2 U.S.C. § 136–1
Appointment and term of service of Librarian of Congress
United States · Title 2 — THE CONGRESS · Status: effective
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The President shall appoint the Librarian of Congress, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The Librarian of Congress shall be appointed for a term of 10 years.
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).
This section shall apply with respect to appointments made on or after November 5, 2015.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally