Presidential Appointee Positions Requiring
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Handling Nominations
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Summary
As part of the process of making an appointment to an advice and consent position, the President
usually submits a nomination to the Senate. The Senate’s executive clerk, acting on behalf of the
Senate’s presiding officer, refers the nomination to the appropriate committee or committees on
the day it is received. When making a referral, the executive clerk is guided by Senate Rule XXV,
which establishes the subject matter under the purview of each committee and directs that “all
proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating primarily to
[those] subjects” be referred to that committee. The executive clerk is also guided by precedents
set by prior referrals and by standing orders and unanimous consent (UC) agreements adopted by
the Senate pertaining to the referral of nominations.
Most nominations are referred to one committee. For some positions, a nomination or series of
nominations to a position are referred to more than one committee, pursuant to a standing order, a
UC agreement, or a statutory provision. A nomination may be jointly or sequentially referred to
multiple committees. Joint referral has generally occurred when more than one committee has had
a claim to jurisdiction over the subject matter related to the position. Under joint referral, the
committees receive the nomination simultaneously and may consider it concurrently. All
committees to which a nomination is referred must report it to the full Senate or be discharged
from its further consideration before it may be considered on the floor. Sequential referral has
generally occurred when one committee has had predominant jurisdiction over the subject matter
related to the position, but other committees have had a claim as well. Under this process, a
nomination is referred to the committee with predominant jurisdiction first and is then
sequentially referred to additional committees. Consideration of subsequent referrals can be
subject to a time limit after which the committee or committees without primary jurisdiction are
automatically discharged from further consideration of the nomination. Certain nominations or
categories of nominations are subject to a potentially more expedited Senate consideration
pursuant to a standing order adopted in the 112th Congress.
This report identifies, by Senate committee, presidentially appointed positions requiring Senate
confirmation based on referrals as of the date of passage of S. 679, which became P.L. 112-166 on
August 10, 2012. This public law removed numerous presidentially appointed positions from the
advice and consent process for relevant U.S. Senate committees. A complete list of the
presidentially appointed positions that no longer require Senate confirmation may be found in the
Appendix of this report. For each committee list, positions are categorized as full- or part-time
and then grouped by department or agency. Where nominations have been referred to more than
one committee, the organizations and titles are noted under each of the committees to which the
nominations were referred. The lists also include the lengths of fixed terms, where applicable.
Some commissions, councils, and other multi-member entities are required, by their enabling
statutes, to maintain political balance in some way. This is noted in parentheses where applicable.
The information provided in this report was compiled from the Senate nominations database of
the Legislative Information System available to the congressional community at
http://www.congress.gov/nomis (the public database is http://thomas.loc.gov/home/nomis.html),
data on departmental and agency websites, telephone conversations with agency officials, and the
United States Code. For related information, see CRS Report RL31980, Senate Consideration of
Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure, by Elizabeth Rybicki.

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Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry ............................................................. 5
Senate Committee on Armed Services ............................................................................................. 6
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs .......................................................... 9
Senate Committee on the Budget ................................................................................................... 12
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation .................................................... 12
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ................................................................... 16
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works .................................................................. 18
Senate Committee on Finance ....................................................................................................... 21
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations ....................................................................................... 24
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ..................................................... 29
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs........................................... 33
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs .............................................................................................. 36
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ...................................................................................... 37
Senate Committee on the Judiciary ............................................................................................... 38
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration ........................................................................... 41
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship ........................................................ 41
Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs ......................................................................................... 42

Tables
Table A-1. Positions That No Longer Require Senate Confirmation Per P.L. 112-166 ................ 43

Appendixes
Appendix. Presidential Appointee Positions That No Longer Require Senate
Confirmation Per P.L. 112-166, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and
Streamlining Act of 2011 ............................................................................................................ 43

Contacts
Author Contact Information........................................................................................................... 45
Acknowledgment ........................................................................................................................... 45

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Introduction
Under the Constitution, the President and the Senate share the power to appoint the principal
officers of the United States. Almost all of the highest-level political appointee positions in the
federal government are filled by these officers.1 Three distinct stages mark the appointment
process—selection and nomination by the President, consideration of the nomination by the
Senate, and, if the nominee is confirmed, official appointment by the President.2 During the
confirmation process in the Senate, a nomination is first referred to one or more committees. If
the committee or committees report the nomination to the full Senate, or are discharged from
further consideration of the nomination, it is placed on the Senate’s Executive Calendar and may
be called up for floor consideration.3 The following pages briefly describe the referral process and
identify, for each committee to which referrals have been made, the positions that fall within the
committee’s jurisdiction.
Referral of Nominations to Senate Committees4
As part of the process of making an appointment to an advice and consent position, the President
usually submits a nomination to the Senate. The Senate’s executive clerk, acting on behalf of the
Senate’s presiding officer, refers the nomination to the appropriate committee or committees on
the day it is received.5 When making a referral, the executive clerk is guided by Senate Rule
XXV, which establishes the subject matters under the purview of each committee and directs that
“all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating primarily to
[those] subjects” be referred to that committee. The executive clerk is also guided by precedents
set by prior referrals and by standing orders and unanimous consent (UC) agreements pertaining
to referral of nominations.
Most nominations are sent to a single committee. Occasionally, the Senate has agreed, by UC,
standing order, or statute, to refer one or more nominations to more than one committee. Some
UC agreements provided for such a multiple referral only in the case of a specific nomination,
while other UC agreements applied to all future nominations to a particular position.
Nominations that are referred to more than one committee may be referred jointly or sequentially.
If a nomination is referred jointly, the committees receive it simultaneously and may consider it
concurrently. All committees to which a nomination is referred must report it to the full Senate or
be discharged from its further consideration before it may be considered on the floor. In the case

1 Positions in the White House Office to which the President makes appointments without the need for Senate
confirmation are exceptions.
2 In the final, official appointment stage, a confirmed nominee is given a commission signed by the President, with the
seal of the United States affixed thereto, and is sworn into office.
3 For more information on the Senate confirmation process, see CRS Report RL31980, Senate Consideration of
Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure, by Elizabeth Rybicki.
4 For a general discussion of Senate committee referrals, see CRS Report 98-242, Committee Jurisdiction and Referral
in the Senate, by Judy Schneider.
5 As discussed below under the heading, “112th Congress Standing Order on Nominations,” pursuant to a standing order
adopted in the 112th Congress (2011-2012), certain specific nominations and categories of nominations are not referred
to committee when received, but are subject to a potentially more expedited process of Senate consideration.
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of a sequential referral, the nomination is referred first to the committee of predominant
jurisdiction and referred sequentially to other committees as specified by the UC agreement or
standing order. UC agreements for sequential referral can stipulate that the nomination must be
reported out of the second committee within a specified period of time (usually 20 days), or else
that committee will be automatically discharged from further consideration of the nomination.
Joint referral of a nomination has usually occurred when more than one committee appears to
have had relatively equal jurisdictional claims. For example, since at least the beginning of the
109th Congress, nominations to eight positions—two each in the Department of Commerce and
the Office of Management and Budget, and one each in the Department of Energy, Department of
the Interior, Department of Labor, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation—have been
referred jointly to two committees.6
Sequential referral has been more likely when jurisdictional predominance appeared to favor one
committee, but other committees also have had some jurisdictional claim on the nomination. In
those instances, the nomination has usually been referred to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction, and, after being reported to the full Senate by that committee, it has been referred
sequentially to other committees. For example, since at least the beginning of the 109th Congress,
the Senate has agreed, by UC, to refer sequentially nominations to most inspector general (IG)
positions,7 as well as four other positions—one in the Department of Defense, one in the
Department of Justice, and two in the Department of Homeland Security.8
In a small number of cases, nominations have been referred to more than one committee on an ad
hoc basis by UC. A 2004 nomination for Under Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement,9 for
example, was first referred to the Committee on Finance. After the committee had reported the
nomination, it was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and
simultaneously re-referred to the Committee on Finance, pursuant to a UC agreement.10 A 2006

6 The positions are Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade
Promotion/Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service; Director of the Office of Management and
Budget; Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental
Management; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service; and Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
7 On January 9, 2007, the Senate agreed, by unanimous consent, “that nominations to the Office of Inspector General,
except the Office of Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency, be referred in each case to the committee
having primary jurisdiction over the department, agency or entity, and if and when reported in each case, then to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for not to exceed 20 calendar days, except that in cases
when the 20-day period expires while the Senate is in recess, the committee shall have an additional 5 calendar days
after the Senate reconvenes to report the nomination and that if the nomination is not reported after the expiration of
that period, the nomination be automatically discharged and placed on the executive calendar.” Sen. Harry Reid,
“Executive Nominations,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 153, part I, January 9, 2007, p. 487.
8 These sequentially referred nominations include those to be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works,
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Environment and Public Works; the
Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division, which was referred to Committee on the Judiciary and
the Select Committee on Intelligence; the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, which was referred, in two cases, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and
the Committee on the Judiciary; and the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security
Administration, which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
9 This position is currently known in the Department of Treasury as Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial
Intelligence.
10 Sen. Bill Frist, “Referral of Nominations,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 150, part 11, July 8,
2004, p. 14904.
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nomination to be Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research was initially referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Two days after this referral, the committee was
discharged from further consideration of the nomination, and the nomination was referred to the
Select Committee on Intelligence, where it remains today, by UC.11 Also in 2006, a nomination to
the position of federal coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects was initially
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Two weeks later, the
Senate agreed, by UC, to discharge this committee from further consideration of the nomination,
and to then refer the nomination to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,12 where it
remains today.
In some instances, different committees have exercised jurisdiction over different positions within
the same department or agency. (For details, see the committee presentations that follow.) For
example, six committees have jurisdiction over positions in the Department of Commerce, and
four committees have jurisdiction over positions in the Department of the Interior. Usually,
however, one committee has jurisdiction over most positions in a department or agency.
The appointment provisions for certain executive branch chief financial officers (CFOs) are
unusual. The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended, covers CFOs in 25 specified
departments and agencies. Of these, 17 positions may be filled through appointment by the
President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or through designation by the President from
among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions.13 These CFO
positions are identified under the appropriate committees in this report.
112th Congress Standing Order on Nominations
On June 29, 2011, the Senate adopted S.Res. 116, a resolution establishing special expedited
procedures governing Senate consideration of certain presidential nominations.14
Under the terms of the resolution, which operates as a standing order of the Senate, 41 specified
nominations or categories of nominations are, when received from the President, not referred to a
Senate committee, but are instead placed directly on the Senate Executive Calendar under a
newly created heading, “Privileged Nominations – Information Requested.” A qualifying
nomination will remain in this category until the Senate executive clerk receives written
certification from the chairman of the committee with jurisdiction over the nomination that the
“appropriate biographical and financial questionnaires have been received” from the nominee.
Once certified in this way, the nomination in question is transferred by the executive clerk to a

11 Sen. Mitch McConnell, “Referral of Discharged Nomination,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol.
152, part 8, June 14, 2006, p. 11186.
12 Sen. Mitch McConnell, “Discharge and Referral,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 152, part 10,
June 29, 2006, p. 13597.
13 31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1). For more information, see CRS Report RL31965, Financial Management in the Federal
Government: Efforts to Improve Performance, by Virginia A. McMurtry; and CRS Report RL32550, Homeland
Security Financial Accountability Act: History and Recent Developments, by Virginia A. McMurtry.
14 In the 112th Congress, the Senate also passed legislation intended to reduce the number of executive branch positions
subject to Senate confirmation. Enactment of S. 679 eliminates the requirement of Senate approval of several specified
presidentially appointed positions in the federal agencies and departments. S. 679 passed the Senate on June 29, 2011,
passed the House of Representatives on July 31, 2012, and was signed into law by the President on August 10, 2012, as
P.L. 112-166. For additional information on these two measures, see CRS Report R41872, Presidential Appointments,
the Senate’s Confirmation Process, and Changes Made in the 112th Congress, by Maeve P. Carey.
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separate section of the Executive Calendar having the heading, “Privileged Nomination –
Information Received,” and it will remain in this status on the calendar for 10 days of Senate
session. At the expiration of this 10-day period, the nomination is placed on the “Nominations”
section of the Executive Calendar, where nominations reported by Senate committees are listed.
The sponsor of S.Res. 116 indicated his view that they would be placed in this position on the
Executive Calendar, “with the presumption that these noncontroversial positions would be
[confirmed] by unanimous consent.”15 Anytime that a nomination is on the Executive Calendar in
either the “Information Requested” or “Information Received” section, any Senator, or on the
behalf of another Senator, can direct that the nomination be referred to Senate committee in the
usual fashion.
Organization of the Report
This report identifies, for each Senate committee to which nominations have been referred during
recent Congresses, the positions over which the committee has exercised jurisdiction. The lists of
presidentially appointed positions requiring Senate confirmation are based on referrals as of the
date of passage of S. 679, which became P.L. 112-166 on August 10, 2012. A complete list of the
presidentially appointed positions that no longer require Senate confirmation may be found in the
Appendix at the end of this report. For each committee list, positions are categorized as full- or
part-time and then grouped by department or agency. Where nominations have been referred to
more than one committee, the organizations and titles are noted under each of the committees to
which the nominations were referred. A footnote indicates the authority under which the referral
to multiple committees was made.
Policy areas are not specified in statute for some of the sub-secretary positions. The policy areas
shown in the listings for such positions are drawn from the text of presidential nomination
messages and information from agency officials. In these cases, titles, specific responsibilities,
and referral patterns may change over time.
Most appointments to departments and single-headed agencies are characterized by an indefinite
tenure; office holders serve at the pleasure of the President. In contrast, terms of office for
appointments to multi-member entities, such as commissions and boards, are often for fixed
periods of time. For those positions that have fixed terms of office, the lists include the lengths of
the terms.
Some commissions, councils, and other multi-member entities are required, by their enabling
statutes, to maintain political balance in some way. This is noted in parentheses where applicable.
Nominations covered by S.Res. 116 are highlighted in the report with an asterisk, noting their
privileged status under the standing order discussed above.
The information provided in this report was compiled from the Senate nominations database of
the Legislative Information System,16 which spans the 97th Congress to the present; data on
departmental and agency websites; telephone conversations with agency officials; and the United
States Code.

15 Remarks of Sen. Charles E. Schumer, Congressional Record, daily edition, vol. 157 (June 29, 2011), p. S4203.
16 The Legislative Information System, which is accessible to Congress, is available at http://www.congress.gov/nomis/
. A similar, publicly available database is at http://thomas.loc.gov/home/nomis.html.
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Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry
Full-Time Positions
Department of Agriculture17
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Under Secretary—Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
Under Secretary—Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
Under Secretary—Food Safety
Under Secretary—Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Under Secretary—Natural Resources and Environment
Under Secretary—Research, Education, and Economics
Under Secretary—Rural Development
Assistant Secretary—Civil Rights
*Assistant Secretary—Congressional Relations
*Chief Financial Officer18
General Counsel
Inspector General19
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (political balance required)
Commissioner—five positions (five-year terms of office—Chair must be confirmed as both a
member and as chair.)
Farm Credit Administration (political balance required)
Member—three positions (six-year terms of office)
Part-Time Positions
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac), Board of Directors
*Member—five (of 15 total) positions (indefinite terms of office; political balance required)

17 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for
inspector general position).
18 This chief financial officer (CFO) is one of the CFO positions covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
(P.L. 101-576), as amended, that may be filled through appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, or through designation by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the
Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
19 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
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Senate Committee on Armed Services
Full-Time Positions
Department of Defense20
Office of the Secretary
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Under Secretary—Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
Under Secretary—Comptroller/*Chief Financial Officer21
Under Secretary—Intelligence
Under Secretary—Personnel and Readiness
Under Secretary—Policy
Deputy Chief Management Officer
Principal Deputy Under Secretary—Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
Principal Deputy Under Secretary—Comptroller
Principal Deputy Under Secretary—Intelligence
Principal Deputy Under Secretary—Personnel and Readiness
Principal Deputy Under Secretary—Policy
Assistant Secretary—Acquisition
Assistant Secretary—Asian and Pacific Security Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Global Strategic Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Health Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs
Assistant Secretary—International Security Affairs
*Assistant Secretary—Legislative Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Logistics and Materiel Readiness
Assistant Secretary—Reserve Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
Director—Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
Director—Defense Research and Engineering
Director—Operational Energy Plans and Programs
Director—Operational Test and Evaluation
Assistant to the Secretary—Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs
General Counsel
Inspector General22
Military Officers (commissions and promotions)

20 See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
21 This chief financial officer (CFO) is one of the CFO positions covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
(P.L. 101-576), as amended, that may be filled through appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, or through designation by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the
Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
22 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Department of the Air Force
Secretary
Under Secretary
Assistant Secretary—Acquisition
*Assistant Secretary—Financial Management/Comptroller
Assistant Secretary—Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Installations, Environment, and Logistics
General Counsel
Department of the Army
Secretary
Under Secretary
Assistant Secretary—Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
Assistant Secretary—Civil Works23
*Assistant Secretary—Financial Management/Comptroller
Assistant Secretary—Installations and Environment
Assistant Secretary—Manpower and Reserve Affairs
General Counsel
Department of the Navy
Secretary
Under Secretary
*Assistant Secretary—Financial Management/Comptroller
Assistant Secretary—Energy, Installations, and Environment
Assistant Secretary—Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Research, Development, and Acquisition
General Counsel
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman (two-year term of office)
Vice Chairman (two-year term of office)
Chief of Staff (Air Force) (four-year term of office)
Chief of Staff (Army) (four-year term of office)
Chief of Naval Operations (four-year term of office)
Commandant of the Marine Corps (four-year term of office)

