    [United States Senate Manual, 112th Congress]
    [S. Doc. 112-1]
    [Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate]
    [Pages 130-134]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

            73    TO PROVIDE FOR EXPEDITED SENATE CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN
                          NOMINATIONS SUBJECT TO ADVICE AND CONSENT

                    Resolved,
                    Sec. 1. Procedure For Consideration.
                    (a) Privileged Nominations; Information Requested--Upon
                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) Questionnaires--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 Received--Upon
                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 Jurisdiction--During 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)

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                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.
                    Sec. 2. Nominations Covered.
                    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).

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                            (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:

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                                    (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.

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                                    (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.
                    Sec. 3. Executive Calendar.
                    The Secretary of the Senate shall create the appropriate
                sections on the Executive Calendar to reflect and effectuate
                the requirements of this resolution.
                    Sec. 4. Committee Justification for New Executive
                Positions.
                    The 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.
                    Sec. 5. Effective Date.
                    This resolution shall take effect 60 days after the date
                of adoption of this resolution.

                [S. Res. 116, 112-1, March 30, 2011]