Order Code RL33313
Congressional Commissions,
Committees, Boards, and Groups:
Appointment Authority and Membership
Updated April 4, 2007
Matthew E. Glassman
Analyst in American National Government
Government and Finance Division
Congressional Commissions, Committees, Boards, and
Groups: Appointment Authority and Membership
Summary
Over the past several decades, Congress, by statute, has established a wide array
of commissions, boards, and advisory bodies to provide assistance in meeting various
legislative, investigative, and administrative responsibilities. These entities are
generally temporary and created to serve specific functions, such as studying a
discreet policy area or performing one-time or recurring administrative tasks.
The majority of these congressional bodies provide that Members of Congress,
particularly the leadership, be intimately involved in the appointment process, either
through direct service on a commission, or by appointing or recommending
candidates for membership. This compilation examines the range of alternative
membership appointment schemes exhibited by more than 75 such bodies currently
in existence.
The choice of any particular mechanism for membership designation has
implications that may have an impact on the ability of these entities to fulfill their
congressional mandates. Examination of the statutory language creating these bodies
reveals several common approaches to membership selection. Each possible
alternative scheme has its advantages.
Commissions or boards composed entirely of Members permit a high degree of
congressional control over the entity’s operations. Bodies composed mainly of
qualified private citizens or executive branch appointees may provide a broader
expertise than Member-only bodies. Assemblages of mixed membership provide
some of the advantages of both Member and citizen-only appointment schemes.
This report will be updated at the beginning of each new Congress.
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Appointment Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Membership Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Direct Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Qualification Provisos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Separation of Powers Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Impact of Appointment Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
List of Tables
Table 1. Active Commissions, Boards and Advisory Entities:
Congressional Membership and Appointment Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Table 2. Appointment Role of the Speaker of the House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Table 3. Appointment Role of the House Minority Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Table 4. Appointment Role of the House Majority Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Table 5. Appointment Role of the President of the Senate
or the President Pro Tempore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Table 6. Appointment Role of the Senate Majority Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Table 7. Appointment Role of the Senate Minority Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Table 8. Appointment Role of Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Table 9. Summary of Appointment Authority of Congressional Leaders
and Committee Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Congressional Commissions, Committees,
Boards, and Groups: Appointment Authority
and Membership
Introduction
Over much of its history, Congress has created a wide array of advisory bodies
in order to better exercise its legislative, oversight, and investigative mandates, and
to attend to ongoing administrative tasks and responsibilities.1 During the past two
decades, Congress has established some 150 statutory entities to study, advise on,
coordinate, or monitor matters of particular interest to Congress. These entities vary
in several dimensions, including their official designation, purpose, lifespan,
membership, and mechanism by which members are appointed.
Many of these bodies are expressly identified as commissions, but others are
designated as boards, advisory committees, or by other terms. In this report, they are
referred to generically as “congressional commissions.” These groups are generally
created to address a single purpose, perhaps to study a discrete policy issue, or to
attend to one-time or recurring administrative functions. Often, they have a well-
defined mandate, which typically includes the submission of a final report to
Congress detailing findings and recommendations. Although most have a specific
lifespan, several have been created to provide ongoing support and advice (for
instance, the Boards of Visitors for the United States military service academies, or
the Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for Appointment to the
Office of Architect of the Capitol).
The statutory provisions creating a substantial proportion of congressional
commissions provide for a membership that, either entirely or in part (1) includes,
(2) is chosen by, or (3) is recommended by Members of Congress. This report
addresses only those statutory groups whose membership involves congressional
participation in one or more of these forms. It provides selected information relating
to the role of Members of Congress in the appointment process.
This report is intended to inform Members of Congress of their specific
appointment responsibilities and to make them aware of their opportunities to serve
as members on these boards and commissions. Additionally, observations regarding
the rationale for the many variations in the appointment schemes for existing bodies
1 This report was originally written by the late Thomas P. Carr, formerly an analyst in
American National Government at CRS. The listed author updated the report and is
available to answer questions concerning its contents.
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are intended to provide some guidance to legislators to facilitate the drafting of
membership language in future commission statutes.
Scope and Organization
This compilation attempts to identify all congressional commissions and similar
bodies currently in existence. It includes any statutorily created entity (boards,
advisory panels etc.) whose membership scheme mandates the participation of
Members of Congress either as potential members, or as participants in the process
of designating the membership. Entities created by Congress that have neither
congressional membership nor congressional involvement in the appointment process
have been omitted.2
Also excluded are ad hoc commissions and advisory groups empaneled by
individual committees of Congress under their general authority to procure the
“temporary services” of consultants to “make studies and advise the committee with
respect to any matter within its jurisdiction,” pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 72a. The
membership of these entities, such as the Advisory Commission to Study the
Consumer Price Index, is selected by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the committee concerned, and these bodies are generally empaneled for short
durations.
Information regarding the involvement of Members of Congress in the
appointment process for congressional commissions is presented in a series of tables.
Table 1 identifies each entity currently functioning, regardless of when it was
initially established.3 The more than 85 entries in the primary table highlight the
broad diversity of matters Congress has felt deserved insightful examination beyond
the established organizational structure of the institution. Entries are arranged
alphabetically, and citations to the United States Code and the Statutes at Large
where particulars relating to the scope, purpose, and composition of these bodies may
be located are provided.
Column two of the table presents the statutory language of membership
appointment schemes, detailing a wide range of membership patterns for the benefit
of lawmakers who might be contemplating creation of advisory bodies. Column
three provides termination dates for each entity.4 Where available, the Internet
address of an organization’s website is also provided.
Tracking provisions of law that create boards and commissions is an inherently
inexact exercise. Although many such bodies are created in easily identifiable
2 See for example, the membership appointment scheme for the Advisory Commission on
Drug Free Communities (21 U.S.C. 1543), established by P.L. 105-20. All appointments are
made by the President with no congressional involvement.
3 See for example, the Board of Trustees for the American Folklife Center, which is
ongoing, but was established pursuant to P.L. 94-201(20 U.S.C. 2103).
4 Sometimes inherent ambiguity is in these dates because they are not always date certain,
but rather, often contingent upon an associated time-line within the statute, such as the date
of submission of a final report.
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freestanding statutes, others are contained within the statutory language of lengthy
omnibus legislation.5 It is also sometimes difficult to determine when such bodies
have ceased to operate,6 as termination dates are not always included in the organic
statute, or may be tied to ambiguous conditions.
Appointment Authority
The particulars of congressional involvement in the appointment process are
varied. Distinctions among the degrees of autonomy in the appointment process are
evident in column two of Table 1, which reproduces verbatim the statutory language
of the individual appointment schemes. In the legislative branch, the individuals
most commonly empowered to make appointments to commissions and similar
bodies are the Speaker of the House, the President or President pro tempore7 of the
Senate, and the majority and minority leaders of the House and Senate. The majority
leader of the House is less often included in these mechanisms, because the role of
the minority leader in that chamber is more often paired instead with the Speaker.
Individual listings (Tables 2 through 7) detailing the appointment
responsibilities of each of these major congressional leaders are provided. Table 8
lists other congressional leaders, namely, the chairmen or ranking minority members
of specified committees in the House and Senate who may also be granted authority
to make or recommend appointments, or be designated as members of a commission
or board.8 A final table, Table 9, captures the details from all the tables in summary
format.
Membership Composition
When making appointments to commissions, Members of Congress may be
empowered to act independently or in concert with other congressional leaders.
5 For example, provisions for the establishment of 12 separate advisory bodies were included
in the text of the FY1999 Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act (P. L. 105-277,112 Stat. 2681).
6 In at least one instance, a commission mandated by law never formally organized.
Membership selection for the Commission on State and Private Forests (16 U.S.C. 1601
note, P.L. 101-624; 104 Stat. 3548), was not completed, apparently due to presidential
reservations about the appropriateness of the appointment scheme (see “Separation of
Powers Issues,” below).
7 The appointment power of the President pro tempore of the Senate is subject to the
conditions of 2 U.S.C. 199, which requires involvement of the majority and minority leaders
of the Senate if a statute specifies that the appointment is to be made on the basis of the
appointee’s affiliation with the majority or minority political party, or if not, upon the joint
recommendation of majority and minority leaders of the Senate (P.L. 96-576; 94 Stat. 3355).
8 See for example, the Commission for the Judiciary Office Building, whose membership
includes the chairman and the ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Rules
and Administration, the chairman and the ranking minority member of the Senate
Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House (P.L. 100-480;
102 Stat. 2334).
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Structurally, the variations in the autonomy of the appointment officials fall within
several common patterns:
Direct Designation. The statutory scheme may mandate that membership of
a commission be made up in whole or in part of specifically designated Members of
Congress, typically members of the leadership.
In most cases, leadership service is limited to bodies concerned with the internal
administrative functions of the House and Senate. For example, membership of the
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for Appointment to the
Office of Architect of the Capitol includes the Speaker of the House, the President
pro tempore of the Senate, the majority and minority leaders of the House and the
Senate, and the chairmen and the ranking minority members of the Committee on
House Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
Statutes requiring the appointment of specific members of congressional or
committee leadership to commissions are not as common as those that simply grant
appointment authority to these leaders.
Appointment. Selected leaders, often with balance between parties, appoint
commission members, who may or may not be Members of Congress;
For appointments made by congressional leaders, the statutory scheme generally
mandates that appointments include contributions by leaders of both parties. Some
commissions’ members are selected by majority and minority party leaders in equal
numbers.9 In other instances, however, the majority party appoints a greater
number.10 In a few cases, the majority/minority ratio of appointments to a
commission varies, depending upon whether the President is of the same party as the
majority in the House or the Senate.11
One common component of statutory appointment schemes for congressional
commissions is the requirement that Members of Congress serve on these panels.
Certain bodies, such as the British American Parliamentary Group, are composed
entirely of members of Congress. In other instances, a statute may require that a
certain specified number of Senators or Representatives be selected.12
9 See, for example, the Antitrust Modernization Commission. The majority and minority
leaders of the House and the Senate each are given the authority to appoint two members.
P.L. 107-273; 116 Stat. 1856.
10 Under the appointment scheme for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, the
majority party enjoys a three-to-two advantage in making appointments to the commission.
P.L. 106-173; 114 Stat. 15.
11 See the details of the appointment scheme for the National Prison Rape Reduction
Commission in Table 1.
12 The law creating the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission (P.L. 107-202),
provided that eight of the 15 members of the commission be appointed by congressional
leaders, and that at least two Senators and two Representatives be among those selected.
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Recommendation. Selected leaders, again often with balance between
parties, recommend members, who may or may not be Members of Congress, for
appointment to a commission. They may do so either in parallel or jointly, and the
recommendations may be made either to other congressional leaders, such as the
Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate, or to the President.
These three variations in the methods employed in making appointments are
differentiated in Table 9 through the use of typographical devices. The number of
appointments to be made is specified by numerals or, when indeterminate, by “I?.”
Parenthetical values indicate that the naming officer has only recommending
authority. Joint naming authority is denoted by the letter “J.” Bolded entries signify
that Members of Congress are among the appointees, and an asterisk “*” means that
the appointing official is also explicitly named to the commission.
Qualification Provisos. Some statutory provisos may have the effect of
limiting the degree of autonomy a Member has in appointing or making
recommendations of individuals for commission membership. For example, the
appointing official may be required by law to select members who are specifically
qualified by virtue of their education, knowledge, training, experience, expertise,
distinguished service, or recognized eminence in a particular field or fields.13 In
other instances, appointments are expressly limited to individuals occupying specific
federal, state, or local government positions, representing a particular occupation, or
serving as head of a particular public or private sector institution or organization.
Separation of Powers Issues
In many instances, the authority to appoint members to the entities covered in
this report is shared by the executive and legislative branches.14 When the
appointment authority set out in a statute creating a commission is shared by the
President and Members of Congress, questions about implementation of the
appointment scheme have sometimes prompted the President to clarify issues raised
under the separation of powers and appointments clause of the Constitution. Some
statutes instruct the President to appoint commission members from a list provided
by congressional leadership. For example, the appointment scheme for the
Commission on Interoperable Data Sharing provides for nine members, one member
appointed by the President to serve as chairman, and eight members appointed by the
President “from a list of nominees jointly provided by the Speaker of the House of
13 For example, P.L. 109-58 prescribes that nominees for the United States Commission on
North American Energy Freedom must be “knowledgeable on energy issues, including oil
and gas exploration and production, crude oil refining, oil and gas pipelines, electricity
production and transmission, coal, unconventional hydrocarbon resources, fuel cells, motor
vehicle power systems, nuclear energy, renewable energy, biofuels, energy efficiency, and
energy conservation.”
14 See, for example, the membership appointment scheme for the Commission on
Broadcasting to the People’s Republic of China, which consists of 11 members, three
appointed by the President and two each appointed by the Speaker of the House, the
majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House and the minority leader of
the Senate (P.L. 102-138; 105 Stat. 705).
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Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority
leader of the Senate, and the minority leader of the Senate.”15
In the signing statement accompanying the law, President George W. Bush
noted that methods of selection included in the Appointment Clause of the
Constitution include “appointment by the President with Senate consent, or by the
President alone,” but not by the President “from a pool of persons selected by
congressional leadership.”16 Similarly, in a statement accompanying the signing
legislation creating the Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission,17
the President made it clear that he would not be bound by the membership
recommendations of House and Senate leadership required by the statute, but would
rather “welcome, as a matter of comity, the suggestions of the congressional
leadership for those positions.”18
Impact of Appointment Framework
As the foregoing discussion suggests, several alternative approaches are
available to legislators in drafting membership selection language. The decisions
made when devising a commission’s membership framework are not simply
arbitrary. Inclusion of legislators on such panels insures that Congress will be able
to exercise a certain degree of control over the operations of the entity concerned.
At the same time, service by Members on commissions is arguably antithetical to at
least one of the rationales for creating a commission in the first place, namely, to
reduce the workload of Congress by delegating certain functions to temporary bodies.
Even in the absence of direct membership on a commission, in drafting the
particulars of an appointment scheme, legislators can dictate, to some degree, the
measure of autonomy a commission enjoys. For example, although the legislation
creating the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
9-11 Commission) did not stipulate that Members of Congress be included in the
commission’s membership, it did call for nine of the 10 members of the commission
to be selected by congressional leaders.19 Attention to the proper balance between
the number of members appointed by congressional leaders and by other individuals,
or to the number of Members of Congress required to be among the appointees, or
to the qualifications of appointees, can be significant factors in enabling a
commission to fulfill its congressional mandate.
15 P.L. 107-173; 116 Stat. 543.
16 Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, vol. 38, May 20, 2002, p. 822.
17 36 U.S.C. note prec. 101, P.L. 107-41; 115 Stat. 226
18 Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, vol. 37, Sept. 24, 2001, p. 1336
19 The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (P.L. 107-306; 116
Stat. 2408), was established to examine and report upon issues relating to the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001.
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Table 1. Active Commissions, Boards and Advisory Entities:
Congressional Membership and Appointment Authority
Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
The commission shall be composed of 15 members appointed as follows:
The Commission is to
Commission
(1) Two members, each of whom shall be a qualified citizen described in subsection
terminate 120 days after
36 U.S.C. note prec. 101.
(b),a appointed by the President;
submitting its final report.
P.L. 106-173; 114 Stat.15
(2) One member, who shall be a qualified citizen described in subsection (b), appointed
The Commission is required
P.L. 108-59; 117 Stat. 861
by the President on the recommendation of the Governor of Illinois;
to submit a final report to
(3) One member, who shall be a qualified citizen described in subsection (b), appointed
Congress not later than the
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by the President on the recommendation of the Governor of Indiana;
expiration of the four-year
(4) One member, who shall be a qualified citizen described in subsection (b), appointed
period beginning on the
by the President on the recommendation of the Governor of Kentucky;
date of the formation of the
(5) Three members, at least one of whom shall be a Member of the House, appointed by
Commission. P.L. 108-59
the Speaker;
extended the reporting
(6) Three members, at least one of whom shall be a Senator, appointed by the majority
deadline to not later than
leader of the Senate;
April 30, 2010.
(7) Two members, at least one of whom shall be a Member of the House, appointed by
the minority leader of the House; and
(8) Two members, at least one of whom shall be a Senator, appointed by the minority
leader of the Senate.
Appointments are for the life of the commission.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
Advisory Committee on Student
(1) The Advisory Committee shall have 11 members of whom:
No statutory end date
Financial Assistance
(A) Three members shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate upon
20 U.S.C. 1098
the recommendation of the majority leader and the minority leader.
P.L. 99-498; 100 Stat. 1492
(B) Three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House upon the
recommendation of the majority leader and the minority leader and
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(C) Five members shall be appointed by the Secretary of Education including, but not
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limited to representatives of states, institutions of higher education, secondary schools,
credit institutions, students, and parents.
Appointments last three years.
Advisory Committee on the
[The Advisory Committee shall be composed of ] the Speaker of the House of
No statutory end date
Protection of Presidential and Vice-
Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority and
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minority leaders of the Senate, and one additional member selected by the other
18 U.S.C. 3056(a)(7)
members of the committee.
P.L. 98-587; 98 Stat. 3111
P.L. 90-331; 82 Stat 170
The additional member is appointed prior to each presidential election.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
Advisory Committee on the
The committee shall consist of the eleven members including —
No statutory end date
Records of Congress
(A) (i) the Secretary of the Senate;
44 U.S.C. 2701
(ii) the Clerk of the House of Representatives;
P.L. 101-509; 104 Stat. 1417
(iii) the Archivist of the United States;
(iv) the Historian of the Senate; and
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(v) the Historian of the House of Representatives; and
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(B) six members of whom one shall be appointed by each of the following:
(i) the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(ii) the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
(iii) the Majority Leader of the Senate;
(iv) the Minority Leader of the Senate;
(v) the Secretary of the Senate; and
(vi) the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Appointments last two years.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
American Folklife Center in the
(1) The center shall be under the direction of a Board of Trustees. The Board shall be
No statutory end date
Library of Congress, Board of
composed as follows:
Trustees
(A) Four members appointed by the President from among individuals who are officials
20 U.S.C. 2103
of Federal departments and agencies concerned with some aspect of American folklife
P.L. 94-201; 89 Stat. 1130
traditions and arts;
(B) Four members appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate from among
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individuals from private life who are widely recognized by virtue of their scholarship,
experience, creativity, or interest in American folklife traditions and arts, and four
members appointed by the Speaker of the House from among such individuals;
(C) Four members appointed by the Librarian of Congress from among individuals who
are widely recognized by virtue of their scholarship, experience, creativity, or interest in
American folklife traditions and arts; and
(D) Seven ex officio members including —
(i) The Librarian of Congress;
(ii) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution;
(iii) The Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts;
(iv) The Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities;
(v) The President of the American Folklore Society;
(vi) The President of the Society for Ethnomusicology; and
(vii) The Director of the Center.
Appointments last six years.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
Antitrust Modernization
The commission shall be composed of 12 members appointed as follows:
The Commission shall
Commission
(1) Four members, no more than two of whom shall be of the same political party, shall
cease to exist 30 days after
15 U.S.C. 1 note.
be appointed by the President. The President shall appoint members of the opposing
the date on which its report
P.L. 107-273; 116 Stat. 1856
party only on the recommendation of the leaders of Congress from that party.
is submitted. The report is
(2) Two members shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate.
due “not later than three
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(3) Two members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
years after the first meeting
(4) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House.
of the Commission.” The
(5) Two members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House.
Commission convened its
first public meeting on July
Appointments are for the life of the commission.
15, 2004. The commission
is scheduled to terminate in
Spring 2007, after it
submits its report to
Congress and the President.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and
The foundation shall be subject to the supervision and direction of a Board of Trustees.
No statutory end date
Excellence in Education
The Board shall be composed of 13 members, as follows:
Foundation, Board of Trustees
(1) Two members from the Senate, one appointed by the majority leader and one
20 U.S.C. 4703
appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
P.L. 99-661; 100 Stat. 4007
(2) Two members from the House, one appointed by the majority leader and one
appointed by the minority leader of the House.
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(3) Eight members, not more than four of whom shall be of the same political party, to
be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(4) The Secretary of Education, or his designee, who shall serve ex officio as a member
of the Board but shall not be eligible to serve as Chairman.
Appointments last six years.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary
The commission shall be composed of 15 members as follows:
The Commission is to
Commission
(1) The Librarian of Congress.
terminate 120 days after
36 U.S.C. 101 note.
(2) Fourteen qualified citizens, appointed as follows:
submitting its final report.
P.L. 107-202; 116 Stat. 739
(A) Two members appointed by the President;
The report is to be
(B) Two members appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Governor
submitted “not later than
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of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
January 16, 2007.” The
(C) Two members appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Governor
commission is scheduled to
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
terminate on May 16, 2007.
(D) Two members, at least one of whom shall be a Senator, appointed by the majority
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leader of the Senate;
for the submission of the
(E) Two members, at least one of whom shall be a Senator, appointed by the minority
final report until January
leader of the Senate.
16, 2009, has passed the
(F) Two members, at least one of whom shall be a Member of the House, appointed by
House and is awaiting
the Speaker of the House; and
action in the Senate.
(G) Two members, at least one of whom shall be a Member of the House, appointed by
the minority leader of the House.
Appointments are for the life of the commission.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
British American Parliamentary
The membership of the group shall not exceed 24 Members of Congress who are to be
No statutory end date
Group
appointed to meet annually and when the Congress is not in session (except that this
22 U.S.C. 276(l)
restriction shall not apply to meetings held in the United States), with representatives of
P.L. 102-138; 105 Stat. 676
the House of Commons and the House of Lords of the Parliament of Great Britain for
discussion of common problems in the interest of relations between the United States
and Great Britain. The Members of Congress so appointed shall be referred to as the
‘United States group’ of the United States Interparliamentary Group.
Of the Members of Congress appointed:
(1) Half shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House from among Members of the
House (not less than four of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs); and
(2) Half shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon
recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, from among
Members of the Senate (not less than four of whom shall be members of the Committee
on Foreign Relations) unless the majority and minority leaders of the Senate determine
otherwise.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
Canada-United States
The membership of the group shall not exceed 24 Members of Congress who are to be
No statutory end date
Interparliamentary Group
appointed to meet jointly and at least annually and when Congress is not in session
22 U.S.C. 276(d)
(except that this restriction shall not apply during the first session of the Eighty-sixth
P.L. 86-42; 73 Stat. 72
Congress or to meetings held in the United States) with representatives of the House of
P.L. 95-45; 91 Stat. 222
Commons and Senate of the Canadian Parliament for discussion of common problems
P.L. 103-437; 108 Stat. 4588
in the interests of relations between the United States and Canada.
Of the Members of the Congress:
(1) Half shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House from Members of the House
(not less than four of whom shall be from the Foreign Affairs Committee); and
(2) Half shall be appointed by the President of the Senate upon recommendations of the
majority and minority leaders of the Senate from Members of the Senate (not less than
four of whom shall be from the Foreign Relations Committee).
Appointments are made for each individual meeting, except for the appointments from
the Foreign Affairs and Foreign Relations Committee, which are for the duration of the
Congress in which they were made.
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Christopher Columbus Fellowship
The foundation shall be subject to the supervision and direction of a Board of Trustees.
No statutory end date
Foundation
The board shall be composed of 13 members as follows:
20 U.S.C. 5702
(1) Two members appointed by the President in consultation with the President pro
P.L. 102-281; 106 Stat. 142
tempore of the Senate;
(2) Two members appointed by the President in consultation with the minority leader of
http://www.columbusfdn.org/
the Senate;
(3) Two members appointed by the President in consultation with the Speaker of the
House;
(4) Two members appointed by the President in consultation with the minority leader of
the House; and
(5) Five members appointed by the President.
Appointments last six years.
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Citizen’s Coinage Advisory
The Advisory Committee shall consist of 11 members appointed by the Secretary of the
No statutory end date
Committee
Treasury as follows:
31 U.S.C. 5135
(A) Seven persons appointed by the Secretary —
P.L. 108-15; 117 Stat. 616
(i) One of whom shall be appointed from among individuals who are specially qualified
to serve on the Advisory Committee by virtue of their education, training, or experience
http://www.ccac.gov
as a nationally or internationally recognized curator in the United States of a
numismatic collection;
(ii) One of whom shall be appointed from among individuals who are specially
qualified to serve on the Advisory Committee by virtue of their experience in the
medallic arts or sculpture;
(iii) One of whom shall be appointed from among individuals who are specially
qualified to serve on the Advisory Committee by virtue of their education, training, or
experience in American history;
(iv) One of whom shall be appointed from among individuals who are specially
qualified to serve on the Advisory Committee by virtue of their education, training, or
experience in numismatics; and
(v) Three of whom shall be appointed from among individuals who can represent the
interests of the general public in the coinage of the United States.
(B) Four persons appointed by the Secretary on the basis of the recommendations of the
following officials who shall make the selection for such recommendation from among
citizens who are specially qualified to serve on the Advisory Committee by virtue of
their education, training, or experience:
(i) One person recommended by the Speaker of the House;
(ii) One person recommended by the minority leader of the House;
(iii) One person recommended by the majority leader of the Senate; and
(iv) One person recommended by the minority leader of the Senate
Appointments last four years.
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Commission for the Judiciary
The commission shall be composed of the following 13 members or their designees:
No statutory end date
Office Building
(1) Two individuals appointed by the Chief Justice from among justices of the Supreme
40 U.S.C. 6503
Court and other judges of the United States;
The commission has never
P.L. 100-480; 102 Stat. 2334
(2) The members of the House Office Building Commission;
met or conducted business.
(3) The majority leader and minority leader of the Senate;
(4) The chairman and the ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Rules
and Administration;
(5) The chairman and the ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on
Environment and Public Works;
(6) The chairman and ranking minority member of the House Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
Commission for the Preservation of
The commission shall consist of 21 members appointed by the President, seven of
No statutory end date
America’s Heritage Abroad
whom shall be appointed after consultation with the Speaker of the House and seven of
16 U.S.C. 469j
whom shall be appointed after consultation with the President pro tempore of the
P.L. 99-83; 99 Stat. 280
Senate.
http://www.heritageaborad.gov
Appointments last three years.
CRS-19
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Commission on Security and
The commission shall be composed of 21 members as follows:
No statutory end date
Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki
(1) Nine Members of the House appointed by the Speaker of the House. Five Members
Commission)
shall be selected from the majority party and four Members shall be selected, after
22 U.S.C. 3003
consultation with the minority leader of the House, from the minority party.
P.L. 93-304; 90 Stat. 661
(2) Nine Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. Five
P.L. 99-7; 99 Stat. 18
Members shall be selected from the majority party of the Senate, after consultation with
the majority leader, and four Members shall be selected, after consultation with the
http://www.csce.gov/
minority leader of the Senate, from the minority party.
(3) One member of the Department of State appointed by the President of the United
States;
(4) One member of the Department of Defense appointed by the President of the United
States; and
(5) One member of the Department of Commerce appointed by the President of the
United States.
Appointments do not have fixed terms.
Commission on the
The commission shall be composed of 12 members who shall be appointed by the
The Commission terminates
Implementation of the New
Secretary
on November 30, 2007.
Strategic Posture of the United
of Defense. In selecting individuals for appointment to the Commission, the Secretary
States
of Defense shall consult with the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee
P.L. 109-163; 119 Stat. 3431
on Armed Services of the Senate and the chairman and ranking minority member of the
P.L. 109-364; 120 Stat. 2043
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
Appointments are for the life of the commission
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Commission on the National Guard
The commission shall be composed of 13 members appointed as follows:
The Commission is to
and Reserve
(A) Three members appointed by the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of
terminate 90 days after
P.L. 108-375; 118 Stat. 1880
the Senate;
submission of a final report,
P.L. 109-364; 120 Stat. 2197
(B) Three members appointed by the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of
which is required to be
the House of Representatives;
made no later than January
http://www.cngr.gov
(C) Two members appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on
31, 2008.
Armed Services of the Senate;
(D) Two members appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
(E) Three members appointed by the Secretary of Defense.
Appointments are for the life of the Commission.
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Commission on the National
The commission shall be composed of 11 voting members appointed from among
The Commission shall
Military Museum
individuals who have an expertise in military or museum matters as follows:
terminate 60 days after the
P.L. 106-65; 113 Stat. 881
(A) Five shall be appointed by the President.
date of the submission of its
(B) Two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in
report which is due not later
consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
than 12 months after the
Representatives.
date of its first meeting.
(C) One shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, in
consultation with the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services of the
House
of Representatives.
(D) Two shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, in consultation with
the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
(E) One shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, in consultation with the
ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
Appointments are for the life of the commission.
Commission to Assess the Threat to
The commission shall be composed of nine members. Seven of the members shall be
The Commission is to
the United States from
appointed by the Secretary of Defense and two of the members shall be appointed by
terminate 30 days after the
Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP)
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In selecting individuals
submission of its final
Attack
for appointment to the Commission, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the
report, which is due on
P.L. 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-345
chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committees on Armed Services of the
September 30, 2007.
P.L. 109-163; 119 Stat. 3434
Senate and
P.L. 109-364; 120 Stat. 2403
House of Representatives.
Appointments are for the life of the commission.
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Commission to Recommend
The commission shall be composed of:
No statutory end date
Individuals to the President for
(A) The Speaker of the House;
Appointment to the Office of
(B) The President pro tempore of the Senate;
Architect of the Capitol
(C) The majority and minority leaders of the House and the Senate; and
2 U.S.C. 1801
(D) The chairmen and the ranking minority members of the Committee on House
P.L. 101-163; 103 Stat. 1068
Oversight, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Committee on
P.L. 104-19; 109 Stat. 220
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate.
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Congressional-Executive
The commission shall be composed of 23 members as follows:
No statutory end date
Commission on the People’s
(1) Nine Members of the House appointed by the Speaker of the House. Five members
Republic of China
shall be selected from the majority party and four members shall be selected, after
22 U.S.C. 6911
consultation with the minority leader of the House, from the minority party.
P.L. 106-286; 114 Stat. 895
(2) Nine Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. Five
members shall be selected, after consultation with the majority leader of the Senate,
http://www.cecc.gov
from the majority party, and four members shall be selected, after consultation with the
minority leader of the Senate, from the minority party.
(3) One representative of the Department of State, appointed by the President from
among officers and employees of that Department;
(4) One representative of the Department of Commerce, appointed by the President
from among officers and employees of that Department;
(5) One representative of the Department of Labor, appointed by the President of the
United States from among officers and employees of that Department; and
(6) Two at-large representatives, appointed by the President, from among the officers
and employees of the executive branch.
Congressional appointments last one Congress. Presidential appointments are for
unspecified terms.
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Congressional Award Board
The board shall consist of 25 members, as follows:
The Board is scheduled to
2 U.S.C. 803
(A) Six members appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, one of whom shall be
terminate Oct. 1, 2009.
P.L. 96-114; 93 Stat. 852
a recipient of the Congressional Award;
P.L. 106-63; 113 Stat. 510
(B) Six members appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, one of whom shall be
P.L. 109-143: 119 Stat. 2659
a local Congressional Award program volunteer;
(C) Six members appointed by the Speaker of the House, one of whom shall be a local
http://www.congressionalaward.org
Congressional Award program volunteer;
(D) Six members appointed by the minority leader of the House, one of whom shall be a
recipient of the Congressional Award; and
(E) The Director of the Board, who shall serve as a nonvoting member.
Appointments last four years.
Congressional Hunger Fellows
The board shall be composed of six voting members appointed under clause (I) and one
No statutory end date
Program, Board of Trustees
nonvoting ex officio member designated in clause (ii) as follows:
2 U.S.C. 1161
(I) Voting members
The Board has never been
P.L. 107-171; 116 Stat 335
(I) The Speaker of the House shall appoint two members.
established.
(II) The minority leader of the House shall appoint one member.
http://www.hungercenter.org/nation
(III) The majority leader of the Senate shall appoint two members.
al/national.htm
(IV) The minority leader of the Senate shall appoint one member.
(ii) The Executive Director of the program shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio member
of the Board.
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Coordinating Council on Juvenile
In addition to specifically named individuals of the Executive branch,
No statutory end date
Justice and Delinquency Prevention
(A) Nine members shall be appointed, without regard to political affiliation, to the
42 U.S.C. 5616
Council in accordance with this paragraph from among individuals who are
P.L. 93-415; 88 Stat. 1116
practitioners in the field of juvenile justice and who are not officers or employees of the
P.L. 102-586; 106 Stat. 4985-4986
United States.
(B) (i) Three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
http://www.juvenilecouncil.gov
Representatives, after consultation with the minority leader of the House of
Representatives.
(ii) Three members shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, after
consultation with the minority leader of the Senate.
(iii) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
Appointments last three years.
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Denali Commission
The commission shall be composed of seven members, who shall be appointed by the
No statutory end date
42 U.S.C. 3121 note
Secretary of Commerce, of whom:
P.L. 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-637
(A) one shall be the Governor of the State of Alaska, or an individual selected from
nominations submitted by the Governor, who shall serve as the State Cochairperson;
http://www.denali.gov/
(B) One shall be the President of the University of Alaska, or an individual selected
from nominations submitted by the President of the University of Alaska;
(C) One shall be the President of the Alaska Municipal League or an individual selected
from nominations submitted by the President of the Alaska Municipal League;
(D) One shall be the President of the Alaska Federation of Natives or an individual
selected from nominations submitted by the President of the Alaska Federation of
Natives;
(E) One shall be the Executive President of the Alaska State AFL — CIO or an
individual selected from nominations submitted by the Executive President;
(F) One shall be the President of the Associated General Contractors of Alaska or an
individual selected from nominations submitted by the President of the Associated
General Contractors of Alaska; and
(G) One shall be the federal cochairperson, who shall be selected in accordance with the
requirements of paragraph (2).
