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Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Executive Departments During the 112th Congress - EveryCRSReport.com
Information for each department is presented in tables. The tables include full-time positions confirmed by the Senate, pay levels for these positions, and appointment action within each executive department. Additional summary information across all 15 executive departments appears in the Appendix.
During the 112th Congress, the President submitted 116 nominations to the Senate for full-time positions in executive departments. Of these 116 nominations, 90 were confirmed, 11 were withdrawn, and 15 were returned to him in accordance with Senate rules. For those nominations that were confirmed, a mean (average) of 151.4 days elapsed between nomination and confirmation. The median number of days elapsed was 131.5.
Information for this report was compiled using the Senate nominations database of the Legislative Information System (LIS) http://www.lis.gov/nomis/, the Congressional Record (daily edition), the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, telephone discussions with agency officials, agency websites, the United States Code, and the 2012 Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions).
January 8, 2015 (R43853)
Appointments During the 112th Congress.
Table 1. Appointment Action for 15 Departments During the 112th Congress
Table 2. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Agriculture
Table 3. Department of Agriculture Appointment Action During the 112th Congress
Table 4. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Commerce
Table 5. Department of Commerce Appointment Action During the 112th Congress
Table 6. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Defense
Table 7. Department of Defense Appointment Action During the 112th Congress
Table 8. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Education
Table 9. Department of Education Appointment Action During the 112th Congress
Table 10. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Energy
Table 11. Department of Energy Appointment Action During 112th Congress
Table 12. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Health and Human Services
Table 13. Department of Health and Human Services Appointment Action During the 112th Congress
Table 14. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Homeland Security
Table 15. Department of Homeland Security Appointment Action During the 112th Congress
Table 16. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Table 17. Department of Housing and Urban Development Appointment Action During the 112th Congress
Table 18. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of the Interior
Table 19. Department of the Interior Appointment Action During the 112th Congress
Table 20. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Justice
Table 21. Department of Justice Appointment Action During the 112th Congress
Table 22. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Labor
Table 23. Department of Labor Appointment Action During the 112th Congress
Table 24. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of State
Table 25. Department of State Appointment Action During the 112th Congress
Table 26. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Transportation
Table 27. Department of Transportation Appointment Action During the 112th Congress
Table 28. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of the Treasury
Table 29. Department of the Treasury Appointment Action During the 112th Congress
Table 30. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Table 31. Department of Veterans Affairs Appointment Action During the 112th Congress
Table A-1. Nominations and Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Executive Departments, 112th Congress
Table A-2. Appointment Action, Executive Departments, 112th Congress
Table B-1. Positions in Executive Departments that No Longer Require Senate Confirmation Under P.L. 112-166
Table C-1. Department Abbreviations
Appendix A. Presidential Nominations, 112th Congress
Appendix B. Positions Affected by P.L. 112-166
Appendix C. Abbreviations of Departments
The President is responsible for appointing individuals to positions throughout the federal government. In some instances, the President makes these appointments using authorities granted to the President alone. Other appointments, generally referred to with the abbreviation PAS, are made by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate via the nomination and confirmation process. This report identifies, for the 112th Congress, all nominations submitted to the Senate for executive-level full-time positions1 in the 15 executive departments for which the Senate provides advice and consent. It excludes appointments to regulatory boards and commissions as well as to independent and other agencies.
This report features a pair of tables presenting information for each of these 15 executive departments. The first table in each pair provides information on full-time positions requiring Senate confirmation as of the end of the 112th Congress and the pay levels of those positions. The second table for each department tracks appointment activity within the 112th Congress by the Senate (confirmations, rejections, returns to the President, and elapsed time between nomination and confirmation) as well as further related presidential activity (including withdrawals and recess appointments). In some instances, no appointment action occurred within an agency during the 112th Congress.
Related Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports regarding the presidential appointments process, nomination activity for other executive branch positions, recess appointments, and other appointments-related matters may be found at http://www.crs.gov.2
Table 1 summarizes appointment activity, during the 112th Congress, related to full-time PAS positions in the 15 executive departments. President Barack H. Obama submitted 116 nominations to the Senate for full-time positions to executive departments. Of these 116 nominations, 90 were confirmed; 11 were withdrawn; and 15 were returned to the President under the provisions of Senate rules.3
a. The figures shown here reveal a distinction between the number of positions to which nominations were made (110), the number of individual nominees (112), and the total number of nominations submitted (116). The number of positions to which nominations were made differs from the number of individual nominees for two reasons. First, the President sometimes nominates more than one individual successively to an open position, usually following the return or withdrawal of the original nomination. Second, less frequently, the President nominates a single individual to more than one position over the course of the Congress. Again, this usually followed the return or withdrawal of the first nomination. The number of total nominations submitted is greater than both of these figures because it includes cases in which the President nominated an individual to the same position more than once. For example, Alan F. Estevez was nominated for positions three times during the 112th Congress. Two of these nominations were to the same assistant secretary position in the Department of Defense (with one of the nominations being withdrawn by the President), and the third was to a principal deputy under secretary position in the Department of Defense that was returned to the President. This scenario counted as two positions to which nominations were made, one individual nominee, and three nominations submitted in total.
The length of time a given nomination may be pending in the Senate has varied widely. Some nominations were confirmed within a few days, others were confirmed within several months, and some were never confirmed. This report provides, for each executive department nomination confirmed in the 112th Congress, the number of days between nomination and confirmation ("days to confirm"). For confirmed nominations, a mean of 151.4 days elapsed between nomination and confirmation. The median number of days elapsed was 131.5.
Each of the 15 executive department profiles provided in this report is divided into two parts: a table listing the organization's full-time PAS positions as of the end of the 112th Congress and a table listing appointment action for vacant positions during the 112th Congress. Data for these tables were collected from several authoritative sources. In each department profile, the first of these two tables identifies, as of the end of the 112th Congress,4 each full-time PAS position in that department5 and its pay level. For most presidentially appointed positions requiring Senate confirmation, the pay levels fall under the Executive Schedule. As of January 2013, these pay levels ranged from level I ($199,700) for Cabinet-level offices to level V ($145,700) for lower-ranked positions.
The second table, the appointment action table, provides, in chronological order, information concerning each nomination. It shows the name of the nominee, position involved, date of nomination or appointment, date of confirmation, and number of days between receipt of a nomination and confirmation. It also notes actions other than confirmation (e.g., nominations returned to or withdrawn by the President).
The appointment action tables with more than one nominee to a position also list statistics on the length of time between nomination and confirmation. Each appointment action table provides the average days to confirm in two ways: mean and median. Although the mean is a more familiar measure, it may be influenced by outliers in the data. The median, by contrast, does not tend to be influenced by outliers. In other words, a nomination that took an extraordinarily long time might cause a significant change in the mean, but the median would be unaffected. Examining both numbers offers more information with which to assess the central tendency of the data.
For a small number of positions within a department, the two tables may contain slightly different titles for the same position. This is a result of the fact that the title used in the nomination the White House submits to the Senate, the title of the position as established by statute, and the title of the position used by the department itself are not always identical. The first table listing incumbents at the end of the 112th Congress uses data provided by the department itself. The second table listing nomination action within each department relies primarily upon the Senate nominations database of the LIS.6 This information is based upon the nomination sent to the Senate by the White House. Any inconsistency in position titles between the two tables is noted in the notes following each appointment table.
Appendix A provides two tables. Table A-1 relists all appointment action identified in this report and is organized alphabetically by the appointee's last name. Table entries identify the agency to which each individual was appointed, position title, nomination date, date confirmed or other final action, and duration count for confirmed nominations. The table also includes the mean and median values for the "days to confirm" column.
Table A-2 provides summary data for each of the 15 executive departments identified in this report. The table summarizes the number of positions, nominations submitted, individual nominees, confirmations, nominations returned, and nominations withdrawn for each department. It also provides the mean and median values for the numbers of days taken to confirm nominations within each department.
