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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 116 

To provide for expedited Senate consideration of certain nominations subject 

to advice and consent. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 30, 2011 

Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. REID, Mr. MCCONNELL, 

Mr. LIEBERMAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. REED, Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, Mr. CARPER, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. KYL, and Mrs. MURRAY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration 

MAY 12, 2011 

Reported by Mr. SCHUMER, without amendment 

JUNE 29, 2011 

Considered, amended, and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

To provide for expedited Senate consideration of certain 

nominations subject to advice and consent. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION. 

3 (a) PRIVILEGED NOMINATIONS; INFORMATION RE4 QUESTED.—Upon receipt by the Senate of a nomination 

5 described in section 2, the nomination shall— 


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1 (1) be placed on the Executive Calendar under 

2 the heading ‘‘Privileged Nominations—Information 

3 Requested’’; and 

4 (2) remain on the Executive Calendar under 

5 such heading until the Executive Clerk receives a 

6 written certification from the Chairman of the com7 mittee of jurisdiction under subsection (b). 

8 (b) QUESTIONNAIRES.—The Chairman of the com9 mittee of jurisdiction shall notify the Executive Clerk in 

10 writing when the appropriate biographical and financial 

11 questionnaires have been received from an individual nom12 inated for a position described in section 2. 

13 (c) PRIVILEGED NOMINATIONS; INFORMATION RE14 CEIVED.—Upon receipt of the certification under sub15 section (b), the nomination shall— 

16 (1) be placed on the Executive Calendar under 

17 the heading ‘‘Privileged Nomination—Information 

18 Received’’ and remain on the Executive Calendar 

19 under such heading for 10 session days; and 

20 (2) after the expiration of the period referred to 

21 in paragraph (1), be placed on the ‘‘Nominations’’ 

22 section of the Executive Calendar. 

23 (d) REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE OF JURISDICTION.— 

24 During the period when a nomination described in sub25 section (a) is listed under the ‘‘Privileged Nomination— 


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1 Information Requested’’ section of the Executive Calendar 

2 described in section (a)(1) or the ‘‘Privileged Nomina3 tion—Information Received’’ section of the Executive Cal4 endar described in section (c)(1)— 

5 (1) any Senator may request on his or her own 

6 behalf, or on the behalf of any identified Senator 

7 that the nomination be referred to the appropriate 

8 committee of jurisdiction; and 

9 (2) if a Senator makes a request described in 

10 paragraph (1), the nomination shall be referred to 

11 the appropriate committee of jurisdiction. 

12 SEC. 2. NOMINATIONS COVERED. 

13 The following nominations for the positions described 

14 (including total number of individuals to be appointed for 

15 the position) shall be considered under the provisions of 

16 this resolution: 

17 (1) The Chairman and the Members of the Ad18 visory Board for Cuba Broadcasting (9 Members in19 cluding Chairman). 

20 (2) The Chairman and the Members of the Cor21 poration for National and Community Service (15 

22 Members including Chairman). 

23 (3) The Chairman and the Members of the 

24 Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Boards (5 

25 Members including Chairman). 


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1 (4) The Members of the Internal Revenue Serv2 ice Oversight Board (7 Members). 

3 (5) The Members of the Board of the Millen4 nium Challenge Corporation (4 Members). 

5 (6) The Members of the National Council on 

6 the Arts (18 Members). 

7 (7) The Members of the National Council for 

8 the Humanities (26 Members). 

9 (8) The Members of the Board of Directors of 

10 the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (8 

11 Members). 

12 (9) The Members of the Peace Corps National 

13 Advisory Council (15 Members). 

14 (10) The Chairman, Vice Chairman, and the 

15 Members of the Board of Directors for the United 

16 States Institute of Peace (12 Members including 

17 Chairman and Vice Chairman). 

18 (11) The Members of the Board of Directors of 

19 the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (5 

20 Members). 

21 (12) The Members of the Board of Directors of 

22 the National Consumer Cooperative Bank (3 Mem23 bers). 


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1 (13) The Members of the Board of Directors of 

2 the National Institute of Building Sciences (6 Mem3 bers). 

4 (14) The Members of the Board of Directors of 

5 the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (5 

6 Members). 

7 (15) The Members of the Board of Directors of 

8 the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (3 

9 Members). 

10 (16) The Members of the Saint Lawrence Sea11 way Development Corporation Advisory Board (5 

12 Members). 

13 (17) The Members of the Board of Trustees of 

14 the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 

15 National Environmental Policy Foundation (9 Mem16 bers). 

17 (18) The Members the Board of Trustees of the 

18 Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (2 Mem19 bers). 

20 (19) The Members of the Board of Trustees of 

21 the Federal Old Age and Survivors Trust Fund and 

22 Disability Insurance Trust Fund (2 Members). 

23 (20) The Members of the Board of Trustees of 

24 the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 

25 Fund (2 Members). 


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1 (21) The Members of the Social Security Advi2 sory Board (3 Members). 

3 (22) The Members of the Board of Directors of 

4 the African Development Foundation (7 Members). 

5 (23) The Members of the Board of Directors of 

6 the Inter American Foundation (9 Members). 

7 (24) The Commissioners of the United States 

8 Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (7 Mem9 bers). 

10 (25) The Members of the Board of Trustees of 

11 the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in 

12 Education Foundation (8 Members). 

13 (26) The Members of the Board of Trustees of 

14 the Harry Truman Scholarship Foundation (8 Mem15 bers). 

16 (27) The Members of the Board of Trustees of 

17 the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Founda18 tion (6 Members). 

19 (28) The Members of the Board of Directors of 

20 the Legal Services Corporation (11 Members). 

21 (29) The Members of the Foreign Claims Set22 tlement Commission (2 Members). 

23 (30) The Members of the Board of Directors of 

24 the State Justice Institute (11 Members). 

25 (31) Chief Financial Officer, from the following: 


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1 (A) Department of Agriculture. 

2 (B) Department of Commerce. 

3 (C) Department of Defense. 

4 (D) Department of Education. 

5 (E) Department of Energy. 

6 (F) Department of Environmental Protec7 tion Agency. 

8 (G) Department of Health and Human 

9 Services. 

10 (H) Department of Homeland Security. 

11 (I) Department of Housing and Urban De12 velopment. 

13 (J) Department of the Interior. 

14 (K) Department of Labor. 

15 (L) National Aeronautics and Space Ad16 ministration. 

17 (M) Department of State. 

18 (N) Department of Transportation. 

19 (O) Department of the Treasury. 

20 (P) Department of Veterans Affairs. 

21 (32) Assistant Secretary for Financial Manage22 ment of the Air Force. 

23 (33) Assistant Secretary for Financial Manage24 ment of the Army. 


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1 (34) Assistant Secretary for Financial Manage2 ment of Navy. 

3 (35) Controller, Office of Federal Financial 

4 Management, Office of Management and Budget. 

5 (36) Assistant Secretaries or other officials 

6 whose primary responsibility is legislative affairs 

7 from the following: 

8 (A) Department of Agriculture. 

9 (B) Department of Energy. 

10 (C) Department of Defense. 

11 (D) Department of Housing and Urban 

12 Development. 

13 (E) Department of Commerce. 

14 (F) Department of Treasury. 

15 (G) Department of State. 

16 (H) Department of Health and Human 

17 Services. 

18 (I) United States Agency for International 

19 Development. 

20 (J) Department of Education. 

21 (K) Department of Labor. 

22 (L) Department of Justice. 

23 (M) Department of Veterans Affairs. 

24 (N) Department of Transportation. 


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1 (37) Commissioner, Rehabilitative Services Ad2 ministration, Department of Education. 

3 (38) Commissioner, Administration for Chil4 dren, Youth, and Families, Department of Health 

5 and Human Services. 

6 (39) Commissioner, Administration for Native 

7 Americans, Department of Health and Human Serv8 ices. 

9 (40) Federal Coordinator, Alaska Natural Gas 

10 Transportation Projects. 

11 (41) Assistant Secretary for Administration, 

12 Department of Commerce. 

13 SEC. 3. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR. 

14 The Secretary of the Senate shall create the appro15 priate sections on the Executive Calendar to reflect and 

16 effectuate the requirements of this resolution. 

17 SEC. 4. COMMITTEE JUSTIFICATION FOR NEW EXECUTIVE 

18 POSITIONS. 

19 The report accompanying each bill or joint resolution 

20 of a public character reported by any committee shall con21 tain an evaluation and justification made by such com22 mittee for the establishment in the measure being reported 

23 of any new position appointed by the President within an 

24 existing or new Federal entity. 


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1 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 This resolution shall take effect 60 days after the 

3 date of adoption of this resolution. 

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