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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, and Mr. KYL) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration 

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— 

6 (1) be placed on the Executive Calendar under 

7 the heading ‘‘Privileged Nominations—Information 

8 Requested’’; and 


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1 (2) remain on the Executive Calendar under 

2 such heading until the Executive Clerk receives a 

3 written certification from the Chairman of the com4 mittee of jurisdiction under subsection (b). 

5 (b) QUESTIONNAIRES.—The Chairman of the com6 mittee of jurisdiction shall notify the Executive Clerk in 

7 writing when the appropriate biographical and financial 

8 questionnaires have been received from an individual nom9 inated for a position described in section 2. 

10 (c) PRIVILEGED NOMINATIONS; INFORMATION RE11 CEIVED.—Upon receipt of the certification under sub12 section (b), the nomination shall— 

13 (1) be placed on the Executive Calendar under 

14 the heading ‘‘Privileged Nomination—Information 

15 Received’’ and remain on the Executive Calendar 

16 under such heading for 10 session days; and 

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

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

19 section of the Executive Calendar. 

20 (d) REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE OF JURISDICTION.— 

21 During the period when a nomination described in sub22 section (a) is listed under the ‘‘Privileged Nomination— 

23 Information Requested’’ section of the Executive Calendar 

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1 tion—Information Received’’ section of the Executive Cal2 endar described in section (c)(1)— 

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

4 behalf, or on the behalf of any identified Senator 

5 that the nomination be referred to the appropriate 

6 committee of jurisdiction; and 

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

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

9 the appropriate committee of jurisdiction. 

10 SEC. 2. NOMINATIONS COVERED. 

11 The following nominations for the positions described 

12 (including total number of individuals to be appointed for 

13 the position) shall be considered under the provisions of 

14 this resolution: 

15 (1) The Chairman and the Members of the Ad16 visory Board for Cuba Broadcasting (9 Members in17 cluding Chairman). 

18 (2) The Chairman and the Members of the Cor19 poration for National and Community Service (15 

20 Members including Chairman). 

21 (3) The Chairman and the Members of the 

22 Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Boards (5 

23 Members including Chairman). 

24 (4) The Members of the Internal Revenue Serv25 ice Oversight Board (7 Members). 


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1 (5) The Members of the Board of the Millen2 nium Challenge Corporation (4 Members). 

3 (6) The Members of the National Council on 

4 the Arts (18 Members). 

5 (7) The Members of the National Council for 

6 the Humanities (26 Members). 

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

8 the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (8 

9 Members). 

10 (9) The Members of the Peace Corps National 

11 Advisory Council (15 Members). 

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

13 Members of the Board of Directors for the United 

14 States Institute of Peace (12 Members including 

15 Chairman and Vice Chairman). 

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

17 the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (5 

18 Members). 

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

20 the National Consumer Cooperative Bank (3 Mem21 bers). 

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

23 the National Institute of Building Sciences (15 to 21 

24 Members). 


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

2 the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (5 

3 Members). 

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

5 the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (3 

6 Members). 

7 (16) The Members of the Saint Lawrence Sea8 way Development Corporation Advisory Board (5 

9 Members). 

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

11 the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 

12 National Environmental Policy Foundation (9 Mem13 bers). 

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

15 Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (2 Mem16 bers). 

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

18 the Federal Old Age and Survivors Trust Fund and 

19 Disability Insurance Trust Fund (2 Members). 

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

21 the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 

22 Fund (2 Members). 

23 (21) The Members of the Social Security Advi24 sory Board (3 Members). 


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

2 the African Development Foundation (7 Members). 

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

4 the Inter American Foundation (9 Members). 

5 (24) The Commissioners of the United States 

6 Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (7 Mem7 bers). 

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

9 the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in 

10 Education Foundation (8 Members). 

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

12 the Harry Truman Scholarship Foundation (8 Mem13 bers). 

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

15 the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Founda16 tion (6 Members). 

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

18 the Legal Services Corporation (11 Members). 

19 (29) The Members of the Foreign Claims Set20 tlement Commission (2 Members). 

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

22 the State Justice Institute (11 Members). 


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1 SEC. 3. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR. 

2 The Secretary of the Senate shall create the appro3 priate sections on the Executive Calendar to reflect and 

4 effectuate the requirements of this resolution. 

5 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

6 This resolution shall take effect 60 days after the 

7 date of adoption of this resolution. 

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