(2) Federal Cochairperson:
(A)The President pro temporare (sic) of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall
each submit a list of nominations for the position of the Federal Cochairperson under
paragraph (1)(G), including pertinent biographical information, to the Secretary.
Appointments are for the life of the commission, except for the Federal Cochairperson,
whose appointment lasts four years.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
The commission shall be composed of —
No statutory end date
Commission
(1) Four persons appointed by the President, not more than two of whom may be
16 U.S.C. 431 note
members of the same political party;
P.L. 106-79; 113 Stat. 1274
(2) Four Members of the Senate appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate in
consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, of which not
http://www.eisenhowermemorial.
more than two appointees may be members of the same political party; and
org/
(3) Four Members of the House appointed by the Speaker of the House in consultation
with the majority leader and minority leader of the House, of which not more than two
appointees may be members of the same political party.
Appointments are for the life of the commission.
Election Assistance Commission
(1)The commission shall have four members appointed by the President, by and with
No statutory end date
42 U.S.C. 15321
the advice and consent of the Senate.
P.L. 107-252, 116 Stat. 1673
(2) Before the initial appointment of the members of the Commission and before the
appointment of any individual to fill a vacancy on the Commission, the majority leader
http://www.eac.gov
of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the minority Leader of the Senate, and the
minority Leader of the House shall each submit to the President a candidate
.
recommendation with respect to each vacancy on the Commission affiliated with the
political party of the Member of Congress involved.
Appointments last four years.
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Election Assistance Commission,
The Board of Advisors shall be composed of 37 members appointed as follows:
No statutory end date
Board of Advisors
(1) Two members appointed by the National Governors Association;
42 U.S.C. 15341
(2) Two members appointed by the National Conference of State Legislatures;
P.L. 107-252, 116 Stat. 1678
(3) Two members appointed by the National Association of Secretaries of State;
(4) Two members appointed by the National Association of State Election Directors;
http://www.eac.gov/board_advisors
(5) Two members appointed by the National Association of Counties;
.asp
(6) Two members appointed by the National Association of County Recorders, Election
Administrators, and Clerks;
(7) Two members appointed by the United States Conference of Mayors;
(8) Two members appointed by the Election Center;
(9) Two members appointed by the International Association of County Recorders,
Election Officials, and Treasurers;
(10) Two members appointed by the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
(11) Two members appointed by the Architectural and Transportation Barrier
Compliance Board under section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792);
(12) The chief of the Office of Public Integrity of the Department of Justice, or the
chief’s designee;
(13) The chief of the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of
Justice or the chief’s designee;
(14) The director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program of the Department of
Defense;
(15) Four members representing professionals in the field of science and technology, of
whom —
(A) One each shall be appointed by the Speaker and the minority leader of the House ;
and
(B) One each shall be appointed by the majority leader and the minority leader of the
Senate.
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(...continued)
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(...continued)
(...continued)
(...continued)
Election Assistance Commission,
(16) Eight members representing voter interests, of whom —
No statutory end date
Board of Advisors
(A) Four members shall be appointed by the House Committee on House
42 U.S.C. 15341
Administration, of whom two shall be appointed by the chair and two shall be appointed
P.L. 107-252, 116 Stat. 1678
by the ranking minority member; and
(B) Four members shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and
http://www.eac.gov/board_advisors
Administration, of whom two shall be appointed by the chair and two shall be appointed
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by the ranking minority member.
Appointment last two years.
Federal Judicial Center Foundation
The board shall be composed of seven members. Three members, including the
No statutory end date
Board
chairman, shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States, two by the
28 U.S.C. 629b
President pro tempore of the Senate, and two by the Speaker of the House.
P.L. 100-702; 102 Stat. 4647
http://www.fjc.gov/fjcfoundation/
home.html
Appointments last five years.
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Federal Retirement Thrift
The board shall be composed of —
No statutory end date
Investment Board
(1) Three members appointed by the President, of whom one shall be designated by the
5 U.S.C. 8472
President as Chairman; and
P.L.99 — 335; 100 Stat. 514.
(2) Two members appointed by the President, of whom —
(A) One shall be appointed by the President after taking into consideration the
http://www.frtib.gov/
recommendation made by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in consultation
with the minority leader of the House of Representatives; and
(B) One shall be appointed by the President after taking into consideration the
recommendation made by the majority leader of the Senate in consultation with the
minority leader of the Senate.
Appointments made in Section (2) last three years; appointments made in Section (1)
last two years, except for the Chairman, whose appointment lasts four years.
Gallaudet University, Board of
Gallaudet University shall be under the direction and control of a Board of Trustees,
No statutory end date
Trustees
composed of 21 members who shall include:
20 U.S.C. 4303
(A) Three public members of whom
P.L. 83-420; 68 Stat. 265
(i) One shall be a United States Senator appointed by the President of the Senate, and
P.L. 99-371; 100 Stat. 782
(ii) Two shall be Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House; and
(B) Eighteen other members, all of whom shall be elected by the Board of Trustees and
http://bot.gallaudet.edu/
of whom one shall be elected pursuant to regulations of the Board of Trustees, on
nomination by the Gallaudet University Alumni Association, for a term of three years.
Appointments for Congressional appointees last two years.
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Harry S. Truman Scholarship
The board shall be composed of 13 members, as follows:
No statutory end date
Foundation, Board of Trustees
(A) Two Members of the Senate, one from each political party, to be appointed by the
20 U.S.C. 2004
President of the Senate;
P.L. 93-642; 88 Stat. 2277
(B) Two Members of the House, one from each political party, to be appointed by the
Speaker;
http://www.truman.gov/
(C) Eight members, not more than four of whom shall be of the same political party, to
be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, of whom one
shall be a chief executive officer of a State, one a chief executive officer of a city or
county, one a member of a federal court, one a member of a State court, one a person
active in postsecondary education, and three representatives of the general public; and
(D) The Secretary of Education or his designate, who shall serve ex officio as a member
of the Board, but shall not be eligible to serve as Chairman.
Appointments last six years.
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Help America Vote Foundation,
The board consists of 12 directors, who shall be appointed not later than 60 days after
No statutory end date
Board of Directors
the date of the enactment of this chapter as follows:
36 U.S.C. 152603
(A) Four directors (of whom not more than two may be members of the same political
The Foundation never
P.L. 107-252; 116 Stat. 1718
party) shall be appointed by the President.
appointed a Board of
(B) Two directors shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House.
Directors.
(C) Two directors shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House.
(D) Two directors shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate.
(E) Two directors shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
(2) In addition to the directors described in paragraph (1), the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on House Administration (or their designees) and
the chair and ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration (or their designees) shall each serve as an ex officio nonvoting member
of the board.
Helping to Enhance the Livelihood
The commission shall be composed of 21 members as follows:
The Commission is to
of People Around the Globe
(A) Six members shall be appointed by the President, of whom at least two shall be
terminate 30 days after the
Commission (HELP)
representatives of non-governmental organizations.
submission of its report.
22 U.S.C. 2394b
(B) Four members shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, and three
P.L. 108-199; 118 Stat. 101
members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
The report is to be
(C) Four members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House, and three members
submitted no later than two
http://www.helpcommission.gov
shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House.
years after the appointment
(D) The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall
of Commission members.
serve as a member of the Commission, ex officio.
Appointments are for the life of the commission.
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House Commission on
The commission shall be composed of six Members of the House appointed by the
No statutory end date
Congressional Mailing Standards
Speaker of the House, three from the majority political party, and three from the
2 U.S.C. 501
minority political party, in the House.
P.L. 93-191; 87 Stat. 737
Appointments are made at the start of each new Congress.
http://cha.house.gov/services/
franking_commission.htm
House Child Care Center, Advisory
The Speaker of the House shall appoint 15 individuals (of whom seven shall be upon
No statutory end date
Board for the
recommendation of the minority leader of the House ), to serve without pay, as
2 U.S.C. 2062
members of an Advisory Board.
P.L. 102-90; 105 Stat. 468
Appointments are made at the start of each new Congress.
House Democracy Assistance
The commission shall be composed of Members of the House of Representatives, the
The Commission shall
Commission
number of whom shall be determined by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
terminate on September 30,
H.Res. 135, 109th Congress
in consultation with the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. Majority
2009.
party members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
http://www.hdac.house.gov
minority party members shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives.
Appointments are made at the start of each new Congress..
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House of Representatives Fine Arts
The board shall be comprised of the Members of the House who serve on the Joint
No statutory end date
Board
Committee on the Library. The chairman of the Committee on House Oversight of the
2 U.S.C. 2121
House of Representatives shall be the chairman of the Board.
P.L. 100-696; 102 Stat. 4611
House of Representatives Page
The board shall consist of:
No statutory end date
Board
(1) two Members of the House appointed by the Speaker and one Member of the House
2 U.S.C. 88b-3
appointed by the minority leader; and
P.L. 97-377; 96 Stat. 1914
(2) The Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms of the House.
H.Res. 611 (97th Congress)
(3) The parent of a page who had served in the last five years; and
P.L. 110-2
(4) A former page who is not a member of the House or the parent of a page.
Appointments last one year.
House Office Building Commission
The commission shall consist of the Speaker of the House and two Members of
No statutory end date
2 U.S.C. 2001
Congress, to be appointed by the Speaker.
P.L. 59-253; 34 Stat. 1365
Appointments are made at the start of each new Congress.
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Human Space Flight
The commission shall consist of 15 members.
Commission shall terminate
Independent Investigation
The members of a Commission shall be chosen in the following manner:
60 days after the date on
Commission
(1) The President shall appoint the members, and shall designate the Chairman and Vice
which the final report is
P.L. 109-155; 119 Stat. 2941
Chairman of the Commission from among its members.
submitted.
(2) The majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives
shall
each provide to the President a list of candidates for membership on the Commission.
The President may select one of the candidates from each of the four lists for
membership on the commission.
Appointments are for the life of the commission.
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Institute of American Indian and
(1) The Board of Trustees of the Institute shall be composed of 13 voting members and
No statutory end date
Alaska Native Culture and Arts
6 nonvoting members as follows:
Development Board of Trustees
(A) Subject to the provisions of subsection (I) of this section, the voting members shall
20 U.S.C. 4411
be appointed by the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of
P.L. 99-498; 100 Stat. 1601
the Senate, not later than 180 days after October 17, 1986, from among individuals from
private life who are Indians, or other individuals widely recognized in the field of
http://www.iaiancad.org
Indian art and culture and who represent diverse political views, and diverse fields of
expertise, including finance, law, fine arts, and higher education administration.
(B) The nonvoting members shall consist of —
(I) Two Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives in consultation with the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives;
(ii) Two Members of the Senate appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate,
upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the
Senate;
(iii) the President of the Institute, ex officio; and
(iv) the president of the student body of the Institute, ex officio.
Appointments are for six years, except for members of Congress, who serve for the
duration of the Congress in which they were appointed.
Interparliamentary Threat
The membership of the Working Group shall consist of:
No statutory end date
Reduction Working Group
(1) No more than 10 Senators appointed by the majority leader, after consultation with
22 U.S.C. 5951 note.
the minority leader; and
P.L. 108-136; 117 Stat 1824
(2) No more than 30 members of the House appointed by the Speaker, after consultation
with the minority leader.
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James Madison Memorial
The board shall be composed of 13 members, as follows:
Ongoing
Fellowship Foundation, Board of
(A) Two Members of the Senate, of different political parties, shall be appointed by the
Trustees
President upon the recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate, in
20 U.S.C. 4502
consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate;
P.L. 99-591; 100 Stat. 3341-76
(B) Two Members of the House, of different political parties, shall be appointed by the
P.L. 102-221; 105 Stat. 1676
President upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House, in consultation with
the minority leader of the House;
(C) Two members of the federal judiciary shall be appointed by the President upon the
http://www.jamesmadison.com
recommendation of the Chief Justice of the United States;
(D) Six members, not more than three of whom shall be of the same political party,
shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, of whom
one shall be a chief executive officer of a State, two shall be members of the general
public, and three shall be members of the academic community, appointed upon the
recommendation of the Librarian of Congress; and
(E) The Secretary of Education or his designate shall serve ex officio as a member of
the Board, but shall not be eligible to serve as Chairman.
Appointments last six years.
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Japan-United States Friendship
The commission shall be composed of:
No statutory end date
Commission
(1) The members of the United States Panel of the Joint Committee on United
22 U.S.C. 2903
States-Japan Cultural and Educational Cooperation;
P.L. 94-118; 89 Stat. 604
(2) Two Members of the House, to be appointed at the beginning of each Congress or
upon the occurrence of a vacancy during a Congress by the Speaker of the House;
http://www.jusfc.gov/commissn/
(3) Two Members of the Senate, to be appointed at the beginning of each Congress or
commissn.html
upon the occurrence of a vacancy during a Congress by the President pro tempore of the
Senate;
(4) The Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts; and
(5) The Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Appointments are for the duration of the Congress from which the appointment was
made.
John C. Stennis Center for Public
The board shall be composed of seven members, as follows:
No statutory end date
Service Training and Development,
(1) Two members to be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;
Board of Trustees
(2) One member to be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;
2 U.S.C. 1103
(3) Two members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House;
P.L. 100-458; 102 Stat. 2173
(4) One member to be appointed by the minority leader of the House; and
(5) The Executive Director of the Center, who shall serve as an ex officio member of
http://www.stennis.gov
the Board.
Appointment last six years.
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John F. Kennedy Center for the
The board shall be composed of:
No statutory end date
Performing Arts, Board of Trustees
(A) The Secretary of Health and Human Services;
20 U.S.C. 76h
(B) The Librarian of Congress;
P.L. 85-874; 72 Stat. 1698
(C) The Secretary of State;
P.L. 88-260; 78 Stat. 4
(D) The Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts;
(E) The Mayor of the District of Columbia;
http://www.kennedy-center.org
(F) The Superintendent of Schools of the District of Columbia;
(G) The Director of the National Park Service;
(H) The Secretary of Education;
(I) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution;
(J) (i) The Speaker and the minority leader of the House;
(ii) The chairman and ranking minority member of the House Committee on Public
Works and Transportation; and
(iii) three additional Members of the House appointed by the Speaker of the House;
(K) (i) The majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate;
(ii) The chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on
Environment and Public Works.; and
(iii) Three additional Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate;
and
(L) Thirty six general trustees, who shall be citizens of the United States.
Appointments last six years.
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Library of Congress Trust Fund
The board shall consist of:
No statutory end date
Board
(1) The Secretary of the Treasury (or an Assistant Secretary designated in writing by the
2 U.S.C. 154
Secretary of the Treasury);
P.L. 102-246; 106 Stat. 31
(2) The chairman and the vice chair of the Joint Committee on the Library.
(3) The Librarian of Congress;
(4) Two persons appointed by the President for a term of five years each (the first
appointments being for three and five years, respectively);
(5) Four persons appointed by the Speaker of the House (in consultation with the
minority leader of the House ) for a term of five years each (the first appointments
being for two, three, four, and five years, respectively); and
(6) Four persons appointed by the majority leader of the Senate (in consultation with the
minority leader of the Senate) for a term of five years each (the first appointments being
for two, three, four, and five years, respectively).
Appointments last five years.
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Medal of Valor Review Board
The members of the board shall be individuals with knowledge or expertise, whether by
No statutory end date
(Public Safety Officer)
experience or training, in the field of public safety, of which:
42 U.S.C. 15202
(A) Two shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;
P.L. 107-12; 115 Stat. 20
(B) Two shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;
(C) Two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House;
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/
(D) Two shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House; and
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(E) Three shall be appointed by the President, including one with experience in
firefighting, one with experience in law enforcement, and one with experience in
emergency services.
Appointments last four years.
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Mexico-United States
The membership of the group shall not to exceed 24 Members of Congress who are to
No statutory end date
Interparliamentary Group,
be appointed to meet jointly and at least annually with representatives of the Chamber
Delegation to the
of Deputies and Chamber of Senators of the Mexican Congress for discussion of
22 U.S.C. 276h
common problems in the interests of relations between the United States and Mexico.
P.L. 86-420; 74 Stat. 40
Of the Members of the Congress to be appointed:
P.L. 95-45; 91 Stat. 222
(1) Half shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House from Members of the House
P.L. 103-437; 108 Stat.4588
(not less than four of whom shall be from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs);
and
(2) Half shall be appointed by the President of the Senate upon recommendations of the
majority and minority leaders of the Senate from Members of the Senate (not less than
four of whom shall be from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations).
