(1) Section 207(a) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1993 (44 U.S.C. 501 note) is 
repealed. 
(2) The table of sections for chapter 501 of title 
44, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 501 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘501. Government printing, binding, blank-book work, and publishing services 
by the Government Publishing Office.’’. 
SEC. 10. APPLICABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
apply on and after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) LIBRARIAN.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 3 of the Librarian of Congress Succession 
Modernization Act of 2015, as redesignated and 
amended by this Act, shall apply to any ap-
pointment to the position of Librarian of Con-
gress made on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(B) REMOVAL.—Subsection (d) of section 
3 of the Librarian of Congress Succession Mod-
ernization Act of 2015, as redesignated and 
amended by this Act, shall apply with respect to 
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an individual appointed to the position of Li-
brarian of Congress before, on, or after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(C) PAY.—Subsection (b) of section 904 of 
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 (2 
U.S.C. 136a–2), as added by this Act, shall 
apply on and after the first day of the first ap-
plicable pay period beginning on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) DEPUTY LIBRARIAN APPOINTMENT.—Sub-
sections (a)(1), (b), and (c) of section 4 of the Li-
brarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 
2015, as added by this Act, shall apply to any ap-
pointment to the position of Deputy Librarian of 
Congress made on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(3) DIRECTOR OF GPO.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—Subsection (a)(2) of 
section 301 of title 44, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, shall apply to any ap-
pointment to the position of Director of the 
Government Publishing Office made on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) REMOVAL.—Subsection (d) of section 
301 of title 44, United States Code, as added 
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by this Act, shall apply with respect to an indi-
vidual appointed to the position of Director of 
the Government Publishing Office before, on, or 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(C) PAY.—Subsection (b) of section 303 of 
title 44, United States Code, as added by this 
Act, shall apply on and after the first day of 
the first applicable pay period beginning on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(4) DEPUTY
DIRECTOR
OF
GPO
APPOINT-
MENT.—Subsections (b)(1), (c), and (d) of section 
302 of title 44, United States Code, as added by this 
Act, shall apply to any appointment to the position 
of Deputy Director of the Government Publishing 
Office made on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(5) REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS; SUBORDINATE 
OFFICERS
AND
EMPLOYEES
GENERALLY.—Section 
701(a) of title 17, United States Code, as amended 
by this Act, shall apply to any appointment to the 
position of Register of Copyrights or to the position 
of a subordinate officer or employee of the Copyright 
Office made on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
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(6) ASSOCIATE REGISTERS OF COPYRIGHTS.— 
Section 701(f) of title 17, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, shall apply to any appointment 
to the position of Associate Register of Copyrights 
made on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(7) COPYRIGHT
ROYALTY
JUDGES.—Sections 
801(a) and 802(d)(1) of title 17, United States 
Code, as amended by this Act, shall apply to any ap-
pointment to the position of Copyright Royalty 
Judge (including the Chief Copyright Royalty Judge 
or an interim Copyright Royalty Judge) made on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(8) COPYRIGHT
CLAIMS
OFFICERS.—Section 
1502(b)(1) of title 17, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, shall apply to any appointment 
to the position of Copyright Claims Officer made on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(9) HUMAN
CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM 
FOR THE GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE.—Sec-
tion 9 and the amendments made by section 9 shall 
take effect on the date that is 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
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