To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-2107
Sponsor: Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2007-05-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Balanced budgets
Budget deficits
Chief financial officers
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Executive reorganization
Federal-territorial relations
Financial statements
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governors
Local budgets
Management information systems
Planning-programming-budgeting
Sunset legislation
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: 
Requires the Governor of the Virgin Islands to appoint a Chief Financial Officer, with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, from a list required by this Act. States that if: (1) the Legislature has not confirmed a nominee within 90 days the Governor shall appoint an Acting Chief Financial Officer until the Legislature consents to a Chief Financial Officer; and (2) a Chief Financial Officer has not been appointed within 180 days the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission shall appoint from such list an Acting Chief Financial Officer until a Chief Financial Officer is appointed.
 
Sets forth the Chief Financial Officer's duties.
 
Transfers the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to the Chief Financial Officer. Alters the position of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to that of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Implements such changes for a five-year period. 
 
Establishes the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission to recommend at least three candidates for the Chief Financial Officer position. Terminates the Commission 210 days after its first meeting.
 
Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed to permit the Governor and Legislature of the Virgin Islands to delegate or otherwise alter the powers and authority of the Office of Management and Budget established under the laws of the Virgin Islands. 

action_date: 2007-07-30
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Requires the Governor of the Virgin Islands to appoint a Chief Financial Officer, with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, from a list required by this Act. States that if: (1) the Legislature has not confirmed a nominee within 90 days the Governor shall appoint an Acting Chief Financial Officer until the Legislature consents to a Chief Financial Officer; and (2) a Chief Financial Officer has not been appointed within 180 days the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission shall appoint from such list an Acting Chief Financial Officer until a Chief Financial Officer is appointed.
 
Sets forth the Chief Financial Officer's duties.
 
Transfers the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to the Chief Financial Officer. Alters the position of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to that of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Implements such changes for a five-year period. 
 
Establishes the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission to recommend at least three candidates for the Chief Financial Officer position. Terminates the Commission 210 days after its first meeting.
 
Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed to permit the Governor and Legislature of the Virgin Islands to delegate or otherwise alter the powers and authority of the Office of Management and Budget established under the laws of the Virgin Islands. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H8824-8825)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H8824-8825)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8824-8825)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Mrs. Christensen asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
action_date: 2007-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E926-927)
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-02
text: Introduced in House