[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4791 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4791

 To amend section 301 of title 44, United States Code, to establish a 
 term for the appointment of the Director of the Government Publishing 
                                Office.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 6, 2022

    Mr. Blunt introduced the following bill; which was read twice, 
              considered, read the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 301 of title 44, United States Code, to establish a 
 term for the appointment of the Director of the Government Publishing 
                                Office.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TERM FOR APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERNMENT 
              PUBLISHING OFFICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 301 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The President''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) The Director shall be appointed for a term of 10 years.
    ``(c) An individual appointed to the position of Director, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, may be reappointed to that 
position in accordance with subsections (a) and (b).''.
    (b) Application to Incumbent.--If there is an individual serving in 
the position of Director of the Government Publishing Office, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, on the date of enactment of 
this Act--
            (1) the amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
        respect to the appointment of such individual; and
            (2) the term of the individual for purposes of subsection 
        (b) of section 301 of title 44, United States Code, as added by 
        subsection (a), shall be considered to have started on the date 
        on which the individual assumed the office of Director of the 
        Government Publishing Office.
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