[117th Congress Public Law 213]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



[[Page 136 STAT. 2251]]

Public Law 117-213
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
  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. <<NOTE: Oct. 17, 2022 -  [S. 4791]>> 

    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) <<NOTE: Effective date. 44 USC 301 note.>>  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.

    Approved October 17, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 4791:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            Sept. 6, considered and passed Senate.
            Sept. 29, considered and passed House.

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