(...continued)
For more information, see footnote 7.
23 As of October 31, 2007, the most recent nomination to this position had been referred sequentially to the Committee
on Armed Services and the Committee on Environment and Public Works. On March 10, 2005, the Senate agreed, by
unanimous consent, that “when the nomination for the Assistant Secretary for Civil Works is received by the Senate, it
will be referred to the Committee on Armed Services; provided that when the Committee on Armed Services reports
the nomination it be referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works for a period of 20 days of session;
provided further that if the Committee on Environment and Public Works does not report the nomination within those
20 days, the committee be discharged from further consideration of the nomination and the nomination be placed on the
Calendar.” Sen. Mitch McConnell, “Unanimous Consent Agreement—Executive Calendar,” remarks in the Senate,
Congressional Record, vol. 151, part 3, March 10, 2005, p. 4386.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
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Department of Energy24
Under Secretary—Nuclear Security/Administrator—National Nuclear Security Administration
(NNSA)
Principal Deputy Administrator—NNSA
Deputy Administrator—Defense Programs—NNSA
Deputy Administrator—Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation—NNSA
Assistant Secretary—Environmental Management25
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (political balance required)
Member—five positions (five-year terms of office)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (political balance required)
Judge—five positions (15-year terms of office)
Part-Time Positions
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Board of Regents
Member—nine positions (six-year terms of office)

24 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
25 Nominations to this position are referred jointly to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources pursuant to a standing order entered into by the Senate by unanimous consent on June 28, 1990.
Sen. George Mitchell, “Joint Referral of Department of Energy Nomination,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional
Record, vol. 136, part 11, June 28, 1990, pp. 16573-16574.
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Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs
Full-Time Positions
Department of Commerce26
Under Secretary—Export Administration27
Under Secretary—International Trade28
Assistant Secretary—Export Administration
Assistant Secretary—Export Enforcement
Assistant Secretary—Trade Promotion/Director General—U.S. and Foreign Commercial
Service29
Department of Housing and Urban Development30
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Assistant Secretary—Community Planning and Development
*Assistant Secretary—Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
Assistant Secretary—Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Assistant Secretary—Housing/Federal Housing Commissioner
Assistant Secretary—Policy Development and Research
Assistant Secretary—Public and Indian Housing
*Chief Financial Officer31
Director—Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (five-year term)
General Counsel
Inspector General32
President—Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)

26 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation;
Committee on Environment and Public Works; Committee on Finance; Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs; and Committee on the Judiciary.
27 Within the Department of Commerce, this position is also known as Under Secretary for Industry and Security.
28 Nominations to this position are referred jointly to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the
Committee on Finance pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement of September 20, 2007. Sen. John Kerry, “Joint
Referral,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 153, part 18, September 20, 2007, p. 25123.
29 Nominations to this position are referred jointly to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement of May 26, 2005.
Sen. Bill Frist, “Joint Referral,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 151, part 8, May 26, 2005, p. 11590.
30 See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
31 This chief financial officer (CFO) is one of CFO positions covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (P.L.
101-576), as amended, that may be filled through appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of the
Senate, or through designation by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate
for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
32 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
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Department of Transportation33
Administrator—Federal Transit Administration
Department of the Treasury34
Under Secretary—Terrorism and Financial Crimes35
Assistant Secretary—Financial Institutions
Assistant Secretary—Financial Stability
Assistant Secretary—International Markets and Development
Assistant Secretary—Terrorist Financing
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program36
Comptroller of the Currency (five-year term of office)
Director of the Mint (five-year term of office)
Director—Office of Financial Research (six-year term of office)
Director—Office of Thrift Supervision (five-year term of office)
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
Director
Council of Economic Advisers (Executive Office of the President)
Chair
Export-Import Bank37 (political balance required)
Member—five positions (four-year terms of office—Chair must be confirmed as both a member
and as chair.)
Inspector General38

33 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation;
Committee on Environment and Public Works; and Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for
inspector general position).
34 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Finance and Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
35 Nominations to this position are referred jointly to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the
Committee on Finance pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement of July 8, 2004. Sen. Bill Frist, “Referral of
Nominations,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 150, part 11, July 8, 2004, p. 14904.
On April 8, 2004, Stuart Levey was nominated to be Under Secretary for Enforcement. The nomination was referred to
the Committee on Finance, which reported it on May 20. Pursuant to a UC agreement of July 8, the nomination was
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and simultaneously re-referred to the Committee
on Finance (Sen. Bill Frist, “Referral of Nominations,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 150, part 11,
July 8, 2004, p. 14904). The unanimous consent agreement stated that the agreement was to be specific to the
nominations then at hand. The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs reported the nomination on July 20,
and the Committee on Finance was discharged from further consideration pursuant to the July 8 agreement. The Senate
confirmed the Levey nomination on July 21. The position of Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes (or
Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, as it is known by the Department of the Treasury) was
established by P.L. 108-447, Div. H, Title II, §222 (118 Stat. 3242) as a successor office to the Under Secretary for
Enforcement, and Levey continued to serve in the new position until he announced his resignation on January 24, 2011.
36 Established by the Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Section 121, P.L. 110-343; 12 USC 5231). Neil M. Barofsky
was nominated November 17, 2008. As is the case with most inspectors general, Barofsky’s nomination was
sequentially referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee after it was reported out of
the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.
37 See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
38 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation39 (political balance required)
Member—three positions (six-year terms of office—Chair and vice chair must be confirmed as
both a member and as chair.)
Inspector General40
Federal Housing Finance Agency (political balance required)
Director41
Member—four positions (seven-year terms of office)
Inspector General42
Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors
Governor—seven positions (14-year terms of office—Chair and vice chair, who must be
confirmed as both a governor and as chair and vice chair, also need to be confirmed for four-year
terms in those offices.)
Financial Stability Oversight Council
Member—ten voting positions and five nonvoting (six-year terms of office)
National Credit Union Administration, Board of Directors (political balance required)
Member—three positions (six-year terms of office)
Securities and Exchange Commission (political balance required)
Commissioner—five positions (five-year terms of office)
Part-Time Positions
National Consumer Cooperative Bank, Board of Directors
*Member—three (of 15 total) positions (three-year terms of office)
National Institute of Building Sciences, Board of Directors
*Member—six (of 21 total) positions (three-year terms of office)
Securities Investor Protection Corporation, Board of Directors
*Director—five (of seven total) positions (three-year terms of office)43

39 See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
40 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
41 This position was established by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-289; 122 Stat. 2654,
Title I, Section 1101). Joseph A. Smith Jr. was nominated on November 15, 2010, and the nomination was returned to
the President on December 22, 2010. To date there has been no additional nomination and the agency has an acting
director.
42 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
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Senate Committee on the Budget
Full-Time Positions
Office of Management and Budget (Executive Office of the President)44
Director45
Deputy Director46
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation
Full-Time Positions
Department of Commerce47
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Under Secretary—Economic Affairs
Under Secretary—Standards and Technology/ Director—National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Assistant Secretary—*Administration/*Chief Financial Officer48
Assistant Secretary—Communications and Information
*Assistant Secretary—Legislative Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Manufacturing and Services
Assistant Secretary—Technology Policy
Assistant Secretary—Trade Promotion/Director General—U.S. and Foreign Commercial
Service49

44 For other positions within the Office of Management and Budget, see also Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
45 On October 9, 2004, the Senate agreed to S.Res. 445 (108th Congress), which provided, in part, as follows: “The
Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs shall have joint
jurisdiction over the nominations of persons nominated by the President to fill the positions of Director and Deputy
Director for Budget within the Office of Management and Budget, and if one committee votes to order reported such a
nomination, the other must report within 30 calendar days session, or be automatically discharged” (§101(e)).
Nominations to the positions of Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget have been
jointly referred to the two committees since the 109th Congress.
46 Ibid. The Chief Financial Officer Act of 1990 designated the Deputy Director as the Deputy Director for
Management and Finance and as the Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. (P.L. 101-576, Title II, Section 202(c)).
47 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Committee
on Environment and Public Works; Committee on Finance; Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs; and Committee on the Judiciary.
48 This dual title position requires two separate nominations. Both nominations go to the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation. This chief financial officer (CFO) is one of the CFO positions covered by the
Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-576), as amended, that may be filled through appointment by the
President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or through designation by the President from among agency
officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
49 Nominations to this position are referred jointly to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the
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General Counsel
Inspector General50
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Under Secretary—Oceans and Atmosphere/Administrator—NOAA
Assistant Secretary—Conservation and Management/Deputy Administrator—NOAA
Assistant Secretary—Environmental Observation and Prediction—NOAA
Department of Homeland Security51
Under Secretary—Science and Technology
Assistant Secretary/Administrator—Transportation Security Administration52
Commandant—United States Coast Guard
Officers (commissions and promotions)—United States Coast Guard Officers
Department of Transportation53
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Under Secretary—Policy
Assistant Secretary—Aviation and International Affairs
*Assistant Secretary—Governmental Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Transportation Policy
Administrator—Federal Aviation Administration (five-year term of office)
Administrator—Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Administrator—Federal Railroad Administration
Administrator—Maritime Administration
Administrator—National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Administrator—Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Administrator—Research and Innovative Technology Administration
*Chief Financial Officer54

(...continued)
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement of May 26, 2005.
Sen. Bill Frist, “Joint Referral,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 151, part 8, May 26, 2005, p. 11590.
50 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
51 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Finance, Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, and Committee on the Judiciary. The Homeland Security Act authorizes not more than 12
assistant secretaries to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate (6 U.S.C. §113).
52 Nominations to this position are referred sequentially to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
53 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Committee
on Environment and Public Works; and Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector
general position).
54 This chief financial officer (CFO) is one of the CFO positions covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
(P.L. 101-576), as amended, that may be filled through appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, or through designation by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the
Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
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General Counsel
Inspector General55
Consumer Product Safety Commission (political balance required)
Commissioner—five positions (seven-year terms of office—Only three of the positions have been
funded and filled since the mid-1980s; the chair must be confirmed as both a member and the
chair.)
Federal Communications Commission (political balance required)
Commissioner—five positions (five-year terms of office)
Federal Maritime Commission (political balance required)
Commissioner—five positions (five-year terms of office)
Federal Trade Commission (political balance required)
Commissioner—five positions (seven-year terms of office)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration56
Administrator
Deputy Administrator
*Chief Financial Officer
Inspector General57
National Transportation Safety Board (political balance required)
Member—five positions (five-year terms of office—the chair must be confirmed as both a
member and as chair.)
Office of Science and Technology Policy (Executive Office of the President)
Director
Associate Director—Energy and Environment
Associate Director—National Security and International Affairs
Associate Director—Science
Associate Director—Technology/Chief Technology Officer
Surface Transportation Board (political balance required)
Member—three positions (five-year terms of office)

55 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
56 See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
57 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
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Part-Time Positions
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors (political balance required)
Member—nine positions (six-year terms of office)
Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Board of Directors
*Member—three positions (six-year terms of office; political balance required)
AMTRAK, Board of Directors58
Member—seven positions (five-year terms of office)
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Advisory Board (political balance
required)
*Member—five positions (indefinite terms of office)

58 Previously known as the AMTRAK Reform Board; name changed to AMTRAK Board of Directors with Title II,
AMTRAK Reform and Operational Improvements, Section 202 of P.L. 110-432 (122 Stat. 4848), October 16, 2008.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Full-Time Positions
Department of Energy59
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Under Secretary
Under Secretary—Science
Administrator—Energy Information Administration
*Assistant Secretary—Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
Assistant Secretary—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Assistant Secretary—Environmental Management60
Assistant Secretary—Fossil Energy
Assistant Secretary—International Affairs and Domestic Policy
Assistant Secretary—Nuclear Energy
Director—Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
Director—Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
Director—Office of Minority Economic Impact
Director—Office of Science
*Chief Financial Officer61
General Counsel
Inspector General62

59 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Armed Services and Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
60 Nominations to this position are referred jointly to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources pursuant to a standing order entered into by the Senate by unanimous consent on June 28, 1990.
Sen. George Mitchell, “Joint Referral of Department of Energy Nomination,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional
Record, vol. 136, part 11, June 28, 1990, pp. 16573-16574.
61 This chief financial officer (CFO) is one of the CFO positions covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
(P.L. 101-576), as amended, that may be filled through appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, or through designation by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the
Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
62 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
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Department of the Interior63
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Assistant Secretary—Fish, Wildlife, and Parks64
Assistant Secretary—Insular Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals Management
*Assistant Secretary—Management, and Budget/Chief Financial Officer65
Assistant Secretary—Water and Science
Commissioner—Bureau of Reclamation
Director—Bureau of Land Management
Director—National Park Service
Director—Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Director—U.S. Geological Survey
Inspector General66
Solicitor
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (political balance required)
Commissioner—five positions (five-year terms of office)
Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects
*Federal Coordinator67

63 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Environment and Public Works, Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position), and Committee on Indian Affairs.
64 Nominations to this position have been referred jointly to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement of April 26, 2007. Sen.
Harry Reid, “Joint Referral of Nomination,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, daily edition, vol. 153, part
7, April 26, 2007, p. 10583.
65 This chief financial officer (CFO) is one of the positions covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (P.L.
101-576), as amended, that may be filled through appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of the
Senate, or through designation by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate
for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
66 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
67 A June 12, 2006, nomination to this position was initially referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation. On June 29, 2006, the Senate agreed, by unanimous consent, that “the nomination of Drue Pearce to be
the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects be discharged from the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and be referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.” Sen.
Mitch McConnell, “Discharge and Referral,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 152, part 10, June 29,
2006, p. 13597.
The term of the Federal Coordinator is “to last until 1 year following the completion of the project referred to in section
103” of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (15 U.S.C. Section 720d(b)(1)). Section 103 discusses “an Alaska natural
gas transportation project other than the Alaska natural gas transportation system” (15 U.S.C. 720a(a)).
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public
Works
Full-Time Positions
Department of Commerce68
Assistant Secretary—Economic Development
Department of Defense69
Assistant Secretary—Army—Civil Works70
Department of the Interior71
Assistant Secretary—Fish, Wildlife and Parks72
Director—U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of Transportation73
Administrator—Federal Highway Administration
Appalachian Regional Commission
Federal Cochair
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Member—five positions (five-year terms of office—the chair must be confirmed as both a
member and as chair.)

68 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Committee on Finance; Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs; and Committee on the Judiciary.
69 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Armed Services and Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
70 Nominations to this position are referred sequentially to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works. On March 10, 2005, the Senate agreed, by unanimous consent, that “when the
nomination for the Assistant Secretary for Civil Works is received by the Senate, it be referred to the Committee on
Armed Services; provided that when the Committee on Armed Services reports the nomination it be referred to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works for a period of 20 days of session; provided further that if the Committee
on Environment and Public Works does not report the nomination within those 20 days, the committee be discharged
from further consideration of the nomination and the nomination be placed on the Calendar.” Sen. Mitch McConnell,
“Unanimous Consent Agreement—Executive Calendar,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 151, part
3, March 10, 2005, p. 4386.
71 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position), and Committee on Indian Affairs.
72 Nominations to this position are referred jointly to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement of April 26, 2007. Sen.
Harry Reid, “Joint Referral of Nomination,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 153, part 7, April 26,
2007, p. 10583.
73 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position); and Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
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Council on Environmental Quality (Executive Office of the President)74
Chair
Delta Regional Authority
Federal Cochair
Environmental Protection Agency75
Administrator
Deputy Administrator
Assistant Administrator—Administration and Resources Management
Assistant Administrator—Air and Radiation
Assistant Administrator—Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Assistant Administrator—Environmental Information/Chief Information Officer
Assistant Administrator—International and Tribal Affairs
Assistant Administrator—Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
Assistant Administrator—Research and Development
Assistant Administrator—Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Assistant Administrator—Toxic Substances76
Assistant Administrator—Water
*Chief Financial Officer77
General Counsel
Inspector General78
Northern Border Regional Commission
Federal Cochair
Nuclear Regulatory Commission79 (political balance required)
Commissioner—five positions (five-year terms of office)
Inspector General80

74 Chair is confirmed as a member and designated as chair by the President (42 USC §4342). Composition of Council
on Environmental Quality: Act August 2, 2005, P.L. 109-54, Title III, 119 Stat. 543, provides: “Notwithstanding
section 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970 [this section], the Council [on Environmental Quality]
shall consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, serving as
chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council.”
75 See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
76 In the EPA this position is considered to be the assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention (OCSPP); title as nominated is not used per telephone verification with the OCSPP on 1/25/2012.
77 This chief financial officer (CFO) is one of the CFO positions covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
(P.L. 101-576), as amended, that may be filled through appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, or through designation by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the
Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
78 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
79 See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
80 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
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Office of Environmental Quality
Deputy Director81
Part-Time Positions
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation,
Board of Trustees (political balance required)
*Member—nine positions (six-year terms of office)
Tennessee Valley Authority, Board of Directors82
Member—nine positions (five-year terms of office)
Inspector General83

81 There is established in the Executive Office of the President an office to be known as the Office of Environmental
Quality (hereinafter in this title [42 USCS §§4371 et seq.] referred to as the “Office”). The Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality established by Public Law 91-190 [42 USCS §§4321 et seq.] shall be the Director of the Office.
There shall be in the Office a Deputy Director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
(b) Compensation of Deputy Director. The compensation of the Deputy Director shall be fixed by the President at a rate
not in excess of the annual rate of compensation payable to the Deputy Director of the Bureau of the Budget [Deputy
Director of the Office of Management and Budget].
82 See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
83 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
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Senate Committee on Finance
Full-Time Positions
Department of Commerce84
Under Secretary—International Trade85
Assistant Secretary—Import Administration
Assistant Secretary—Market Access and Compliance
Department of Health and Human Services86
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Administrator—Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
*Assistant Secretary—Resources and Technology87/Chief Financial Officer88
Assistant Secretary—Family Support
Assistant Secretary—Legislation
Assistant Secretary—Planning and Evaluation
Assistant Secretary—Public Affairs
Commissioner—Children, Youth, and Families
General Counsel
Inspector General89
Department of Homeland Security90
Commissioner—U.S. Customs and Border Protection