Appointments are made for each individual meeting, except for the appointments from
the Foreign Affairs and Foreign Relations Committee, which are for the duration of the
Congress in which they were made.
Mickey Leland National Urban Air
The center shall be governed by a Board of Directors to be comprised of nine members,
No statutory end date
Toxic Research Center, Board of
the appointment of which shall be allocated pro rata among the Speaker of the House,
Directors
the majority leader of the Senate and the President.
42 U.S.C. 7412
P.L. 101-549; 104 Stat. 2562
http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/
mleland/
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Migratory Bird Conservation
The membership of the commission shall consist of:
No statutory end date
Commission
(1) The Secretary of the Interior as chairman;
16 U.S.C. 715a
(2) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;
P.L. 70-770; 45 Stat. 1222
(3) The Secretary of Agriculture;
(4) Two Members of the Senate, to be selected by the President of the Senate; and
http://www.fws.gov/realty/
(5) Two Members of the House to be selected by the Speaker of the House.
mbcc.html
Appointments are for the Congress in which the appointment was made.
Millennium Challenge Corporation,
The board shall consist of:
No statutory end date
Board of Directors
(A) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of the
22 U.S.C. 7703
United States Agency for International Development, the Chief Executive Officer of the
P.L. 108-199; 118 Stat. 212
Corporation, and the United States Trade Representative; and
(B) Four other individuals with relevant international experience who shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of which:
http://www.mca.gov/
(I) One individual should be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by
the majority leader of the House;
(ii) One individual should be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by
the minority leader of the House;
(iii) One individual should be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by
the majority leader of the Senate; and
(iv) One individual should be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by
the minority leader of the Senate.
Appointment last three years; reappointments last two years.
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Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
The board shall be comprised of 13 trustees, 11 of whom shall be voting members of
No statutory end date
Excellence in National
the board, as follows:
Environmental Policy Foundation,
(1) Two Trustees, appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate,
Board of Trustees
after considering the recommendation of the Speaker of the House, in consultation with
20 U.S.C. 5603
the minority leader of the House.
P.L. 102-259; 106 Stat. 79
(2) Two Trustees, appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate,
P.L. 105-156; 112 Stat. 8
after considering the recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate, in
consultation with the majority and minority leaders of the Senate.
(3) Five Trustees, not more than three of whom shall be of the same political party,
http://www.udall.gov
appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, who have shown
leadership and interest in:
(A) The continued use, enjoyment, education, and exploration of our Nation’s rich and
bountiful natural resources, such as presidents of major foundations involved with the
environment; or
(B) The improvement of the health status of Native Americans and Alaska Natives and
in strengthening tribal self-governance, such as tribal leaders involved in health and
public policy development affecting Native American and Alaska Native communities.
(4) The Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary’s designee, who shall serve as a
voting ex officio member of the Board but shall not be eligible to serve as Chairperson;
(5) The Secretary of Education, or the Secretary’s designee, who shall serve as a voting
ex officio member of the Board but shall not be eligible to serve as Chairperson.;
(6) The President of the University of Arizona shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio
member and shall not be eligible to serve as chairperson; and
(7) The chairperson of the President’s Council on Environmental Quality, who shall
serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member and not be eligible to serve as chairperson.
Appointments last six years.
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Motor Fuel Tax
The commission shall be composed of the following representatives appointed by the
The Commission is to
Enforcement Advisory Commission
Chairmen and the ranking members of the Senate Committee on Finance and the House
terminate September 30,
26 U.S.C. 4081 note
Committee on Ways and Means:
2009.
P.L. 109-59; 119 Stat. 1959
(A) At least one representative from each of the following Federal entities: the
Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Transportation — Office of
Inspector General, the Federal Highway Administration, the Department of Defense,
and the Department of Justice;
(B) At least one representative from the Federation of State Tax Administrators;
(C) At least one representative from any State department of transportation;
(D) Two representatives from the highway construction industry;
(E) Six representatives from industries relating to fuel distribution — refiners (two
representatives), distributors (one representative), pipelines (one representative), and
terminal operators (two representatives);
(F) One representative from the retail fuel industry; and
(G) Two representatives from the staff of the Committee on Finance of the Senate and
two representatives from the staff of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House.
Appointments are for the life of the commission.
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National Capital Planning
The commission shall be composed of:
No statutory end date
Commission
(A) Ex officio, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator
40 U.S.C. 8711
of General Services, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Chairman of the
P.L. 68-202; 43 Stat. 463
Council of the District of Columbia, the chairman of the Committee on Governmental
P.L. 93-198; 87 Stat. 781
Affairs of the Senate, and the chairman of the Committee on Government Reform of the
House, or an alternate any of those individuals designates; and
http://www.ncpc.gov/
(B) Five citizens with experience in city or regional planning, three of whom shall be
appointed by the President and two of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor.
Presidential appointments last six years. Mayoral appointments last four years.
National Commission on Small
The commission shall be composed of nine members as follows:
The commission is to
Community Air Service
(A) Three members shall be appointed by the Secretary;
terminate on the 30th
P.L. 108-176; 117 Stat. 2549
(B) Two members shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;
day following the date of
(C) One member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;
transmittal of its report. The
(D) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House; and
report is to have been made
(E) One member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House.
not later than six months
after the date on which
Appointments are for the life of the commission.
initial appointments of
members to the
Commission were
completed.
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National Committee on Vital and
The committee, which shall be established in the Office of the Secretary of Health and
No statutory end date
Health Statistics
Human Services, shall be composed of 18 members. The members of the committee
42 U.S.C. 242k
shall be appointed from among persons who have distinguished themselves in the fields
P.L. 93-353; 88 Stat. 366
of health statistics, electronic interchange of health care information, privacy and
security of electronic information, population-based public health, purchasing or
http://ww.ncvhs.hhs.gov
financing health care services, integrated computerized health information systems,
health services research, consumer interests in health information, health data standards,
epidemiology, and the provision of health services. Members of the committee shall be
appointed for terms of four years.
Of the members of the committee:
(A) One shall be appointed, not later than 60 days after August 21, 1996, by the Speaker
of the House after consultation with the minority leader of the House;
(B) One shall be appointed, not later than 60 days after August 21, 1996, by the
President pro tempore of the Senate after consultation with the minority leader of the
Senate; and
(C) Sixteen shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Appointment last four years.
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National Council on the Arts
The council shall be composed of members as follows:
No statutory end date.
20 U.S.C. 955
(A) The Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, who shall be the
P.L. 88-579; 78 Stat. 905
chairperson of the council.
P.L.105-83; 111 Stat. 1605
(B) Members of Congress appointed for a two-year term beginning on January 1 of each
odd-numbered year as follows:
http://www.nea.gov/about/NCA/
(i) Two Members of the House appointed by the Speaker of the House;
About_NCA.html
(ii) One Member of the House appointed by the minority leader of the House;
(iii) Two Senators appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;
(iv) One Senator appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;
Members of the Council appointed under this subparagraph shall serve ex officio and
shall be nonvoting members of the Council;
(C) Fourteen members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, who shall be selected:
(i) from among private citizens of the United States who:
(a) are widely recognized for their broad knowledge of, or expertise in, or for their
profound interest in the arts; and
(b ) have established records of distinguished service, or achieved eminence, in the
arts;
(ii) so as to include practicing artists, civic cultural leaders, members of the museum
profession, and others who are professionally engaged in the arts; and
(iii) so as collectively to provide an appropriate distribution of membership among
major art fields and interested citizens groups.
Appointments last two years.
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National Historical Publications
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission shall consist of 15
No statutory end date
and Records Commission
members as follows:
44 U.S.C. 2501
(1) The following ex officio members:
P.L. 93-536; 88 Stat. 1734
(A) The Archivist of the United States, who shall be chairman;
P.L. 100-365; 102 Stat. 823
(B) The Librarian of Congress (or an alternate designated by the Librarian);
(C) One Senator, appointed by the President of the Senate;
http://www.archvies.gov/nhprc/
(D) One Representative, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
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(E) One member of the judicial branch of the government, appointed by the Chief
Justice of the United States;
(F) One representative of the Department of State to be appointed by the Secretary of
State; and
(G) One representative of the Department of Defense to be appointed by the Secretary
of Defense;
(2) One member from each of the following organizations, appointed by the governing
council or board of the respective organization:
(A) The American Historical Association;
(B) The Organization of American Historians;
(C) The Society of American Archivists;
(D) The American Association for State and Local History;
(E) The Association for Documentary Editing; and
(F) The National Association for Government Archives and Records Administrators;
(3) Two other members, outstanding in the fields of the social or physical sciences, the
arts, or archival or library science, appointed by the President.
Terms of Appointment are for four years, except for (1)(D), whose term is two years.
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National Prison Rape Reduction
The commission shall be composed of nine members, of whom:
The commission is to
Commission
(A) Three shall be appointed by the President;
terminate 60 days after the
42 U.S.C. 15606
(B) Two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House, unless the Speaker is of the
date on which the
P.L. 108-79; 117 Stat. 980
same party as the President, in which case one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
commission submits its
P.L. 109-162; 119 Stat. 3126
House and 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House;
reports. The report is to be
(C) One shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House;
submitted not later than
http://www.nprec.us
(D) Two shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, unless the majority
three years after the date of
leader is of the same party as the President, in which case one shall be appointed by the
the initial meeting of the
majority leader of the Senate and one shall be appointed by the minority leader of the
commission.
Senate; and
(E) One member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
Appointments are for the life of the commission.
National Surface
The commission shall be composed of 15 members, appointed as follows:
The commission is to
Transportation Infrastructure
(A) Seven members appointed by the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with
terminate 180 days after the
Financing Commission
the Secretary of the Treasury;
transmittal of its report. The
P.L. 109-59; 119 Stat. 1962
(B) Two members appointed by the chairman of the House Committee on Ways and
report is to be submitted not
Means;
later than two years after
(C) Two members appointed by the ranking minority member of the House Committee
the date of the
on Ways and Means;
commission’s first meeting.
(D) Two members appointed by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance; and
(E) Two members appointed by the ranking minority member of the Senate Committee
on Finance.
Appointments are for the life of the commission.
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National Surface Transportation
The Commission shall be composed of 12 members, of whom —
The commission is to
Policy and Revenue Commission
(I) One member shall be the Secretary of Transportation, who shall serve as
terminate 180 days after the
23 U.S.C. 101
Chairperson;
transmittal of its report.
P.L. 109-59; 119 Stat. 1470
(ii) Three members shall be appointed by the President;
The report is to be
(iii) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House;
submitted no later than July
http://www.surfacecommission.gov
(iv) Two members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House;
1, 2007.
(v) Two members shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; and
(vi) Two members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
Appointments are for the life of the commission
National Veterans Business
The President shall, after considering recommendations which shall be proposed by the
No statutory end date
Development Corporation Board of
Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees on Small Business and the
Directors
Committees on Veterans Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
15 U.S.C. 657c
appoint United States citizens to be voting members of the board, not more than five of
P.L. 106-50; 113 Stat. 236
whom shall be members of the same political party.
www.veteranscorp.org
Appointments last six years.
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NATO Parliamentary Assembly,
The membership of the group, not to exceed 24 Members of Congress, shall be
No statutory end date
U.S. Group
appointed to meet jointly and annually with representative parliamentary groups from
22 U.S.C. 1928a
other NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) members, for discussion of common
P.L. 84-689; 70 Stat. 523
problems in the interests of the maintenance of peace and security in the North Atlantic
P.L. 88-205; 77 Stat. 392
area.
P.L. 95-45; 91 Stat. 222
P.L. 100-204; 101 Stat. 1396
Of the Members of the Congress to be appointed for the purposes of this resolution
P.L. 103-437; 108 Stat. 4588
(hereinafter designated as the United States Group):
P.L. 106-113; 113 Stat. 1501A-459
(1)Half shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House from Members of the House
(not less than four of whom shall be from the Committee on Foreign Affairs); and
http://www.nato-pa.int
(2) Half shall be appointed by the President of the Senate upon recommendations of the
majority and minority leaders of the Senate from Members of the Senate. Not more than
seven of the appointees from the Senate shall be of the same political party.
The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House delegation shall be a member from the
Foreign Affairs Committee, and, unless the President of the Senate, upon the
recommendation of the Senate majority leader, determines otherwise, the Chairman or
Vice Chairman of the Senate delegation shall be a member from the Foreign Relations
Committee. Each delegation shall have a secretary. The secretaries of the Senate and
House delegations shall be appointed, respectively, by the Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
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Office of Compliance, Board of
The board shall consist of five individuals appointed jointly by the Speaker of the
No statutory end date
Directors
House, the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leaders of the House and the
2 U.S.C. 1381
Senate.
P.L. 104-1; 109 Stat. 24
Appointments last five years.
http://www.compliance.gov
Open World Leadership Center
The center shall be subject to the supervision and direction of a Board of Trustees. The
No statutory end date
Board of Trustees
Board shall be composed of 11 members as follows:
2 U.S.C. 1151.
(A) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House, one of whom shall be
P.L. 106-554; 114 Stat.2763A-120
designated by the majority leader of the House and one of whom shall be designated by
P.L. 108-7; 117 Stat. 382
the minority leader of the House;
P.L. 108-447; 118 Stat. 3192
(B) Two members appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom
shall be designated by the majority leader of the Senate and one of whom shall be
http://www.openworld.gov
designated by the minority leader of the Senate;
(C) The Librarian of Congress.;
(D) Four private individuals with interests in improving relations between the United
States and eligible foreign states, designated by the Librarian of Congress; and
(E) The chair of the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch of the House Committee on
Appropriations and the chair of the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch of the Senate
Committee on Appropriations.
Appointments last three years.
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Senate Commission on Art
The commission shall consist of the President pro tempore of the Senate, the chairman
No statutory end date
2 U.S.C. 2101
and ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration,
S.Res 382 (90th Congress)
and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate.
S.Res. 95 (92nd Congress)
P.L. 100-696; 102 Stat. 4610
Smithsonian Institution, Board of
The Regents of the Smithsonian Institution consist of the Vice President, the Chief
No statutory end date
Regents
Justice of the United States, three Members of the Senate, three Members of the House
20 U.S.C. 43
of Representatives, and nine other persons, other than Members of Congress, two of
9 Stat. 103
whom shall be resident in the city of Washington, and seven of whom shall be
P.L. 91-551; 84 Stat. 1439
inhabitants of some State, but no two of them of the same State. The regents to be
selected shall be appointed as follows: The Members of the Senate by the President
http://www.siarchives.si.edu/resear
thereof; the Members of the House by the Speaker thereof; and the nine other persons
ch/ah00001board.html
by joint resolution of the Congress.
Appointments last two years for House members and the remainder of their Senate term
for Senators.
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Social Security Advisory Board
The board shall be composed of seven members who shall be appointed as follows:
No statutory end date
42 U.S.C. 903
P.L. 103-296; 108 Stat. 1468
(A) Three members shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate. Not more than two of such members shall be from the same
http://www.ssab.gov
political party.
(B) Two members (each member from a different political party) shall be appointed by
the President pro tempore of the Senate with the advice of the chairman and the ranking
minority member of the Senate Committee on Finance.
(C) Two members (each member from a different political party) shall be appointed by
the Speaker of the House, with the advice of the chairman and the ranking minority
member of the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Appointments last two, four, or six years for Presidential appointments, three or six
years for Senate appointments, and four or five years for House appointments.
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Technical Study Panel on the
The Panel shall be composed of--
No specific termination is
Utilization of Belt Air and the
specified. A report is due no
(1) two individuals to be appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
Composition and Fire Retardant
consultation with the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
less than one year after all
Properties of Belt Materials in
of the members of the Panel
Health and the Associate Director of the Office of Mine Safety;
Underground Coal Mining
(2) two individuals to be appointed by the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the
are appointed.
Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health; and
P.L. 109-236
(3) two individuals, one to be appointed jointly by the majority leaders of the Senate
and House of Representatives and one to be appointed jointly by the minority leader of
the Senate and House of Representatives, each to be appointed prior to the sine die
adjournment of the second session of the 109th Congress.
Appointment is for the life of the commission.
Ticket to Work and Work
The panel shall be composed of 12 members as follows:
The panel is to terminate
Incentives Advisory Panel
(I) Four members appointed by the President, not more than two of whom may be of the
30 days after the date of the
42 U.S.C. 1320b-19 note
same political party;
submission of its final
P.L. 106-170; 113 Stat. 1878
(ii) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House, in consultation with the
report. The report is to be
chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means;
submitted not later than
http://www.ssa.gov/work/panel
(iii) Two members appointed by the minority leader of the House, in consultation with
Dec. 17, 2007.
the ranking member of the House Committee on Ways and Means;
(iv) Two members appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, in consultation with
the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance; and
(v) Two members appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, in consultation with
the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Finance.
Appointments last four years.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
Trade Agreement, Official Advisers
The official advisors are to be selected at the beginning of each session of Congress:
No statutory end date
to U.S. Delegations to International
The Speaker of the House, upon the recommendation of the chairman of the House
Conferences
Committee on Ways and Means, shall select five members (not more than three of
19 U.S.C. 2211
whom are members of the same political party) of such committee, and the President
P.L. 100-418, 102 Stat. 1269-1270
pro tempore of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the chairman of the Senate
Committee on Finance, shall select five members (not more than three of whom are
members of the same political party) of such committee, who shall be designated
congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations. (The Speaker of the House and
the President pro tempore of the Senate may select additional members for designation
as congressional advisers regarding specific trade policy matters or negotiations, from
any other committees of Congress that has jurisdiction over legislation likely to be
affected by such matters or negotiations)
Appointment last for the session of Congress from which appointees are chosen.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
United States Air Force Academy,
The Board of Visitors to the Academy is constituted annually of:
No statutory end date
Board of Visitors
(1) The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, or his designee;
10 U.S.C. 9355
(2) Three other members of the Senate designated by the Vice President or the President
P.L. 84-1028; 70A Stat. 567
pro tempore of the Senate, two of whom are members of the Senate Committee on
P.L. 96-579; 94 Stat. 3369
Appropriations;
P.L. 106-65; 113 Stat. 774
(3) The Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, or his designee;
(4) Four other members of the House designated by the Speaker of the House, two of
http://www.usafa.af.mil/
whom are members of the House Committee on Appropriations; and
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(5) Six persons designated by the President.
bov.htm
Appointments last three years for Presidential appointments and a minimum of one year
for other appointments.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
United States Capitol Preservation
The Commission shall be composed of the following Members of Congress:
No statutory end date
Commission
(1) The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, who shall be
2 U.S.C. 2081
co-chairmen;
P.L. 100-696; 102 Stat. 4608
(2) The Chairman and Vice-chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library;
H.Res. 5 (106th Congress)
(3) The Chairman and the ranking minority party member of the Senate Committee on
Rules and Administration, and the Chairman and the ranking minority party member of
http://www.aoc.gov/cvc/
the House Committee on House Oversight;
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(4) The majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate;
(5) The majority leader and the minority leader of the House;
(6) The chairman of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Senate
and the chairman of the Commission of the House Bicentenary, to be succeeded upon
expiration of such commissions, by a Senator or Member of the House, as appropriate,
appointed by the Senate or House co-chairman of the Commission, respectively;
(7) One Senator appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate and one Senator
appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; and
(8) One Member of the House appointed by the Speaker of the House and one Member
of the House appointed by the minority leader of the House.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
United States-China Economic and
The commission shall be composed of 12 members, who shall be appointed in the same
No statutory end date
Security Review Commission
manner as provided for the appointment of members of the Trade Deficit Review
P.L. 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-334
Commission under section 127(c)(3) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act (19
U.S.C. 2213 note), except that:
http://www.uscc.gov
(A) Appointment of members by the Speaker of the House shall be made after
consultation with the Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, in addition
to consultation with the Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means.
(B) Appointment of members by the President pro tempore of the Senate upon the
recommendation of the majority leader of the Senate shall be made after consultation
with
the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation
with the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance.
(C) Appointment of members by the President pro tempore of the Senate upon the
recommendation of the minority leader of the Senate shall be made after consultation
with the ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, in
addition to consultation with the ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on
Finance.
(D) Appointment of members by the minority leader of the House shall be made after
consultation with the ranking minority member of the House Committee on Armed
Services, in addition to consultation with the ranking minority member of the House
Committee on Ways and Means.
(E) Persons appointed to the commission shall have expertise in national security
matters and United States-China relations, in addition to the expertise provided for
under subparagraph (B)(i)(I) of that section;
(F) Members shall be appointed to the commission not later than 30 days after the date
on which each new Congress convenes;
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
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United States-China Economic and
(G) Members of the commission may be reappointed for additional terms of service as
No statutory end date
Security Review Commission
members of the commission; and
P.L. 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-334
(H) Members of the Trade Deficit Review Commission as of the date of the enactment
of this Act shall serve as members of the commission until such time as members are
http://www.uscc.gov
first appointed to the Commission under this paragraph.
Appointments last two years.
United States Coast Guard
The Board shall be composed of:
No statutory end date
Academy, Board of Visitors
(1) Two Senators designated by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce,
14 U.S.C. 194
Science, and Transportation;
P.L. 81-207; 63 Stat. 510
(2) Three Members of the House designated by the chairman of the House Committee
P.L. 101-595; 104 Stat. 2984
on Transportation and Infrastructure;
P.L. 104-14; 109 Stat. 186-187
(3) One Senator designated by the President of the Senate;
(4) Two Members of the House designated by the Speaker of the House; and
(5) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
and the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, as ex
officio Members.
Appointment last for the duration of the Congress in which they occur.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
United States Commission On Civil
The Commission shall be composed of eight members. Not more than four of the
No statutory end date
Rights
members shall at any one time be of the same political party. The initial membership of
42 U.S.C. 1975
the commission shall be the members of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
on September 30, 1994. Thereafter vacancies in the membership of the Commission
http://www.usccr.gov
shall continue to be appointed as follows:
(1) Four members of the commission shall be appointed by the President.
(2) Two members of the commission shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of
the Senate, upon the recommendations of the majority leader and the minority leader,
and of the members appointed not more than one shall be appointed from the same
political party.
(3) Two members of the commission shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives upon the recommendations of the majority leader and the minority
leader, and of the members appointed not more than one shall be appointed from the
same political party.
Appointment last six years.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
United States Commission on
The commission shall be composed of:
The Commission shall
International Religious Freedom
(A) The Ambassador at Large, who shall serve ex officio as a nonvoting member of the
terminate on September 30,
22 U.S.C. 6431
commission; and
2011.
P.L. 105-292; 112 Stat. 2797
(B) Nine other members, who shall be United States citizens who are not being paid as
P.L. 106-55; 113 Stat. 401
officers or employees of the United States, and who shall be appointed as follows:
(i) Three members of the commission shall be appointed by the President.
http://www.uscirf.gov
(ii) Three members of the commission shall be appointed by the President pro tempore
of the Senate, of whom two shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader
in the Senate of the political party that is not the political party of the President, and the
remaining one shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader in the Senate
of the other political party.
(iii) Three members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House,
of which two of the members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader
in the House of the political party that is not the political party of the President, and of
which one of the members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader in
the House of the other political party.
Appointment last two years.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
United States Commission on North
The commission shall be composed of 16 members appointed by the President from
The commission will
American Energy Freedom
among individuals described in paragraph (2) who are knowledgeable on energy issues,
terminate 90 days after the
P.L. 109-58; 119 Stat. 1064
including oil and gas exploration and production, crude oil refining, oil and gas
date on which it submits its
pipelines, electricity production and transmission, coal, unconventional hydrocarbon
final report. The report is to
resources, fuel cells, motor vehicle power systems, nuclear energy, renewable energy,
be submitted within 12
biofuels, energy efficiency, and energy conservation. The membership of the
months of the effective date
commission shall be balanced by area of expertise to the extent consistent with
(Aug. 8, 2005) of the act.
maintaining the highest level of expertise on the commission. Members of the
commission may be citizens of Canada, Mexico, or the United States, and the President
shall ensure that citizens of all three
nations are appointed to the Commission. The President shall appoint the members of
the commission within 60 days after the effective date of this Act, including individuals
nominated as follows:
(A) Four members shall be appointed from amongst individuals independently
determined by the President to be qualified for appointment.
(B) Four members shall be appointed from a list of eight individuals who shall be
nominated by the majority leader of the Senate in consultation with the chairman of the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
(C) Four members shall be appointed from a list of eight individuals who shall be
nominated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in consultation with the
chairmen of the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Resources of the House of
Representatives.
(D) Two members shall be appointed from a list of four individuals who shall be
nominated by the minority leader of the Senate in consultation with the ranking member
of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
(E) Two members shall be appointed from a list of four individuals who shall be
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
(...continued)
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United States Commission on North
nominated by the minority leader of the House in consultation with the ranking
The commission will
American Energy Freedom
members of the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Resources of the House of
terminate 90 days after the
P.L. 109-58; 119 Stat. 1064
Representatives.
date on which it submits its
final report. The report is to
be submitted within 12
months of the effective date
(Aug. 8, 2005) of the act.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
United States Delegation to the
In 1992 and every even-numbered year thereafter, nine Members shall be appointed by
No statutory end date
Parliamentary Assembly of the
the Speaker of the House from Members of the House (not less than four of whom,
Organization for Security and
including the chairman of the United States Delegation, shall be from the House
Cooperation in Europe
Committee on Foreign Affairs); and eight Members shall, upon recommendations of the
22 U.S.C. 276m
majority and minority leaders of the Senate, be appointed by the President pro tempore
P.L. 102-138; 105 Stat. 677-678
of the Senate from Members of the Senate (not less than four of whom, including the
P.L. 104-14; 109 Stat. 186
vice chairman of the United States Delegation, shall be from the Senate Committee on
E.O. 13029; 12/3/96
Foreign Relations, unless the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon
recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, determines
http://www.osce.org
otherwise).
(2) In every odd-numbered year beginning in 1993, nine Members shall, upon
recommendation of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, be appointed by the
President pro tempore of the Senate from Members of the Senate (not less than four of
whom, including the chairman of the United States Delegation, shall be from the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations, unless the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon
recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, determines
otherwise); and eight Members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House from
Members of the House (not less than four of whom, including the vice chairman, shall
be from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs).
Appointments last one year.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
United States Group of the United
The President pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint Senators under this section upon
No statutory end date
States Senate-China
the recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate. The President
Interparliamentary Group.
pro tempore of the Senate shall designate one Senator as the chair of the United States
22 U.S.C. 276n
group.
P.L.108-199, 118 Stat. 448
Appointment last one year.
United States Group of the United
The majority and minority leaders of the Senate shall appoint the Senators of the United
No statutory end date
States Senate-Russia
States group. The majority leader of the Senate shall designate one Senator as the chair
Interparliamentary Group.
of the United States group.
22 U.S.C. 276o
P.L.108-199, 118 Stat. 449
Appointments last one year.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
United States Holocaust Memorial
The council shall consist of 65 voting members appointed (except as otherwise provided
No statutory end date
Council
in this section) by the President and the following ex officio nonvoting members:
36 U.S.C. 2302
(1) One appointed by the Secretary of the Interior;
P.L. 96-388; 94- Stat. 1547
(2) One appointed by the Secretary of State; and
P.L. 97-84; 95 Stat. 1097
(3) One appointed by the Secretary of Education;
P.L. 106-292; 114 Stat. 1031
Of the 65 voting members, five shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House from
among Members of the House, and five shall be appointed by the President pro tempore
http://www.ushmn.org/museum/
of the Senate upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders from
council
among Members of the Senate. Any vacancy in the council shall be filled in the same
manner as the original
appointment was made.
Appointments last five years, except for Members of Congress, who serve for the
duration of the Congress from which they were appointed.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
United States Merchant Marine
The board shall be composed of:
No statutory end date
Academy, Board of Visitors
(A) Two Senators appointed by the chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and
46 U.S.C. App. 1295b
Transportation Committee;
P.L. 78-301; 58 Stat. 220
(B) Three Members of the House appointed by the chairman of the House Merchant
P.L. 96-453; 94 Stat. 2002
Marine and Fisheries Committee;
P.L. 97-35; 752(Sec. 1607)
(C) One Senator appointed by the Vice President;
(D) Two Members of the House appointed by the Speaker of the House; and
http://www.usmma.edu/admin/
(E) the chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Governance.htm
and the chairman of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, as ex
officio members.
Appointments last two years.
United States Military Academy,
The board is constituted annually of:
No statutory end date
Board of Visitors
(1) The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, or his designee;
10 U.S.C. 4355
(2) Three other members of the Senate designated by the Vice President or the President
P.L. 84-1028, chapter 403,
pro tempore of the Senate, two of whom are members of the Senate Committee on
sec.4355(a); 70A Stat. 245
Appropriations;
(3) The Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, or his designee;
(4) Four other members of the House designated by the Speaker of the House, two of
whom are members of the House Committee on Appropriations; and
(5) Six persons designated by the President.
Presidential appointments last three years; Congressional appointments last a minimum
of one year.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
United States Naval Academy,
The board is constituted annually of:
No statutory end date
Board of Visitors
(1) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, or his designee;
10 U.S.C. 6968
(2) Three other members of the Senate designated by the Vice President or the President
P.L. 84-1028, chapter 603, sec.
pro tempore of the Senate, two of whom are members of the Senate Committee on
6968; 70A Stat. 434
Appropriations;
(3) The Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, or his designee;
http://www.usna.edu/PAO/
(4) Four other members of the House designated by the Speaker of the House, two of
supesoff.html
whom are members of the House Committee on Appropriations; and
(5) Six persons designated by the President.
Presidential appointments last three years; Congressional appointments last a minimum
of one year.
United States Senate Caucus on
The caucus shall be composed of 12 members as follows:
The caucus was scheduled
International Narcotics Control
(A) Seven Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, four of
to terminate on September
22 U.S.C. 2291 note.
whom (including the member designated as chairman) shall be selected from the
30, 2005.
P.L. 99-93; 99 Stat. 455-456
majority party of the Senate, after consultation with the majority leader, and three of
P.L. 99-151; 99 Stat. 808
whom (including the member designated as cochairman) shall be selected from the
P.L. 107-228; 116 Stat. 1411
minority party of the Senate, after consultation with the minority leader.
(B) Five members of the public to be appointed by the President after consultation with
the members of the appropriate congressional committees.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and
The commission shall be composed of five members appointed by the President within
The commission shall
Conservation Commission
six months of the date of enactment of this act, as follows:
expire twenty years from
P.L. 102-575; 106 Stat. 4625
(A) One from a list of residents of the state, who are qualified to serve on the
the end of the fiscal year
Commission by virtue of their training or experience in fish or wildlife matters or
during which the secretary
http://www.mitigationcommisison.
environmental conservation matters, submitted by the Speaker of the House of
declares the Central Utah
gov
Representatives upon the recommendation of the members of the House of
Project to be substantially
Representatives representing the State.
complete.
(B) One from a list of residents of the state, who are qualified to serve on the
Commission by virtue of their training or experience in fish or wildlife matters or
environmental conservation matters, submitted by the Majority Leader of the Senate
upon the recommendation of the members of the Senate representing the State.
(C) One from a list of residents of the state submitted by the Governor of the State
composed of State wildlife resource agency personnel.
(D) One from a list of residents of the state submitted by the District.
(E) One from a list of residents of the state, who are qualified to serve on the
Commission by virtue of their training or experience in fish and wildlife matters or
environmental conservation matters and have been recommended by Utah nonprofit
sportsmen’s or environmental organizations, submitted by the governor of the state.
Appointments last four years.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
Veterans’ Disability Benefits
The commission shall be composed of 13 members, appointed as follows:
The commission shall
Commission
(A) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House, at least one of whom shall be
terminate 60 days after the
38 U.S.C. 1101 note.
a veteran who was awarded a decoration specified in law.b
date on which the
P.L. 108-136; 117 Stat. 1676
(B) Two members appointed by the minority leader of the House, at least one of whom
commission submits its
P.L. 109-163; 119 Stat. 3279
shall be a veteran who was awarded a decoration.
report. The report is to be
(C) Two members appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, at least one of whom
submitted not later than
http://www.vetscommission.org
shall be a veteran who was awarded a decoration.
October 1, 2007.
(D) Two members appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, at least one of whom
shall be a veteran who was awarded a decoration.
(E) Five members appointed by the President, at least three of whom shall be veterans
who were awarded a decoration.
Appointments are for the life of the commission.
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Commission/Board
Membership
Termination Date
Vietnam Education Foundation
(1) Two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the
No statutory end date
Board of Directors
House of Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed upon the recommendation of
P.L.106-554; 114 Stat 2763A-254
the Majority
Leader and one of whom shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the Minority
http://www.vef.gov/board_message
Leader, and who shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members.
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(2) Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President pro tempore, one of whom
shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the majority leader and one of whom
shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the minority leader, and who shall serve
as ex officio, nonvoting members.
(3) Secretary of State.
(4) Secretary of Education.
(5) Secretary of Treasury.
(6) Six members to be appointed by the President from among individuals in the
nongovernmental sector who have academic excellence or experience in the fields of
concentration specified in section 202(1)(A) or a general knowledge of Vietnam, not
less than three of whom shall be drawn from academic life.
