[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 129, 114th Congress, 1st Session]
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Public Law 114-86
114th Congress

An Act


 
To 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. SHORT TITLE. <>

This Act may be cited as the ``Librarian of Congress Succession
Modernization Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. <> 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

[[Page 676]]

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,''.

Approved November 5, 2015.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 2162:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015):
Oct. 7, considered and passed Senate.
Oct. 20, considered and passed House.