3.0.0 1010 2023-01-11T13:36:31Z 2023-01-11T13:36:31Z Senate S 2017-05-02 115 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2018-09-26T18:30:02Z Referred to 2017-05-02T19:59:09Z Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 115 1695 HR 2018-09-26 Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Related bill CRS 2018-09-26 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Committee 2017-05-02 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2017-05-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2017-05-02 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2017-05-02 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2017-05-02 True Commerce Advisory bodies Congressional agencies Congressional oversight Federal officials Intellectual property Library of Congress Commerce 00 2017-05-02 Introduced in Senate 2017-06-14T22:15:18Z Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017

This bill amends federal copyright law to require the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint a Register of Copyrights from a list of at least three individuals recommended by a panel composed of:

  • the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
  • the President pro tempore of the Senate;
  • the majority and minority leaders of the House and the Senate; and
  • the Librarian of Congress.

(Currently, the Register of Copyrights is appointed by the Librarian of Congress.)

To be eligible for appointment, the individual must be a U.S. citizen with a professional background and experience in copyright law and must be capable of identifying and supervising a chief information officer responsible for managing modern information technology systems.

The bill limits the term of office for the Register of Copyrights to 10 years, but the individual may be reappointed subject to the same requirements established in this bill.

The President may remove the Register of Copyrights from office and must notify both chambers of Congress of any such removal.

Nothing in this bill may be construed to impact the mandatory deposit requirements under which owners of a copyright or of an exclusive right of publication must deposit in the U.S. Copyright Office two copies or phonorecords of works published in the United States for the use or disposition of the Library of Congress.

]]> Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 Display Title Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide additional responsibilities for the Register of Copyrights, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1010is/xml/BILLS-115s1010is.xml 2018-09-26 Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.