During the 112th Congress, the Presidential Appointments Streamlining and Efficiency Act (P.L. 112-166) was enacted, which eliminated the requirement for the Senate's advice and consent for 163 positions in federal agencies.7 A number of those positions, listed in Appendix B, have been included in previous versions of this tracking report. This report notes each agency and position affected.
A list of department abbreviations can be found in Appendix C.
Source: Created by the Congressional Research Service.
a. Pursuant to P.L. 112-166 (enacted on August 10, 2012), after October 9, 2012, the positions of Assistant Secretary – Administration and Rural Utilities Service Administrator are no longer subject to Senate advice and consent and are appointed by the President alone. See Appendix B for a complete list of positions in executive departments included in that legislation.
d. The chief financial officer (CFO) may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)). In previous Congresses, the CFO for the Department of Agriculture has been appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Brian T. Baenig
Asst. Secy. – Congressional Relations
Under Secy. – Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
158 .5
Under Secretary – Export Administrationd
Under Secretary – Intellectual Property/Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Under Secretary – Standards and Technology/Director – National Institute of Standards and Technologye
Assistant Secretary – Administration/Chief Financial Officerf
Assistant Secretary – Environmental Observation and Prediction/Deputy Administrator, NOAA
Assistant Secretary – Conservation and Management/Deputy Administrator, NOAA
Assistant Secretary – Trade Promotion/Director General, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
Director – Bureau of the Census
a. Positions in this column do not include those in the commissioned officer corps of NOAA, which are located in the Department of Commerce. Pursuant to P.L. 112-166 (enacted on August 10, 2012), after October 9, 2012, the position of Chief Scientist – NOAA is no longer subject to Senate advice and consent and is appointed by the President alone. See Appendix B for a complete list of positions in executive departments included in that legislation.
d. Within the Department of Commerce, this position is also sometimes known as Under Secretary of Industry and Security.
e. New position as of January 4, 2011, P.L. 111-358. According to §403(a), "the individual serving as the Director of the Institute on the date of enactment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 2010 shall also serve as the Under Secretary until such time as a successor is appointed under subsection (b).''
f. The chief financial officer may be appointed by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
Asst. Secy. – Environmental Observation and Prediction/ Deputy Admin., NOAA
Chief Scientist – NOAA
Asst. Secy. – Import Administration
Withdrawn 10/03/11
Under Secy. – Economic Affairs
Under Secretary – Comptroller/Chief Financial Officerd
Principal Deputy Under Secretary – Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
Principal Deputy Under Secretary – Comptroller
Principal Deputy Under Secretary – Intelligence
Assistant Secretary – Acquisitione
Assistant Secretary – Asian and Pacific Security Affairs
Assistant Secretary – Global Strategic Affairs
Assistant Secretary – Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs
Assistant Secretary – Logistics and Materiel Readinessf
Assistant Secretary – Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programsg
Assistant Secretary – Operational Energy Plans and Programsh
Assistant Secretary – Readiness and Force Managementi
Assistant Secretary – Research and Engineeringj
Director – Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
Director – Operational Test and Evaluationk
Assistant Secretary – Installations, Environment and Logistics
Assistant Secretary – Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
Assistant Secretary – Installations, Energy and Environment
Assistant Secretary – Energy, Installations and Environment
(Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are compensated under the military pay system rather than the executive schedule.)
