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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 890 (Introduced in House) — To establish the United States Copyright Office as an agency in the legislative branch, and for other purposes. · Sec. 9

Sec. 9. Technical and conforming amendments

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Section 111(d) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking Librarian of Congress each place it appears and inserting Director . Section 119(b) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking Librarian of Congress each place it appears and inserting Director . Section 410(d) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking deposit and inserting examination copy . Section 411(a) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking deposit and inserting examination copy .
Section 702 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking All regulations established by the Register under this title are subject to the approval of the Librarian of Congress. . Section 704(d) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking deposit and inserting examination copy . Section 705 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking deposits each place it appears and inserting examination copies . Section 709 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking deposit and inserting examination copy .
Section 801 of title 17, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— in the first sentence, by striking Librarian of Congress and inserting Director ; and by striking the second sentence; in subsection (b)(8), by striking Register of Copyrights within the Library of Congress and inserting Director ; in subsection (d), by striking Librarian of Congress and inserting Director ; and by striking subsection
(e)and redesignating subsection
(f)as subsection (e). Section 802 of title 17, United States Code, is amended— by striking Librarian of Congress and Librarian each place it appears and inserting Director ; and in subsection (i), by striking Librarian of Congress and Librarian each place it appears and inserting Director . Section 803 of title 17, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by striking Librarian of Congress the first place it appears and inserting Director ; in subsection (b)(6)(A), by striking Librarian of Congress and inserting Director ; in subsection (c)(6), by striking Librarian of Congress or Librarian in each place it appears and inserting Director ; and in subsection (e)(1), by striking Librarian of Congress each place it appears and inserting Director . Section 1201(a)(1) of title 17, United States Code, is amended— in subparagraph (C)— in the first sentence, by striking the Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, who shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce and report and comment on his or her views in making such recommendation and inserting the Director, after consulting with the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce ; and in the second sentence, by striking Librarian each place it appears and inserting Director ; and in subparagraph (D), by striking Librarian each place it appears and inserting Director . Title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking Register of Copyrights or Register (except when used in the term Federal Register ) each place it appears and inserting Director . The item relating to chapter 7 in the table of chapters for title 17, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 7. United States Copyright Office 701 . The heading for chapter 7 of title 17, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: . The item relating to section 701 in the table of contents for chapter 7 of title 17, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 701. United States Copyright Office; organization, powers, and duties. . Section 301(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 ( 15 U.S.C. 8111(b)(3)(A)(ii) ) is amended— by striking Register of Copyrights the first place it appears and inserting Director of the United States Copyright Office ; and by striking Register of Copyrights the second place it appears and inserting Director . Section 2 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking Register of Copyrights each place it appears and inserting Director of the United States Copyright Office .
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