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The Federal Depository Library Program would cover all formats, including digital, and the Constitution Annotated would be published online instead of in hardbound books.
Removes the minimum number of books a depository library must maintain
Requires descriptive cataloguing records with metadata and privacy protection for people using the digital repository
Renames the Joint Committee on Printing the Joint Committee on Publishing
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Congress
Congress
House Bill
Should Congress change how the Librarian of Congress, GPO Director and Register of Copyrights are appointed and removed?
A bipartisan congressional commission would appoint the Librarian of Congress and the Government Publishing Office Director, and the Copyright Office would get its own Inspector General.
Lets only a majority vote of House and Senate majority and minority leaders remove the Librarian and GPO Director
Moves Copyright Office oversight from the Library of Congress to the Register of Copyrights
Sets a 10-year term for the Register of Copyrights, who may be reappointed
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