Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act

This bill changes how three important government positions are chosen and removed from their jobs. The Librarian of Congress and the Director of the Government Publishing Office would be picked by a group of members from both political parties in Congress, instead of being chosen by the President. These two officials could only be fired if the top leaders from both parties in the House and Senate agree. The Register of Copyrights would be chosen by the President but must be a U.S. citizen with copyright law experience and can only serve for 10 years at a time. The bill also removes the Library of Congress's control over the Copyright Office and requires the Government Publishing Office to create a new system for managing its employees.

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