44 USC § 2114 - Preservation of audio and visual records

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identifier: "/us/usc/t44/s2114"
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title: "44 USC § 2114 - Preservation of audio and visual records"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "2114"
section_name: "Preservation of audio and visual records"
chapter_number: 21
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-02-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1290, § 2110; renumbered § 2114 and amended Pub. L. 98–497, title I, §§ 102(a)(1), 107(a)(7), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2280, 2286; Pub. L. 113–187, § 3(c)(1), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2008.)"
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# § 2114. Preservation of audio and visual records

The Archivist may make and preserve audio and visual records, including motion-picture films, still photographs, and sound recordings, in analog, digital, or any other form, pertaining to and illustrative of the historical development of the United States Government and its activities, and provide for preparing, editing, titling, scoring, processing, duplicating, reproducing, exhibiting, and releasing for non-profit educational purposes, motion-picture films, still photographs, and sound recordings in the Archivist’s custody.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1290, § 2110; renumbered § 2114 and amended Pub. L. 98–497, title I, §§ 102(a)(1), 107(a)(7), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2280, 2286; Pub. L. 113–187, § 3(c)(1), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2008.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 397(i) (, title V, § 507, as added , ; and amended (), (p), ; , ; , ; , ; , , ; , , ).

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 2114 was renumbered .

### Amendments

2014— amended section generally. Prior to amendment section related to preservation of motion-picture films, still pictures, and sound recordings.

1984—, substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator of General Services”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .