U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10204: Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act
Status: Passed one chamber, September 15, 2026
To modify the appointment and removal process for certain legislative branch officers, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
An Act to fix the responsibilities of certifying officers and disbursing officer of the Library of Congress , approved June 13, 1957 ( 2 U.S.C. 142b ), is amended by striking , including the Copyright Office, . (b) Register of Copyrights qualifications; term of office Section 701(a) of title 17, United States Code, as amended by this section, is amended-- (1) by inserting before shall be appointed by the President the and (2) by inserting before The subordinate officers the following: The Register of Copyrights shall be appointed for a term of 10 years, but if the Register is appointed to fill.
From the engrossed text, September 14, 2026:
An Act to fix the responsibilities of certifying officers and disbursing officer of the Library of Congress , approved June 13, 1957 ( 2 U.S.C. 142b ), is amended by striking , including the Copyright Office, . (b) Register of Copyrights qualifications; term of office Section 701(a) of title 17, United States Code, as amended by this section, is amended-- (1) by inserting before shall be appointed by the President the and (2) by inserting before The subordinate officers the following: The Register of Copyrights shall be appointed for a term of 10 years, but if the Register is appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the most immediate predecessor was appointed, the Register shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. The Register may be reappointed for 1 or more additional terms of 5 years each. . (c) Establishment of Inspector General of the Copyright Office Section 1307 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 ( 2 U.S.C. 185 ), is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Establishment of Inspector General of the Copyright Office as a separate office (1) Office of Inspector General There is an Office of Inspector General within the Copyright Office which is an independent objective office to-- (A) conduct and supervise audits …