Chief of the National Guard Bureaum
a. Positions in this column do not include those in the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which are located in the Department of Commerce. Pursuant to P.L. 112-166 (enacted on August 10, 2012), the authorized number of assistant secretaries was reduced from 16 to 14. The two eliminated positions were Assistant Secretary – Networks and Information Integration and Assistant Secretary – Public Affairs. See Appendix B for a complete list of positions in executive departments included in that legislation.
d. The chief financial officer may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
e. The position of Assistant Secretary for Acquisition was established by P.L. 111-84, Division A, Title IX, Subtitle A, §906(a); (123 Stat. 2425) and was filled for the first time during the 112th Congress.
f. The position of Assistant Secretary for Logistics and Materiel Readiness was established by P.L. 111-84, Division A, Title IX, Subtitle A, §906(a); (123 Stat. 2425) and was filled for the first time during the 112th Congress.
g. The position of Assistant Secretary of for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs was established by P.L. 111-383, Title IX, §901(a); (124 Stat. 4317) and was filled for the first time during the 112th Congress.
h. The position of Assistant Secretary for Operational Energy Plans and Programs was established by P.L. 111-383, Title IX, §901(a); (124 Stat. 4317) and was filled for the first time during the 112th Congress.
i. The position of Assistant Secretary for Readiness and Force Management was established by P.L. 111-383, Title IX, §901(b)(4)(A)(i).
j. The position of Assistant Secretary for Research and Engineering was established by P.L. 111-383, Title IX, §901(a); (124 Stat. 4317) and was filled for the first time during the 112th Congress.
k. The President may remove the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation from office. The law provides that "The President shall communicate the reasons for any such removal to both Houses of Congress" (10 U.S.C. §139(a)(1)).
l. The chairman and vice chairman serve two-year terms; other members serve four-year terms. See 10 U.S.C. §152(a) and 10 U.S.C. §154(a)(3).
m. The position of Chief of the National Guard Bureau was established as a member to the Joint Chiefs of Staff by P.L. 112-81, Title V, §512(a); (125 Stat. 1393).
Prin. Deputy Under Secy. – Personnel and Readiness
Chief of Staff (Army) - Joint Chiefs of Staff
Asst. Secy. – Global Strategic Affairs
Asst. Secy. – Logistics and Materiel Readiness
Withdrawn 04/06/11
Asst. Secy. – Acquisition
Withdrawn 07/29/11
Chairman – Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vice Chairman – Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Staff (Army) – Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief of Naval Operations – Joint Chiefs of Staff
General Counsel – Army
Asst. Secy. – Reserve Affairs
Under Secy. – Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
Eric C. Conaton
Under Secy. – Personnel and Readiness
Asst. Secy. – Army – Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
Prin. Deputy Under Secy. – Policy
Chief of Staff (Air Force) – Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chief – National Guard Bureau – Joint Chiefs of Staff
Under Secy. – Air Force
Asst. Secy. – Readiness and Force Management
Prin. Deputy Under Secy. – Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
a. Returned to the President at the end of the 112th Congress under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules.
Director – Institute of Education Sciencesb
III + 3%d
a. Pursuant to P.L. 112-166 (enacted on August 10, 2012), after October 9, 2012, the positions of Assistant Secretary – Management and Commissioner – Education Statistics are no longer subject to Senate advice and consent and are appointed by the President alone. See Appendix B for a complete list of positions in executive departments included in that legislation.
b. This position has a six-year term and specified qualifications. See 20 U.S.C. §9514.
c. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(b)).
d. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
e. The chief financial officer (CFO) may be appointed by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)). In previous Congresses, the CFO for the Department of Education has been appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Director – Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
Director – Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Managementc
Director – Office of Economic Impact and Diversityd
c. According to a department spokesperson, the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management was abolished as of September 2010. However, the position is still listed in the U.S. Code (42 U.S.C. §10224).
d. This position is referred to as Director – Office of Minority Economic Impact in the Senate nominations database of the Legislative Information System. Within the Department of Energy, it is referred to as the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity.
Asst. Secy. – Nuclear Energy
Asst. Secy. – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
LaDoris G. Harris
Dir. – Office of Economic Impact and Diversitya
Admin. – Energy Information Administration
a. This position is called Director – Office of Minority Economic Impact in the Senate nominations database of the Legislative Information System. Within the Department of Energy, it is referred to as the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity.
