I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3770 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that payment for services 
may not be made to an individual appointed during a recess of the 
Senate to fill a vacancy in an existing office, if the vacancy existed 
while the Senate was in session and was by law required to be filled 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2012 
Mr. LANDRY (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. ROSS of Flor-
ida, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. 
WESTMORELAND, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia, Mr. 
STEARNS, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of 
Texas, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. 
FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
JENKINS, Mr. SCALISE, and Mr. BARLETTA) introduced the following bill 
JANUARY 17, 2012 
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in ad-
dition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Financial 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that pay-
ment for services may not be made to an individual 
appointed during a recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy 
in an existing office, if the vacancy existed while the 
Senate was in session and was by law required to be 
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filled by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Appoint-
ments Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RECESS APPOINTMENTS PAY REFORM. 
Section 5503 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the second sentence of sub-
section (a); 
(2) by striking subsection (b); and 
(3) by striking ‘‘(a) Payment’’ and inserting 
‘‘Payment’’. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON VOLUNTARY SERVICES. 
Section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating the text of such section as 
subsection (a); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) No officer or employee of the United States Gov-
ernment serving in a position required by law to be filled 
with the advice and consent of the Senate may provide 
voluntary or gratuitous services.’’. 
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SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO A QUORUM FOR THE 
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. 
Section 3(b) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 153(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘A quorum shall not be constituted by any mem-
ber of the Board who shall not have been confirmed by 
the Senate.’’. 
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE BUREAU OF CON-
SUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION. 
(a) EFFECTIVENESS OF RULES.—Section 1022(b)(1) 
of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5512(b)(1)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: ‘‘No rule, order, or other ad-
ministrative action shall be considered final if the Director 
was appointed during a recess of the Senate and the posi-
tion of Director was vacant while the Senate was in ses-
sion, until the Director has been confirmed by the Sen-
ate.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 1017(c) of the Dodd-Frank 
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 
U.S.C. 5497(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
(c) TREATMENT OF RECESS APPOINTMENTS; LIMI-
TATION ON VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—Section 1011(b) of 
the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Pro-
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tection Act (12 U.S.C. 5491(b)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF RECESS APPOINTEES; LIM-
ITATION ON VOLUNTARY SERVICES.— 
‘‘(A) RECESS
APPOINTEES
NOT
TO
RE-
CEIVE PAY.—Payment for services may not be 
made to an individual appointed during a recess 
of the Senate to fill a vacancy in the Bureau, 
if the vacancy existed while the Senate was in 
session and was by law required to be filled by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
until the appointee has been confirmed by the 
Senate. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION
ON
VOLUNTARY
SERV-
ICES.—No officer or employee of the Bureau 
serving in a position required by law to be filled 
with the advice and consent of the Senate may 
provide voluntary or gratuitous services.’’. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
be effective as of January 1, 2012. 
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