[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3770 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3770

   To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that payment for 
services may not be made to an individual appointed during a recess of 
  the Senate to fill a vacancy in an existing office, if the vacancy 
 existed while the Senate was in session and was by law required to be 
filled by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2012

  Mr. Landry (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Ross of 
Florida, Mrs. Black, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
   Westmoreland, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. 
 Stearns, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
 Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Franks of 
   Arizona, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. 
        Scalise, and Mr. Barletta) introduced the following bill

                            January 17, 2012

  Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in 
addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Financial 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that payment for 
services may not be made to an individual appointed during a recess of 
  the Senate to fill a vacancy in an existing office, if the vacancy 
 existed while the Senate was in session and was by law required to be 
filled by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Executive Appointments Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. RECESS APPOINTMENTS PAY REFORM.

    Section 5503 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the second sentence of subsection (a);
            (2) by striking subsection (b); and
            (3) by striking ``(a) Payment'' and inserting ``Payment''.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON VOLUNTARY SERVICES.

    Section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the text of such section as subsection 
        (a); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) No officer or employee of the United States Government 
serving in a position required by law to be filled with the advice and 
consent of the Senate may provide voluntary or gratuitous services.''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO A QUORUM FOR THE NATIONAL LABOR 
              RELATIONS BOARD.

    Section 3(b) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 153(b)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ``A quorum shall not be 
constituted by any member of the Board who shall not have been 
confirmed by the Senate.''.

SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 
              PROTECTION.

    (a) Effectiveness of Rules.--Section 1022(b)(1) of the Dodd-Frank 
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5512(b)(1)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ``No rule, order, or 
other administrative action shall be considered final if the Director 
was appointed during a recess of the Senate and the position of 
Director was vacant while the Senate was in session, until the Director 
has been confirmed by the Senate.''.
    (b) Repeal.--Section 1017(c) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5497(c)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
    (c) Treatment of Recess Appointments; Limitation on Voluntary 
Services.--Section 1011(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5491(b)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(6) Treatment of recess appointees; limitation on 
        voluntary services.--
                    ``(A) Recess appointees not to receive pay.--
                Payment for services may not be made to an individual 
                appointed during a recess of the Senate to fill a 
                vacancy in the Bureau, if the vacancy existed while the 
                Senate was in session and was by law required to be 
                filled by and with the advice and consent of the 
                Senate, until the appointee has been confirmed by the 
                Senate.
                    ``(B) Limitation on voluntary services.--No officer 
                or employee of the Bureau serving in a position 
                required by law to be filled with the advice and 
                consent of the Senate may provide voluntary or 
                gratuitous services.''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall be effective as 
of January 1, 2012.
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