Appointments last three years.
Notes:
a. A qualified citizen described in this subsection is a private citizen of the United States with (1) a demonstrated dedication to educating others about the importance of historical figures
and events; and (2) substantial knowledge and appreciation of Abraham Lincoln.
b. The decorations specified are, the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, or the Air Force Cross, and the Silver Star.
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Table 2. Appointment Role of the Speaker of the House
Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Speaker of the House
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
The Speaker appoints three members, at least one of whom shall be a Member of the House.
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
The Speaker appoints three members upon the recommendation of the majority leader and the
minority leader.
Advisory Committee on the Protection of Presidential and
The Speaker serves on the Committee, and has shared appointment power with the rest of the
Vice-Presidential Candidates
Committee for the appointment of the at-large member.
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress
The Speaker serves on the Committee.
American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress, Board
The Speaker appoints four members from among individuals from private life who are widely
of Trustees
recognized by virtue of their scholarship, experience, creativity, or interest in American
folklife traditions and arts.
Antitrust Modernization Commission
The Speaker appoints two members.
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission
The Speaker appoints two members, at least one of whom shall be a Member of the House.
British American Parliamentary Group
The Speaker appoints 12 members from among Members of the House (not less than four of
whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs).
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group
The Speaker appoints 12 members from among Members of the House (not less than four of
whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs).
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
The President appoints two members in consultation with the Speaker of the House.
Citizen’s Coinage Advisory Committee
The Speaker makes a recommendation to the Secretary of the Treasury for one appointment,
from among citizens who are specially qualified to serve on the Advisory Committee by virtue
of their education, training, or experience.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Speaker of the House
Commission for the Judiciary Office Building
The members of the House Office Building Commission (the Speaker, and two Members
appointed by the Speaker), are members of the commission.
Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage
The President appoints seven members after consultation with the Speaker of the House.
Abroad
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
The Speaker appoints nine Members of the House. Five Members shall be selected from the
(Helsinki Commission)
majority party and four Members shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader
of the House, from the minority party.
Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad
The Speaker appoints three members.
Fellowship Program
Commission on the National Military Museum
The Speaker appoints two members in consultation with the chairman of the Committee on
Armed Services.
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for
The Speaker serves as a member of the commission.
Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s
The Speaker appoints nine Members of the House. Five members shall be selected from the
Republic of China
majority party and four members shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader
of the House, from the minority party.
Congressional Award Board
The Speaker appoints six members, one of whom shall be a local Congressional Award
program volunteer.
Congressional Hunger Fellows Program, Board of Trustees
The Speaker appoints two members.
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
The Speaker appoints three members in consultation with the minority leader.
Prevention
Denali Commission
The Speaker submits a list of nominations for the position of the Federal Cochairperson.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Speaker of the House
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
The Speaker appoints four Members of the House in consultation with the majority leader and
minority Leader of the House, of which not more than two appointees may be members of the
same political party.
Election Assistance Commission
The Speaker of the House submits to the President a candidate recommendation with respect to
each vacancy on the commission affiliated with the majority party.
Election Assistance Commission, Board of Advisors
The Speaker appoints one member representing professionals in the field of science and
technology.
Federal Judicial Center Foundation Board
The Speaker appoints two members.
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
The Speaker, in consultation with the minority leader, recommends one member to the
President.
Gallaudet University, Board of Trustees
The Speaker appoints two Members of the House.
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, Board of Trustees
The Speaker appoints two Members of the House, one from each political party.
Help America Vote Foundation, Board of Directors
The Speaker appoints two directors.
Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People Around the
The Speaker appoints four members.
Globe Commission (HELP)
House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards
The Speaker appoints six Members of the House, three from the majority party, and three from
the minority.
House Child Care Center, Advisory Board for the
The Speaker appoints 15 individuals seven of whom shall be upon recommendation of the
minority leader of the House.
House Democracy Assistance Commission
The Speaker appoints an unspecified number of majority party Members.
House of Representatives Page Board
The Speaker appoints two Members of the House.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Speaker of the House
House Office Building Commission
The Speaker serves on the commission and appoints two Members of the House.
Human Space Flight Independent Investigation Commission
The Speaker provides a list of candidates to the President to fill one vacancy.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and
The Speaker appoints two Members of the House in consultation with the minority leader.
Arts Development Board of Trustees
Interparliamentary Threat Reduction Working Group
The Speaker appoints not more than 30 members of the House, after consultation with the
minority leader.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation,
The Speaker recommends two Members of the House, of different political parties, to the
Board of Trustees
President, in consultation with the minority leader of the House.
Japan-United States Friendship Commission
The Speaker appoints two Members of the House.
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and
The Speaker appoints two members.
Development, Board of Trustees
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board of
The Speaker serves on the board and appoints three Members of the House.
Trustees
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
The Speaker appoints four persons in consultation with the minority leader of the House.
Medal of Valor Review Board (Public Safety Officer)
The Speaker appoints two members.
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, Delegation
The Speaker appoints 12 Members of the House, not less than four of whom shall be from the
to the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxic Research Center,
The Speaker appoints three members.
Board of Directors
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
The Speaker appoints two members.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Speaker of the House
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
The Speaker, in consultation with the minority leader of the House, recommends two trustees
Environmental Policy Foundation, Board of Trustees
to be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
National Commission on Small Community Air Service
The Speaker appoints two members.
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
The Speaker appoints one member after consultation with the minority leader of the House.
National Council on the Arts
The Speaker appoints two Members of the House.
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
The Speaker appoints one Member of the House.
National Prison Rape Reduction Commission
The Speaker appoints two members unless the Speaker is of the same party as the President, in
which case the Speaker appoints one member and the minority leader of the House appoints
one member.
National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue
The Speaker appoints two members.
Commission
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, U.S. Group
The Speaker appoints 12 Members of the House (not less than four of whom shall be from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs).
Office of Compliance, Board of Directors
The Speaker appoints five members, jointly, with the majority leader of the Senate, and the
minority leaders of the House and the Senate.
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees
The Speaker appoints two members, one designated by the majority leader of the House and
one designated by the minority leader of the House.
Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents
The Speaker appoints three Members of the House.
Social Security Advisory Board
The Speaker appoints two members, each member from a different political party, with the
advice of the chairman and the ranking minority member of the House Committee on Ways
and Means.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Speaker of the House
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel
The Speaker appoints two members, in consultation with the chairman of the House
Committee on Ways and Means.
Trade Agreement, Official Advisers to U.S. Delegations to
The Speaker selects five members of the Ways and Means Committee upon the
International Conferences
recommendation of the chairman of the committee (not more than three of whom are members
of the same political party).
United States Air Force Academy, Board of Visitors
The Speaker designates four Members of the House, two of whom are members of the House
Committee on Appropriations.
United States Capitol Preservation Commission
The Speaker serves on the commission and appoints one Member of the House.
United States-China Economic and Security Review
The Speaker appoints three members after consultation with the chairman of the House
Commission
Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation with the chairman of the House
Committee on Ways and Means.
United States Coast Guard Academy, Board of Visitors
The Speaker designates two Members of the House.
United States Commission On Civil Rights
The Speaker appoints two members upon the recommendation of the majority and minority
leader.
United States Commission on International Religious
The Speaker appoints three members, two of whom shall be appointed upon the
Freedom
recommendation of the leader in the House of the political party that is not the political party
of the President, and one of whom shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader
in the House of the other political party.
United States Commission on North American Energy
Four members shall be appointed from a list of eight individuals who shall be nominated by
Freedom
the Speaker of the House of Representatives in consultation with the chairmen of the
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Resources of the House of Representatives.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Speaker of the House
United States Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of
In even numbered years the Speaker appoints nine Members of the House (not less than four of
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
whom, including the chairman of the United States Delegation, shall be from the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs). In odd numbered years the Speaker appoints eight Members,
(not less than four of whom, including the vice chairman, shall be from the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs.)
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
The Speaker appoints five Members of the House.
United States Merchant Marine Academy, Board of Visitors
The Speaker appoints two Members of the House.
United States Military Academy, Board of Visitors
The Speaker designates four Members of the House, two of whom are members of the House
Committee on Appropriations.
United States Naval Academy, Board of Visitors
The Speaker designates four Members of the House, two of whom are members of the House
Committee on Appropriations.
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission
The President appoints one member from a list of candidates submitted by the Speaker, upon
the recommendation of the House members from the State.
Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission
The Speaker appoints two members, at least one of whom shall be a veteran who was awarded
a decoration specified in law.
Vietnam Education Foundation Board of Directors
The Speaker appoints two Members of the House, one upon the recommendation of the
majority leader and one upon the recommendation of the minority leader.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the House Minority Leader
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
The minority leader appoints two members, at least one of whom shall be a Member of the
House.
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
The Speaker appoints three members upon the recommendation of the majority leader and the
minority leader.
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress
The minority leader serves on the Committee.
Antitrust Modernization Commission
The minority leader appoints two members.
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education
The minority leader appoints one Member of the House.
Foundation, Board of Trustees
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission
The minority leader appoints two members, at least one of whom shall be a Member of the
House.
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
The President appoints two members in consultation with the minority leader.
Citizen’s Coinage Advisory Committee
The Secretary of the Treasury appoints one person recommended by the minority leader.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Of the Members appointed by the Speaker of the House, four Members from the minority party
(Helsinki Commission)
shall be selected after consultation with the minority leader of the House.
Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad
The minority leader appoints three members.
Fellowship Program
Commission on the National Military Museum
The minority leader appoints one member in consultation with the ranking member of the
Committee on Armed Services.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the House Minority Leader
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for
The minority leader is a member.
Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s
Of the Members appointed by the Speaker of the House, four Members from the minority party
Republic of China
shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the House.
Congressional Award Board
The minority leader appoints six members, one of whom shall be a recipient of the
Congressional Award.
Congressional Hunger Fellows Program, Board of Trustees
The minority leader of the House appoints one member.
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
The Speaker appoints three members in consultation with the minority leader.
Prevention
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
The Speaker appoints four Members of the House in consultation with the majority leader and
minority Leader of the House, of which not more than two appointees may be members of the
same political party.
Election Assistance Commission
The minority leader submits to the President a candidate recommendation with respect to each
vacancy on the Commission affiliated with the minority party.
Election Assistance Commission, Board of Advisors
The minority leader appoints one member representing professionals in the field of science
and technology.
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
The Speaker, in consultation with the minority leader, recommends one member to the
President.
Help America Vote Foundation, Board of Directors
The minority leader appoints two directors.
Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People Around the
The minority leader appoints three members.
Globe Commission (HELP)
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the House Minority Leader
House Child Care Center, Advisory Board for the
The Speaker appoints 15 individuals seven of whom shall be upon recommendation of the
minority leader of the House.
House Democracy Assistance Commission
The minority leader appoints an unspecified number of minority party Members.
House of Representatives Page Board
The minority leader appoints one Member of the House.
Human Space Flight
The minority leader provides a list of candidates to the President to fill one vacancy.
Independent Investigation Commission
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and
The Speaker appoints two Members of the House in consultation with the minority leader.
Arts Development Board of Trustees
Interparliamentary Threat Reduction Working Group
The Speaker appoints not more than 30 Members of the House, after consultation with the
minority leader.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Board of
The Speaker recommends two Members of the House, of different political parties, to the
Trustees
President, in consultation with the minority leader of the House.
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and
The minority leader appoints one member.
Development, Board of Trustees
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board of
The minority leader serves on the board.
Trustees
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
The Speaker appoints four persons in consultation with the minority leader of the House.
Medal of Valor Review Board (Public Safety Officer)
The minority leader appoints two members.
Millennium Challenge Corporation, Board of Directors
The minority leader submits a list of individuals from which the President appoints one
member, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the House Minority Leader
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
The Speaker, in consultation with the minority leader of the House, recommends two trustees
Environmental Policy Foundation, Board of Trustees
to be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
National Commission on Small Community Air Service
The minority leader appoints one member.
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
The Speaker appoints one member after consultation with the minority leader of the House.
National Council on the Arts
The minority leader appoints one Member of the House.
National Prison Rape Reduction Commission
The minority leader appoints one member. (If the Speaker is of the same party as the
President, the minority leader appoints one additional member.)
National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue
The minority leader appoints two members.
Commission
Office of Compliance, Board of Directors
The Speaker appoints five members, jointly, with the majority leader of the Senate, and the
minority leaders of the House and the Senate.
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees
The Speaker appoints two members, one designated by the majority leader of the House and
one designated by the minority leader of the House.
Technical Study Panel on the Utilization of Belt Air and the
The minority leader of the House and Senate make one joint appointment.
Composition and Fire Retardant Properties of Belt Materials
in Underground Coal Mining
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel
The minority leader appoints two members, in consultation with the ranking member of the
House Committee on Ways and Means.
United States Capitol Preservation Commission
The minority leader serves on the commission and appoints one Member of the House.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the House Minority Leader
United States-China Economic and Security Review
The minority leader appoints three members after consultation with the ranking minority
Commission
member of the House Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation with the
ranking minority member of the House Committee on Ways and Means.
United States Commission On Civil Rights
The Speaker appoints two members upon the recommendation of the majority and minority
leader.
United States Commission on International Religious
The Speaker appoints three members, two of which shall be appointed upon the
Freedom
recommendation of the leader in the House of the political party that is not the political party
of the President, and one of which shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader in
the House of the other political party.
United States Commission on North American Energy
Two members shall be appointed from a list of four individuals who shall be nominated by the
Freedom
minority leader of the House in consultation with the ranking Members of the Committees on
Energy and Commerce and Resources of the House of Representatives.
Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission
The minority leader appoints two members, at least one of whom shall be a veteran who was
awarded a decoration specified in law.
Vietnam Education Foundation Board of Directors
The Speaker appoints two Members of the House, one upon the recommendation of the
majority leader and one upon the recommendation of the minority leader.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the House Majority Leader
Advisory Committee on the Protection of Presidential and
The Minority leader serves on the Committee, and has shared appointment power with the rest
Vice-Presidential Candidates
of the Committee for the appointment of the at-large member.
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
The Speaker appoints three members upon the recommendation of the House majority leader
and the minority leader.
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education
The House majority leader appoints one member.
Foundation, Board of Trustees
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for
The House majority leader serves on the commission.
Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
The Speaker of the House appoints four members in consultation with the majority leader and
minority leader of the House.
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees
The Speaker of the House appoints two members, one of whom shall be designated by the
House majority leader. The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations,
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, and the chairman of the Senate Committee on
Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch of the serve on the Board.
United States Capitol Preservation Commission
The House majority leader, the chairman and vice-chairman of the Joint Committee on the
Library, and the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration, and the Committee on House Oversight serve on the Commission.
United States Commission On Civil Rights
The Speaker appoints two members upon the recommendation of the majority and minority
leader.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the House Majority Leader
United States Commission on International Religious
The Speaker of the House, appoints three members of the Commission, two upon the
Freedom
recommendation of the leader in the House (majority or minority) of the political party that is
not the political party of the President, and one upon the recommendation of the leader in the
House (majority or minority) of the other political party.
Vietnam Education Foundation Board of Directors
The Speaker appoints two Members of the House, one upon the recommendation of the
majority leader and one upon the recommendation of the minority leader.
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Table 5. Appointment Role of the President of the Senate or the President Pro Tempore
Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate President or President pro tempore
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
The President pro tempore appoints three members upon the recommendation of the majority
leader and the minority leader.
American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress, Board
The President pro tempore appoints four trustees.
of Trustees
British American Parliamentary Group
The President pro tempore appoints 12 members, upon recommendations of the majority and
minority leaders of the Senate, from among Members of the Senate (not less than four of
whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations) unless the majority and
minority leaders of the Senate determine otherwise.
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group
The President of the Senate appoints members, upon recommendations of the majority and
minority leaders of the Senate, from among Members of the Senate (not less than four of
whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations).
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
The President appoints two members, in consultation with the President pro tempore.
Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage
The President appoints 21 members, seven of whom shall be appointed after consultation with
Abroad
the President pro tempore of the Senate.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
President of the Senate appoints nine Senators. Five Members shall be selected from the
(Helsinki Commission)
majority party of the Senate, after consultation with the majority leader, and four Members
shall be selected, from the minority party, after consultation with the minority leader of the
Senate.
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for
The President pro tempore serves on the Commission.
Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate President or President pro tempore
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s
President of the Senate appoints nine Senators. Five Members shall be selected from the
Republic of China
majority party of the Senate, after consultation with the majority leader, and four Members
shall be selected from the minority party, after consultation with the minority leader of the
Senate.
