IV 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 2, 2008 

Mr. EHLERS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on House Administration 

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. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. USE OF BIPARTISAN PANEL OF MEMBERS TO 

3 RECOMMEND INDIVIDUAL FOR APPOINT4 MENT AS CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 

5 OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

6 (a) BIPARTISAN PANEL TO RECOMMEND INDI7 VIDUAL FOR APPOINTMENT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the event of a vacancy in 

9 the position of Chief Administrative Officer of the 


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1 House of Representatives, the Speaker shall convene 

2 a panel to recommend an individual for appointment 

3 as Chief Administrative Officer. 

4 (2) COMPOSITION.—The panel convened under 

5 this subsection shall be composed of the following in6 dividuals: 

7 (A) The chair and ranking minority mem8 ber of the Committee on House Administration. 

9 (B) 2 Members of the House selected by 

10 the Speaker. 

11 (C) 2 Members of the House selected by 

12 the Speaker upon the recommendation of the 

13 Minority Leader. 

14 (b) USE OF PRIVATE ENTITY TO ASSIST PANEL.— 

15 (1) AGREEMENT WITH ENTITY.—Upon con16 vening the panel under subsection (a), the Speaker 

17 shall enter into an agreement with a private entity 

18 to solicit and recruit applicants for the position of 

19 Chief Administrative Officer and to advise the panel 

20 regarding its recommendation of an individual for 

21 appointment as Chief Administrative Officer. 

22 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

23 There are authorized to be appropriated from the 

24 applicable accounts of the House of Representatives 


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1 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 

2 subsection. 

3 (c) APPROVAL OF PANEL REQUIRED FOR QUALIFICA4 TION.—For purposes of the election of an individual as 

5 Chief Administrative Officer by the House, an individual 

6 shall be considered to duly qualify as Chief Administrative 

7 Officer only if the individual is recommended for appoint8 ment as Chief Administrative Officer by the panel con9 vened under this section. The panel may not recommend 

10 an individual for appointment unless a majority of its 

11 members from the majority party and a majority of its 

12 members from the minority party vote in favor of the rec13 ommendation. 

14 (d) NO APPLICATION TO TEMPORARY APPOINT15 MENTS.—This section does not apply with respect to the 

16 appointment of an individual under section 208(a) of the 

17 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a–1) 

18 to act as, and to exercise temporarily the duties of, the 

19 Chief Administrative Officer in the case of a vacancy in 

20 the office of Chief Administrative Officer, or the inca21 pacity or inability of the Chief Administrative Officer to 

22 perform the duties of the office. 

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