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# 2 U.S.C. § 179w - Effective date
## Text
The provisions of sections 179l to 179w of this title shall apply to any copy of any film, including those copies of films selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry under the National Film Preservation Act of 1988 and the National Film Preservation Act of 1992, except that any film so selected under either Act shall be deemed to have been selected for the National Film Registry under sections 179l to 179w of this title.
(Pub. L. 104285, title I, § 113, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3382; Pub. L. 1099, title III, § 302(e), Apr. 27, 2005, 119 Stat. 226; Pub. L. 110336, § 3(a)(1)(B), Oct. 2, 2008, 122 Stat. 3727.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThe National Film Preservation Act of 1988, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 100446, title I, §§ 113, Sept. 27, 1988, 102 Stat. 17821788, which was classified to sections 178 to 178l of this title and was repealed by Pub. L. 102307, title II, § 214, June 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 272. The National Film Preservation Act of 1992, referred to in text, is title II of Pub. L. 102307, June 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 267, which was classified principally to sections 179 to 179k of this title and was repealed by Pub. L. 104285, title I, § 114, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3382.
Amendments2008—Pub. L. 110336 struck out the first sentence which read as follows: “The provisions of sections 179l to 179w of this title shall be effective for 13 years beginning on October 11, 1996.” 2005—Pub. L. 1099 substituted “13 years” for “7 years”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2008 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 110336 effective as if included in the enactment of the National Film Preservation Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104285, title I, see section 3(a)(1)(C) of Pub. L. 110336, set out as a note under section 179v of this title.
Effective Date ExtensionPub. L. 108447, div. G, title I, § 1205(a), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3189, provided that title I of Pub. L. 104285, which enacted sections 179l to 179w of this title and repealed sections 179 to 179k of this title and provisions set out as a note under section 179 of this title, was to be effective through fiscal year 2005, notwithstanding former provision of this section which provided that title I was effective for only 7 years beginning on Oct. 11, 1996.