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 Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. USE OF BIPARTISAN PANEL OF MEMBERS TO 
RECOMMEND 
INDIVIDUAL 
FOR 
APPOINT-
MENT AS CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 
OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) BIPARTISAN
PANEL
TO
RECOMMEND
INDI-
VIDUAL FOR APPOINTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the event of a vacancy in 
the position of Chief Administrative Officer of the 
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House of Representatives, the Speaker shall convene 
a panel to recommend an individual for appointment 
as Chief Administrative Officer. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—The panel convened under 
this subsection shall be composed of the following in-
dividuals: 
(A) The chair and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on House Administration. 
(B) 2 Members of the House selected by 
the Speaker. 
(C) 2 Members of the House selected by 
the Speaker upon the recommendation of the 
Minority Leader. 
(b) USE OF PRIVATE ENTITY TO ASSIST PANEL.— 
(1) AGREEMENT
WITH
ENTITY.—Upon con-
vening the panel under subsection (a), the Speaker 
shall enter into an agreement with a private entity 
to solicit and recruit applicants for the position of 
Chief Administrative Officer and to advise the panel 
regarding its recommendation of an individual for 
appointment as Chief Administrative Officer. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated from the 
applicable accounts of the House of Representatives 
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such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
subsection. 
(c) APPROVAL OF PANEL REQUIRED FOR QUALIFICA-
TION.—For purposes of the election of an individual as 
Chief Administrative Officer by the House, an individual 
shall be considered to duly qualify as Chief Administrative 
Officer only if the individual is recommended for appoint-
ment as Chief Administrative Officer by the panel con-
vened under this section. The panel may not recommend 
an individual for appointment unless a majority of its 
members from the majority party and a majority of its 
members from the minority party vote in favor of the rec-
ommendation. 
(d) NO APPLICATION
TO TEMPORARY APPOINT-
MENTS.—This section does not apply with respect to the 
appointment of an individual under section 208(a) of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a–1) 
to act as, and to exercise temporarily the duties of, the 
Chief Administrative Officer in the case of a vacancy in 
the office of Chief Administrative Officer, or the inca-
pacity or inability of the Chief Administrative Officer to 
perform the duties of the office. 
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