Congressional Membership and Appointment Authority to Advisory Commissions, Boards, and Groups

Updated May 8, 2019 (RL33313)
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Introduction
Scope
Membership Composition
Direct Designation
Appointment
Recommendation
Qualification Provisos
Separation of Powers
Impact of Appointment Framework
Organization of the Report
Listing of Individual Advisory Bodies
Temporary Advisory Commissions
400 Years of African-American History Commission
Adams Memorial Commission
Advisory Committee on International Exchange Rate Policy
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children
Commission on Farm Transactions-Needs for 2050
Coltsville National Historical Park Advisory Commission
Creating Options for Veterans' Expedited Recovery Commission
Cyberspace Solarium Commission
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission
National Commission on Military Aviation Safety
National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
Public Buildings Reform Board
Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking
Syria Study Group
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission
Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission
World War I Centennial Commission
Permanent Entities
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
Advisory Committee on the Protection of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress
American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress, Board of Trustees
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, Board of Trustees
British American Parliamentary Group
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group
Citizen's Coinage Advisory Committee
Commission for the Judiciary Office Building
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)
Commission on Social Impact Partnerships
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China
Congressional Advisers for Trade Policy and Negotiations
Congressional Award Board
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Denali Commission
Election Assistance Commission
Election Assistance Commission, Board of Advisors
Federal Judicial Center Foundation Board
Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Financial Oversight and Management Board
Gallaudet University, Board of Trustees
Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, Board of Trustees
Health Information Technology (HIT) Advisory Committee
Help America Vote Foundation, Board of Directors
Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Council of Directors
House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards (Franking Commission)
House Child Care Center, Advisory Board
House of Representatives Fine Arts Board
House Office Building Commission
Human Space Flight Independent Investigation Commission
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees
International Clean Energy Foundation, Board of Directors
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Board of Trustees
Japan-United States Friendship Commission
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development, Board of Trustees
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board of Trustees
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
Medal of Valor Review Board (Public Safety Officer)
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group Delegation
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
Millennium Challenge Corporation, Board of Directors
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, Board of Trustees
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity
National Capital Planning Commission
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
National Council on Disability
National Council on the Arts
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, U.S. Group
Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, Board of Directors
Open World Leadership Center, Board of Trustees
Senate Commission on Art
Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents
Social Security Advisory Board
State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board
Tribal Advisory Committee
United States Air Force Academy, Board of Visitors
United States Capitol Preservation Commission
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
United States Coast Guard Academy, Board of Visitors
United States Commission on Civil Rights
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
United States Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
United States Group of the United States Senate-China Interparliamentary Group
United States Group of the United States Senate-Russia Interparliamentary Group
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
United States International Development Finance Corporation, Board of Directors
United States Merchant Marine Academy, Board of Visitors
United States Military Academy, Board of Visitors
United States Naval Academy, Board of Visitors
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission
Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Board of Visitors

Tables

Table 1. Statutory Role of the Speaker of the House
Table 2. Statutory Role of the House Minority Leader
Table 3. Statutory Role of the House Majority Leader
Table 4. Statutory Role of the President of the Senate or the President Pro Tempore
Table 5. Statutory Role of the Senate Majority Leader
Table 6. Statutory Role of the Senate Minority Leader
Table 7. Statutory Role of Committees

Summary

Over the past several decades, Congress, by statute, has established a wide array of commissions, boards, and advisory bodies to provide it with assistance in meeting various legislative, investigative, and administrative responsibilities. Some of these entities are temporary and created to serve specific functions, such as studying a discrete policy area or performing one-time tasks. Others are permanent, serving an ongoing purpose, such as overseeing an institution or performing a regular administrative function.

The majority of these congressional bodies provide that Members of Congress, particularly the leadership, be intimately involved in the appointment process, either through direct service on a commission, or by appointing or recommending candidates for membership.

The choice of a particular mechanism for membership appointment may have implications for the ability of these entities to fulfill their congressional mandates. Examination of the statutory language creating these bodies reveals several common approaches to membership selection. Each alternative schema has its advantages.

For example, a commission or board composed entirely of Members permits a high degree of congressional control over the entity's operations. Bodies composed mainly of qualified private citizens or executive branch appointees may provide a broader expertise than Member-only bodies. Assemblages of mixed membership provide some of the advantages of both Member and citizen-only appointment schemes.

This report contains a compilation of existing commissions and boards that demonstrates the range of alternative membership-appointment structures. It includes any statutorily created advisory entity (e.g., boards, advisory panels, task forces) whose membership scheme mandates the participation of Members of Congress either as potential members or as participants in the process of appointing the membership. For each entity, information on the purpose, duration, appointment structure, and term of appointment is provided. Finally, information on the involvement of Members of Congress in the appointment process is presented in a series of tables.

Introduction

Congress has created a wide array of advisory bodies, separate from each chamber's committees and officers, in order to better exercise its legislative, oversight, and investigative mandates, and to attend to both temporary and ongoing administrative tasks and responsibilities. During the past two decades, Congress has established or renewed the existence of hundreds of statutory entities to study, advise on, coordinate, or monitor matters of particular interest to Congress. These entities vary in several dimensions, including their official designation, purpose, lifespan, membership, and mechanism by which members are appointed.

Many of these bodies are expressly identified as commissions, but others are designated as boards, advisory committees, or other terms. In this report, they are referred to generically as "congressional advisory bodies." These groups are sometimes created to address a single purpose—to study a discrete policy issue or to attend to one-time or recurring administrative functions. Often, they have a well-defined mandate, which typically includes the submission of a final report to Congress with detailed findings and recommendations. Although some have a specific lifespan, others have been created to provide ongoing support and advice (e.g., the boards of visitors for the U.S. military service academies, or the Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol).

The statutory provisions creating a substantial proportion of congressional advisory bodies provide for a membership that, either entirely or in part, (1) includes, (2) is chosen by, or (3) is recommended by Members of Congress. This report addresses only those statutory groups whose membership involves congressional participation in one or more of these forms. It provides selected background information on these groups and specific information relating to the role of Members of Congress in the appointment process.

This report is intended to inform Members of Congress of their specific appointment responsibilities and to make them aware of their opportunities to serve as members of congressional advisory bodies. Additionally, observations regarding the rationale and effects for the many variations in the appointment schemes for existing bodies are intended to provide some alternatives to legislators to facilitate the drafting of membership language in potential future statutes.

Scope

Following an examination of the appointment schemes to various congressional advisory bodies, this compilation attempts to identify all congressional advisory bodies currently in existence on which Members of Congress serve directly, or for which they make appointments or recommend potential members to another appointing authority (e.g., the President). It includes any statutorily created advisory entity (e.g., boards, advisory panels, task forces) whose membership scheme mandates the participation of Members of Congress, either as potential members or as participants in the process of appointing the membership. Entities created by Congress that have neither congressional membership nor congressional involvement in the appointment process have been omitted.¹ Boards and commissions for which the Senate has "advise and consent" authority are also omitted, unless Members of Congress otherwise participate in the appointment process.

Also excluded are ad-hoc commissions and advisory groups empaneled by individual congressional committees under their general authority to procure the "temporary services" of consultants to "make studies and advise the committee with respect to any matter within its jurisdiction," pursuant to 2 U.S.C. §72a or under chamber rules or resolutions. The membership of these entities, such as the Advisory Commission to Study the Consumer Price Index, might be selected by the chairman and ranking minority member of the committee concerned, and these bodies are generally empaneled for short durations. This report also does not include caucuses, observer groups, or working groups created by means other than statute.

Tracking the provisions of law that create congressional advisory bodies is an inherently inexact exercise. Although many such bodies are created in easily identifiable freestanding statutes, others are contained within the statutory language of lengthy omnibus legislation.² It is also sometimes difficult to determine when such bodies have ceased to operate,³ as termination dates are not always included in the organic statute, or may be tied to ambiguous conditions.

Membership Composition

When making appointments to congressional advisory bodies, Members of Congress may be empowered to act independently or in concert with other Members. Structurally, variations in the authority of appointment officials fall within several common patterns.

Direct Designation

The statutory scheme may mandate that membership of a congressional advisory body be made up in whole or in part by specifically designated Members of Congress, typically members of the leadership or of specified committees.

In most such cases, leadership service is limited to bodies concerned with the internal administrative functions of the House and Senate. For example, membership of the Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol includes the Speaker of the House, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the majority and minority leaders of the House and the Senate, and the chairmen and the ranking minority members of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.⁴

Appointment

Selected leaders, often with balance between the parties, may appoint congressional advisory body members, who may or may not be Members of Congress. For appointments made by congressional leaders, the statutory scheme generally mandates that appointments be made by leaders of both parties. The members of some congressional advisory bodies are selected by majority and minority party leaders in equal numbers.⁵ In other instances, the majority party appoints a greater number.⁶ In a few cases, the majority/minority ratio of appointments to a commission varies, depending upon whether the President is of the same party as the majority in the House or the Senate.

One common component of statutory appointment schemes for certain congressional advisory bodies is the requirement that Members of Congress serve on these panels. Certain bodies, such as the British American Parliamentary Group, are composed entirely of Members of Congress. In other instances, a statute may require that a certain specified number of Senators or Representatives be selected,⁷ or may prohibit Members of Congress from serving.⁸

For appointments made by the President pro tempore of the Senate, 2 U.S.C. §199 specifies involvement of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate.⁹

Recommendation

Selected leaders, again often with balance between the parties, may be authorized to recommend members, who may or may not be Members of Congress, for appointment to a congressional advisory body. They may do so either in parallel or jointly, and the recommendations may be made to other congressional leaders, such as the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate, to the President, or to a cabinet official.

Qualification Provisos

Some statutory provisos may have the effect of limiting the degree of autonomy a Member has in appointing or making recommendations of individuals for congressional advisory body membership. For example, the appointing official may be required by law to select members who are specifically qualified by virtue of their education, knowledge, training, experience, expertise, distinguished service, or recognized eminence in a particular field or fields.¹⁰ In other instances, appointments are expressly limited to individuals occupying specific federal, state, or local government positions, representing a particular occupation, or serving as head of a particular public or private sector institution or organization.

Separation of Powers

In many instances, the authority to appoint members to the entities covered in this report is shared by the executive and legislative branches.¹¹ When the appointment authority set out in a statute creating a congressional advisory body is shared by the President (or other executive branch officials) and Members of Congress, questions about implementation of the appointment scheme have sometimes prompted the President to comment on separation-of-powers issues raised under the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. Some statutes instruct the President to appoint congressional advisory body members from a list provided by congressional leadership. For example, the appointment scheme for the Commission on Interoperable Data Sharing provides for nine members, one member appointed by the President to serve as chairman, and eight members appointed by the President "from a list of nominees jointly provided by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leader of the Senate."¹²

In the signing statement accompanying the law, President George W. Bush noted that methods of selection included in the Appointment Clause of the Constitution include "appointment by the President with Senate consent, or by the President alone," but not by the President "from a pool of persons selected by congressional leadership."¹³ Similarly, in a statement accompanying the signing of legislation creating the Brown v. Board of Education 50^th Anniversary Commission,¹⁴ President Bush made it clear that he would not be bound by the membership recommendations of House and Senate leadership required by the statute, but would rather "welcome, as a matter of comity, the suggestions of the congressional leadership for those positions."¹⁵

Impact of Appointment Framework

As the foregoing discussion suggests, several alternative approaches are available to legislators in drafting membership selection language. Inclusion of legislators on such panels insures that Congress will be able to exercise a certain degree of control over the operations of the entity concerned. At the same time, service by Members on congressional advisory bodies is arguably antithetical to at least one of the rationales for creating the entity in the first place, namely, to reduce the workload of Congress by delegating certain functions to temporary bodies.

Even in the absence of direct membership on a congressional advisory body, in drafting the particulars of an appointment scheme, legislators can dictate, to some degree, the measure of autonomy an entity enjoys. For example, although the legislation creating the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9-11 Commission) did not stipulate that Members of Congress be included in the commission's membership, it did call for 9 of the 10 members of the commission to be selected by congressional leaders.¹⁶ Attention to the proper balance between the number of members appointed by congressional leaders and by other individuals, or to the number of Members of Congress required to be among the appointees, or to the qualifications of appointees, can be significant factors in enabling an advisory body to fulfill its congressional mandate.

Organization of the Report

Each currently functioning congressional advisory body that was identified, regardless of when it was initially established, is profiled following the narrative portion of this report.¹⁷ For each entity, a brief summary of its purpose or role is provided, as well as the following information:

Statutory Duration of the Advisory Body. The termination date is provided for each advisory body, where appropriate. Occasionally, termination dates are ambiguous, due to their contingency upon an associated time line within the statute, such as the date of submission of a final report.
FACA Applicability. Advisory bodies established in the executive branch that report to the President are subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which governs their creation, administration, and management.¹⁸ Advisory bodies that are appointed by Congress and report only to Congress are not specifically bound by the requirements set forth in FACA. Because many commissions involve both congressional and presidential participation, some of the entities in this report may be governed by FACA. Occasionally, statutes creating congressional advisory bodies will incorporate explicit statutory language exempting a commission from FACA requirements, in whole or in part.
Membership Appointment Structure. Each entry includes the advisory body's membership appointment scheme. The particulars of congressional involvement in the appointment process are varied. The statutory language of membership appointment schemes detail a wide range of membership patterns that may be of interest to lawmakers who might be contemplating creation of advisory bodies. In the legislative branch, the individuals most commonly empowered to make appointments to commissions and similar bodies are the Speaker of the House, the President or President pro tempore¹⁹ of the Senate, and the majority and minority leaders of the House and Senate. The majority leader of the House is less often included in these mechanisms, since the appointment role of the minority leader may be paired with the Speaker's appointment role.

