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.

This bill would transfer the authority to appoint and remove the Librarian of Congress, the Director of the Government Publishing Office, and the Comptroller General from the President to Congress. Under the proposal, these officials would be selected by bipartisan congressional commissions and appointed through the adoption of a concurrent resolution rather than the current presidential appointment and Senate confirmation process. The bill also establishes specific removal procedures, requiring a three-fifths vote in both chambers for the Librarian and Director, and a concurrent resolution or impeachment for the Comptroller General.

This bill directly affects the leadership of three legislative branch agencies: the Librarian of Congress, the Director of the Government Publishing Office (GPO), and the Comptroller General. It also impacts members of Congress, who would gain sole authority over the appointment and removal of these officials through bipartisan commissions and concurrent resolutions. Additionally, the President would be affected by the removal of their current role in the appointment process for these positions.

• Transfer of appointment authority to Congress. The bill shifts the authority to appoint the Librarian of Congress, the Director of the Government Publishing Office, and the Comptroller General from the President to Congress via concurrent resolution.
• Establishment of bipartisan selection commissions. Bipartisan congressional commissions would be established to select the Librarian of Congress and the Director of the Government Publishing Office, and to recommend a single individual for the position of Comptroller General.
• Revised removal process for the Librarian and GPO Director. The Librarian of Congress and the Director of the Government Publishing Office would only be removable from office by an affirmative three-fifths vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
• Modification of Comptroller General removal procedures. The bill changes the removal process for the Comptroller General from a joint resolution to a concurrent resolution of Congress, while maintaining impeachment as an alternative method.

This bill modifies existing appointment and removal procedures for the Librarian of Congress, the Director of the Government Publishing Office, and the Comptroller General, shifting authority from the President to Congress. It replaces the current presidential appointment and Senate confirmation process with a requirement for congressional appointment via concurrent resolution and alters the existing joint resolution or impeachment requirements for removal.

The bill aims to transfer the authority to appoint and remove the Librarian of Congress, the Director of the Government Publishing Office, and the Comptroller General from the President to Congress. It establishes a process for these officials to be selected by bipartisan congressional commissions and appointed through concurrent resolutions to ensure legislative branch oversight of these positions.