Assistant Secretary – Children and Familiesd
Assistant Secretary – Preparedness and Response
Assistant Secretary – Financial Resources /Chief Financial Officere
Commissioner – Food and Drugs
a. The positions in this column do not include officers of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, which are located in the Department of Health and Human Services, except in cases in which such a commission is incident to the position listed. Pursuant to P.L. 112-166 (enacted on August 10, 2012), after October 9, 2012, the position of Assistant Secretary – Public Affairs is no longer subject to Senate advice and consent and is appointed by the President alone. See Appendix B for a complete list of positions in executive departments included in that legislation.
d. This position is called Assistant Secretary for Family Support in the Senate nominations database of the Legislative Information System. Within the Department of Health and Human Services, it is referred to as the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
e. The chief financial officer (CFO) may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(l)). The Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources is HUD's designated CFO.
f. This position has a four-year term; a director may serve more than one term. See 25 U.S.C. §1661(a)(2).
g. This position has a four-year term and specified qualifications. See 42 U.S.C. §205.
h. The Surgeon General is compensated as a commissioned officer at level 0-9. See 37 U.S.C. §201.
Admin. – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Withdrawn 12/01/11
Withdrawn 12/16/11
Under Secretary – Intelligence and Analysis
Under Secretary – National Protection and Programs Directorate
Assistant Secretary – Transportation Security Administrationd
Assistant Secretary – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcemente
Chief Financial Officerf
Deputy Administrator – Protection and National Preparedness
Deputy Administrator/Chief Operating Officer
a. Pursuant to P.L. 112-166 (enacted on August 10, 2012), after October 9, 2012, the positions of Director – Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement; Assistant Administrator – Grant Programs (FEMA); Chief Medical Officer; and Administrator – U.S. Fire Administration are no longer subject to Senate advice and consent and are appointed by the President alone. See Appendix B for a complete list of positions in executive departments included in that legislation.
d. Within the Department of Homeland Security, this position is also sometimes known as the Administrator – Transportation Security Administration.
e. Within the Department of Homeland Security, this position is also sometimes known as the Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
f. The chief financial officer may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
g. The Commandant of the Coast Guard is compensated under the military pay system, rather than the executive schedule, with the grade of Admiral.
Withdrawn 02/01/12
Admin. – U.S. Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Margaret A. Sherry
Assistant Secretary – Housing/Federal Housing Administration Commissioner
a. Pursuant to P.L. 112-166 (enacted on August 10, 2012), after October 9, 2012, the position of Assistant Secretary – Public Affairs is no longer subject to Senate advice and consent and is appointed by the President alone. See Appendix B for a complete list of positions in executive departments included in that legislation.
Asst. Secy. – Housing/Federal Housing Administration Commissioner
249 .3
Assistant Secretary – Fish and Wildlife and Parks
Assistant Secretary – Insular Affairs
Assistant Secretary – Policy, Management, and Budget/Chief Financial Officer
Chair – National Indian Gaming Commission
Commissioner – Indian Affairsd
a. The Special Trustee is to be paid "at a rate determined by the Secretary to be appropriate for the position, but not less than the rate of basic pay payable at Level II of the Executive Schedule" (25 U.S.C. §4042(b)(2)).
d. This position (provided for at 25 U.S.C. §1) has been vacant since 1981.
Dir. – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Asst. Secy. – Fish and Wildlife and Parks
Returned 01/03/12a
Asst. Secy. – Land and Minerals Management
Vincent G. Logan
Special Trustee – American Indians
a. Returned to the President at the end of the first session of the 112th Congress under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
b. Returned to the President at the end of the 112th Congress under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Director – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosivesd
Director – Federal Bureau of Investigatione
Director – Community Relations Servicef
Special Counsel – Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practicesg
Director – Violence Against Women Office
a. Positions in this column do not include the U.S. attorney and U.S. marshal positions. The position of chief financial officer (CFO) is also not listed here. Although the Department of Justice is included in the statue that provides presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed CFOs for all of the major executive branch agencies (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)), this provision is superseded by 28 U.S.C. §507, which provides that the Assistant Attorney General for Administration, appointed by the Attorney General with the approval of the President, shall be the CFO for the Department of Justice. Pursuant to P.L. 112-166 (enacted on August 10, 2012), after October 9, 2012, the positions of Director – Bureau of Justice Statistics; Director – Bureau of Justice Assistance; Director – National Institute of Justice; Director – Office for Victims of Crime; and Administrator – Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention are no longer subject to Senate advice and consent and are appointed by the President alone. See Appendix B for a complete list of positions in executive departments included in that legislation.