Denali Commission
The President pro tempore submits a list of nominations for the position of the Federal
Cochairperson.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
The President pro tempore appoints four Senators in consultation with the majority leader and
minority leader of the Senate, of which not more than two appointees may be members of the
same political party.
Federal Judicial Center Foundation Board
The President pro tempore appoints two members.
Gallaudet University, Board of Trustees
The President of the Senate appoints one Senator.
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, Board of Trustees
The President of the Senate appoints two Senators, one from each political party.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and
The President pro tempore appoints two Senators upon the recommendation of the majority
Arts Development Board of Trustees
and minority leader.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Board of
The President appoints two Senators, of different political parties, upon the recommendation of
Trustees
the President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation with the majority leader and minority
leader of the Senate.
Japan-United States Friendship Commission
The President pro tempore appoints two Senators.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board of
The President of the Senate appoints three Senators.
Trustees
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate President or President pro tempore
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, Delegation
The President of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the
to the
Senate appoints 12 Senators (not less than four of whom shall be from the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations).
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
The President of the Senate appoints two Senators.
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
The President of the United States appoints two trustees, with the advice and consent of the
Environmental Policy Foundation, Board of Trustees
Senate, after considering the recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate, in
consultation with the majority and minority leaders of the Senate.
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
President pro tempore of the Senate appoints one member after consultation with the minority
leader of the Senate.
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
The President of the Senate appoints one Senator.
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, U.S. Group
The President of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the
Senate, appoints 12 Senators. Not more than seven of the appointees from the Senate shall be
of the same political party.
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees
President pro tempore appoints two Senators, one of whom shall be designated by the majority
leader of the Senate, and one of whom shall be designated by the minority leader of the Senate.
Senate Commission on Art
The President pro tempore serves on the Commission.
Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents
The President of the Senate appoints three Senators.
Social Security Advisory Board
The President pro tempore appoints two members (each member from a different political
party), with the advice of the chairman and the ranking minority member of the Senate
Committee on Finance.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate President or President pro tempore
Trade Agreement, Official Advisers to U.S. Delegations to
The President pro tempore, upon the recommendation of the chairman of the Senate
International Conferences
Committee on Finance, appoints five members of such committee, not more than three of
whom are members of the same political party. The President pro tempore may select
additional members for designation as congressional advisers regarding specific trade policy
matters or negotiations, from any other committees of Congress that has jurisdiction over
legislation likely to be affected by such matters or negotiations.
United States Air Force Academy, Board of Visitors
The Vice President, or the President pro tempore of the Senate, designates three Senators, two
of whom are members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
United States Capitol Preservation Commission
The President pro tempore is a member of the Commission, and appoints one Senator.
United States-China Economic and Security Review
The President pro tempore appoints three members upon the recommendation of the minority
Commission
leader of the Senate, after consultation with the ranking minority member of the Senate
Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation with the ranking minority member
of the Senate Committee on Finance. The President pro tempore appoints three members upon
the recommendation of the majority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the chairman
of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation with the chairman of
the Senate Committee on Finance.
United States Coast Guard Academy, Board of Visitors
The President of the Senate appoints one Senator.
United States Commission On Civil Rights
The President pro tempore appoints two members upon the recommendation of the majority
and minority leader.
United States Commission on International Religious
The President pro tempore appoints three members, two upon the recommendation of the
Freedom
leader in the Senate of the political party that is not the political party of the President, and one
upon the recommendation of the leader in the Senate of the other political party.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate President or President pro tempore
United States Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of
In even numbered years the President pro tempore appoints eight Senators, upon
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, not less than four of
whom, including the vice chairman of the United States Delegation, shall be from the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations, unless the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon
recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, determines otherwise. (In
odd numbered years the President pro tempore appoints nine Senators in the same manner.)
United States Group of the United States Senate-China
The President pro tempore appoints not more than 12 Senators upon the
Interparliamentary Group.
recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and designates one
Senator as the Chair of the United States group.
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
The President pro tempore appoints five Senators upon the recommendation of the majority
and minority leaders.
United States Merchant Marine Academy, Board of Visitors
The Vice President appoints one Senator.
United States Military Academy, Board of Visitors
The Vice President, or the President pro tempore of the Senate, designates three Senators, two
of whom are members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
United States Naval Academy, Board of Visitors
The Vice President, or the President pro tempore of the Senate, designates three Senators, two
of whom are members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics
The President of the Senate appoints seven Senators, four of whom (including the member
Control
designated as chairman) shall be selected from the majority party of the Senate, after
consultation with the majority leader, and three of whom (including the member designated as
cochairman) shall be selected from the minority party of the Senate, after consultation with the
minority leader.
Vietnam Education Foundation Board of Directors
The President pro tempore appoints two Senators, one upon the recommendation of the
majority leader and one upon the recommendation of the minority leader.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate Majority Leader
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
The majority leader appoints three members, at least one of whom is a Senator.
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
The President pro tempore appoints three members upon the recommendation of the majority
leader and the minority leader.
Advisory Committee on the Protection of Presidential and
The majority leader serves on the Committee, and has shared power of appointment with the
Vice-Presidential Candidates
rest of the Committee for the at-large member.
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress
The majority leader serves on the committee.
Antitrust Modernization Commission
The majority leader appoints two members.
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education
The majority leader appoints one member.
Foundation, Board of Trustees
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission
The majority leader appoints two members, at least one of whom is a Senator.
British American Parliamentary Group
The President pro tempore appoints 12 members, upon recommendations of the majority and
minority leaders of the Senate, from among Members of the Senate (not less than four of
whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations) unless the majority and
minority leaders of the Senate determine otherwise.
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group
The President of the Senate appoints 12 members, upon recommendations of the majority and
minority leaders of the Senate, from among Members of the Senate (not less than four of
whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations).
Citizen’s Coinage Advisory Committee
The majority leader makes a recommendation to the Secretary of the Treasury for one
appointment, from among citizens who are specially qualified to serve on the Advisory
Committee by virtue of their education, training, or experience.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate Majority Leader
Commission for the Judiciary Office Building
The majority leader serves on the commission.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
The President of the Senate appoints nine Senators. Five Senators shall be selected from the
(Helsinki Commission)
majority party of the Senate, after consultation with the majority leader.
Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad
The majority leader appoints three members.
Fellowship Program
Commission on the National Military Museum
The majority leader appoints two members in consultation with the chairman of the Armed
Services Committee.
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for
The majority leader serves on the commission.
Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s
The President of the Senate appoints nine Senators. Five Senators shall be selected from the
Republic of China
majority party of the Senate, after consultation with the majority leader.
Congressional Award Board
The majority leader appoints six members, one of whom shall be a recipient of the
Congressional Award.
Congressional Hunger Fellows Program, Board of Trustees
The majority leader appoints two members.
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
The majority leader appoints three members after consultation with the minority leader.
Prevention
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
The President pro tempore appoints four Senators in consultation with the majority leader and
minority leader of the Senate, of whom not more than two appointees may be members of the
same political party.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate Majority Leader
Election Assistance Commission
The majority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the minority Leader of the Senate,
and the minority Leader of the House shall each submit to the President a candidate
recommendation with respect to each vacancy on the commission affiliated with the political
party of the Member of Congress involved.
Election Assistance Commission, Board of Advisors
The majority leader appoints one member.
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
The majority leader, in consultation with the minority leader, recommends one member to the
President.
Help America Vote Foundation, Board of Directors
The majority leader appoints two directors.
Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People Around the
The majority leader appoints four members.
Globe Commission (HELP)
Human Space Flight
The majority leader provides a list of candidates to the President to fill one vacancy.
Independent Investigation Commission
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and
The President pro tempore appoints two Senators upon the recommendation of the majority
Arts Development Board of Trustees
and minority leader.
Interparliamentary Threat Reduction Working Group
The majority leader appoints not more than 10 Senators, after consultation with the minority
leader.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Board of
The President appoints two Senators, of different political parties, upon the recommendation of
Trustees
the President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation with the majority leader and minority
leader of the Senate.
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and
The majority leader appoints two members.
Development, Board of Trustees
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate Majority Leader
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board of
The majority leader serves on the board.
Trustees
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
The majority leader appoints four members in consultation with the minority leader of the
Senate.
Medal of Valor Review Board (Public Safety Officer)
The majority leader appoints two members.
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, Delegation
The President of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the
to the
Senate appoints 12 Senators (not less than four of whom shall be from the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations).
Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxic Research Center,
The majority leader appoints three members.
Board of Directors
Millennium Challenge Corporation, Board of Directors
The majority leader submits a list of individuals from which the President appoints one
member, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
The President appoints two trustees, with the advice and consent of the Senate, after
Environmental Policy Foundation, Board of Trustees
considering the recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation
with the majority and minority leaders of the Senate.
National Commission on Small Community Air Service
The majority leader appoints two members.
National Council on the Arts
The majority leader appoints two Senators.
National Prison Rape Reduction Commission
The majority leader appoints two members, unless the majority leader is of the same party as
the President, in which case the majority leader appoints one and the minority leader appoints
two.
National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue
The majority leader appoints two members.
Commission
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate Majority Leader
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, U.S. Group
The President of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the
Senate, appoints 12 Senators. Not more than seven of the appointees from the Senate shall be
of the same political party.
Office of Compliance, Board of Directors
The Speaker appoints five members jointly with the majority leader of the Senate, and the
minority leaders of the House and the Senate.
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees
President pro tempore appoints two Senators, one of whom shall be designated by the majority
leader of the Senate, and one of whom shall be designated by the minority leader of the Senate.
Senate Commission on Art
The majority leader serves on the commission.
Technical Study Panel on the utilization of belt air and the
The majority leader of the Senate and House make one joint appointment.
composition and fire retardant properties of belt materials in
underground coal mining
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel
The majority leader appoints two members, in consultation with the Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Finance.
United States Capitol Preservation Commission
The majority leader serves on the commission.
United States-China Economic and Security Review
The President pro tempore appoints three members upon the recommendation of the majority
Commission
leader of the Senate, after consultation with the chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed
Services, in addition to consultation with the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance.
United States Commission On Civil Rights
The President pro tempore appoints two members upon the recommendation of the majority
and minority leader.
United States Commission on International Religious
The President pro tempore appoints three members, two upon the recommendation of the
Freedom
leader in the Senate of the political party that is not the political party of the President, and one
upon the recommendation of the leader in the Senate of the other political party.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate Majority Leader
United States Commission on North American Energy
Four members shall be appointed from a list of eight individuals who shall be nominated by
Freedom
the majority leader of the Senate in consultation with the chairman of the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
United States Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of
In even numbered years the President pro tempore appoints eight Senators, upon
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, not less than four of
whom, including the vice chairman of the United States Delegation, shall be from the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations, unless the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon
recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, determines otherwise. (In
odd numbered years the President pro tempore appoints nine Senators in the same manner.)
United States Group of the United States Senate-China
The President pro tempore appoints not more than 12 Senators upon the
Interparliamentary Group.
recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and designates one
Senator as the Chair of the United States group.
United States Group of the United States Senate-Russia
The majority and minority leaders of the Senate appoint the Senators of the United States
Interparliamentary Group.
group.
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
The President pro tempore appoints five Senators upon the recommendation of the majority
and minority leaders.
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics
The President of the Senate appoints seven Senators, four of whom (including the member
Control
designated as chairman) shall be selected from the majority party of the Senate, after
consultation with the majority leader, and three of whom (including the member designated as
cochairman) shall be selected from the minority party of the Senate, after consultation with the
minority leader.
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission
The President appoints one member from a list of candidates submitted by the majority leader,
upon the recommendation of the Senate members from the State.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate Majority Leader
Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission
The majority leader of the Senate appoints two members, at least one of whom shall be a
veteran who was awarded a decoration specified in law.
Vietnam Education Foundation Board of Directors
The President pro tempore appoints two Senators, one upon the recommendation of the
majority leader and one upon the recommendation of the minority leader.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate Minority Leader
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
The minority leader appoints two members, at least one of whom is a Senator.
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
The President pro tempore appoints three members upon the recommendation of the majority
leader and the minority leader.
Advisory Committee on the Protection of Presidential and
The minority leader serves on the Committee, and has shared appointment power with the rest
Vice-Presidential Candidates
of the Committee for the at-large member.
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress
The minority leader serves on the Committee.
Antitrust Modernization Commission
The minority leader appoints two members.
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education
The minority leader appoints one Senator.
Foundation, Board of Trustees
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission
The minority leader appoints two members, at least one of whom is a Senator.
British American Parliamentary Group
The President pro tempore appoints 12 members, upon recommendations of the majority and
minority leaders of the Senate, from among Members of the Senate (not less than four of
whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations) unless the majority and
minority leaders of the Senate determine otherwise.
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group
The President of the Senate appoints 12 members, upon recommendations of the majority and
minority leaders of the Senate, from among Members of the Senate (not less than four of
whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations).
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
The President appoints two members in consultation with the minority leader.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate Minority Leader
Citizen’s Coinage Advisory Committee
The minority leader makes a recommendation to the Secretary of the Treasury for one
appointment, from among citizens who are specially qualified to serve on the Advisory
Committee by virtue of their education, training, or experience.
Commission for the Judiciary Office Building
The minority leader serves on the Commission.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
The President of the Senate appoints nine Senators. Four Senators shall be selected from the
(Helsinki Commission)
minority party of the Senate, after consultation with the minority leader.
Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad
The minority leader appoints three members.
Fellowship Program
Commission on the National Military Museum
The minority leader appoints two members in consultation with the ranking member of the
Armed Services Committee.
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for
The minority leader serves on the Commission.
Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s
The President of the Senate appoints nine Senators. Four Senators shall be selected from the
Republic of China
minority party of the Senate, after consultation with the minority leader.
Congressional Award Board
The minority leader appoints six members, one of whom shall be a local Congressional Award
program volunteer.
Congressional Hunger Fellows Program, Board of Trustees
The minority leader appoints one member.
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
The majority leader appoints three members after consultation with the minority leader.
Prevention
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate Minority Leader
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
The President pro tempore appoints four Senators in consultation with the majority leader and
minority leader of the Senate, of which not more than two appointees may be members of the
same political party.
Election Assistance Commission
The majority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the minority leader of the Senate,
and the minority Leader of the House shall each submit to the President a candidate
recommendation with respect to each vacancy on the Commission affiliated with the political
party of the Member of Congress involved.
Election Assistance Commission, Board of Advisors
The minority leader appoints one member.
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
The majority leader, in consultation with the minority leader, recommends one member to the
President.
Help America Vote Foundation, Board of Directors
The minority leader appoints two directors.
Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People Around the
The minority leader appoints three members.
Globe Commission (HELP)
Human Space Flight
The minority leader provides a list of candidates to the President to fill one vacancy.
Independent Investigation Commission
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and
The President pro tempore appoints two Senators upon the recommendation of the majority
Arts Development Board of Trustees
and minority leader.
Interparliamentary Threat Reduction Working Group
The majority leader appoints not more than 10 Senators, after consultation with the minority
leader.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Board of
The President appoints two Senators, of different political parties, upon the recommendation of
Trustees
the President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation with the majority leader and minority
leader of the Senate.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate Minority Leader
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and
The minority leader appoints one member.
Development, Board of Trustees
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board of
The minority leader serves on the board.
Trustees
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
The majority leader appoints four members in consultation with the minority leader of the
Senate.
Medal of Valor Review Board (Public Safety Officer)
The minority leader appoints two members.
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, Delegation
The President of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the
to the
Senate appoints 12 Senators (not less than four of whom shall be from the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations).
Millennium Challenge Corporation, Board of Directors
The minority leader submits a list of individual from which the President appoints one
member, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
The President appoints two trustees, with the advice and consent of the Senate, after
Environmental Policy Foundation, Board of Trustees
considering the recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation
with the majority and minority leaders of the Senate.
National Commission on Small Community Air Service
The minority leader appoints one member.
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
President pro tempore of the Senate appoints one member after consultation with the minority
leader of the Senate.
National Council on the Arts
The minority leader appoints one member.
National Prison Rape Reduction Commission
The minority leader appoints one member, unless the majority leader is of the same party as
the President, in which case the minority leader appoints two.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate Minority Leader
National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue
The minority leader appoints two members.
Commission
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, U.S. Group
The President of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the
Senate, appoints 12 Senators. Not more than seven of the appointees from the Senate shall be
of the same political party.
Office of Compliance, Board of Directors
Five individuals are appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House, the majority leader of the
Senate, and the minority leaders of the House and the Senate.
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees
The President pro tempore of the Senate appoints two members, one of whom shall be
designated by the minority leader of the Senate.
Senate Commission on Art
The minority leader serves on the commission.
