Public Law 114-86. Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015

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An Act To establish a 10-year term for the service of the Librarian of Congress.Nov. 5, 2015[[S. 2162](/us/bill/114/s/2162)] * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015. ## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE.[2 USC 136](/us/usc/t2/s136) This Act may be cited as the “Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015”. ## SEC. 2 APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF SERVICE OF LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS [2 USC 136–1](/us/usc/t2/s136–1). ###

(a)President.In General The President shall appoint the Librarian of Congress, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. ###

(b)Term of Service The Librarian of Congress shall be appointed for a term of 10 years. ###

(c)Reappointment An individual appointed to the position of Librarian of Congress, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may be reappointed to that position in accordance with subsections

(a)and (b). ###

(d)Applicability.Effective Date This section shall apply with respect to appointments made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. ## SEC. 3 CONFORMING AMENDMENT The first paragraph under the center heading “library of congress” under the center heading “LEGISLATIVE” of the Act entitled “An Act Making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and for other purposes”, approved February 19, 1897 ([29 Stat. 544](/us/stat/29/544), chapter 129 STAT. 676 265; [2 U.S.C. 136](/us/usc/t2/s136)), is amended by striking “to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,”. Approved November 5, 2015.

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