1.Procedure for consideration
(a)Privileged nominations; information
requestedUpon receipt by the
Senate of a nomination described in section 2, the nomination shall—
(1)be placed on the Executive Calendar under
the heading Privileged Nominations—Information Requested
;
and
(2)remain on the Executive Calendar under such
heading until the Executive Clerk receives a written certification from the
Chairman of the committee of jurisdiction under subsection (b).
(b)The Chairman of the committee of
jurisdiction shall notify the Executive Clerk in writing when the appropriate
biographical and financial questionnaires have been received from an individual
nominated for a position described in section 2.
(c)Privileged nominations; information
receivedUpon receipt of the
certification under subsection (b), the nomination shall—
(1)be placed on the Executive Calendar under
the heading Privileged Nomination—Information Received
and
remain on the Executive Calendar under such heading for 10 session days;
and
(2)after the expiration of the period referred
to in paragraph (1), be placed on the Nominations
section of the
Executive Calendar.
(d)Referral to committee of
jurisdictionDuring the
period when a nomination described in subsection (a) is listed under the
Privileged Nomination—Information Requested
section of the
Executive Calendar described in section (a)(1) or the Privileged
Nomination—Information Received
section of the Executive Calendar
described in section (c)(1)—
(1)any Senator may request on his or her own
behalf, or on the behalf of any identified Senator that the nomination be
referred to the appropriate committee of jurisdiction; and
(2)if a Senator makes a request described in
paragraph (1), the nomination shall be referred to the appropriate committee of
jurisdiction.
2.The following nominations for the positions
described (including total number of individuals to be appointed for the
position) shall be considered under the provisions of this resolution:
(1)The Chairman and the Members of the
Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting (9 Members including Chairman).
(2)The Chairman and the Members of the
Corporation for National and Community Service (15 Members including
Chairman).
(3)The Chairman and the Members of the Federal
Retirement Thrift Investment Boards (5 Members including Chairman).
(4)The Members of the Internal Revenue Service
Oversight Board (7 Members).
(5)The Members of the Board of the Millennium
Challenge Corporation (4 Members).
(6)The Members of the National Council on the
Arts (18 Members).
(7)The Members of the National Council for the
Humanities (26 Members).
(8)The Members of the Board of Directors of
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (8 Members).
(9)The Members of the Peace Corps National
Advisory Council (15 Members).
(10)The Chairman, Vice Chairman, and the
Members of the Board of Directors for the United States Institute of Peace (12
Members including Chairman and Vice Chairman).
(11)The Members of the Board of Directors of
the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (5 Members).
(12)The Members of the Board of Directors of
the National Consumer Cooperative Bank (3 Members).
(13)The Members of the Board of Directors of
the National Institute of Building Sciences (6 Members).
(14)The Members of the Board of Directors of
the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (5 Members).
(15)The Members of the Board of Directors of
the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (3 Members).
(16)The Members of the Saint Lawrence Seaway
Development Corporation Advisory Board (5 Members).
(17)The Members of the Board of Trustees of the
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy
Foundation (9 Members).
(18)The Members the Board of Trustees of the
Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (2 Members).
(19)The Members of the Board of Trustees of the
Federal Old Age and Survivors Trust Fund and Disability Insurance Trust Fund (2
Members).
(20)The Members of the Board of Trustees of the
Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund (2 Members).
(21)The Members of the Social Security Advisory
Board (3 Members).
(22)The Members of the Board of Directors of
the African Development Foundation (7 Members).
(23)The Members of the Board of Directors of
the Inter American Foundation (9 Members).
(24)The Commissioners of the United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (7 Members).
(25)The Members of the Board of Trustees of the
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation (8
Members).
(26)The Members of the Board of Trustees of the
Harry Truman Scholarship Foundation (8 Members).
(27)The Members of the Board of Trustees of the
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (6 Members).
(28)The Members of the Board of Directors of
the Legal Services Corporation (11 Members).
(29)The Members of the Foreign Claims
Settlement Commission (2 Members).
(30)The Members of the Board of Directors of
the State Justice Institute (11 Members).
(31)Chief Financial
Officer, from the following:
(A)Department of
Agriculture.
(B)Department of
Commerce.
(C)Department of
Defense.
(D)Department of
Education.
(E)Department of
Energy.
(F)Department of
Environmental Protection Agency.
(G)Department of
Health and Human Services.
(H)Department of
Homeland Security.
(I)Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
(J)Department of the
Interior.
(K)Department of
Labor.
(L)National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(M)Department of
State.
(N)Department of
Transportation.
(O)Department of the
Treasury.
(P)Department of
Veterans Affairs.
(32)Assistant
Secretary for Financial Management of the Air Force.
(33)Assistant
Secretary for Financial Management of the Army.
(34)Assistant
Secretary for Financial Management of Navy.
(35)Controller,
Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget.
(36)Assistant
Secretaries or other officials whose primary responsibility is legislative
affairs from the following:
(A)Department of
Agriculture.
(B)Department of
Energy.
(C)Department of
Defense.
(D)Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
(E)Department of
Commerce.
(F)Department of
Treasury.
(G)Department of
State.
(H)Department of
Health and Human Services.
(I)United States
Agency for International Development.
(J)Department of
Education.
(K)Department of
Labor.
(L)Department of
Justice.
(M)Department of
Veterans Affairs.
(N)Department of
Transportation.
(37)Commissioner,
Rehabilitative Services Administration, Department of Education.
(38)Commissioner,
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services.
(39)Commissioner,
Administration for Native Americans, Department of Health and Human
Services.
(40)Federal
Coordinator, Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects.
(41)Assistant
Secretary for Administration, Department of Commerce.
3.The Secretary of the Senate shall create the
appropriate sections on the Executive Calendar to reflect and effectuate the
requirements of this resolution.
4.Committee
justification for new executive positionsThe report accompanying each bill or joint
resolution of a public character reported by any committee shall contain an
evaluation and justification made by such committee for the establishment in
the measure being reported of any new position appointed by the President
within an existing or new Federal entity.
5.This resolution shall
take effect 60 days after the date of adoption of this resolution.