d. The position of Director – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives became a PAS position in P.L. 109-177, Title V §504 (120 Stat. 247), enacted March 9, 2006. As of the end of the 112th Congress, the position had not been filled through the advice and consent process.
e. This position has a 10-year term. See 28 U.S.C. §532 note.
f. This position has a four-year term. See 42 U.S.C. §2000g.
g. This position has a four-year term. See 8 U.S.C. §1324b(c)(1).
h. "The Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices is entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to exceed the rate now or hereafter provided for grade GS-17 of the General Schedule," under 8 U.S.C. §1324b(c)(3).
Returned 01/03/130
Dir. – Bureau of Justice Assistance
Deputy Admin. – Drug Enforcement Administration
Dir. – Federal Bureau of Investigation
Asst. Atty. General – Antitrust Division
Associate Atty. General
190 .5
a. Returned to the President at the end of the second session of the 112th Congress under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Assistant Secretary – Mine Safety and Health Administration
Commissioner – Bureau of Labor Statisticse
a. Pursuant to P.L. 112-166 (enacted on August 10, 2012), after October 9, 2012, the positions of Assistant Secretary – Public Affairs; Assistant Secretary – Administration and Management; and Director – Women's Bureau are no longer subject to Senate advice and consent and are appointed by the President alone. See Appendix B for a complete list of positions in executive departments included in that legislation.
e. This position has a four-year term. See 29 U.S.C. §3.
Admin. – Wage and Hour Division
Withdrawn 08/02/11
Withdrawn 05/09/11
Comm. – Bureau of Labor Statistics
Asst. Secy. – Veterans' Employment and Training Service
Deputy Secretary – Management and Resources
Under Secretary – Economic Growth, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs
Ambassador-at-Large – Global Women's Issues
Assistant Secretary – Arms Control, Verification and Compliance
Assistant Secretary – Conflict and Stabilization Operations/ Coordinator – Reconstruction and Stabilizationd
Assistant Secretary – Diplomatic Security/Director – Office of Foreign Missione
Assistant Secretary – Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs
Assistant Secretary – International Organizations Affairs
Assistant Secretary – Population, Refugees, and Migration
Director General – Foreign Serviceg
U.S. Representative – United Nations (UN)
U.S. Deputy Representative – UN
U.S. Representative – Economic and Social Council, UN
U.S. Representative – Management and Reform, UN
U.S. Alternate Representative – Special Political Affairs, UN
a. The positions in this column do not include chiefs of mission in overseas posts or Foreign Service officers. In addition, certain officers of the State Department may be required to have certain qualifications. See 22 U.S.C. §2651a(g). Pursuant to P.L. 112-166 (enacted on August 10, 2012), after October 9, 2012, the positions of Assistant Secretary – Public Affairs and Assistant Secretary – Administration are no longer subject to Senate advice and consent and are appointed by the President alone. See Appendix B for a complete list of positions in executive departments included in that legislation.
d. The position of Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization was established by P.L. 110-417, §1605(a); (122 Stat. 4654) and was filled for the first time during the 112th Congress.
e. From 1998 to the present, each time an individual has been nominated to and confirmed for the position of Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, he has simultaneously been nominated to and confirmed for the position of Director of Foreign Missions.
g. By law, incumbent must be a current or former career member of the Foreign Service (22 U.S.C. §3928).
h. The salary for the U.S. Representative to the Organization of the American States is linked to the pay for chiefs of mission.
i. The salaries for these positions within the UN are administratively determined.
