(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘Librarian of Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director’’; and 
(ii) by striking the second sentence; 
(B) in subsection (b)(8), by striking ‘‘Reg-
ister of Copyrights within the Library of Con-
gress’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 
(C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Librar-
ian of Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; and 
(D) by striking subsection (e) and redesig-
nating subsection (f) as subsection (e). 
(10) Section 802 of title 17, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Librarian of Congress’’ 
and ‘‘Librarian’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Director’’; and 
(B) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘Librar-
ian of Congress’’ and ‘‘Librarian’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’. 
(11) Section 803 of title 17, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Librar-
ian of Congress’’ the first place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Director’’; 
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(B) in subsection (b)(6)(A), by striking 
‘‘Librarian of Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘Direc-
tor’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)(6), by striking ‘‘Li-
brarian of Congress’’ or ‘‘Librarian’’ in each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’; and 
(D) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘Li-
brarian of Congress’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Director’’. 
(12) Section 1201(a)(1) of title 17, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘the Librarian of Congress, upon the rec-
ommendation of the Register of Copy-
rights, who shall consult with the Assistant 
Secretary for Communications and Infor-
mation of the Department of Commerce 
and report and comment on his or her 
views in making such recommendation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Director, after con-
sulting with the Assistant Secretary for 
Communications and Information of the 
Department of Commerce’’; and 
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(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Librarian’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Director’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘Li-
brarian’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Director’’. 
(13) Title 17, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘Register of Copyrights’’ or ‘‘Register’’ 
(except when used in the term ‘‘Federal Register’’) 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’. 
(14) The item relating to chapter 7 in the table 
of chapters for title 17, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘7. United States Copyright Office ...........................................
701’’. 
(15) The heading for chapter 7 of title 17, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 7—UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT 
OFFICE’’. 
(16) The item relating to section 701 in the 
table of contents for chapter 7 of title 17, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘701. United States Copyright Office; organization, powers, and duties.’’. 
(b) OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.— 
(1) Section 301(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Prioritizing 
Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property 
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Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 8111(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Register of Copyrights’’ 
the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘Direc-
tor of the United States Copyright Office’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Register of Copyrights’’ 
the second place it appears and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector’’. 
(2) Section 2 of title 35, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘Register of Copyrights’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director of the 
United States Copyright Office’’. 
SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect upon the expira-
tion of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, except that the provisions of section 
701 of title 17, United States Code, as amended by section 
2(a) of this Act, shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) CONTINUATION IN OFFICE OF CERTAIN OFFI-
CERS.— 
(1) REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS.—An individual 
serving as the Register of Copyrights on the day be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act may serve, 
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on and after that date, as the interim Director of 
the United States Copyright Office until a Director 
of the United States Copyright Office has been ap-
pointed under section 701 of title 17, United States 
Code, as amended by section 2(a) of this Act. 
(2) COPYRIGHT
ROYALTY
JUDGES.—An indi-
vidual serving as a Copyright Royalty Judge on the 
day before the effective date of this Act may con-
tinue to serve in that role until the date on which 
a Copyright Royalty Judge to replace such indi-
vidual is appointed under section 801 of title 17, 
United States Code. 
(c) CARRYOVER OF PERSONNEL.—Effective on the 
effective date under subsection (a), all employees of the 
Library of Congress serving in the Copyright Office on 
the day before such effective date shall become employees 
of the United States Copyright Office, without a break in 
service. 
(d) TRANSFER
OF ASSETS.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this Act, so much of the personnel, property, 
records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allo-
cations, and other funds employed, used, held, available, 
or to be made available in connection with a function that 
this Act vests in the United States Copyright Office shall 
be available and transferred to the Director. 
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SEC. 11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
(a) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Register of 
Copyrights in any other Federal law, Executive order, 
rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any docu-
ment of or pertaining to the Copyright Office, shall be 
deemed to refer to the Director of the United States Copy-
right Office. 
(b) LEGAL DOCUMENTS.—All orders, determinations, 
rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agree-
ments, certificates, licenses, and privileges related to a 
function that is vested in the Copyright Office and that 
are in effect on the effective date of this Act (or become 
effective after such date pursuant to their terms as in ef-
fect on such effective date), shall continue in effect accord-
ing to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, 
set aside, or revoked in accordance with law. 
(c) PROCEEDINGS.—This Act shall not affect any 
proceedings or any applications for any benefits, service, 
license, permit, or certificate pending on the effective date 
of this Act before the Copyright Office or the Copyright 
Royalty Judges, but such proceedings and requests shall 
be continued. Orders and determinations shall be issued 
in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and 
actions shall be taken pursuant to such orders and deter-
minations, as if this Act had not been enacted, and orders 
and determinations issued in any such proceeding shall 
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