To modify the appointment process for the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General, and the Director of the Government Publishing Office, and for other purposes.

Summary

Changes how three senior federal officials are chosen and removed. It would move selection of the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General (head of the Government Accountability Office), and the Director of the Government Publishing Office so that each is appointed by Congress through adoption of a concurrent resolution based on a recommendation from a small, bipartisan congressional commission. The Librarian would get a single 10-year term; the bill also sets a uniform removal rule requiring an affirmative three-fifths vote in each chamber to remove these officers. The measure also revises existing statute language for the Comptroller General appointment process and repeals an earlier law governing Librarian succession. It does not create new programs or funding; it changes who chooses these leaders and how removals work.

• Congress would appoint the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General, and the GPO Director by concurrent resolution based on commission recommendations.
• The Librarian would serve a single 10-year term; term language for the Comptroller General and GPO Director follows statute or existing law as amended.
• Each recommending commission includes leaders from both parties and members of the relevant joint committee, creating a bipartisan selection panel.
• Removal for these officers would require an affirmative three-fifths vote of Members duly chosen or sworn in of both the House and the Senate.
• The bill repeals the 2015 Librarian succession law and reorganizes parts of Title 31 to reflect the new Comptroller General appointment process.
• No new funding, program authorizations, or tax changes are included; the changes are procedural and structural.
• Congress may request additional recommendations from the commission, though the commission is authorized to recommend one nominee for a vacancy.
• The Deputy Comptroller General appointment mechanism is distinguished (joint resolution) from the Comptroller General (concurrent resolution).
• Changes increase Congressional control over selection and removal, reducing the executive branch’s direct appointment role for these positions.
• Conforming statutory edits and cross-reference changes are included to align current law with the new appointment mechanics.