PUBLIC LAW 100-446—SEPT. 27, 1988
102 STAT. 1787
SEC. 9. STAFF OF BOARD; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.
2 USC 178h.
(a) STAFF.—The Chairperson of the Board may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel as the Chairperson considers appropriate. (b) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.—The staff of the Board may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no individual so appointed may receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay payable for GS-16 of the General Schedule. (c) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Chairperson of the Board may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule, and in no case may a Board member be paid as an expert or consultant. SEC. 10. POWERS OF BOARD.
2 USC 178i.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board may, for the purpose of carrying out its duties, hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence, as the Board considers appropriate. The Board shall review nominations of films submitted to it for inclusion in the National Film Registry and consult with the Librarian with respect to the inclusion in the Registry, and with respect to the powers defined in section 3. (b) NOMINATION OF FILMS.—The Board shall consider, for inclusion in the National Film Registry, nominations submitted by representatives of the film industry, such as the guilds and societies representing actors, directors, screenwriters, producers, and film critics, film preservation organizations and representatives of academic institutions with film study programs. The Board shall not nominate more than 25 films a year for inclusion in the Registry. SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS.
(a) DEFINITIONS FOR SECTIONS 1 THROUGH 13.—As used in sections 1 through 13: (1) The term "Librarian" means the Librarian of Congress. (2) The term "film" means a feature-length, theatrical motion picture after its first theatrical release. (3) The term "film package" means the original box, carton or container of any kind in which a videotape or disc is offered for sale or rental. (4) The term "Board" means the National Film Preservation , Board. (5) The term "material alteration" means to colorize or to make other fundamental post-production changes in a version of a film for marketing purposes but does not include changes made in accordance with customary practices and standards and reasonable requirements of preparing a work for distribution or broadcast. (6) The term "to colorize" means to add color, by whatever means, to versions of motion pictures originally produced, marketed, or distributed in black and white. (7) The term "colorization" means the process whereby a film is colorized.
2 USC 178j.
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