U.S. Rep. – Management and Reform, United Nations (UN)
Amb.-at-Large – International Religious Freedom
Asst. Secy. – Int'l Security and Nonproliferation
Asst. Secy. – Administration
Asst. Secy. – Western Hemisphere Affairs
U.S. Rep. – Economic and Social Council, UN
Under Secy. – Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Asst. Secy. – Conflict and Stabilization Operations
Coordinator – Reconstruction and Stabilization
Asst. Secy. – Energy Resources
a. Returned to the President at the end of the 112th Congress under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Administrator – Federal Aviation Administrationb
a. Pursuant to P.L. 112-166 (enacted on August 10, 2012), after October 9, 2012, the positions of Assistant Secretary – Budget and Programs; Deputy Administrator – Federal Aviation Administration; and Administrator – St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation are no longer subject to Senate advice and consent and are appointed by the President alone. See Appendix B for a complete list of positions in executive departments included in that legislation.
b. This position has a five-year term and specified qualifications. See 49 U.S.C. §106.
c. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3 (b)).
e. The chief financial officer may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
Polly E. Trottenberg
237 .5
Inspector General – Tax Administrationb
Special Inspector General – Troubled Asset Relief Programb,d
Commissioner of Internal Revenuee
Comptroller of the Currencyf
Director – Office of Financial Researchg
Director – Office of Thrift Supervisionh
Under Secretary – Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
Assistant Secretary – Financial Stability
Assistant Secretary – International Financei
Assistant Secretary – International Markets and Development
Chief Financial Officerj
Director of the Mintk
a. Pursuant to P.L. 112-166 (enacted on August 10, 2012), after October 9, 2012, the positions of Assistant Secretary – Public Affairs; Assistant Secretary – Management; and Treasurer of the United States are no longer subject to Senate advice and consent and are appointed by the President alone. See Appendix B for a complete list of positions in executive departments included in that legislation.
b. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3 (b)).
c. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3 (e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
d. The position of Special Inspector General has the same removal provisions as other inspectors general (see table note b, above).
e. This position has a five-year term and specified qualifications. See 26 U.S.C. §7803(a)(1).
f. This position has a five-year term and a limitation on the President's removal power. See 12 U.S.C. §2.
g. The position of Director of the Office of Financial Research was established by P.L. 111-203, §152; (124 Stat. 1413), and was filled for the first time during the 112th Congress.
h. This position has a five-year term and specified qualifications. See 12 U.S.C. §1462a(c).
i. The U.S. Code provides that the department has two deputy under secretaries appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. "When appointing each Deputy Under Secretary, the President may designate the Deputy Under Secretary as an Assistant Secretary" (31 U.S.C. §301(d)). In each of these two cases, the President did so.
j. The chief financial officer may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
k. The position has a five-year term and a limitation on the President's removal power. See 31 U.S.C. §304(b).
l. According to the 2012 edition of the Plum Book, the Director of the United States Mint and the Treasurer of the United States were both senior-level positions (p. 126). With regard to pay for such positions, the Plum Book states, "The minimum pay for SL [Senior Level] positions is 120 percent of the rate of basic pay for GS-15, step1. For agencies without a certified performance appraisal system, SL members' pay may not exceed the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule. For agencies with a certified performance appraisal system, SL members' pay may not exceed the rate payable for level II of the Executive Schedule. SL members are not entitled to locality-based comparability payments." (p. 204).The Department of the Treasury received certification from the Office of Personnel Management for its performance appraisal system during the period covered by this report. See also 5 U.S.C. §5376 and 5 U.S.C. §5304(g)(2).
