast, or as complete a version as bona fide preservation and restoration activities by the Librarian, an archivist other than the Librarian, or the copyright legal owner can compile in those cases where the original material has been irretrievably lost or the recording is unpublished.

(Pub. L. 106–474, title I, §131, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2090.)

§1742. Staff; experts and consultants

(a) Staff

The Librarian may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel as the Librarian considers appropriate to carry out this chapter.

(b) Experts and consultants

The Librarian may, in carrying out this chapter, procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum rate of basic pay payable for level 15 of the General Schedule. In no case may a member of the Board (including an alternate member) be paid as an expert or consultant under this section.

(Pub. L. 106–474, title I, §132, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2091.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (b), is set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§1743. Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Librarian for the first fiscal year beginning on or after November 9, 2000, and each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 2026 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this chapter, except that the amount authorized for any fiscal year may not exceed $250,000.

(Pub. L. 106–474, title I, §133, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2091; Pub. L. 110–336, §2(a)(1)(A), Oct. 2, 2008, 122 Stat. 3726; Pub. L. 114–217, §2(a), July 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 840.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2016—Pub. L. 114–217 substituted "through fiscal year 2026" for "through fiscal year 2016".

2008—Pub. L. 110–336 substituted "for the first fiscal year beginning on or after November 9, 2000, and each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 2016" for "for each of the first 7 fiscal years beginning on or after November 9, 2000,".

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Pub. L. 110–336, §2(a)(1)(B), Oct. 2, 2008, 122 Stat. 3726, provided that: "The amendment made by subparagraph (A) [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 [Pub. L. 106–474]."