[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 2, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2681-S2682]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Leahy, and Mr.
Hatch):
S. 1010. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide
additional responsibilities for the Register of Copyrights, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the text of
the bill be printed in the Record.
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appears: Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the text of
the bill be printed in the Record.
The online Record has been corrected to read: Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr.
President. I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be
printed in the Record.
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There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the
Record, as follows:
S. 1010
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Register of Copyrights
Selection and Accountability Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS.
(a) Amendments.--Section 701 of title 17, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``(a) All administrative'' and inserting
the following:
``(a) Register and Director.--
``(1) In general.--All administrative'';
(B) by striking ``director'' and inserting ``Director'';
(C) by inserting after the first sentence the following:
``The Register of Copyrights shall be a citizen of the United
States with a professional background and experience in
copyright law, shall be capable of identifying and
supervising a Chief Information Officer or
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other similar official responsible for managing modern
information technology systems, and shall be appointed by the
President from the individuals recommended under paragraph
(6), by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.''; and
(D) in the last sentence, by striking ``shall be
appointed'' and all that follows through ``and shall act''
and inserting ``shall act'';
(2) in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraphs (1)
through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively,
and adjusting the margins accordingly;
(3) by redesignating subsection (b) as paragraph (2), and
adjusting the margins accordingly;
(4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by inserting
``Duties.--'' before ``In addition'';
(5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Oath.--The Register of Copyrights shall, before
taking office, take an oath to discharge faithfully the
duties of the Copyright Office described in paragraph (2).
``(4) Removal.--
``(A) In general.--The Register of Copyrights may be
removed from office by the President.
``(B) Notification.--The President shall provide
notification to both Houses of Congress of a removal under
subparagraph (A).
``(5) Term of office.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
Register of Copyrights--
``(i) shall be appointed for a term of 10 years; and
``(ii) may serve until a successor is appointed, confirmed,
and taken the oath of office.
``(B) Limitation.--The Register of Copyrights may not
continue to serve after the date on which Congress adjourns
sine die after the date on which the 10-year period described
in subparagraph (A)(i) ends.
``(C) Reappointment.--An individual appointed to the
position of Register of Copyrights, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, may be reappointed to that
position in accordance with the requirements of this section.
``(6) Panel for register of copyrights recommendations.--
There is established a panel to recommend a list of at least
3 individuals to the President for appointment as the
Register of Copyrights. The panel shall be composed of the
following:
``(A) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
``(B) The President pro tempore of the Senate.
``(C) The majority and minority leaders of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
``(D) The Librarian of Congress.'';
(6) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as
subsections (b) through (e), respectively;
(7) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by inserting
``Seal.--'' before ``The Register'';
(8) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by inserting
``Annual Report.--'' before ``The Register'';
(9) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by inserting
``Applicability of Title 5.--'' before ``Except as
provided''; and
(10) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by inserting
``Compensation.--'' before ``The Register''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to any vacancy for the Register of
Copyrights after January 1, 2017. If a Register of Copyrights
is appointed during the period beginning on January 1, 2017
and ending on the day before the date of the enactment of
this Act, that Register shall meet the requirements of the
amendments made by this Act or shall be replaced in
accordance with such amendments.
SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act may be construed to impact the
mandatory deposit requirements in title 17, United States
Code.
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