,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ea  #aaeth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #afie
  ,report ,no4 #aae-ia  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#bc1 #bjag ,mr4 ,goodlatte 7for himself1
 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,biggs1
 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,buck1 ,mr4     
,chabot1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1
 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,collins of      
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mr4 ,deutch1
 ,mr4 ,farenthold1 ,mr4 ,franks of      
,arizona1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1   
,mr4 ,gowdy1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4   
,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,johnson of  
,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4 ,king of 
,iowa1 ,mr4 ,labrador1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu  
of ,california1 ,mr4 ,marino1 ,mr4      
,nadler1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mr4      
,ratcliffe1 ,mrs4 ,roby1 ,mr4           
,sensenbrenner1 and ,mr4 ,smith of      
,texas7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,april #bj1             
#bjag;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,schneider1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4          

,crawford1 and ,mr4 ,cohen,deleted      
sponsor3 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia      
7added ,march #bc1 #bjag2 deleted ,march
 #bg1 #bjag7  ,april #bj1 #bjag         
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed ,strike out all after the
 enacting clause and insert the part    
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,march #bc1 #bjag  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #ag1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide additional    
responsibilities for the ,register of   
,copyrights1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,register of ,copyrights        
,selection and ,accountability ,act of  
#bjag4  #b4 ,register of ,copyrights    
7a7 ,amendments ,section #gja of title  
#ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by      
striking 7a7 ,all administrative and    
inserting the following3  7a7 ,register 

and ,director  7#a7 ,in general ,all    
administrative  2  7,b7 by striking     
director and inserting ,director2  7,c7 
by inserting after the first sentence   
the following3 ,the ,register of        
,copyrights shall be a citizen of the   
,united ,states with a professional     
background and experience in copyright  
law and shall be appointed by the       
,president from the individuals         
recommended under paragraph 7#f71 by and
 with the advice and consent of the     
,senate42 and  7,d7 in the last         
sentence1 by striking shall be appointed
 and all that follows through and shall 
act and inserting shall act2  7#b7 in   
subsection 7b71 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e7 as         
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e71        
respectively1 and adjusting the margins 
accordingly2  7#c7 by redesignating     
subsection 7b7 as paragraph 7#b71 and   
adjusting the margins accordingly2  7#d7
 in paragraph 7#b71 as so redesignated1 
by inserting ,duties4-- before ,in      

addition2  7#e7 by inserting after      
paragraph 7#b7 the following3  7#c7     
,oath ,the ,register of ,copyrights     
shall1 before taking office1 take an    
oath to discharge faithfully the duties 
of the ,copyright ,office described in  
paragraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,removal  7,a7 ,in
 general ,the ,register of ,copyrights  
may be removed from office by the       
,president4  7,b7 ,notification ,the    
,president shall provide notification to
 both ,houses of ,congress of a removal 
under subparagraph 7,a74  7#e7 ,term of 
,office  7,a7 ,in general ,subject to   
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,register of     
,copyrights-- 7i7 shall be appointed for
 a term of #aj years2 and  7ii7 may     
serve until a successor is appointed1   
confirmed1 and taken the oath of office4
  7,b7 ,limitation ,the ,register of    
,copyrights may not continue to serve   
after the date on which ,congress       
adjourns sine die after the date on     
which the #aj-year period described in  
subparagraph 7,a77i7 ends4  7,c7        

,reappointment ,an individual appointed 
to the position of ,register of         
,copyrights1 by and with the advice and 
consent of the ,senate1 may be          
reappointed to that position in         
accordance with the requirements of this
 section4  7#f7 ,panel for ,register of 
,copyrights ,recommendations ,there is  
established a panel to recommend a list 
of at least #c individuals to the       
,president for appointment as the       
,register of ,copyrights4 ,the panel    
shall be composed of the following3     
7,a7 ,the ,speaker of the ,house of     
,representatives4  7,b7 ,the ,president 
pro tempore of the ,senate4  7,c7 ,the  
majority and minority leaders of the    
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate4  7,d7 ,the ,librarian of       
,congress4  2  7#f7 by redesignating    
subsections 7c7 through 7f7 as          
subsections 7b7 through 7e71            
respectively2  7#g7 in subsection 7b71  
as so redesignated1 by inserting        
,seal4-- before ,the ,register2  7#h7 in

 subsection 7c71 as so redesignated1 by 
inserting ,annual ,report4-- before ,the
 ,register2  7#i7 in subsection 7d71 as 
so redesignated1 by inserting           
,applicability of title #e4-- before    
,except as provided2 and  7#aj7 in      
subsection 7e71 as so redesignated1 by  
inserting ,compensation4-- before ,the  
,register4  7b7 ,applicability ,the     
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply with respect to any vacancy for   
the ,register of ,copyrights after      
,january #a1 #bjag4 ,if a ,register of  
,copyrights is appointed during the     
period beginning on ,january #a1 #bjag  
and ending on the day before the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 that       
,register shall meet the requirements of
 the amendments made by this ,act or    
shall be replaced in accordance with    
such amendments4  ,april #bj1 #bjag     
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed