One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America
1st Session
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen
S. 2162
AN ACT
To establish a 10-year term for the service of the Librarian of Congress.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015
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Appointment and term of service of Librarian of Congress
In general
The President shall appoint the Librarian of Congress, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Term of Service
The Librarian of Congress shall be appointed for a term of 10 years.
Reappointment
An individual appointed to the position of Librarian of Congress, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may be reappointed to that position in accordance with subsections (a) and (b).
Effective Date
This section shall apply with respect to appointments made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Conforming Amendment
The first paragraph under the center heading Library of Congress
under the center heading Legislative
of the Act entitled An Act Making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and for other purposes
, approved February 19, 1897 (29 Stat. 544, chapter 265; 2 U.S.C. 136), is amended by striking to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate