[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9490 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9490

To revise certain authorities of the Government Publishing Office, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 2024

  Mr. Steil introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To revise certain authorities of the Government Publishing Office, 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. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``GPO Modernization 
Act of 2024''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Section 1. Short title; table of contents.
                        TITLE I--SALES PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. Sale of Government documents.
                 TITLE II--PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 201. Purpose and establishment.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Availability of Government publications.
Sec. 204. Selections available to depository libraries.
Sec. 205. Distribution to depositories.
Sec. 206. Conforming amendment related to libraries of executive 
                            departments.
Sec. 207. Requirements for depository libraries.
Sec. 208. Free use of Government public information in depositories.
Sec. 209. Regional depositories.
Sec. 210. Cataloging and access.
Sec. 211. National Collection of United States Public Information.
Sec. 212. Printing or publication of Congressional Directory.
                  TITLE III--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Digital publishing services.
Sec. 302. Acceptance of gifts.
Sec. 303. Simplified acquisitions.
Sec. 304. Supplies or services.
Sec. 305. Detail of employees.
Sec. 306. Appointment of persons to confidential or policymaking 
                            positions.
Sec. 307. Leave carryover for certain Government Publishing Office 
                            positions.

                        TITLE I--SALES PROGRAMS

SEC. 101. SALE OF GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS.

    (a) Authority of Superintendent of Documents.--Section 1702 of 
title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the first undesignated paragraph, by striking ``The 
        Director'' and inserting ``(a) Appointment.--The Director'';
            (2) in the second undesignated paragraph--
                    (A) by striking ``When an officer'' and inserting 
                ``(b) Receipt and Sale.--When an officer''; and
                    (B) by striking ``who shall receive and sell'' and 
                inserting ``who may receive and sell''; and
            (3) in the third undesignated paragraph, by striking ``The 
        Superintendent of Documents'' and inserting ``(c) Reports and 
        Distribution.--The Superintendent of Documents''.
    (b) Remove Requirement for Approval From Department in Which 
Document Originated.--Section 1707 of such title is amended by striking 
``, subject to the approval of the Secretary or head of the department 
in which the public document originated''.
    (c) Prices; Resale Authority.--Section 1708 of such title is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1708. Prices for sales copies of publications; crediting of 
              receipts; resale by dealers; sales agents
    ``(a) Prices.--The price at which additional copies of Government 
publications are offered for sale to the public by the Superintendent 
of Documents shall be based on the cost as determined by the Director 
of the Government Publishing Office plus a premium to cover the costs 
of sale and delivery. A discount may be allowed as determined by the 
Superintendent of Documents.
    ``(b) Resale Authority.--The Superintendent of Documents may 
prescribe terms and conditions under which he authorizes the resale of 
Government publications by book dealers, and he may designate any 
Government officer his agent for the sale of Government publications 
under regulations agreed upon by the Superintendent of Documents and 
the head of the respective department or establishment of the 
Government.''.
    (d) Authority of Superintendent of Documents To Establish 
Requirements for Distribution, Sale, and Disposal of Unneeded 
Documents.--Section 1720 of such title is amended by striking 
``distribution or sale'' and inserting ``distribution, sale, or 
disposal in accordance with requirements established by the 
Superintendent of Documents''.

                 TITLE II--PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 201. PURPOSE AND ESTABLISHMENT.

    Chapter 19 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
before section 1901 the following new section:
``Sec. 1900. Purpose and establishment of the public information 
              programs of the Superintendent of Documents
    ``(a) The purposes of this chapter are the following:
            ``(1) To ensure the public's right to free, equitable, and 
        convenient access to Government public information.
            ``(2) To establish the Public Information Programs of the 
        Superintendent of Documents in the Government Publishing 
        Office, that together, function to identify, acquire, catalog, 
        preserve, authenticate, disseminate, reformat, and provide no-
        fee permanent public access to the corpus of Government public 
        information for future generations, including the following 
        programs and activities:
                    ``(A) The Federal Depository Library Program.
                    ``(B) The Cataloging and Access Services Program.
                    ``(C) Online System of Access.
                    ``(D) The National Collection of U.S. Government 
                Public Information.
                    ``(E) Preservation Program.
                    ``(F) Sales to the Public.
    ``(b) The Superintendent of Documents shall engage in activities 
that enhance awareness and access to Government public information or 
provide services that support libraries in their efforts to serve their 
communities.''.

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 1901 of such title is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1901. Definitions
    ``In this chapter--
            ``(1) the term `access services' means those functions or 
        services which enable or enhance discovery, awareness, and use 
        of Government public information in the National Collection of 
        U.S. Government Public Information, and Federal documents 
        collections held by Federal depository libraries;
            ``(2) the term `Government public information' means 
        Federal Government publications or information resources, 
        regardless of physical form or medium, compiled by Government 
        employees, or at Government expense, or as required by law, and 
        disseminated to the public by an agency or a contractor thereof 
        or of educational value, including such publications or 
        information resources which have been declassified;
            ``(3) the term `Government publication' means informational 
        matter which is published as an individual document at 
        Government expense, or as required by law;
            ``(4) the term `information' means any communication or 
        representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions in 
        any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, 
        cartographic, narrative, electronic, or audiovisual forms;
            ``(5) the term `information lifecycle management' means the 
        process of planning, budgeting, administering, processing, and 
        controlling information, whether in the form of a tangible or 
        digital information asset, throughout the stages of the asset, 
        including the asset's--
                    ``(A) creation, identification, and acquisition;
                    ``(B) organization, bibliographic control, and 
                metadata;
                    ``(C) preservation, digitization, and reformatting;
                    ``(D) authentication, access, and dissemination;
                    ``(E) promotion;
                    ``(F) storage; and
                    ``(G) management through a trusted digital 
                repository;
            ``(6) the term `permanent public access' means making 
        Government public information resources discoverable and 
        available to, and accessible by, the public on an indefinite, 
        continuing basis, without charge;
            ``(7) the term `preservation' means strategic initiatives, 
        programs, and processes designed to maintain useful access to 
        information assets, serving the information needs of both 
        present and future generations; and
            ``(8) the term `unreported public information' means 
        Government public information which is not cataloged or 
        otherwise identifiable or retrievable by an end user of the 
        catalog described in section 1917.''.

SEC. 203. AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

    Section 1902 of such title is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1902. Availability of Government publications through 
              Superintendent of Documents; notification of publications 
              not ordered from Government Publishing Office
    ``(a) Availability.--The Superintendent of Documents shall make 
Government public information available to depository libraries through 
the Superintendent of Documents Public Information Programs.
    ``(b) Requirements.--Each component of the Government shall--
            ``(1) notify the Superintendent of Documents of tangible 
        Government public information content it has issued that is not 
        also available digitally;
            ``(2) notify the Superintendent of Documents of digital 
        Government public information content it has issued;
            ``(3) collaborate with the Superintendent of Documents to 
        ensure any such digital Government public information remains 
        permanently accessible; and
            ``(4) furnish to the Superintendent of Documents any 
        tangible Government public information it has issued that was 
        obtained from sources other than the Government Publishing 
        Office, unless other arrangements have been made with the 
        Superintendent of Documents to ensure the information is 
        accessible to depository libraries.
    ``(c) Exceptions.--The requirements of subsection (b) do not apply 
to Government public information that is confidential in character or 
classified for reasons of national security.''.

SEC. 204. SELECTIONS AVAILABLE TO DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES.

    Section 1904 of such title is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1904. Selections available to depository libraries
    ``The Superintendent of Documents shall notify depository libraries 
of those Government public information products, regardless of format, 
that are available for selection for inclusion in their depository 
collections.''.

SEC. 205. DISTRIBUTION TO DEPOSITORIES.

    Section 1905 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 1905. Distribution to depositories; designation of additional 
              libraries; justification; authorization for certain 
              designations
    ``(a) Government public information available from the 
Superintendent of Documents, and when requested from the Superintendent 
of Documents, shall be distributed or made accessible to depository 
libraries specifically designated by law and to libraries designated 
pursuant to this section.
    ``(b) Libraries within areas served by Members of the House, 
Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico may be designated by them to receive Government public information 
to the extent that the total number of libraries designated by them 
does not exceed two within each area.
    ``(c) Not more than two additional libraries within a State may be 
designated by each Senator from the State.
    ``(d) The Mayor of the District of Columbia may designate two 
depository libraries in the District of Columbia.
    ``(e) The Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Governor 
of Guam, the Governor of American Samoa, and the Governor of the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands may each designate one 
depository library in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
respectively. The Governor of the United States Virgin Islands may 
designate one depository library on the island of Saint Thomas and one 
on the island of Saint Croix.
    ``(f) The Superintendent of Documents may designate libraries to be 
digital-only depository libraries for Government public information if 
they are located in an area with no congressional vacancies and they 
are not eligible to be designated under existing by-law library 
provisions of this section. Digital-only depository libraries must be 
freely accessible to and provide services for the general public and 
otherwise meet the requirements of this title.
    ``(g) Before a library is designated as a depository for Government 
public information, the Superintendent of Documents shall assess the 
potential depository library to determine its sustainability for 
housing a depository collection and for providing access services, 
including providing access to digital content. The head of that library 
shall furnish justification of the necessity for the additional 
designation to the library's Senator, Member of the House, Delegate, 
Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia or Governor, as the case may be. The 
justification shall also include the assessment of the Superintendent 
of Documents. The justification for depository library designations 
shall be transmitted to the Superintendent of Documents by the Senator, 
Member of the House, Delegate, the Resident Commissioner from the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Mayor of the District of Columbia 
or Governor, as the case may be.''.

SEC. 206. CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATED TO LIBRARIES OF EXECUTIVE 
              DEPARTMENTS.

    Section 1907 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Government 
        publications'' and inserting ``Government public information''; 
        and
            (2) in the last sentence, by striking ``Library of Congress 
        and the Archivist of the United States'' and inserting 
        ``Superintendent of Documents''.

SEC. 207. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES.

    Section 1909 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 1909. Requirements of depository libraries; reports on 
              conditions; consultations and training; termination; 
              replacement
    ``(a) Only a library able to provide access to, custody of, and 
services for deposited materials or access to and services for online 
digital content and located in an area where it can best serve the 
public need may be designated as a depository library. The designated 
depository libraries shall report to the Superintendent of Documents at 
least every two years concerning their condition.
    ``(b) The Superintendent of Documents shall regularly assess 
conditions in depository libraries. The Superintendent of Documents 
shall provide needed training and support by making visits to 
depository libraries or by other means and include the results of 
consultations in the Superintendent of Documents' annual report. When 
the Superintendent of Documents ascertains that the designated 
depository has ceased to be maintained so as to be accessible to the 
public, or that the Government publications which have been furnished 
the library have not been properly maintained, the Superintendent of 
Documents shall remove the library from the directory of depository 
libraries if the library fails to correct the unsatisfactory conditions 
within an agreed upon time frame. A library may be designated, pursuant 
to section 1905 of this chapter, to replace a library deleted by the 
Superintendent of Documents, provided that the designation may not be 
in excess of the number of depository libraries authorized by law.''.

SEC. 208. FREE USE OF GOVERNMENT PUBLIC INFORMATION IN DEPOSITORIES.

    Section 1911 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 1911. Free use of Government public information in depositories; 
              disposal of unwanted Government public information
    ``(a) Free Use of the General Public.--Depository libraries shall 
make Government public information available for the free use of the 
general public.
    ``(b) Digital Information Substitutes.--Depository libraries may 
substitute digital information for tangible publications in accordance 
with Superintendent of Documents policy and guidance. Depository 
libraries may dispose of tangible publications which are Government 
property after retention for five years under section 1912 of this 
title, if the depository library is served by a regional depository 
library.
    ``(c) Disposal.--A depository library not served by a regional 
depository library, or that is a regional depository library, may 
dispose of unwanted Government public information, superseded 
publications, or those issued later in bound form in accordance with 
Superintendent of Documents policy and guidance.''.

SEC. 209. REGIONAL DEPOSITORIES.

    Section 1912 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 1912. Regional depositories; designation; functions; shared 
              responsibilities, disposal of publications
    ``(a) Not more than two depository libraries in each State and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may be designated as regional depositories 
and shall receive from the Superintendent of Documents copies of or 
access to all new and revised Government publications authorized for 
dissemination to depository libraries. Designation of regional 
depository libraries may be made by a Senator or the Resident 
Commissioner from Puerto Rico within the areas served by them. Prior to 
the designation the Superintendent of Documents shall consult with the 
head of the potential regional depository library and ascertain that 
the library will fulfill the requirements for depository libraries. The 
agreement to function as a regional depository library shall be 
transmitted to the Superintendent of Documents by the Senator or the 
Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico when the designation is made.
    ``(b) Regional depository libraries shall retain at least one copy 
of all Government publications received, except those authorized to be 
discarded by the Superintendent of Documents policy and guidance or 
covered by collaborative agreements approved by the Superintendent of 
Documents, or make accessible digital versions (in accordance with 
Superintendent of Documents policy) and, within the area served, will 
provide leadership and coordination for the provision of program-
related activities for depository libraries.
    ``(c) Regional depository libraries from different States may share 
responsibilities by entering into agreements in accordance with 
Superintendent of Documents guidance and upon approval of a Senator 
from each of the States.
    ``(d) The Superintendent of Documents shall establish not fewer 
than four multistate collection service areas to support collaborative 
collection and service coordination among depository libraries within 
such area.
    ``(e) Publications distributed by the Superintendent of Documents 
to depository libraries are holdings of the National Collection of U.S. 
Government Public Information and remain the property of the United 
States Government. Libraries designated as regional depositories will 
coordinate with the Superintendent of Documents on the disposition of 
Government Publications from depository libraries, within the areas 
served by them, which the depository library has retained for five 
years or when the depository library is relinquishing its depository 
designation. The Superintendent of Documents shall manage the National 
Collection of U.S. Government Public Information to maximize the access 
to, use of, and preservation of Government information in the 
depository library program.''.

SEC. 210. CATALOGING AND ACCESS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 19 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1917. Cataloging and access services
    ``(a) Cataloging Described.--The Superintendent of Documents shall 
provide descriptive cataloging records for the corpus of Government 
public information. The cataloging records shall be created using 
library or information industry standards and best practices and shall 
include metadata elements in accordance with Superintendent of 
Documents policy.
    ``(b) Access and Awareness Services.--The Superintendent of 
Documents shall engage in activities that enhance access to and 
awareness of Government public information or provide services that 
support libraries or library support organizations in their efforts to 
serve their communities' Government information needs.
    ``(c) Specific Access Services.--
            ``(1) The Superintendent of Documents shall maintain an 
        online comprehensive catalog of historical and current, 
        tangible and digital Government public information cataloged 
        under subsection (a), and such catalog shall show where the 
        Government public information may be obtained or accessed. The 
        catalog shall be machine- or device-independent and available 
        for free use by the public.
            ``(2) The Superintendent of Documents shall carry out a 
        program to bring unreported Government public information under 
        bibliographic control and to make records associated with such 
        information available through the catalog established by this 
        section and such other methods as may be appropriate.
            ``(3) The Superintendent of Documents may make the records 
        of such catalog available to Federal depository libraries, 
        bibliographic utilities that support widely available record 
        sharing, or other entities that make available Government 
        public information.
            ``(4) The Superintendent of Documents may accept records 
        for inclusion in such catalog from libraries and agencies of 
        the Federal Government, Federal depository libraries, 
        bibliographic utilities that support widely available record 
        sharing, or other entities that make available Government 
        public information.
            ``(5) The Superintendent of Documents may acquire digital 
        Government public information for inclusion in the Cataloging 
        and Access Services Program, Federal Depository Library 
        Program, and GPO's System of Online Access through automated 
        and manual harvesting of public websites. Such content will be 
        cataloged, made accessible through the catalog established 
        under this subsection, and preserved.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 17 of such title is amended by 
repealing sections 1710 and 1711.

SEC. 211. NATIONAL COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES PUBLIC INFORMATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 19 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1918. National Collection of United States Public Information
    ``(a) Establishment and Purpose.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
        National Collection of United States Government Public 
        Information (referred to in this chapter as the `National 
        Collection').
            ``(2) Purpose.--The Federal Government's publications and 
        information are national assets and resources. Their 
        availability and accessibility ensures an informed citizenry 
        and an improved quality of life for them while spurring 
        innovation. The National Collection is established to ensure 
        the public's right to free, equitable, and convenient access to 
        Government public information.
    ``(b) Scope of the National Collection.--The content included in 
the National Collection is the corpus of Government public information.
    ``(c) Responsibilities of the Superintendent of Documents.--The 
Superintendent of Documents shall administer the National Collection 
and shall--
            ``(1) guarantee free permanent public access to the 
        geographically distributed National Collection;
            ``(2) apply information lifecycle management best practices 
        to the National Collection;
            ``(3) acquire and bring under bibliographic control public 
        Government information products, regardless of format, in scope 
        of the National Collection;
            ``(4) ensure a minimum of four tangible copies of 
        distributed publications exist in the depository library 
        program distributed geographically in four National Collection 
        service areas; and
            ``(5) collaborate with stakeholders, including the Library 
        of Congress, libraries of the United States, Federal agencies, 
        Congress, the Judiciary, and Federal Depository Library Program 
        member libraries in as much as is practicable, to ensure 
        preservation, comprehensiveness, and accessibility of the 
        National Collection.
    ``(d) Responsibilities of the Director of the Government Publishing 
Office.--The Director of the Government Publishing Office, acting 
through the Superintendent of Documents, shall--
            ``(1) operate a digital repository system that functions as 
        the Government Publishing Office's online system of access 
        through which members of the public may obtain, at no charge, 
        information that is included in the National Collection;
            ``(2) develop and enhance such system as needed;
            ``(3) digitize, authenticate, manage, preserve, and provide 
        a permanent means of accessing information;
            ``(4) provide access to information in an open format to 
        the extent practicable;
            ``(5) provide funding for system development, operational 
        support, and infrastructure; and
            ``(6) have the ability to provide services to Federal 
        agencies for the purpose of carrying out this title.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Chapter 41 of title 44, United States 
Code, is hereby repealed.

SEC. 212. PRINTING OR PUBLICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY.

    Section 721 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 721. Congressional Directory
    ``There shall be prepared under the direction of the Joint 
Committee on Printing (1) a Congressional Directory, which shall be 
printed or published and such printed or published Congressional 
Directory shall be distributed as early as practicable during the first 
session of each Congress and (2) a supplement to each Congressional 
Directory, which shall be printed or published and such printed or 
published supplement shall be distributed as early as practicable 
during the second regular session of each Congress. The Joint Committee 
shall control the number and distribution of the Congressional 
Directory and each supplement.''.

   TITLE III--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONSSEC. 301. DIGITAL PUBLISHING 
                               SERVICES.

    Section 502 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``, publishing'' 
        after ``binding''; and
            (2) in the text, by inserting ``, publishing'' after 
        ``binding''.

SEC. 302. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.

    (a) Authorizing Acceptance of Gifts.--Section 318(a) of title 44, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) in accordance with subsection (c), accept, hold, 
        administer, and utilize gifts and bequests of property for the 
        purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Government 
        Publishing Office.''.
    (b) Authority Described.--Section 318 of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) Gifts and bequests of money and the proceeds from sales of 
other property received as gifts or bequests shall be deposited in the 
Revolving Fund established under section 309 of this title and shall be 
used solely for governmental purposes.
    ``(2) Property accepted pursuant to this provision, and the 
proceeds thereof, shall be used as nearly as possible in accordance 
with the terms of the gift or bequest.
    ``(3) For purposes of Federal income, estate, or gift taxes, 
property accepted under this section shall be considered as a gift, 
devise, or bequest to the United States.''.
    (c) Technical Amendment.--The heading of section 318 of such title 
is amended by adding ``; gift acceptance'' at the end.

SEC. 303. SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS.

    Section 311 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``small purchase'' 
        and inserting ``simplified acquisition'';
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) In addition to the authority to negotiate otherwise provided 
by law, the Director of the Government Publishing Office may negotiate 
purchases and contracts for supplies or services for which the Director 
of the Government Publishing Office determines that it is impracticable 
to secure competition by advertising. The Director of the Government 
Publishing Office may designate one or more employees of the Government 
Publishing Office to carry out this subsection.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``$100,000'' and 
        inserting ``$250,000''.

SEC. 304. SUPPLIES OR SERVICES.

    Section 314 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``inks, glues, and 
        other supplies'' and inserting ``supplies or services'';
            (2) by striking ``Inks, glues, and other supplies 
        manufactured'' and inserting ``Supplies manufactured or 
        services performed''; and
            (3) by inserting ``publishing'' after ``in connection with 
        its''.

SEC. 305. DETAIL OF EMPLOYEES.

    Section 316 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``and binding'' inserting ``, binding, and publishing''.

SEC. 306. APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS TO CONFIDENTIAL OR POLICYMAKING 
              POSITIONS.

    Section 305 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the third sentence; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) The Director of the Government Publishing Office may appoint 
without competitive procedures and fix the compensation of not more 
than four qualified individuals to serve in confidential or 
policymaking roles at a rate not to exceed an amount equal to the 
maximum rate of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service under 
subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, for the 
locality involved. Persons appointed under this subsection serve at the 
pleasure of the Director.''.

SEC. 307. LEAVE CARRYOVER FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 
              POSITIONS.

    Section 6304(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``or'';
            (2) in the first subparagraph (H), by striking the period 
        and inserting a semicolon;
            (3) in the second subparagraph (H)--
                    (A) by redesignating such subparagraph as 
                subparagraph (I); and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; or''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(J) a position in the Government Publishing 
                Office senior level service.''.
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