[104th Congress Public Law 161]
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Public Law 104-161
104th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To provide for the distribution within the United States of the United 
       States Information Agency film entitled ``Fragile Ring of 
             Life''. <<NOTE: July 18, 1996 -  [H.R. 2070]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF UNITED STATES 
            INFORMATION AGENCY FILM ENTITLED ``FRAGILE RING OF LIFE''.

    Notwithstanding section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1(a)) and the second 
sentence of section 501 of the United States Information and Education 
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461)--
            (1) <<NOTE: Historic preservation.>>  the Director of the 
        United States Information Agency shall make available to the 
        Archivist of the United States a master copy of the film 
        entitled ``Fragile Ring of Life''; and
            (2) upon evidence that necessary United States rights and 
        licenses have been secured and paid for by the person seeking 
        domestic release of the film, the Archivist shall--
                    (A) reimburse the Director for any expenses of the 
                Agency in making that master copy available;
                    (B) deposit that film in the National Archives of 
                the United States; and
                    (C) make copies of that film available for purchase 
                and public viewing within the United States.

Any reimbursement to the Director pursuant to this section shall be 
credited to the applicable appropriation of the United States 
Information Agency.

    Approved July 18, 1996.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2070:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 141 (1995):
                                    Oct. 17, considered and passed 
                                        House.
                                                        Vol. 142 (1996):
                                    June 28, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.

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