Sec. 5. Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office
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Section 302 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: In this section— the term Deputy Director means the Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office; and the term Director means the Director of the Government Publishing Office. The Director shall appoint a suitable person to be the Deputy Director. The Deputy Director shall supervise the buildings occupied by the Government Publishing Office and perform any other duties required by the Director.
The Director shall appoint a Deputy Director under subsection (b)(1) not later than 120 days after— the date on which the Director is appointed under section 301, if there is no Deputy Director on the date of the appointment; or the date on which a vacancy arises in the office of the Deputy Director. If the Director does not appoint a Deputy Director on or before the applicable date specified in subsection (c)— 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 Director. If the position of Deputy Director becomes vacant, the Director shall immediately notify the members of the commission. . Section 304 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: In this section, the terms Deputy Director and Director have the meanings given such terms in section 302(a). The Deputy Director shall act as Director if the Director is absent or disabled or there is no Director. For purposes of subsection (b), if the Deputy Director is also absent or disabled or there is no Deputy Director— the oversight committee leadership shall jointly recommend an individual to be designated to serve as acting Director; and upon a majority vote of the House and Senate leadership, the individual recommended under subparagraph
(A)shall be designated as the acting Director. An individual designated as acting Director under paragraph
(1)may serve until— the end of the absence or disability of the Director or the Deputy Director; or in the case of vacancies in both positions, a Director has been appointed under section 301. An officer serving as acting Director under subsection
(b)or
(c)shall perform all the duties and exercise all the authorities of the Director, including the authority to delegate the duties and authorities of the Director. .