[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1524 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1524

Requiring the use of a bipartisan panel of Members in the selection of 
 an individual for appointment as Chief Administrative Officer of the 
                       House of Representatives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 2008

 Mr. Ehlers submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                 the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Requiring the use of a bipartisan panel of Members in the selection of 
 an individual for appointment as Chief Administrative Officer of the 
                       House of Representatives.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. USE OF BIPARTISAN PANEL OF MEMBERS TO RECOMMEND INDIVIDUAL 
              FOR APPOINTMENT AS CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF HOUSE 
              OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) Bipartisan Panel To Recommend Individual for Appointment.--
            (1) In general.--In the event of a vacancy in the position 
        of Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
        Representatives, the Speaker shall convene a panel to recommend 
        an individual for appointment as Chief Administrative Officer.
            (2) Composition.--The panel convened under this subsection 
        shall be composed of the following individuals:
                    (A) The chair and ranking minority member of the 
                Committee on House Administration.
                    (B) 2 Members of the House selected by the Speaker.
                    (C) 2 Members of the House selected by the Speaker 
                upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader.
    (b) Use of Private Entity To Assist Panel.--
            (1) Agreement with entity.--Upon convening the panel under 
        subsection (a), the Speaker shall enter into an agreement with 
        a private entity to solicit and recruit applicants for the 
        position of Chief Administrative Officer and to advise the 
        panel regarding its recommendation of an individual for 
        appointment as Chief Administrative Officer.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated from the applicable accounts of the House of 
        Representatives such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
        subsection.
    (c) Approval of Panel Required for Qualification.--For purposes of 
the election of an individual as Chief Administrative Officer by the 
House, an individual shall be considered to duly qualify as Chief 
Administrative Officer only if the individual is recommended for 
appointment as Chief Administrative Officer by the panel convened under 
this section. The panel may not recommend an individual for appointment 
unless a majority of its members from the majority party and a majority 
of its members from the minority party vote in favor of the 
recommendation.
    (d) No Application to Temporary Appointments.--This section does 
not apply with respect to the appointment of an individual under 
section 208(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
75a-1) to act as, and to exercise temporarily the duties of, the Chief 
Administrative Officer in the case of a vacancy in the office of Chief 
Administrative Officer, or the incapacity or inability of the Chief 
Administrative Officer to perform the duties of the office.
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