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<meta><dc:title>115 HR 1228 ENR: To provide for the appointment of members of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to replace members whose terms expire during 2017, and for other purposes.</dc:title>
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<preface><dc:type>H. R.</dc:type><docNumber>1228</docNumber>

<congress style="-uslm-lc:I665502" value="115">One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America</congress><session style="-uslm-lc:I665503" value="1">A T T  H  E F  I  R  S  T S  E  S  S  I  O  N</session>
<enrolledDateline style="-uslm-lc:I665504">Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen</enrolledDateline>
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<docTitle class="centered fontsize18" style="-uslm-lc:I665505">An Act</docTitle>
<officialTitle class="centered fontsize8" style="-uslm-lc:I665511">To provide for the appointment of members of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to replace members whose terms expire during 2017, and for other purposes.<?GPOvSpace 08?></officialTitle>
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<enactingFormula style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</enactingFormula>
<section id="d73959e62" identifier="/us/bill/115/hr/1228/s1" style="-uslm-lc:I650146"><num value="1">SECTION 1. </num><heading>APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE.</heading><subsection class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d73959e66" identifier="/us/bill/115/hr/1228/s1/a" style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Appointment of Members</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d73959e73" identifier="/us/bill/115/hr/1228/s1/a/1" style="-uslm-lc:I650122"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Members replacing members whose terms expire in march 2017</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding the first sentence of section 301(e) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1381/e">2 U.S.C. 1381(e)</ref>), of the members of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance who are appointed to replace the 3 members whose terms expire in March 2017—</chapeau><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d73959e85" identifier="/us/bill/115/hr/1228/s1/a/1/A" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>one shall have a term of office of 3 years; and</content></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d73959e89" identifier="/us/bill/115/hr/1228/s1/a/1/B" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>2 shall have a term of office of 4 years,</content></subparagraph><continuation class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650122">as designated at the time of appointment by the persons specified in section 301(b) of such Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1381/b">2 U.S.C. 1381(b)</ref>).</continuation></paragraph><paragraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d73959e98" identifier="/us/bill/115/hr/1228/s1/a/2" style="-uslm-lc:I650122"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Members replacing members whose terms expire in may 2017</inline>.—</heading><content>In accordance with the first sentence of section 301(e) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1381/e">2 U.S.C. 1381(e)</ref>), the members of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance who are appointed to replace the 2 members whose terms expire in May 2017 shall each have a term of office of 5 years.</content></paragraph></subsection><subsection class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d73959e110" identifier="/us/bill/115/hr/1228/s1/b" style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Service of Current Members</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 301(e) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1381/e">2 U.S.C. 1381(e)</ref>) or section 3 of the Office of Compliance Administrative and Technical Corrections Act of 2015 (<ref href="/us/pl/114/6">Public Law 114–6</ref>; <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1381">2 U.S.C. 1381 note</ref>)—</chapeau><paragraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d73959e128" identifier="/us/bill/115/hr/1228/s1/b/1" style="-uslm-lc:I650122"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>an individual serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance whose term expires in March 2017 may be reappointed to serve one additional term at the length designated under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), but may not be reappointed to any additional terms after that additional term expires; and</content></paragraph><paragraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d73959e132" identifier="/us/bill/115/hr/1228/s1/b/2" style="-uslm-lc:I650122"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>an individual serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance whose term expires in May 2017 may be reappointed to serve one additional term at the length referred to in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), but may not be reappointed to any additional terms after that additional term expires.</content></paragraph></subsection><subsection class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d73959e136" identifier="/us/bill/115/hr/1228/s1/c" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Permitting Members To Serve Until Appointment of Successors</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 301(e) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1381/e">2 U.S.C. 1381(e)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following new paragraph:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650122"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">“(3) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Permitting service until appointment of successor</inline>.—</heading><content>A member of the Board may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until a successor has taken office.”</content></paragraph></quotedContent>.</content></subsection><subsection class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10" id="d73959e164" identifier="/us/bill/115/hr/1228/s1/d" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I650120"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><heading><inline class="smallCaps">Authority of Congressional Leadership in Making Appointments</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 301(b) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (<ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1381/b">2 U.S.C. 1381(b)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end of the second sentence and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following: “<quotedText>, who are authorized to take such steps as they consider appropriate to ensure the timely appointment of the members of the Board consistent with the requirements of this section.</quotedText>”.</content></subsection></section>
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<signature><role style="-uslm-lc:I650114">Speaker of the House of Representatives.</role></signature>
<signature><role style="-uslm-lc:I650114">Vice President of the United States and  President of the Senate.</role></signature>
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