Sec. 3. Deputy 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 inserting after section 3, as so redesignated, the following: The Librarian shall appoint a suitable individual to be the Deputy Librarian of Congress. The Librarian may delegate to the Deputy Librarian such duties as the Librarian determines are necessary or appropriate. The Librarian shall appoint a Deputy Librarian under subsection (a)(1) not later than 120 days after— the date on which the Librarian is appointed under section 3, if there is no Deputy Librarian on the date of the appointment; or the date on which a vacancy arises in the office of the Deputy Librarian.
If the Librarian does not appoint a Deputy Librarian on or before the applicable date specified in subsection (b)— the oversight committee leadership shall jointly recommend an individual for appointment to the vacant office; and upon a majority vote of the House and Senate leadership, the individual recommended under paragraph
(1)shall be appointed as the Deputy Librarian. If the position of Deputy Librarian becomes vacant, the Librarian shall immediately notify the members of the commission. The Deputy Librarian shall act as Librarian if the Librarian is absent or disabled or there is no Librarian. For purposes of paragraph (1), if the Deputy Librarian is also absent or disabled or there is no Deputy Librarian— the oversight committee leadership shall jointly recommend an individual to be designated to serve as acting Librarian; and upon a majority vote of the members of the House and Senate leadership, the individual recommended under clause
(i)shall be designated to serve as acting Librarian. An individual designated as acting Librarian under subparagraph
(A)may serve until— the end of the absence or disability of the Librarian or the Deputy Librarian; or in the case of vacancies in both positions, a Librarian has been appointed under section 3. An officer serving as acting Librarian under paragraph
(1)or
(2)shall perform all the duties and exercise all the authorities of the Librarian, including the authority to delegate the duties and authorities of the Librarian. .
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