84 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Committee on Environment and Public Works; Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs; and Committee on the Judiciary.
85 As of December 22, 2010, the most recent nomination to this position had been referred jointly to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Finance pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement of
September 29, 2005. Sen. Bill Frist, “Joint Referral of Nomination,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol.
151, part 16, September 29, 2005, p. 21774.
86 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for
inspector general position); Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and Committee on Indian Affairs.
87 Within the Department of Health and Human Services, this position is known as Assistant Secretary for Financial
Resources and Chief Financial Officer.
88 This chief financial officer (CFO) is one of the CFO positions covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
(P.L. 101-576), as amended, that may be filled through appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, or through designation by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the
Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
89 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
90 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation;
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and Committee on the Judiciary. The Homeland Security
Act authorizes not more than 12 assistant secretaries to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the
Senate (6 U.S.C. §113). As of April 15, 2011 eleven assistant secretaries had been nominated and confirmed.
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Department of the Treasury91
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Under Secretary—Domestic Finance
Under Secretary—International Affairs
Under Secretary—Terrorism and Financial Crimes92
Assistant Secretary—Economic Policy
Assistant Secretary—Financial Markets
Assistant Secretary (Deputy Under Secretary)—International Affairs93
Assistant Secretary—Tax Policy
*Assistant Secretary (Deputy Under Secretary)—Legislative Affairs94
*Chief Financial Officer95
Chief Counsel—Internal Revenue Service/Assistant General Counsel for Tax
Commissioner—Internal Revenue (five-year terms of office)
General Counsel
Inspector General96
Inspector General—Tax Administration97
Office of United States Trade Representative (Executive Office of the President)
U.S. Trade Representative
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative

91 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
92 On April 8, 2004, Stuart Levey was nominated to be Under Secretary for Enforcement. The nomination was referred
to the Committee on Finance, which reported it on May 20. Pursuant to a UC agreement of July 8, the nomination was
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and simultaneously re-referred to the Committee
on Finance (Sen. Bill Frist, “Referral of Nominations,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 150, part 11,
July 8, 2004, p. 14904`). The UC agreement stated that the agreement was to be specific to the nominations then at
hand. The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs reported the nomination on July 20, and the Committee
on Finance was discharged from further consideration pursuant to the July 8 agreement. The Senate confirmed the
Levey nomination on July 21. The position of Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes (or Under Secretary
for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, as it is known by the Department of the Treasury) was established by P.L.
108-447, Div. H, Title II, §222 (118 Stat. 3242) as a successor office to the Under Secretary for Enforcement, and
Levey continued to serve in the new position until he announced his resignation on January 24, 2011.
93 Under the provisions of 31 U.S.C. §301(d), the Department of the Treasury has two deputy under secretaries who are
to be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Section 301(d) also provides the “[w]hen
appointing each Deputy Under Secretary, the President may designate the Deputy Under Secretary as an Assistant
Secretary.” As of April 15, 2011, the most recent appointees to Deputy Under Secretary for International Affairs and
Deputy Under Secretary for Legislative Affairs were identified as assistant secretaries on the Department of Treasury
website at http://www.ustreas.gov/.
94 Ibid.
95 This chief financial officer (CFO) is one of the CFO positions covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
(P.L. 101-576), as amended, that may be filled through appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, or through designation by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the
Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
96 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
97 Ibid.
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Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
Chief Agricultural Negotiator
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Director98
Social Security Administration99
Commissioner (six-year term of office)
Deputy Commissioner (six-year term of office)
Inspector General100
United States International Trade Commission (political balance required)
Commissioner—six positions (nine-year terms of office)
United States Tax Court
Judge—19 positions (15-year terms of office)
Part-Time Positions
Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, Board of Trustees (political balance required)
*Member—two (of six total) positions (four-year terms of office)
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund, Board
of Trustees (political balance required)
*Member—two (of six total) positions (four-year terms of office)
*Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, Board of Trustees (political balance
required)
Member—two (of six total) positions (four-year terms of office)
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board
*Member—seven (of nine total) positions (five-year terms of office)
Social Security Advisory Board (political balance required)
*Member—three (of seven total) positions (six-year terms of office)101

98 The Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation was established as a position to which appointments are
made by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-280,
§411; 120 Stat. 935). The act provides that “[t]he Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate shall have joint jurisdiction over the nomination of a person nominated
by the President to fill [this position], and if one committee votes to order reported such a nomination, the other shall
report within 30 calendar days, or be automatically discharged” (P.L. 109-280, §411(c)(1); 120 Stat. 935). The act also
provides that the executive director at the time of enactment, “or any other individual, may serve as interim Director ...
until an individual is appointed as Director” under the advice and consent process (P.L. 109-280, §411(d); 120 Stat.
936). The first nomination to this position was received by the Senate on May 3, 2007, and was referred as specified in
the law to the Senate Committees on Finance; and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
99 See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
100 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
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Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Full-Time Positions
Department of State102
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Deputy Secretary—Management and Resources
Under Secretary—Arms Control and International Security
Under Secretary—Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs
Under Secretary—Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
Under Secretary—Management
Under Secretary—Political Affairs
Under Secretary—Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Assistant Secretary—African Affairs103
Assistant Secretary—Arms Control, Verification and Compliance
Assistant Secretary—Budget and Planning/*Chief Financial Officer104
Assistant Secretary—Conflict and Stabilization Operations
Assistant Secretary—Consular Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Assistant Secretary—Diplomatic Security/Director—Office of Foreign Missions105
Assistant Secretary—East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Economic, Energy and Business Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Educational and Cultural Affairs
Assistant Secretary—European and Eurasian Affairs
Assistant Secretary—International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Assistant Secretary—International Organization Affairs
Assistant Secretary—International Security and Nonproliferation
*Assistant Secretary—Legislative Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Near Eastern Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

(...continued)
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
102 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for
inspector general position), and Select Committee on Intelligence.
103 Although not guaranteed, the two most recent Assistant Secretaries—African Affairs also held the advice and
consent part-time position as a member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation.
104 The chief financial officer (CFO) may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or
may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other
positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)). With regard to State Department appointments, since 2001 through the 110th
Congress, the same individual had been separately and simultaneously nominated for, and confirmed to, the positions
of CFO and Assistant Secretary for Resource Management. In 2011, this office was renamed the Bureau of Budget and
Planning.
105 Nomination must be made and confirmed for both positions.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
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Assistant Secretary—Political-Military Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Population, Refugees and Migration
Assistant Secretary—South and Central Asian Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Western Hemisphere Affairs
Ambassador-at-Large—Coordinator—Counterterrorism
Ambassador-at-Large—Global Women’s Issues
Ambassador-at-Large—Director—Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Ambassador-at-Large—International Religious Freedom
Ambassador-at-Large—War Crimes Issues
U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States
U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Coordinator—Reconstruction and Stabilization
Coordinator—U.S. Global AIDS
Director General—Foreign Service
*Chief Financial Officer106
Inspector General107
Legal Adviser
Chief of Protocol108
Ambassadors
Foreign Service Officers (numerous commissions and promotions)
U.S. Mission to the United Nations
U.S. Permanent Representative and Chief of Mission—United Nations
U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative—United Nations
U.S. Representative—United Nations Economic and Social Council
U.S. Alternate Representative—Special Political Affairs in the United Nations
U.S. Representative—United Nations Management and Reform
U.S. Representative—European Office of the United Nations (Geneva)
U.S. Representative—Vienna Office of the United Nations (also serves as a representative to the
International Atomic Energy Agency)
U.S. Representative—International Atomic Energy Agency
U.S. Deputy Representative—International Atomic Energy Agency
U.S. Representative and Alternate Representatives to sessions of the General Assembly and other
United Nations Bodies—numerous positions (terms of office depends on length of session)

106 This chief financial officer (CFO) is one of the CFO positions covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
(P.L. 101-576), as amended, that may be filled through appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, or through designation by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the
Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
107 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
108 According to the State Department, “Since 1961, the Chief of Protocol has been commissioned an Ambassador,
requiring the President’s nominee to be confirmed by the Senate.” Quote from the State Department website, available
at http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/c15634.htm.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
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U.S. Agency for International Development109
Administrator
Deputy Administrator
Assistant Administrator—Sub-Saharan Africa
Assistant Administrator—Asia
Assistant Administrator—Europe and Eurasia
Assistant Administrator—Food Safety
Assistant Administrator—Global Health
Assistant Administrator—Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance
Assistant Administrator—Latin America and Caribbean
Assistant Administrator—Middle East
*Assistant Administrator—Legislative and Public Affairs
Assistant Administrator—Policy, Planning and Learning
Assistant Administrator—Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade
Inspector General110
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
U.S. Executive Director
International Broadcasting Bureau, Broadcasting Board of Governors
Director
International Joint Commission, United States and Canada
Commissioner—three positions
International Monetary Fund
U.S. Executive Director (two-year term of office)
U.S. Alternate Executive Director (two-year term of office)
Inter-American Development Bank
U.S. Executive Director (three-year term of office—The incumbent of this position also serves as
U.S. Executive Director for the Inter-American Investment Corporation.)

U.S. Alternate Executive Director (three-year term of office—The incumbent of this position also
serves as U.S. Alternate Executive Director for the Inter-American Investment Corporation.)
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Director

109 See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
110 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
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Organizations with Full- and Part-Time Positions111
African Development Bank
U.S. Executive Director (five-year term of office; full-time)
Governor and Alternate Governor (five-year terms of office; part-time)
Asian Development Bank
U.S. Executive Director (full-time)
Governor and Alternate Governor (part-time)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
U.S. Executive Director (two-year term of office; full-time—The incumbent also serves as U.S.
Executive Director for the International Finance Corporation and the International Development
Association.)
U.S. Alternate Executive Director (two-year term of office; full-time—The incumbent also serves
as U.S. Alternate Executive Director for the International Finance Corporation and the
International Development Association.)
Governor (same individual as the International Monetary Fund Governor; five-year term of
office; part-time—The incumbent also serves as Governor for the International Finance
Corporation and the International Development Association.)
Alternate Governor (five-year term of office; part-time—The incumbent also serves as Alternate
Governor for the International Finance Corporation and the International Development
Association.)
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Chief Executive Officer (full-time)
*Member, Board of Directors—four (of nine total) positions (part-time; three-year terms of
office)
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
President/Chief Executive Officer (full-time)
Executive Vice President (full-time)
*Member, Board of Directors—eight (of 15 total) positions (part-time; three-year terms of office)
Peace Corps
Director (full-time)
Deputy Director (full-time)
*Member, National Peace Corps Advisory Council—15 positions (part-time; political balance
required; two-year terms of office)

111 Because several organizations under this committee have both full- and part-time advice and consent positions, they
were listed under this heading for succinctness.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
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Part-Time Positions
Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting (political balance required)112
*Member—eight positions (three-year terms of office)
African Development Foundation, Board of Directors (political balance required)
*Member—seven positions (six-year terms of office)113
African Development Fund
Governor and Alternate Governor
Broadcasting Board of Governors (political balance required)
Member—eight (of nine total) positions (three-year terms of office)
Inter-American Foundation, Board of Directors (political balance required)
*Member—nine positions (six-year terms of office)
U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy114 (political balance required)
*Commissioner—seven positions (three-year terms of office)

112 The Office of the Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs at the White House has confirmed that there has
not been a nomination to the Board since a nomination in January 2005 that was subsequently confirmed by the Senate
in June 2005.
113 Although not guaranteed, the two most recent Assistant Secretaries—African Affairs also held the advice and
consent part-time position as a member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation.
114 Nominations to these positions are processed by the State Department. (Communication with State Department
official, July 2, 2007.)
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions
Full-Time Positions
Department of Education115
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Under Secretary
Assistant Secretary—Civil Rights
Assistant Secretary—Communications and Outreach
Assistant Secretary—Elementary and Secondary Education
*Assistant Secretary—Legislation and Congressional Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
Assistant Secretary—Postsecondary Education
Assistant Secretary—Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Assistant Secretary—Vocational and Adult Education
*Chief Financial Officer116
*Commissioner—Rehabilitation Services Administration
Director—Institute of Education Sciences (six-year term of office)
General Counsel
Inspector General117
Department of Health and Human Services118
Administrator—Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Assistant Secretary—Aging
Assistant Secretary—Health
*Assistant Secretary—Legislation
Assistant Secretary—Preparedness and Response
*Commissioner—Administration for Children, Youth, Families
Commissioner—Food and Drugs
Director—National Institutes of Health
Surgeon General (four-year term of office)
Public Health Service—Officer Corps

115 See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
116 This chief financial officer (CFO) is one of the positions covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (P.L.
101-576), as amended, that may be filled through appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of the
Senate, or through designation by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate
for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
117 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
118 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Finance, Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position), and Committee on Indian Affairs.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
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Department of Labor119
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
*Assistant Secretary—Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Disability Employment Policy
Assistant Secretary—Employee Benefits Security Administration
Assistant Secretary—Employment and Training Administration
Assistant Secretary—Mine Safety and Health Administration
Assistant Secretary—Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Assistant Secretary—Policy
Assistant Secretary—Veterans’ Employment and Training Service120
Administrator—Wage and Hour Division
Commissioner—Bureau of Labor Statistics
*Chief Financial Officer121
Inspector General122
Solicitor
Corporation for National and Community Service123
Chief Executive Officer
Inspector General124
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (political balance required)
Commissioner—five positions (five-year terms of office)
General Counsel (four-year term of office)
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Director
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Commissioner—five positions (six-year terms of office)

119 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for
inspector general position) and Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
120 Nominations to this position are jointly referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement of May 24, 2005. Sen. Bill Frist,
“Joint Referral,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 151, part 8, May 24, 2005, p. 10958.
121 This chief financial officer (CFO) is one of the CFO positions covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
(P.L. 101-576), as amended, that may be filled through appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, or through designation by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the
Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
122 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
123 See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
124 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts—Chair (four-year term of office)
National Endowment for the Humanities—Chair (four-year term of office)
Institute of Museum and Library Services—Director (four-year term of office)
National Labor Relations Board (Political balance is not required, but, by tradition, no more
than three members are from the same party.)
Member—five positions (five-year terms of office)
General Counsel (four-year term of office)
National Mediation Board (political balance required)
Member—three positions (three-year terms of office)
National Science Board
Member—twenty-four positions (six-year terms of office)
National Science Foundation
Director (six-year term of office)
Deputy Director
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Member—three positions (six-year terms of office)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Director125
Railroad Retirement Board126
Member—three positions (five-year terms of office—Chair must be confirmed as both a member
and as chair.)
Inspector General127

125 The Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation was established as a position to which appointments are
made by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-280,
§411; 120 Stat. 935). The act provides that “[t]he Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate shall have joint jurisdiction over the nomination of a person nominated
by the President to fill [this position], and if one committee votes to order and report such a nomination, the other shall
report within 30 calendar days, or be automatically discharged” (P.L. 109-280, §411(c)(1); 120 Stat. 935). The act also
provides that the executive director at the time of enactment, “or any other individual, may serve as interim Director ...
until an individual is appointed as Director” under the advice and consent process (P.L. 109-280, §411(d); 120 Stat.
936). The first nomination to this position was received by the Senate on May 3, 2007, and was referred as specified by
law to the Senate Committees on Finance; and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
126 See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
127 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
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Part-Time Positions
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, Board of Trustees
(political balance required)
*Member—eight (of 13 total) positions (six-year terms of office)
Corporation for National and Community Service, Board of Directors (political balance
required)
*Member—15 positions (five-year terms of office)
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, Board of Trustees (political balance required)
*Member—eight (of 13 total) positions (six-year terms of office)
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Board of Trustees (political balance
required)
*Member—six (of 13 total) positions (six-year terms of office)
Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors (political balance required)
*Member—11 positions (three-year terms of office)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
National Council on the Arts
*Member—18 positions (of 25 total) positions (six-year terms of office)
National Council on the Humanities
*Member—26 positions (of 27 total) positions (six-year terms of office)
United States Institute of Peace, Board of Directors (political balance required)
*Chairman
*Vice Chairman
*Member—10 (of 15 total) positions (four-year terms of office)128

* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs
Full-Time Positions
Department of Commerce129
Director—Bureau of the Census (five-year term of office)130
Department of Homeland Security131
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Under Secretary—Management
Under Secretary—National Protection and Programs132
Assistant Secretary—Policy
Assistant Secretary—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement133
Assistant Secretary/Administrator—Transportation Security Administration134
Administrator—Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Deputy Administrator—FEMA
Deputy Administrator—Protection and National Preparedness (FEMA)
*Chief Financial Officer135
General Counsel
Inspector General

129 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Committee on Environment and Public Works; Committee on Finance;
and Committee on the Judiciary.
130 S. 679 (112th Congress) changed the term for the Director of the Bureau of the Census to a five-year term beginning
in 2012, with a two-term limit.
131 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation;
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and Committee on the Judiciary. The Homeland Security
Act authorizes not more than 12 assistant secretaries to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the
Senate (6 U.S.C. §113).
132 It could be argued that the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Title VI of P.L. 109-295)
abolished this position. For more information on this argument, see CRS Report RL33729, Federal Emergency
Management Policy Changes After Hurricane Katrina: A Summary of Statutory Provisions, coordinated by Keith Bea.
Notwithstanding this argument, the President submitted a nomination to this position on September 4, 2007; the
nomination was referred to this committee then subsequently withdrawn by the President on December 19, 2007. On
April 4, 2009, the President nominated Rand Beers to this position. He was subsequently confirmed by this committee
on June 19, 2009.
133 Nominees to this position are referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the
Committee on the Judiciary pursuant to unanimous consent agreement of October 7, 2005. (Sen. Ted Stevens,
“Sequential Referral of Nomination,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 151, October 7, 2005, p.
22639.) Within DHS this position is known as Director—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
134 Nominations to this position are referred sequentially to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
135 This chief financial officer (CFO) is one of the CFO positions covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
(P.L. 101-576), as amended, that may be filled through appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, or through designation by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the
Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
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Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to the District of Columbia
Director (six-year term of office)
District of Columbia Court of Appeals (15-year terms of office)
Chief Judge
Associate Judges—8 positions
District of Columbia Superior Court (15-year terms of office)
Chief Judge
Associate Judges—sixty-one positions136
Superior Court of the District of Columbia (four-year terms of office)
United States Marshal137
Federal Labor Relations Authority (political balance required) Members—three positions
(five-year terms of office)
General Counsel (five-year term of office)
General Accountability Office
Comptroller General (15-year term of office)
Deputy Comptroller General138
General Services Administration
Administrator
Inspector General
Merit Systems Protection Board (political balance required)
Member—three positions (seven-year terms of office—Chair must be confirmed as both a
member and as chair.)
National Archives and Records Administration
Archivist
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community139

