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        H.R.2070

                       One Hundred Fourth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six


                                 An Act


 
 To provide for the distribution within the United States of the United 
    States Information Agency film entitled ``Fragile Ring of Life''.

    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) 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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.