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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 6028 (Introduced in House) — To modify the appointment and removal process for certain legislative branch officers, and for other purposes. · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Librarian of Congress

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The Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015 ( Public Law 114–86 ; 129 Stat. 675), is amended— by redesignating section 3 as section 5; by redesignating section 2 as section 3; by inserting after section 1 the following: In this Act: The term commission means a congressional commission consisting of the oversight committee leadership and the House and Senate leadership. The term Deputy Librarian means the Deputy Librarian of Congress. The term House and Senate leadership means the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the minority leader of the Senate.
The term Librarian means the Librarian of Congress. The term oversight committee leadership means the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. ; and in section 3, as so redesignated— by striking subsection
(a)and inserting the following: The Librarian shall be appointed by the commission in accordance with the procedures specified in paragraph (2), without regard to political affiliation, and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office. If there is a vacancy in the position of Librarian, the oversight committee leadership shall jointly recommend 3 individuals for appointment to the vacant office. The Librarian shall be appointed from among the 3 individuals recommended under subparagraph
(A)upon a majority vote of the House and Senate leadership. ; in subsection (b), by striking of Congress ; in subsection (c), by striking of Congress, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, ; and by striking subsection
(d)and inserting the following: The Librarian may be removed from office at any time upon a majority vote of the House and Senate leadership. . Section 904 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 ( 2 U.S.C. 136a–2 ) is amended— by inserting
(a)before Notwithstanding ; and by adding at the end the following: The Librarian of Congress shall not be considered to serve under a political appointment for purposes of section 747 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–47 ; 138 Stat. 585), or any other subsequently enacted similar provision of law. .
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  • 129 Stat. 675
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Sec. 2
Librarian of Congress
Pub. L.Public Law 114-86
Stat.129 Stat. 675
Cite2 USC 136a–2
Pub. L.Pub. L. 118-47
Stat.138 Stat. 585
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