(1) The Secretary of the joint Department must provide resources to the Parliamentary Librarian in accordance with an annual agreement that satisfies the requirements of subsection ( 2).
(2) The agreement must be:
(a) made between the Secretary of the joint Department and the Parliamentary Librarian; and
(b) approved by the Presiding Officers in writing after receiving advice about the contents of the agreement from the Library Committee.
(3) The Presiding Officers may approve the agreement for the purposes of subsection ( 2) either before or after the agreement is made by the Secretary and the Parliamentary Librarian.