Technical Study Panel on the utilization of belt air and the
The minority leader of the Senate and House make one appointment.
composition and fire retardant properties of belt materials in
underground coal mining
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel
The minority leader of the Senate appoints two members, in consultation with the ranking
member of the Senate Committee on Finance.
United States Capitol Preservation Commission
The minority leader serves on the commission and appoints one Senator.
United States-China Economic and Security Review
The President pro tempore appoints three members upon the recommendation of the minority
Commission
leader of the Senate, after consultation with the chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed
Services, in addition to consultation with the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance.
United States Commission On Civil Rights
The President pro tempore appoints two members upon the recommendation of the majority
and minority leader.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate Minority Leader
United States Commission on International Religious
The President pro tempore of the Senate appoints three members, two upon the
Freedom
recommendation of the leader (majority or minority) in the Senate of the political party that is
not the political party of the President, and one upon the recommendation of the leader
(majority or minority) in the Senate of the other political party.
United States Commission on North American Energy
Two members shall be appointed from a list of four individuals who shall be nominated by the
Freedom
minority leader of the Senate in consultation with the ranking Member of the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
United States Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of
In even-numbered years the President pro tempore of the Senate appoints eight Senators (nine
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
in odd-numbered years), upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the
Senate (not less than four of whom, including the chairman or vice chairman of the United
States Delegation, shall be from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, unless the
President pro tempore of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority
leaders of the Senate, determines otherwise).
United States Group of the United States Senate-China
The President pro tempore of the Senate appoints Senators upon the
Interparliamentary Group.
recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate.
United States Group of the United States Senate-Russia
The President pro tempore of the Senate appoints Senators upon the
Interparliamentary Group.
recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate.
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
The President pro tempore of the Senate appoints five Senators upon the recommendation of
the majority and minority leaders.
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics
The President of the Senate appoints seven Senators, three of whom (including the member
Control
designated as co-chairman) shall be selected from the minority party of the Senate, after
consultation with the minority leader.
Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission
The minority leader of the Senate appoints two members, at least one of whom shall be a
veteran who was awarded a decoration specified in law.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of the Senate Minority Leader
Vietnam Education Foundation Board of Directors
The President pro tempore appoints two Senators, one upon the recommendation of the
majority leader and one upon the recommendation of the minority leader.
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Table 8. Appointment Role of Committees
Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of Committees
British American Parliamentary Group
The Speaker of the House appoints 12 Members of the House (not less than four of whom shall
be members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs), and the President pro tempore of the
Senate, appoints 12 Senators upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of
the Senate, (not less than four of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign
Relations) unless the majority and minority leaders of the Senate determine otherwise.
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group
The Speaker of the House appoints 12 Members of the House (not less than four of whom
shall be from the Committee on Foreign Affairs), and the President of the Senate appoints 12
Senators upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders (not less than four of
whom shall be from the Committee on Foreign Relations).
Commission for the Judiciary Office Building
The chairman and the ranking minority members of the Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the House
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure serve on the commission.
Commission on the Implementation of the New Strategic
The Secretary of Defense appoints 12 members after consultation with the chairman and
Posture of the United States
ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the chairman
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
Commission on the National Guard and Reserve
The chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services each appoint three
members. The ranking minority members of the House and Senate Committees on Armed
Services each appoint two members.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of Committees
Commission on the National Military Museum
Two appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one by the minority leader
in consultation with the chairman and ranking member respectively of the House Committee
on Armed Services. Two appointed by the majority leader and one by the minority leader in
consultation with the chairman and ranking member respectively of the Senate Committee on
Armed Services.
Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from
The Secretary of Defense appoints seven members after consultation with the chairmen and
Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack
ranking minority members of the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
House of Representatives.
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for
The chairmen and the ranking minority members of the Committee on House Oversight of the
Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol
House, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
Election Assistance Commission, Board of Advisors
The chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on House Administration, and the
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, each appoint two members.
Help America Vote Foundation, Board of Directors
The chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on House Administration, and the
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, serve as ex-officio members of the Board.
House of Representatives Fine Arts Board
The House members of the Joint Library Committee serve on the board.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board of
The chairmen and ranking minority members of the House Committee on Public Works and
Trustees
Transportation, and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works serve on the
board.
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
The chairman and the vice chair of the Joint Committee on the Library serve on the board.
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, Delegation
The Speaker of the House appoints 12 Members (not less than four of whom shall be from the
to the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs), and the President of the Senate appoints 12 Senators
upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders (not less than four of whom shall
be from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations).
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of Committees
Motor Fuel Tax
Chairmen and the ranking members of the Senate Committee on Finance and the House
Enforcement Advisory Commission
Committee on Ways and Means appoint at least 16 members, including two representatives
from the staff of the Senate Committee on Finance and two representatives from the staff of the
House Committee on Ways and Means.
National Capital Planning Commission
The chairmen of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on
Government Reform, or their designees, are ex-officio members of the commission.
National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing
The chairmen and ranking members of the House Committee on Ways and means and the
Commission
Senate Finance Committee each appoint two members to the commission.
National Veterans Business
The President appoints nine members, not more than five of whom shall be members of the
Development Corporation Board of Directors
same political party, after considering recommendations by the Chairmen and Ranking
Members of the Committees on Small Business and the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the
House of Representatives and the Senate.
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, U.S. Group
The Speaker of the House appoints 12 Members of the House (not less than four of whom shall
be from the Committee on Foreign Affairs); the President of the Senate appoints 12 Members
of the Senate upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate. The
Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House delegation shall be a Member from the Foreign
Affairs Committee, and, unless the President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the
Senate majority leader, determines otherwise, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Senate
delegation shall be a Member from the Foreign Relations Committee. The secretaries of the
Senate and House delegations shall be appointed, respectively, by the chairman of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations and the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees
The Speaker of the House appoints two members, one of whom shall be designated by the
House majority leader. The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations,
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, and the chairman of the Senate Committee on
Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch of the serve on the Board.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of Committees
Senate Commission on Art
The chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration serve on the commission.
Social Security Advisory Board
The Speaker appoints two members, each member from a different political party, with the
advice of the chairman and the ranking minority member of the House Committee on Ways
and Means. The President pro tempore appoints two members (each member from a different
political party), with the advice of the chairman and the ranking minority member of the Senate
Committee on Finance.
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel
The Speaker and the House minority leader each appoint two members, in consultation with
the chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means. The majority and minority leaders
of the Senate each appoint two members, in consultation with the chairman of the Senate
Committee on Finance.
Trade Agreement, Official Advisers to U.S. Delegations to
The Speaker selects five members of the House Committee on Ways and Means upon the
International Conferences
recommendation of the chairman of the Committee (not more than three of whom are members
of the same political party). The President pro tempore, upon the recommendation of the
chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, appoints five members of such committee, not
more than three of whom are members of the same political party.
United States Air Force Academy, Board of Visitors
The chairmen of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and the House Committee on
Armed Services, or his designees, serve on the board.
The Vice President or the President pro tempore of the Senate, designate two members of the
Senate Committee on Appropriations. The Speaker of the House, designates two members of
the House Committee on Appropriations.
United States Capitol Preservation Commission
The House majority leader, the chairman and vice-chairman of the Joint Committee on the
Library, and the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration, and the Committee on House Oversight serve on the commission.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of Committees
United States-China Economic and Security Review
The Speaker appoints three members after consultation with the chairman of the House
Commission
Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation with the chairman of the House
Committee on Ways and Means. The President pro tempore appoints three members upon the
recommendation of the majority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the chairman of
the Senate Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation with the chairman of the
Senate Committee on Finance. The President pro tempore appoints three members upon the
recommendation of the minority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the chairman of
the Senate Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation with the chairman of the
Senate Committee on Finance.
United States Coast Guard Academy, Board of Visitors
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation appoints
two Senators, and the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
appoints three Members. The chairmen of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, are ex officio
members.
United States Commission on North American Energy
Four members shall be appointed from a list of eight individuals who shall be nominated by the
Freedom
Speaker of the House of Representatives in consultation with the chairmen of the Committees
on Energy and Commerce and Resources of the House of Representatives.
Two members shall be appointed from a list of four individuals who shall be nominated by the
minority leader of the House in consultation with the ranking members of the Committees on
Energy and Commerce and Resources of the House of Representatives.
Four members shall be appointed from a list of eight individuals who shall be nominated by the
majority leader of the Senate in consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate.
Two members shall be appointed from a list of four individuals who shall be nominated by the
minority leader of the Senate in consultation with the ranking Member of the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
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Name of Commission or Board
Appointment Authority of Committees
United States Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of
In even-numbered years, the Speaker of the House appoints nine Members of the House (in
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
odd-numbered years eight), not less than four of whom, including the chairman of the United
States Delegation, shall be from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. In even-numbered
years the President pro tempore of the Senate appoints eight Senators (nine in odd-numbered
years), upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate (not less than
four of whom, including the chairman or vice chairman of the United States Delegation, shall
be from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, unless the President pro tempore of the
Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, determines
otherwise).
United States Merchant Marine Academy, Board of Visitors
The chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee appoints two
Senators, and the chairman of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
appoints three Members of the House. The chairmen of the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation and the chairman of the House Committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries are ex officio members.
United States Military Academy, Board of Visitors
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, or his designee, and the chairman
of the House Committee on Armed Services, or his designee serve on the board. The Vice
President or the President pro tempore of the Senate, appoints three Senators, two of whom are
members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. The Speaker of the House, appoints
four Members of the House, two of whom are members of the House Committee on
Appropriations.
United States Naval Academy, Board of Visitors
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, or his designee, and the chairman
of the House Committee on Armed Services, or his designee serve on the board. The Vice
President or the President pro tempore of the Senate, appoints three Senators, two of whom are
members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. The Speaker of the House, appoints
four Members of the House, two of whom are members of the House Committee on
Appropriations.
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Table 9. Summary of Appointment Authority of Congressional Leaders and Committee Leaders
House Senate
Name of Commission, Board or Group
Pres. or
Committee
Minority
Majority
Minority
Majority
Speaker
Pres. pro
Leaders
Leader
Leader
Leader
Leader
tempore
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
3
2
2
3
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
3
(3)J
(3)J
3
(3)J
(3)J
Advisory Committee on the Protection of Presidential and Vice-
1J*
1J*
1J*
1J*
Presidential Candidates
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress
*
*
*
*
American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress, Board of
4
4
Trustees
Antitrust Modernization Commission
2
2
2
2
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education
1
1
1
1
Foundation, Board of Trustees
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission
2
2
2
2
British American Parliamentary Group
12
12
(12)J
(12)J
*
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group
12
12
(12)J
(12)J
*
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
Citizen’s Coinage Advisory Committee
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
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House Senate
Name of Commission, Board or Group
Pres. or
Committee
Minority
Majority
Minority
Majority
Speaker
Pres. pro
Leaders
Leader
Leader
Leader
Leader
tempore
Commission for the Judiciary Office Building
2*
*
*
*
Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad
7
(7)
Commission on the Implementation of the New Strategic Posture
(12)
of the United States
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki
7
(4)
9
(4)
(5)
Commission)
Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship
3
3
3
3
Program
Commission on the National Guard and Reserve
10
Commission on the National Military Museum
2
1
2
1
(6)
Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from
(7)
Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for
*
*
*
*
*
*
Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic
9
(4)
9
(4)
(5)
of China
Congressional Award Board
6
6
6
6
Congressional Hunger Fellows Program, Board of Trustees
2
1
1
2
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House Senate
Name of Commission, Board or Group
Pres. or
Committee
Minority
Majority
Minority
Majority
Speaker
Pres. pro
Leaders
Leader
Leader
Leader
Leader
tempore
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
3
(3)
(3)
3
Prevention
Denali Commission
(1)
(1)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
4
(4)J
(4)J
4
(4)J
(4)J
Election Assistance Commission
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
Election Assistance Commission, Board of Advisors
1
1
1
1
8J
Federal Judicial Center Foundation Board
2
2
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
Gallaudet University, Board of Trustees
2
1
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, Board of Trustees
2
2
Help America Vote Foundation, Board of Directors
2
2
2
2
*
Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People Around the Globe
4
3
3
4
Commission (HELP)
House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards
6
House Child Care Center, Advisory Board for the
15
(7)
House Democracy Assistance Commission
I?
I?
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House Senate
Name of Commission, Board or Group
Pres. or
Committee
Minority
Majority
Minority
Majority
Speaker
Pres. pro
Leaders
Leader
Leader
Leader
Leader
tempore
House of Representatives Fine Arts Board
*
House of Representatives Page Board
2
1
House Office Building Commission
2*
Human Space Flight
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
Independent Investigation Commission
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
2
(2)
2
(2)J
(2)J
Development Board of Trustees
Interparliamentary Threat Reduction Working Group
30
(30)
(10)
10
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Board of
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)J
(2)J
Trustees
Japan-United States Friendship Commission
2
2
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and
2
1
1
2
Development, Board of Trustees
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board of
3*
*
3
*
*
*
Trustees
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
4
(4)
(4)
4
*
Medal of Valor Review Board(Public Safety Officer)
2
2
2
2
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House Senate
Name of Commission, Board or Group
Pres. or
Committee
Minority
Majority
Minority
Majority
Speaker
Pres. pro
Leaders
Leader
Leader
Leader
Leader
tempore
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, Delegation to
12
12
(12)J
(12)J
*
the
Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxic Research Center, Board
3
3
of Directors
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
2
2
Millennium Challenge Corporation, Board of Directors
(1)
(1)
(1)
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
(2)J
(2)J
(2)J
(2)J
(2)J
Environmental Policy Foundation, Board of Trustees
Motor Fuel Tax
16
Enforcement Advisory Commission
National Capital Planning Commission
*
National Commission on Small Community Air Service
2
1
1
2
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
1
(1)
1
(1)
National Council on the Arts
2
1
1
2
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
1
1
National Prison Rape Reduction Commission
2/1
1/2
1/2
2/1
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Name of Commission, Board or Group
Pres. or
Committee
Minority
Majority
Minority
Majority
Speaker
Pres. pro
Leaders
Leader
Leader
Leader
Leader
tempore
National Surface
8
Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission
National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Commission
2
2
2
2
National Veterans Business Development Corporation Board of
(9)
Directors
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, U.S. Group
12
12
(12)J
(12)J
2*
Office of Compliance, Board of Directors
5 J
5 J
5 J
5 J
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees
2
(1)
(1)
2
(1)
(1)
*
Senate Commission on Art
*
*
*
*
Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents
3
3
Social Security Advisory Board
2
2
(4)J
Technical Study Panel on the Utilization of Belt Air and the
1J
1J
1J
1J
Composition and Fire Retardant Properties of Belt Materials in
Underground Coal Mining
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel
2
2
2
2
(8)
Trade Agreement, Official Advisers to U.S. Delegations to
5
5
(10)
International Conferences
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Name of Commission, Board or Group
Pres. or
Committee
Minority
Majority
Minority
Majority
Speaker
Pres. pro
Leaders
Leader
Leader
Leader
Leader
tempore
United States Air Force Academy, Board of Visitors
4
3
*
United States Capitol Preservation Commission
1*
1*
*
1*
1*
*
*
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
3
3
6
(3)
(3)
(9)J
United States Coast Guard Academy, Board of Visitors
2
1
5*
United States Commission On Civil Rights
2
(2)J
(2)J
2
(2)J
(2)J
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
3
(2/1)
(2/1)
3
(2/1)
(2/1)
United States Commission on North American Energy Freedom
(4)J
(2)J
(4)J
(2)J
(12)J
United States Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the
9/8
8/9
(8/9)
(8/9)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
United States Group of the United States Senate-China
12
(12)J
(12)J
Interparliamentary Group.
United States Group of the United States Senate-Russia
I?
I?
Interparliamentary Group.
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
5
5
(5)J
(5)J
United States Merchant Marine Academy, Board of Visitors
2
1
5*
United States Military Academy, Board of Visitors
4
3
*
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Name of Commission, Board or Group
Pres. or
Committee
Minority
Majority
Minority
Majority
Speaker
Pres. pro
Leaders
Leader
Leader
Leader
Leader
tempore
United States Naval Academy, Board of Visitors
4
3
*
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
7
(3)
(4)
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission
(1)
(1)
Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission
2
2
2
2
Vietnam Education Foundation Board of Directors
2
(1)
(1)
2
(1)
(1)
Notes:
Numerals indicate appointments made. “I?” indicates an indeterminate number of appointments.
Bold numerals indicate that Members of Congress are among the appointees.
Numerals in parentheses indicate recommendations for appointments. “J” indicates joint recommendations. For details on which official share recommending authority and to whom
the recommendations are made, see previous tables.
Instances where the appointing official also serves as a member of the body are indicated by an asterisk *. These positions are in addition to the number of appointments stated.
Numerals divided by “/” indicate that the number of appointments varies based on the political party of the President.