[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 1228 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1228

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen


                                 An Act


 
 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OFFICE OF 
COMPLIANCE.
    (a) Appointment of Members.--
        (1) Members replacing members whose terms expire in march 
    2017.--Notwithstanding the first sentence of section 301(e) of the 
    Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(e)), 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--
            (A) one shall have a term of office of 3 years; and
            (B) 2 shall have a term of office of 4 years,
    as designated at the time of appointment by the persons specified 
    in section 301(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1381(b)).
        (2) Members replacing members whose terms expire in may 2017.--
    In accordance with the first sentence of section 301(e) of the 
    Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(e)), 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.
    (b) Service of Current Members.--Notwithstanding the second 
sentence of section 301(e) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(e)) or section 3 of the Office of Compliance 
Administrative and Technical Corrections Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-6; 
2 U.S.C. 1381 note)--
        (1) 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
        (2) 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.
    (c) Permitting Members To Serve Until Appointment of Successors.--
Section 301(e) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1381(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
        ``(3) Permitting service until appointment of successor.--A 
    member of the Board may serve after the expiration of that member's 
    term until a successor has taken office.''.
    (d) Authority of Congressional Leadership in Making Appointments.--
Section 301(b) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1381(b)) is amended by striking the period at the end of the 
second sentence and inserting the following: ``, 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.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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