136 The number of judges was changed from 59 (58 associate judges and one chief judge) to 62 (61 associate judges and
one chief judge) by P.L. 108-207 (March 16, 2004).
137 Title 28 U.S.C. §561(c) provides for the president to appoint a United States marshal for each judicial district of the
United States and for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The nomination for the U.S. Marshal for the
Superior Court of the District of Columbia is under the jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs whereas the nominations for all other marshals are under the jurisdiction of the Senate
Committee on the Judiciary.
138 The term of the Deputy Comptroller General expires upon the appointment of a new Comptroller General, or when a
successor is appointed (31 U.S.C. §703(b)). No one has been nominated to this office for at least 25 years.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
139 Nominations to this position are referred sequentially to the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs pursuant to unanimous consent agreement of January 7, 2009,
Congressional Record, vol. 155, part 1, p. 242.
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Office of Government Ethics
Director (five-year term of office)
Office of Management and Budget (Executive Office of the President)
Director140
Deputy Director141
Deputy Director—Management
Administrator—Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Administrator—Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
*Controller—Office of Federal Financial Management
Office of Personnel Management
Director (four-year term of office)
Deputy Director
Inspector General
Office of Special Counsel
Special Counsel (five-year term of office)
Postal Regulatory Commission (political balance required)
Commissioner—five positions (six-year terms of office)
Most Other Inspectors General142
Part-Time Positions
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
*Member—five positions (four-year terms of office)
Special Panel on Appeals
Chair (six-year term of office)
United States Postal Service Board of Governors (political balance required)
Governor—nine positions (nine-year terms of office)

140 On October 9, 2004, the Senate agreed to S.Res. 445 (108th Congress), which provided, in part, as follows: “The
Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs shall have joint
jurisdiction over the nominations of persons nominated by the President to fill the positions of Director and Deputy
Director for Budget within the Office of Management and Budget, and if one committee votes to order reported such a
nomination, the other must report within 30 calendar days session, or be automatically discharged” (§101(e)).
Nominations to the positions of Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget have been
jointly referred to the two committees since the 109th Congress.
141 Ibid.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
142 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Full-Time Positions
Department of Health and Human Services143
Director—Indian Health Service (four-year term of office)
*Commissioner—Administration for Native Americans
Department of the Interior144
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs
Chair—National Indian Gaming Commission (three-year term of office)
Special Trustee—American Indians

143 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Finance, Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position), and Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
144 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Committee on
Environment and Public Works, and Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector
general position).
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See p. 3 for further
explanation.
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Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Full-Time Positions
Department of Homeland Security
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis
Department of Justice
Assistant Attorney General—National Security Division145
Department of State
Assistant Secretary—Intelligence and Research146
Department of the Treasury
Assistant Secretary—Intelligence and Analysis
Central Intelligence Agency
Director
General Counsel
Inspector General
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
Director
Principal Deputy Director
Director—National Counterterrorism Center
General Counsel
Chief Information Officer
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community 147

145 Nominations to this position are referred sequentially to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee
on Intelligence pursuant to Section 17(b)(1) of S.Res. 400 of the 94th Congress (as amended by §506(d) of P.L. 109-177
(March 9, 2006)). The applicable portion of the provision reads, “With respect to the confirmation of the Assistant
Attorney General for National Security, or any successor position, the nomination of any individual by the President to
serve in such position shall be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and, if and when reported, to the select
Committee for not to exceed 20 calendar days, except that in cases when the 20-day period expires while the Senate is
in recess, the select Committee shall have 5 additional calendar days after the Senate reconvenes to report the
nomination.”
146 Nominees to this position were initially referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The Senate agreed, by
unanimous consent, that nominations for Assistant Secretary of State—Intelligence and Research be discharged from
the Committee on Foreign Relations and that they be referred to the Committee on Intelligence. Sen. Mitch McConnell,
“Referral of Discharged Nomination,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 152, part 8, June 14, 2006, p.
11186.
147 Nominations to this position are referred sequentially to the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs pursuant to unanimous consent agreement of January 7, 2009,
Congressional Record, vol. 155, part 1, p. 242.
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Full-Time Positions
Department of Commerce148
Under Secretary—Intellectual Property/Director—U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Department of Homeland Security149
Assistant Secretary—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement150
Director—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Justice151
Attorney General
Deputy Attorney General
Associate Attorney General
Assistant Attorney General—Antitrust Division
Assistant Attorney General—Civil Division
Assistant Attorney General—Civil Rights Division
Assistant Attorney General—Criminal Division
Assistant Attorney General—Environment and Natural Resources Division
*Assistant Attorney General—Legislative Affairs
Assistant Attorney General—National Security Division152
Assistant Attorney General—Office of Justice Programs
Assistant Attorney General—Office of Legal Counsel
Assistant Attorney General—Office of Legal Policy

148 See also Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Committee on Environment and Public Works;
Committee on Finance; and Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
149 For other positions within the department, see also Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation;
Committee on Finance; and Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The Homeland Security Act
authorizes not more than 12 assistant secretaries to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the
Senate (6 U.S.C. §113).
150 Nominees to this position are referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs pursuant to unanimous consent agreement of October 7, 2005. (Sen. Ted Stevens,
“Sequential Referral of Nomination,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 151, part 17, October 7, 2005,
p. 22639.) Within DHS this position is known as Director—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
151 Although the Department of Justice is included in the statute that provides presidentially appointed and Senate-
confirmed chief financial officers for all of the major executive branch agencies (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)), this provision
is superseded by 28 U.S.C. §507. The latter section provides that the Assistant Attorney General for Administration,
appointed by the Attorney General with the approval of the President, shall be the CFO for the Department of Justice.
See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
152 Nominations to this position are referred sequentially to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee
on Intelligence pursuant to Section 17(b)(1) of S.Res. 400 of the 94th Congress (as amended by §506(d) of P.L. 109-177
(March 9, 2006)). The applicable portion of the provision reads, “With respect to the confirmation of the Assistant
Attorney General for National Security, or any successor position, the nomination of any individual by the President to
serve in such position shall be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and, if and when reported, to the select
Committee for not to exceed 20 calendar days, except that in cases when the 20-day period expires while the Senate is
in recess, the select Committee shall have 5 additional calendar days after the Senate reconvenes to report the
nomination.”
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
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Assistant Attorney General—Tax Division
Administrator—Drug Enforcement Administration
Deputy Administrator—Drug Enforcement Administration
Director—Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Director—Community Relations Service (four-year term of office)
Director—Federal Bureau of Investigation (10-year term of office)
Director—Office on Violence Against Women
Director—U.S. Marshals Service
Inspector General153
Solicitor General
Special Counsel—Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (four-year term of office)
U.S. Attorney—93 positions (four-year terms of office)
U.S. Marshal—93 positions (four-year terms of office)154
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Chair—(three-year term of office; nominated from among commissioner members—See
additional listing under part-time positions below.)
Office of National Drug Control Policy (Executive Office of the President)155
Director
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board156
Member—five positions (six-year term of office)
United States Circuit Court
Judges—179 positions (life tenure)
United States Court of Federal Claims
Judges—16 positions (15-year terms of office)
United States Court of International Trade (life tenure)
Judges—nine positions (political balance required)
United States District Courts157
Judges—677 positions (most are life tenure—These include four judges in three territorial courts,
who are appointed to 10-year terms of office.)

