Federal · Title 2 — The Congress
2 U.S.C. § 179q: Seal of National Film Registry
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is not included in the National Film Registry; or is included in the National Film Registry, but such film or film copy has not been approved for use of the seal by the Librarian pursuant to section 179m(a)(1)(D) of this title . No person shall knowingly use the seal described in section 179m(a)(3) of this title to promote any version of a film in any format other than a Registry version. The use of the seal described in section 179m(a)(3) of this title shall be effective for each film after the Librarian publishes in the Federal Register, in accordance with section 179m(a)(2) of this title , the name of that film as selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry.
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