Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015 Public Law 114–86 Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015 86 114–86 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel 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. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20210527.1 2021-10-15 Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015 11708 114 2015-11-05 Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015 [(Public Law 114–86)] [This law has not been amended] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 114-86. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo establish a 10-year term for the service of the Librarian of Congress.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. [2 U.S.C. 136] SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015”.
SEC. 2. [2 U.S.C. 136-1] APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF SERVICE OF LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS. (a) In General.—The President shall appoint the Librarian of Congress, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (b) Term of Service.—The Librarian of Congress shall be appointed for a term of 10 years. (c) Reappointment.—An individual appointed to the position of Librarian of Congress, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may be reappointed to that position in accordance with subsections (a) and (b). (d) Effective Date.—This section shall apply with respect to appointments made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. The first paragraph under the center heading “library of congress” under the center heading “LEGISLATIVE” of the Act entitled “An Act Making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and for other purposes”, approved February 19, 1897 (29 Stat. 544, chapter 265; 2 U.S.C. 136), is amended by striking “to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,”.