153 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
154 Although the President may appoint separate U.S. attorneys and U.S. marshals for the District of Guam and the
District of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), this has never been done. One U.S. marshal
and one U.S. attorney serve both Guam and the CNMI. See 48 U.S.C. §1821(b)(3-4).
155 See also Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for one other position within the agency.
156 Established under Section 1061 of the Intelligence and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (5 U.S.C. 601 note), P.L.
108-458 / 118 Stat. 3638. Positions include a chair, vice chair, and three additional members.
157 The 677 district court judgeships consist of 663 permanent judgeships, 10 temporary judgeships, and four territorial
court judgeships. In the districts with the 10 temporary judgeships, the seat lapses with the departure of a judge from
that district at some particular time specified in statute unless Congress enacts legislation to extend the temporary
judgeship or convert it to a permanent judgeship. A temporary judgeship in the Northern District of Ohio lapsed in
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United States Parole Commission158
Member—five positions (six-year term of office)
United States Sentencing Commission
Chair—(six-year term of office; nominated from among commission members.)159
Vice Chair—three positions (six-year terms of office; designated from among commission
members.)
United States Supreme Court
Chief Justice—(life tenure)
Associate Justices—eight positions (life tenure)
Part-Time Positions
Foreign Claims Settlements Commission
*Member—three positions (three-year terms of office—One person is nominated to be the full-
time chair of the commission along with two part-time members (22 U.S.C. 1622c(b)).
State Justice Institute, Board of Directors (political balance required)
*Director—11 positions (three-year terms of office, 42 U.S.C. 10708(a)(1)(c)).
United States Sentencing Commission (political balance required)
Commissioner—three positions (six-year terms of office)160

(...continued)
December 27, 2010.
158 The President may designate one sitting member to be the chairman.
159 There are seven voting members appointed through the advice and consent process. The chair and three vice chairs
are full-time positions per 28 U.S.C. 992. The other three positions are part-time positions as described in 28 U.S.C.
992(c).
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
160 Three commissioners serve part-time as described in 28 U.S.C. 992(c). The other three members of the Commission
are the chair and three vice chairs who serve full-time per 28 U.S.C. 992.
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Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Full-Time Positions
Architect of the Capitol
Architect
Election Assistance Commission (political balance required)
Commissioner—four positions (four-year terms of office)
Federal Election Commission (political balance required)
Commissioners—six positions (six-year terms of office)
Government Printing Office
Public Printer
Library of Congress
Librarian
Senate Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship
Full-Time Positions
Small Business Administration161
Administrator
Deputy Administrator
Chief Counsel for Advocacy
Inspector General162

161 See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
162 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
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Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Full-Time Positions
Department of Labor163
Assistant Secretary—Veterans’ Employment and Training Service164
Department of Veterans Affairs165
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Under Secretary—Benefits (four-year term of office)
Under Secretary—Health (four-year term of office)
Under Secretary—Memorial Affairs
*Assistant Secretary—Congressional and Legislative Affairs
Assistant Secretary—Information and Technology
Assistant Secretary—Policy and Planning
Chair—Board of Veterans’ Appeals (six-year term of office)
*Chief Financial Officer166
General Counsel
Inspector General167
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Judge—37 positions (15-year terms of office)

163 For other positions in this department, see also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for
inspector general position) and Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
164 Nominations to this position are referred jointly to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement of May 24, 2005. Sen. Bill Frist,
“Joint Referral,” remarks in the Senate, Congressional Record, vol. 151, part 8, May 24, 2005, p. 10958.
165 See also Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (for inspector general position).
166 This chief financial officer (CFO) is one of the CFO positions covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
(P.L. 101-576), as amended, that may be filled through appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, or through designation by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the
Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
167 Pursuant to a UC agreement, most IG nominations are referred sequentially to the committee with predominant
jurisdiction over the particular IG’s agency and then the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
For more information, see footnote 7.
* Nomination covered by S.Res. 116 with privileged status under a standing order of the Senate. See “112th Congress
Standing Order on Nominations” for further explanation.
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Appendix. Presidential Appointee Positions That
No Longer Require Senate Confirmation Per P.L.
112-166, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency
and Streamlining Act of 2011
Table A-1. Positions That No Longer Require Senate Confirmation
Per P.L. 112-166
(positions listed by Senate Committee of Jurisdiction)
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of
Rural Utilities Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Directors (7), Commodity Credit Corporation

Armed Services
Members (6), National Security Education Board
Director, Selective Service
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Administrator, Community Development Financial
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Housing
Institution Fund, Department of the Treasury
and Urban Development
Members (2), Council of Economic Advisers

Commerce, Science, and Transportationa
Deputy Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs, Department of
Transportationb
Transportationc
Administrator, St. Lawrence Seaway Development

Corporation
Environment and Public Works
Alternate Federal Co-Chairman, Appalachian Regional
Commissioners (7), Mississippi River Corporation
Commission
Finance
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of
Treasurer of the United States
Treasury
Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of

Treasuryd
Foreign Relations
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of State
Assistant Administrator for Management, U.S. Agency for
International Development
Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of

State
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Health, Education, Labor and Pensionse
Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Labor
Education
Commissioner, Education Statistics, Department of
Members (15), National Council on Disability
Education
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of
Members (24), National Science Foundation
Health and Human Services
Managing Directors (2), Corporation for National and
Members (15), National Board of Education Sciences
Community Service
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management,
Members (10), National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board
Department of Labor
Director of the Women’s Bureau, Department of Labor
Members (20), National Museum and Library Services Board,
National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Director, Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement,
Chief Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security
Director, Office for Domestic Preparedness, Federal
Administrator, U.S. Fire Administration, Department of
Emergency Management Administration, Department of
Homeland Security
Homeland Security
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, Department of
Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of
Homeland Security
Homeland Security
Assistant Administrator for Grant Programs, Federal
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Homeland
Emergency Management Administration, Department of
Security
Homeland Security
Indian Affairs
Commissioner, Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian
Members (13), Board of Trustees, Institute of American Indian
Relocation
and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Judiciary
Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of
Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy,
Justice
Executive Office of the President
Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Department of
Deputy Director, Demand Reduction, Office of National Drug
Justice
Control Policy, Executive Office of the President
Director, National Institute of Justice, Department of
Deputy Director, Supply Reduction, Office of National Drug
Justice
Control Policy, Executive Office of the President
Director, Office for Victims of Crime, Department of
Deputy Director, State, Local, and Tribal Affairs, Office of
Justice
National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President
Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention, Department of Justice
Veterans’ Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of
Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security, and Preparedness,
Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and
Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs,
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs
Source: Congressional Research Service, based upon the lists provided in the Congressional Record upon
introduction of S. 679 (Congressional Record, vol. 157, part 44 (March 30, 2011), pp. 1985-1990). Changes made in
committee markup were identified through Congressional Quarterly and are available at http://www.cq.com/pdf/
3852080. Committee jurisdiction was determined based upon the list provided in the Congressional Record upon
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the bill’s introduction, as well as examination of past referrals of nominations in the Legislative Information
System’s nominations database. See also CRS Report R41872, Presidential Appointments, the Senate’s Confirmation
Process, and Changes Made in the 112th Congress, by Maeve P. Carey, in which this table first appeared.
Notes: In addition to eliminating advice and consent requirements for the positions listed here, P.L. 112-166
also makes some other changes. In the Department of Defense, the authorized number of Assistant Secretaries
is reduced from 16 to 14. The two that would be eliminated in accordance with that reduction would be the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration and the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Public Affairs. Within 180 days of the enactment of P.L. 112-166, the Secretary of Defense is required to
report to the appropriate congressional committees his plan for establishing positions that would fulfill the
functions of those two Assistant Secretary positions, but they could not be subject to Senate confirmation or at
the Assistant Secretary level. Another change made by the passage of P.L. 112-166 is that the Director of the
Bureau of the Census would have a five-year term, beginning in 2012, with a two-term limit. Additional y, for the
positions of Governor and Alternate Governor for the African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank,
and African Development Fund, the President can nominate an individual with the advice and consent of the
Senate, or he can designate an individual to fil those positions from among individuals serving in positions that
are already, independently, subject to advice and consent of the Senate.
a. An additional 319 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Officer Corps positions are typical y
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. These are included in P.L. 112-166
and will no longer be considered by the Senate. Nominations for the NOAA Officer Corps are sometimes
considered en bloc, or in a list that receives a single vote.
b. P.L. 112-166 requires the Assistant Secretary for Administration to be appointed by the Secretary with the
approval of the President.
c. It appears that the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs also serves as the CFO in the Department
of Transportation. P.L. 112-166 eliminates the advice and consent requirement for the Assistant Secretary
position, but the CFO position will still require advice and consent. The CFO position for Transportation is
included in P.L. 112-166.
d. It appears that the Assistant Secretary for Management also serves as the CFO in the Department of the
Treasury. P.L. 112-166 eliminates the advice and consent requirement for the Assistant Secretary position,
but the CFO position will stil require advice and consent. The CFO position for Treasury is included in
P.L. 112-166.
e. The advice and consent requirements for an additional 2,536 Public Health Services Officer Corps positions
have been eliminated as wel by P.L. 112-166. These nominations are typical y non-controversial and are
considered by the Senate en bloc, with the Senate considering a large number of nominees and casting a
single vote for the entire list. The list may include dozens or even hundreds of nominees.

Author Contact Information

Christopher M. Davis
Jerry W. Mansfield
Analyst on Congress and the Legislative Process
Information Research Specialist
cmdavis@crs.loc.gov, 7-0656


Acknowledgment
This report was originally authored by Henry B. Hogue, analyst in American National Government, and
Maureen Bearden, information research specialist. The listed authors would like to acknowledge the
assistance that CRS colleagues Maureen Bearden, Maeve P. Carey, and Henry B. Hogue provided during
the updating of this report.

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