Jenni R. LeCompte
Asst. Secy. – Tax Policy
Under Secy. – Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
Asst. Secy. – Terrorist Financing
Asst. Secy. – Financial Stability
Asst. Secy. – Economic Policy
Matthew S. Rutherford
Asst. Secy. – Financial Markets
Dir. – Office of Financial Research
Dir. – Mint
Chairman – Board of Veterans' Appealse
a. Pursuant to P.L. 112-166 (enacted on August 10, 2012), after October 9, 2012, the positions of Assistant Secretary – Management; Assistant Secretary – Operations, Security, and Preparedness; Assistant Secretary – Human Resources and Administration; and Assistant Secretary – Public and Intergovernmental Affairs are no longer subject to Senate advice and consent and are appointed by the President alone. See Appendix B for a complete list of positions in executive departments included in that legislation.
e. This position has a six-year term and limitations on the President's removal power. See 38 U.S.C. §7101(b).
Asst. Secy. – Benefits
Steve L. Muro
Chairman – Board of Veterans' Appeals
Thomas S. Sowers II
Asst. Secy. – Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
U.S. Rep. – Economic and Social Council – U.N
Chief Scientist – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Chief - National Guard Bureau, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dir. – Office of Economic Impact and Diversity
James N. Miller Jr
Ernest Mitchell Jr
U.S. Rep. – Management and Reform, UN
Donald B. Verrilli Jr
Returned 01/03/12
Note: For a complete list of departmental abbreviations, see Appendix C.
Director – Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement
Assistant Administrator – Grant Programs, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Administrator – U.S. Fire Administration
Director – Women's Bureau
Assistant Secretary – Budget and Programs
Deputy Administrator – Federal Aviation Administration
Administrator – St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Assistant Secretary – Operations, Security, and Preparedness
Note: For more explanation on changes to the appointments process as a result of P.L. 112-166, the Presidential Appointments Streamlining and Efficiency Act, and a complete list of positions that no longer require Senate confirmation, see CRS Report R41872, Presidential Appointments, the Senate's Confirmation Process, and Changes Made in the 112th Congress, by [author name scrubbed].
[author name scrubbed], Analyst in Government Organization and Management, provided some of the information in this report. Maureen Bearden, who is no longer at CRS, assisted in the collection of data used in this report.
Full-time departmental presidential appointments with Senate confirmation (PAS positions) that are not covered in this report include U.S. attorney and U.S. marshal positions in the Department of Justice; most Foreign Service and diplomatic positions in the Department of State; officer corps positions in the civilian uniformed services of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Department of Commerce; the Public Health Service in the Department of Health and Human Services; and the officer corps in the military services. Nominees to these positions are generally submitted in groups, often with dozens or hundreds of names appearing in a single nomination, and tend to be of a noncontroversial nature.
Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate provides that "Nominations neither confirmed nor rejected during the session at which they are made shall not be acted upon at any succeeding session without being again made to the Senate by the President; and if the Senate shall adjourn or take a recess for more than thirty days, all nominations pending and not finally acted upon at the time of taking such adjournment or recess shall be returned by the Secretary to the President, and shall not again be considered unless they shall again be made to the Senate by the President." U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Senate Manual, 112th Cong., 1st sess., S. Doc. 112-1 (Washington: GPO, 2011), p. 58.
The data on incumbents at the end of the 112th Congress were collected as of the Senate's last day of business on January 3, 2013. Beginning on January 4, agency officials were contacted and the lists of incumbents were finalized.
See footnote 1 for a list of full-time positions not included in this report.
In some cases, the title drawn from the LIS database is expanded upon for clarity in the second table. For example, Carol J. Galante was nominated to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Her nomination, as shown in the LIS database, does not indicate to which assistant secretary position she was nominated; it merely states that she was nominated as an assistant secretary. In the section on HUD, the second table shows that she was nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Housing.
In addition, P.L. 112-166 removed the advice and consent requirements for 2,356 positions in the Public Health Service Officer Corps and 319 positions in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Officer Corps. For more information on P.L. 112-166, see CRS Report R41872, Presidential Appointments, the Senate's Confirmation Process, and Changes Made in the 112th Congress, by [author name scrubbed].