For each board, the appointment structure is outlined, with the participation of Members of Congress highlighted. For Member appointments, the appointer's role is provided in (parentheses) in the left-hand column. Additionally, the role of noncongressional officials is also provided.
Term of Appointment. Most ongoing congressional advisory bodies have fixed terms of appointment set by statute. Statutes creating temporary commissions often provide that appointments are for the "life of the commission."

Additionally, commissions are divided into two groups: temporary advisory commissions (e.g., those with a statutory end date) and permanent entities.

Listing of Individual Advisory Bodies

The more than 90 entries on the following pages highlight the broad diversity of matters Congress has felt deserved examination beyond the established organizational structure of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically. Citations to the U.S. Code and the Statutes at Large are provided where particulars relating to the scope, purpose, and composition of these bodies may be located. The internet address of the entity's website is also provided, if available.

Information on the involvement of Members of Congress in the appointment process for congressional commissions is also presented in a series of tables. Table 1 through Table 6 list the appointment responsibilities of each of these major congressional leaders. Table 7 lists other congressional leaders, namely the chair or ranking minority members of specified committees in the House and Senate who may also be granted authority to make or recommend appointments, or be designated as members of a commission.²⁰

Temporary Advisory Commissions

400 Years of African-American History Commission

	Information
Citation	P.L. 115-102, 131 Stat. 2248, January 8, 2018
Summary	The Commission shall develop and carry out activities to commemorate the 400^th anniversary of the arrival of Africans in the Americas and highlight the contributions of African Americans since 1619. To carry out these activities, the Commission must plan programs that recognize and highlight the resilience and contributions of African Americans, acknowledge the impact of slavery and laws that enforced racial discrimination, and educate the public about the arrival and contributions of African Americans to the United States; encourage civic, patriotic, historic, educational, artistic, religious, and economic organizations to organize anniversary activities; assist states', localities', and nonprofit organizations' commemorative activities; and coordinate public scholarly research on the arrival of Africans in the Americas and their contributions.
Duration	Expires July 1, 2020
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	15 members
Members of Congress (recommend)	The Secretary of the Interior appoints three members after considering recommendations from Members of Congress.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Secretary of the Interior also appoints three members after considering recommendations of governors, including the Governor of Virginia; six members after considering recommendations of civil rights and historical organizations; one employee of the National Park Service who has experience relative to the historical and cultural resources related to the commemoration; and two members after considering recommendations from the Secretary of the Smithsonian.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission.

Adams Memorial Commission

	Information
Citation	P.L. 116-9, §2406, March 12, 2019
Summary	The Commission shall consider and formulate plans for a permanent memorial to honor John Adams and his legacy, including the nature, location, design, and construction of the memorial.
Duration	Terminates December 2, 2025
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	12 members
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (consult) Senate Minority Leader (consult)	The President pro tempore appoints four Senators, in consultation with the Senate majority leader and Senate minority leader. Not more than two appointees shall be from the same political party.
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Majority Leader (consult) House Minority Leader (consult)	The Speaker appoints four House Members, in consultation with the House majority leader and the House minority leader. No more than two appointees shall be from the same political party.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints four members, not more than two of whom are from the same political party.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission.

Advisory Committee on International Exchange Rate Policy

	Information
Citation	19 U.S.C. §4422
Summary	The Committee shall be responsible for advising the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the impact of international exchange rates and financial policies on the economy of the United States.
Duration	Two years after February 24, 2016, unless renewed by the President for a subsequent two-year period
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Applies, except Committee is exempt from the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of Section 10 and Section 11 of FACA.
Appointment Structure	Nine members
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development (recommend) Senate Committee on Finance (recommend)	The President pro tempore appoints three members, upon the recommendation of the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development and the Senate Committee on Finance.
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Committee on Financial Services (recommend) House Committee on Ways and Means (recommend)	The Speaker appoints three members, upon the recommendation of the chairs and ranking members of the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints three members.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last two years or until committee terminates. Committee terminates two years from enactment, unless renewed by the President for successive two-year periods.

Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children

	Information
Citation	P.L. 114-244, 130 Stat. 981, October 14, 2016
Summary	The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children.
Duration	The Commission terminates 90 days after submission of its final report, which is due three years after the appointment of all Commission members.
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Does not apply
Appointment Structure	11 members
Senate Majority Leader (appoint) Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (consult)	The Senate majority leader appoints three members, in consultation with the chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint) Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (consult)	The Senate minority leader appoints one member, in consultation with the vice-chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Committee on Natural Resources (consult)	The Speaker appoints three members, in consultation with the chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
House Minority Leader (appoint) House Committee on Natural Resources (consult)	The House minority leader appoints one member in consultation with the ranking member of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints three members, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission.

Commission on Farm Transactions-Needs for 2050

	Information
Citation	P.L. 115-334, §12609, December 20, 2018
Summary	The Commission shall conduct a study on issues impacting the transition of agricultural operations from established farmers and ranchers to the next generation of farmers and ranchers.
Duration	Terminates September 30, 2023
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Applies, except Sections 9 and 14
Appointment Structure	10 members
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (appoint)	Three members appointed by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
House Committee on Agriculture (appoint)	Three members appointed by the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Commission also includes three members appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture; and the chief economist of the Department of Agriculture.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission.

Coltsville National Historical Park Advisory Commission

	Information
Citation	16 U.S.C. §410qqq
Summary	The Commission shall advise the Secretary of the Interior in the development and implementation of the management plan for the Coltsville National Historical Park in Hartford, CT.
Duration	Commission expires on December 19, 2024.
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Applies, except Section 14(b)
Appointment Structure	11 members
Connecticut's U.S. Senators (recommend) Representative from Connecticut's First Congressional District (recommend)	The Secretary of the Interior appoints three members based upon recommendations of Members of Congress from Connecticut: two members shall be appointed after consideration of recommendations submitted by Connecticut's two U.S. Senators; and one member shall be appointed after consideration of recommendations submitted by Connecticut's First Congressional District Representative.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Secretary of the Interior also appoints eight other members: two after consideration of recommendations from the Governor of the State; one after consideration of recommendations from the State Senate president; one after consideration of recommendations from the Speaker of the State House of Representatives; two after consideration of recommendations from the Mayor of Hartford, CT; and two with experience in national parks and historic preservation.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last three years.

Creating Options for Veterans' Expedited Recovery Commission

	Information
Citation	38 U.S.C. §1701 note
Summary	The Commission will examine the efficacy of the evidence-based therapy treatment model used by the Secretary of the Veterans Affairs for treating mental health conditions of veterans and the potential benefits of incorporating complementary and integrative health treatments available in non-Department facilities.
Duration	The Commission terminates 30 days after the submission of the final report, which is due 18 months after the first meeting of the Commission.
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	10 members
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints two members, at least one of whom shall be a veteran.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints two members, at least one of whom shall be a veteran.
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints two members, at least one of whom shall be a veteran.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints two members, at least one of whom shall be a veteran.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints two members, at least one of whom shall be a veteran.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission.

Cyberspace Solarium Commission

	Information
Citation	P.L. 115-232, §1652, August 13, 2018
Summary	The Commission will develop a consensus on a strategic approach to defending the United States in cyberspace against cyberattacks of significant consequences.
Duration	Commission terminates within 120 days of September 1, 2019.
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Does not apply
Appointment Structure	12 members
Senate Majority Leader (appoint) Senate Committee on Armed Services (consult)	The Senate majority leader appoints two members, in consultation with the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, one of whom shall be a Senator and one of whom shall not be.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint) Senate Committee on Armed Services (consult)	The Senate minority leader appoints two members, in consultation with the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, one of whom shall be a Senator and one of whom shall not be.
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Committee on Armed Services (consult)	The Speaker appoints two members, in consultation with the chair of the House Armed Services Committee, one of whom shall be a Representative and one of whom shall not be.
House Minority Leader (appoint) House Committee on Armed Services (consult)	The House minority leader appoints two members, in consultation with the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, one of whom shall be a Representative and one of whom shall not be.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Commission also includes the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence; the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security; the Deputy Secretary of Defense; and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission

	Information
Citation	40 U.S.C. §8903 note
Summary	The Commission shall consider and formulate plans for such a permanent memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower, including its nature, design, construction, and location.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.eisenhowermemorial.org
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	12 members
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (consult) Senate Minority Leader (consult)	The President pro tempore appoints four Senators, in consultation with the Senate majority leader and Senate minority leader, of whom not more than two may be members of the same political party.
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Majority Leader (consult) House Minority Leader (consult)	The Speaker appoints four House Members, in consultation with the House majority and House minority leader, of whom not more than two may be members of the same political party.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints four members, not more than two of whom may be members of the same political party.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission.

Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission

	Information
Citation	P.L. 115-77, 131 Stat. 1251, November 2, 2017
Summary	The Commission plans, develops, and carries out programs and activities that are fitting and proper to honor Frederick Douglass on his 200^th birthday. It also recommends to Congress programs and activities to honor Frederick Douglass.
Duration	Terminates within 30 days of June 1, 2019
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	16 members
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints three members, of whom at least one must be a House Member.
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints three members, of whom at least one must be a Senator.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints two members, of whom at least one must be a House Member.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints two members, of whom at least one must be a Senator.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints six members: one upon the recommendation of the Governor of Maryland; one upon the recommendation of the Governor of Massachusetts; one upon the recommendation of the Government of New York; one upon the recommendation of the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and two other members.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission.

National Commission on Military Aviation Safety

	Information
Citation	P.L. 115-232, §1087, August 13, 2018
Summary	Examine and make recommendations with respect to certain U.S. military aviation mishaps.
Duration	Terminates within 90 days of final report issuance on March 1, 2020.
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not specified
Appointment Structure	Eight members
Senate Committee on Armed Services (appoint)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Armed Services appoints one member. The ranking member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services appoints one member.
House Committee on Armed Services (appoint)	The chair of the House Committee on Armed Services appoints one member. The ranking member of the House Committee on Armed Services appoints one member.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints four members.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission.

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence

	Information
Citation	P.L. 115-232, §1051, August 13, 2018
Summary	The Commission shall consider the methods and means necessary to advance the development of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and associated technologies by the United States to comprehensively address the national security and defense needs of the United States.
Duration	Terminates October 1, 2020
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not specified
Appointment Structure	15 members
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (appoint)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation appoints one member. The ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation appoints one member.
House Committee on Energy and Commerce (appoint)	The chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce appoints one member. The ranking member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce appoints one member.
Senate Committee on Armed Services (appoint)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Armed Services appoints one member. The ranking member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services appoints one member.
House Committee on Armed Services (appoint)	The chair of the House Committee on Armed Services appoints one member. The ranking member of the House Committee on Armed Services appoints one member.
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (appoint)	The chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence appoints one member. The ranking member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence appoints one member.
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (appoint)	The chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence appoints one member. The ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence appoints one member.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Secretary of Defense appoints two members. The Secretary of Commerce appoints one member.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission.

Public Buildings Reform Board

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Citation	40 U.S.C. §1303 note
Summary	The Board is charged with recommending specific operational efficiencies that could be implemented to reduce the inventory and cost of the government's real estate holdings.
Duration	The Board shall cease operations and terminate six years after the date on which the Board members are appointed.
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not specified
Appointment Structure	Six members
Speaker of the House (recommend) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) House Minority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend)	The President appoints six members, including two members recommended by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; two members recommended by the majority leader of the Senate; one member recommended by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; and one member recommended by the minority leader of the Senate.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last six years.

Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking

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Citation	P.L. 115-393, §703, December 31, 2018
Summary	The Council provides advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group and the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.
Duration	Terminates September 30, 2020
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not specified
Appointment Structure	Not fewer than 8 and not more than 14 members
President Pro Tempore (consult) Senate Minority Leader (consult) Speaker of the House (consult) House Minority Leader (consult)	The President appoints one member, after consultation with the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; one member, after consultation with the Senate minority leader; one member, after consultation with the Speaker of the House; and one member, after consultation with the House minority leader.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints the remaining members of the Council.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last two years.

Syria Study Group

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Citation	P.L. 115-254, §1501, October 5, 2018
Summary	The Group shall conduct a review on the current United States military and diplomatic strategy with respect to the conflict in Syria that includes a review of current United States objectives in Syria and the desired end state in Syria.
Duration	Terminates within 180 days after issuing final report, which is 180 days after enactment
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Does not apply
Appointment Structure	12 members, none of whom may be Members of Congress.
Senate Committee on Armed Services (appoint)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Armed Services appoints one member. The ranking member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services appoints one member.
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (appoint)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations appoints one member. The ranking member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations appoints one member.
House Committee on Armed Services (appoint)	The chair of the House Committee on Armed Services appoints one member. The ranking member of the House Committee on Armed Services appoints one member.
House Committee on Foreign Affairs (appoint)	The chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs appoints one member. The ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs appoints one member.
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints one member.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints one member.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints one member.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints one member.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Group.

United States Semiquincentennial Commission

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Citation	36 U.S.C. §101 note prec.
Summary	The Commission will provide for the observance and commemoration of the 250^th anniversary of the founding of the United States, as marked by the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the historic events preceding that anniversary.
Duration	Terminates on December 31, 2027
Website	https://www.usa250.org/commission
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	33 members (including ex-officio members)
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints two Senators, and four private citizens.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints two Senators, and four private citizens.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints two House Members, and four private citizens.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints two House Members, and four private citizens.
Other Legislative Branch Officials	The Librarian of Congress serves as a nonvoting, ex-officio member.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President designates one private citizen from among congressional appointments as chair. Other non-voting, ex officio members include the Secretary of the Interior; the Secretary of State; the Attorney General; the Secretary of Defense; the Secretary of Education; the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; the Archivist of the United States; and the presiding officer of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission.

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission

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Citation	P.L. 114-323, 130 Stat. 1936, December 16, 2016
Summary	The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of United States foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere to reduce the illicit drug supply and drug abuse and reduce the damage associated with illicit drug markets and trafficking. The Commission shall also identify policy and program options to improve existing international counter-narcotics policy.
Duration	Terminates 60 days after its final report, which is due 18 months after first meeting of the Commission.
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	10 members
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints two members.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints two members.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints two members.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints two members.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints two members.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission.

Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission

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Citation	P.L. 115-31, 131 Stat. 842A-18, May 5, 2017
Summary	The Commission encourages, plans, develops, and executes programs, projects, and activities to commemorative the centennial of the passage and ratification of the 19^th Amendment to the Constitution.
Duration	Terminates April 15, 2021
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Applicable, exempt from §14(a)(2)
Appointment Structure	14 members
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints two members.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints two members.
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints two members.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints two members.
Other Legislative Branch Officials	The Librarian of Congress (or their designee) serves on the Commission.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints two members. The Commission also includes the following individuals (or their designees): the Archivist of the United States; the Secretary of the Smithsonian; and the Director of the National Park Service.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission.

World War I Centennial Commission

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Citation	36 U.S.C. §101 note prec
Summary	The Commission will plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I; encourage private organizations and state and local governments to organize and participate in activities commemorating the centennial; facilitate and coordinate activities throughout the United States relating to the centennial; serve as a clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of information about events and plans for the centennial; and develop recommendations for Congress and the President for commemorating the centennial. The Commission may enhance the General Pershing Commemorative Work by constructing a World War I Memorial, to further honor the service of members of the U.S. Armed Forces in World War I.
Duration	Commemorative activities terminate no later than July 28, 2019. World War I Memorial activities may continue subject to the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. §8903).
Website	http://www.worldwar1centennial.org
FACA Applicability	Applies, except §14(a)(2)
Appointment Structure	12 members (excluding ex-officio members and other advisors)
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints two members.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints one member.
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints two members.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints one member.
Other Legislative Branch Officials	The Librarian of Congress serves as an ex-officio member.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Commission also includes three members appointed by the President from among persons who are broadly representative of the people of the United States (including members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and representatives of veterans service organizations); one member appointed by the executive director of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; one member appointed by the executive director of the American Legion; and one member appointed by the president of the Liberty Memorial Association. Ex-officio members include the Archivist of the United States, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Administrator of General Services.
Other Advisors	Four appointed by the Secretary of Defense, one each from the Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force. Two appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, one each from the Coast Guard and the United States Secret Service. Two appointed by the Secretary of Interior, including one from the National Park Service.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission.

Permanent Entities

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance

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Citation	20 U.S.C. §1098
Summary	The Committee serves as an independent source of advice and counsel to Congress and the Secretary of Education on student financial aid policy.
Duration	Effective October 1, 2015, activities were discontinued due to a lapse in funding.
Website	http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/acsfa/edlite-about.html
FACA Applicability	Applicable
Appointment Structure	11 members
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend)	The President pro tempore appoints four members upon the recommendation of the Senate majority leader and the Senate minority leader.
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Majority Leader (recommend) House Minority Leader (recommend)	The Speaker appoints four members upon the recommendation of the House majority leader and the House minority leader.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Secretary of Education appoints three members, of whom at least one member shall be a student.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last four years.

Advisory Committee on the Protection of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates

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Citation	18 U.S.C. §3056(a)(7)
Summary	The purpose of the Committee is to assist the Secretary of Homeland Security in identifying "major candidates" for President and Vice President.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Five members
Speaker of the House (serve, appoint) House Minority Leader (serve, appoint) Senate Majority Leader (serve, appoint) Senate Minority Leader (serve, appoint)	The Committee consists of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, and one additional member selected by the other members of the committee.
Term of Appointment	Not specified

Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress

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Citation	44 U.S.C. §2701
Summary	The Committee was established to advise Congress and the Archivist of the United States on the management and preservation of the records of Congress.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.archives.gov/legislative/cla/advisory-committee/index.html
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	11 members
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints one member.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints one member.
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints one member.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints one member.
Secretary of the Senate (serve, appoint)	The Secretary of the Senate serves on the committee, and appoints one member.
Clerk of the House of Representatives (serve, appoint)	The Clerk of the House of Representatives serves on the committee, and appoints one member.
Historian of the Senate (serve)	The Historian of the Senate serves on the Committee.
Historian of the House of Representatives (serve)	The Historian of the House of Representatives serves on the Committee.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Archivist of the United States serves on the Committee.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last two years.

American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress, Board of Trustees

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Citation	20 U.S.C. §2103
Summary	The Board oversees the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress. The center was created by Congress in 1976 "to preserve and present American Folklife." The Center incorporates the Archive of Folk Culture, which was established at the Library in 1928 as a repository for American Folk Music. The Center and its collections have grown to encompass all aspects of folklore and folklife from this country and around the world.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.loc.gov/folklife/board/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	23 members (including ex-officio members)
President Pro Tempore (appoint)	The President pro tempore appoints four members from among individuals from private life who are widely recognized by virtue of their scholarship, experience, creativity, or interest in American folklife traditions and arts.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints four members from among individuals from private life who are widely recognized by virtue of their scholarship, experience, creativity, or interest in American folklife traditions and arts.
Other Legislative Branch Officials	The Librarian of Congress appoints four members from among individuals who are widely recognized by virtue of their scholarship, experience, creativity, or interest in American folklife traditions and arts and serves as an ex-officio member.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints four members from among individuals who are officials of federal departments and agencies concerned with some aspect of American folklife traditions and arts. Ex-officio members include the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts; the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities; the president of the American Folklore Society; the president of the Society for Ethnomusicology; and the director of the American Folklife Center.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last six years.

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, Board of Trustees

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Citation	20 U.S.C. §4703
Summary	The Board oversees the Foundation. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.act.org/goldwater
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	13 members (including ex-officio member)
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints one Senator.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints one Senator.
House Majority Leader (appoint)	The House majority leader appoints one House Member.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints one House Member.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints eight members, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, not more than four of whom shall be of the same political party. The Secretary of Education (or their designee) serves as an ex-officio member.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last six years.

British American Parliamentary Group

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Citation	22 U.S.C. §276l
Summary	The Group brings together selected U.S. and British lawmakers at conference meetings to discuss mutual concerns and to strengthen the alliance between the two nations.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	No website
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Not to exceed 24 Members of Congress
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints half of group, from among Members of the House, no fewer than four of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend)	The President pro tempore appoints half of group, from among Senators, upon the recommendations of the Senate majority leader and the Senate minority leader, no fewer than four of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations, unless the Senate majority and Senate minority leaders determine otherwise.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are made prior to each conference.

Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group

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Citation	22 U.S.C. §276d
Summary	The Group brings together lawmakers to exchange information and promote better understanding between Canadian and U.S. parliamentarians on common problems and concerns, as well as differences, in relations between the two countries.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	No website
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Not to exceed 24 Members of Congress
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints half of group, from among Members of the House, no fewer than four of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend)	The President pro tempore appoints half of group, from among Senators, upon the recommendations of the Senate majority leader and the Senate minority leader, no fewer than four of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are made prior to each conference.

Citizen's Coinage Advisory Committee

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Citation	31 U.S.C. §5135
Summary	The Committee advises the Secretary of the Treasury on any theme or design proposals relating to circulating coinage, bullion coinage, Congressional Gold Medals, and national and other medals; advises the Secretary of the Treasury with regard to the events, persons, or places to be commemorated by the issuance of commemorative coins in each of the five calendar years succeeding the year in which a commemorative coin designation is made; and makes recommendations with respect to the mintage level.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.ccac.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	11 members
Speaker of the House (recommend) House Minority Leader (recommend) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend)	The Secretary of the Treasury appoints four persons on the basis of recommendations of the following officials, who shall make the selection for such recommendation from among citizens who are specially qualified to serve on the advisory committee by virtue of their education, training, or experience: one person recommended by the Speaker of the House; one person recommended by the minority leader of the House; one person recommended by the majority leader of the Senate; and one person recommended by the minority leader of the Senate.
Non-Congressional Officials	Secretary of the Treasury appoints seven individuals: one from among individuals who are specially qualified to serve on the advisory committee by virtue of their education, training, or experience as a nationally or internationally recognized curator in the United States of a numismatic collection; one from among individuals who are specially qualified to serve on the advisory committee by virtue of their experience in the medallic arts or sculpture; one from among individuals who are specially qualified to serve on the advisory committee by virtue of their education, training, or experience in American history; one from among individuals who are specially qualified to serve on the advisory committee by virtue of their education, training, or experience in numismatics; and three from among individuals who can represent the interests of the general public in the coinage of the United States.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last four years.

Commission for the Judiciary Office Building

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Citation	40 U.S.C. §6503
Summary	The Commission is responsible for the supervision of the design, construction, operation, maintenance, structural, mechanical, domestic care, and security of the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building. The Commission shall prescribe regulations to govern the actions of the Architect of the Capitol under this chapter and to govern the use and occupancy of all space in the building.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	13 members
House Office Building Commission (serve) Speaker of the House (serve)	Members of the "House Office Building Commission" serve on the Commission; the Speaker of the House is a member of the Commission.
Senate Majority Leader (serve)	The Senate majority leader serves on the Commission.
Senate Minority Leader (serve)	The Senate minority leader serves on the Commission.
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (serve)	The chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration serve on the Commission.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (serve)	The chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works serve on the Commission.
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (serve)	The chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure serve on the Commission.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Chief Justice of the United States appoints two members from among justices of the Supreme Court and other judges of the United States.
Term of Appointment	Not specified.

Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

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Citation	54 U.S.C. §312303
Summary	The law directs the Commission to (1) identify and report on cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings in Eastern and Central Europe that are associated with the heritage of U.S. citizens, particularly endangered properties; and (2) obtain, in cooperation with the Department of State, assurances from the governments of the region that the properties will be protected and preserved.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.heritageabroad.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	21 members
Speaker of the House (consult) President Pro Tempore (consult)	The President appoints 21 members, 7 after consultation with the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 7 after consultation with the President pro tempore of the Senate.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last three years.

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)

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Citation	22 U.S.C. §3003
Summary	The Commission, also known as the Helsinki Commission, is an independent U.S. government agency created in 1976 to monitor and encourage compliance with the Helsinki Final Act and other Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) commitments.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.csce.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	21 members
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Minority Leader (consult)	The Speaker appoints five House Members from the majority party and four Members, after consultation with the minority leader of the House, from the minority party.
President of the Senate (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (consult) Senate Minority Leader (consult)	The President of the Senate appoints nine Senators, five Members selected from the majority party of the Senate, after consultation with the majority leader, and four Members selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, from the minority party.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints three members: one Department of State official; one Department of Defense official; and one Department of Commerce official.
Term of Appointment	Congressional appointees serve for the duration of the Congress from which they were appointed.

Commission on Social Impact Partnerships

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Citation	42 U.S.C. §1397n–6
Summary	The Commission assists the Secretary of the Treasury and the Federal Interagency Council on Social Impact Partnerships in reviewing grant applications; makes recommendations to the Secretary and the Federal Interagency Council regarding the funding of social impact partnership agreements and feasibility studies; and provides other assistance as requested by the Secretary or the Federal Interagency Council.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Nine members
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints one member.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints one member.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints one member.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints one member.
Senate Committee on Finance (appoint)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Finance appoints one member. The ranking member of the Senate Committee on Finance appoints one member.
House Committee on Ways and Means (appoint)	The chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means appoints one member. The ranking member of the House Committee on Ways and Means appoints one member.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints one member, who serves as Chair of the Commission.
Term of Appointment	Three members serve for two years, three members serve for three years, and three members (including the chair) serve for four years. The Commission will determine the term length for each member and the expiration of the member's term.

Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol

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Citation	2 U.S.C. §1801
Summary	The Commission recommends candidates to the President for appointment as Architect of the Capitol.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	14 members
Speaker of the House (serve)	The Speaker serves on the Commission.
President Pro Tempore (serve)	The President pro tempore serves on the Commission.
Senate Majority Leader (serve)	The Senate majority leader serves on the Commission.
Senate Minority Leader (serve)	The Senate minority leader serves on the Commission.
House Majority Leader (serve)	The House majority leader serves on the Commission.
House Minority Leader (serve)	The House minority leader serves on the Commission.
Committee on House Administration (serve)	The chair and ranking member of the Committee on House Administration serve on the Commission.
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (serve)	The chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration serve on the Commission.
House Committee on Appropriations (serve)	The chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Appropriations serve on the Commission.
Senate Committee on Appropriations (serve)	The chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations serve on the Commission.
Term of Appointment	Not applicable

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China

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Citation	22 U.S.C. §6911
Summary	The Commission was created to monitor human rights and the development of the rule of law in China, and to submit an annual report to the President and Congress.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.cecc.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	23 members
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Minority Leader (consult)	The Speaker appoints nine House Members: five selected from the majority party and four selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the House, from the minority party.
President of the Senate (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (consult) Senate Minority Leader (consult)	The President of the Senate appoints nine Senators: five, after consultation with the majority leader of the Senate, from the majority party, and four, after consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, from the minority party.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints five members: one officer or employee of the Department of State; one officer or employee of the Department of Commerce; one officer or employee of the Department of Labor; and two at-large representatives who are also officers or employees of the executive branch.
Term of Appointment	Not specified

Congressional Advisers for Trade Policy and Negotiations

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Citation	19 U.S.C. §2211
Summary	The Advisers provide advice on the development of trade policy and priorities for the implementation thereof. They are also accredited by the U.S. Trade Representative on behalf of the President as official advisers to the U.S. delegations to international conferences, meetings, and negotiating sessions relating to trade agreements.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	10 members
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Committee on Ways and Means (recommend) President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Committee on Finance (recommend)	(1) The Speaker, upon the recommendation of the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, shall select five members (not more than three of whom are members of the same political party) of such committee, and the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the chairman of the Committee on Finance, shall select five members (not more than three of whom are members of the same political party) of such committee, who shall be designated congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations. They shall provide advice on the development of trade policy and priorities for the implementation thereof. They shall also be accredited by the United States Trade Representative on behalf of the President as official advisers to the United States delegations to international conferences, meetings, and negotiating sessions relating to trade agreements. (2)(A) In addition to the advisers designated under paragraph (1) from the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Finance- (i) the Speaker may select additional members of the House, for designation as congressional advisers regarding specific trade policy matters or negotiations, from any other committee of the House or joint committee of Congress that has jurisdiction over legislation likely to be affected by such matters or negotiations; and (ii) the President pro tempore may select additional members of the Senate, for designation as congressional advisers regarding specific trade policy matters or negotiations, from any other committee of the Senate or joint committee of Congress that has jurisdiction over legislation likely to be affected by such matters or negotiations. Members of the House and Senate selected as congressional advisers under this subparagraph shall be accredited by the United States Trade Representative. (B) Before designating any member under subparagraph (A), the Speaker or the President pro tempore shall consult with- (i) the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means or the Committee on Finance, as appropriate; and (ii) the chairman and ranking minority member of the committee from which the member will be selected. (C) Not more than three members (not more than two of whom are members of the same political party) may be selected under this paragraph as advisers from any committee of Congress.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last for the session of Congress from which the appointees are chosen.

Congressional Award Board

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Citation	2 U.S.C. §803
Summary	The Board oversees the Congressional Award programs. Congress established the Congressional Award in 1979 to recognize initiative, achievement, and service by young people.
Duration	The Board will terminate on October 1, 2023.
Website	http://congressionalaward.org/about/board/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	25 members (including nonvoting member)
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints six members, one of whom shall be a past recipient of the Congressional Award.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints six members, one of whom shall be a local Congressional Award program volunteer.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints six members, one of whom shall be a local Congressional Award program volunteer.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints six members, one of whom shall be a past recipient of the Congressional Award.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Director of the Board serves as nonvoting member.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last four years.

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

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Citation	34 U.S.C. §11116
Summary	The Council coordinates federal juvenile delinquency prevention programs, federal programs and activities that detain or care for unaccompanied juveniles, and federal programs relating to missing and exploited children.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.juvenilecouncil.gov
FACA Applicability	Applies
Appointment Structure	At least 21 members
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Minority Leader (consult)	The Speaker appoints three members, after consultation with the House minority leader.
Senate Majority Leader (appoint) Senate Minority Leader (consult)	The Senate majority leader appoints three members, after consultation with the Senate minority leader.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (appoint, consult) House Committee on Natural Resources (consult)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs appoints one member, in consultation with the vice chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and the chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints three members. The Council also includes the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, such other officers of Federal agencies who hold significant decisionmaking authority as the President may designate.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last for either one, two, or three years.

Denali Commission

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Citation	42 U.S.C. §3121 note
Summary	The Commission is a federal-state partnership designed to provide critical utilities, infrastructure, and economic support throughout Alaska.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.denali.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Seven members
President Pro Tempore (submit list) Speaker of the House (submit list)	The President pro tempore and the Speaker of the House each submit a list of nominations for the position of the Federal Co-chairperson including pertinent biographical information, to the Secretary of Commerce. The Secretary of Commerce appoints the Federal Co-chairperson from among the list of nominations submitted by the President pro tempore and by the Speaker.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Secretary of Commerce appoints seven members to the Commission: the Governor of the state of Alaska, or an individual selected from nominations submitted by the Governor, who shall serve as the state Co-chairperson; the president of the University of Alaska, or an individual selected from nominations submitted by the president of the University of Alaska; the president of the Alaska Municipal League or an individual selected from nominations submitted by the president of the Alaska Municipal League; the president of the Alaska Federation of Natives or an individual selected from nominations submitted by the president of the Alaska Federation of Natives; the executive president of the Alaska State AFL-CIO or an individual selected from nominations submitted by the executive president; and the president of the Associated General Contractors of Alaska or an individual selected from nominations submitted by the president of the Associated General Contractors of Alaska.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission, except for the Federal Co-chairperson, whose appointment lasts four years.

Election Assistance Commission

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Citation	52 U.S.C. §20921
Summary	The Commission serves as a national clearinghouse and resource for information and review of procedures with respect to the administration of federal elections.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.eac.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Four members
Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Speaker of the House (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend) House Minority Leader (recommend)	Members of the Commission are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Before the initial appointment of the members of the Commission and before the appointment of any individual to fill a vacancy on the Commission, the Senate majority leader, the Speaker of the House, the Senate minority leader, and the House minority leader shall each submit to the President a candidate recommendation with respect to each vacancy on the Commission affiliated with the political party of the Member of Congress involved.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last four years.

Election Assistance Commission, Board of Advisors

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Citation	52 U.S.C. §20941
Summary	The objective of the Board is to advise the Election Assistance Commission through review of the voluntary voting systems guidelines described in Title II Part 3 of the Help America Vote Act.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.eac.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	37 members
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints one member from the field of science and technology.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints one member from the field of science and technology.
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints one member from the field of science and technology.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints one member from the field of science and technology.
Committee on House Administration (appoint)	The chair of the Committee on House Administration appoints two members to represent voter interests. The ranking member of the Committee on House Administration appoints two members to represent voter interests.
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (appoint)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration appoints two members to represent voter interests. The ranking member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration appoints two members to represent voter interests.
Non-Congressional Officials	Twenty-five additional members: two members appointed by the National Governors Association; two members appointed by the National Conference of State Legislatures; two members appointed by the National Association of Secretaries of State; two members appointed by the National Association of State Election Directors; two members appointed by the National Association of Counties; two members appointed by the National Association of County Recorders, Election Administrators, and Clerks; two members appointed by the United States Conference of Mayors; two members appointed by the Election Center; two members appointed by the International Association of County Recorders, Election Officials, and Treasurers; two members appointed by the United States Commission on Civil Rights; two members appointed by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board under Section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the chief of the Office of Public Integrity of the Department of Justice; the chief of the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice or the chief's designee; and the director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program of the Department of Defense.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last two years.

Federal Judicial Center Foundation Board

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Citation	28 U.S.C. §629
Summary	Congress created the foundation in 1990 to receive gifts to support the work of the Federal Judicial Center. The foundation is governed by its own board, which has sole responsibility to determine whether to accept gifts offered to the foundation.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.fjc.gov/fjcfoundation/home.html
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Seven members
President Pro Tempore (appoint)	The President pro tempore appoints two members.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints two members.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Chief Justice of the United States appoints three members, including the chair.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last five years.

Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board

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Citation	34 U.S.C. §50313
Summary	The Board oversees the selection process for the Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery, and recommends recipients to the Attorney General.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	ttps://badgeofbravery.ncjrs.gov
FACA Applicability	Applicable
Appointment Structure	Seven members
Senate Majority Leader (joint appointment) Senate Minority Leader (joint appointment)	The Senate majority leader and Senate minority leader jointly appoint one member.
Speaker of the House (joint appointment) House Minority Leader (joint appointment)	The Speaker and House minority leader jointly appoint one member.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Board also includes one member from the Department of Justice appointed by the Attorney General; two members of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association appointed by the Executive Board of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association; and two members of the Fraternal Order of Police appointed by the Executive Board of the Fraternal Order of Police.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last two years.

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

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Citation	5 U.S.C. §8472
Summary	The Board establishes policies for the investment and management of the Thrift Savings Fund and the administration of subchapter III of chapter 84, of Title 5 United States Code. It also shall review the performance of investments made for the Thrift Savings Fund and review and approve the budget of the board.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.frtib.gov
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Five members
Speaker of the House (recommend) House Minority Leader (consult) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (consult)	The President appoints five members: one after taking into consideration the recommendation made by the Speaker of the House in consultation with the minority leader; one after taking into consideration the recommendation made by the majority leader of the Senate in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate; and three other members, one of whom shall be designated by the President as chairman.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last four years.

Financial Oversight and Management Board

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Citation	48 U.S.C. §2121
Summary	The Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board works with the people and Government of Puerto Rico to create the necessary foundation for economic growth and to restore opportunity to the people of Puerto Rico.
Duration	An Oversight Board shall terminate upon certification by the Oversight Board that- 1. the applicable territorial government has adequate access to short-term and long-term credit markets at reasonable interest rates to meet the borrowing needs of the territorial government; and 2. for at least 4 consecutive fiscal years- (A) the territorial government has developed its Budgets in accordance with modified accrual accounting standards; and (B) the expenditures made by the territorial government during each fiscal year did not exceed the revenues of the territorial government during that year, as determined in accordance with modified accrual accounting standards.
Website	https://oversightboard.pr.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Seven members
Speaker of the House (submit list) Senate Majority Leader (submit list) House Minority Leader (submit list) Senate Minority Leader (submit list)	(A) The President appoints the individual members of the Oversight Board, of which- (i) the Category A member should be selected from a list of individuals submitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (ii) the Category B member should be selected from a separate, non-overlapping list of individuals submitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (iii) the Category C members should be selected from a list submitted by the Majority Leader of the Senate; (iv) the Category D member should be selected from a list submitted by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; (v) the Category E member should be selected from a list submitted by the Minority Leader of the Senate; and (vi) the Category F member may be selected in the President's sole discretion. (B) After the President's selection of the Category F Board member, for purposes of subparagraph (A) and within a timely manner- (i) the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall submit two non-overlapping lists of at least three individuals to the President; one list shall include three individuals who maintain a primary residence in the territory or have a primary place of business in the territory; (ii) the Senate Majority Leader shall submit a list of at least four individuals to the President; (iii) the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall submit a list of at least three individuals to the President; and (iv) the Minority Leader of the Senate shall submit a list of at least three individuals to the President.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Governor of Puerto Rico (or their designee) serves as an ex-officio member.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last three years.

Gallaudet University, Board of Trustees

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Citation	20 U.S.C. §4303
Summary	The Board oversees the university. Gallaudet University is a world leader in liberal education and career development for deaf and hard-of-hearing undergraduate students. The university enjoys an international reputation for the outstanding graduate programs it provides deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students, as well as for the quality of the research it conducts on the history, language, culture, and other topics related to deaf people. In addition, the university's Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center serves deaf and hard-of-hearing children at its two demonstration schools and throughout the nation by developing, implementing, and disseminating innovative educational strategies.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.galludet.edu/board-of-trustees
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	21 members
President of the Senate (appoint)	The President of the Senate appoints one Senator.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints two House Members.
Non-Congressional Officials	Eighteen other members, all of whom shall be elected by the Board of Trustees and of whom one shall be elected pursuant to regulations of the Board of Trustees, on nomination by the Gallaudet University Alumni Association, for a term of three years.
Term of Appointment	Congressional appointments last two years. Other appointments last three years.

Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, Board of Trustees

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Citation	20 U.S.C. §2004
Summary	The Board oversees the scholarship foundation. The mission of the foundation is to find and recognize college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service; and to provide them with financial support for graduate study, leadership training, and fellowship with other students who are committed to making a difference through public service.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.truman.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	13 members (including ex-officio member)
President of the Senate (appoint)	The President of the Senate appoints two Senators, one from each political party.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints two House Members, one from each political party.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints eight members, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, not more than four from the same political party: one shall be a chief executive of a state; one shall be a chief executive officer of a city or county; one shall be a member of a federal court; one shall be a member of a state court; one person active in secondary education; and three members of the general public The Secretary of Education (or their designee) serves as an ex-officio member.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last six years.

Health Information Technology (HIT) Advisory Committee

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Citation	42 U.S.C. §300jj-12
Summary	The purpose of the Committee is to (1) recommend a policy framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information technology infrastructure that permits the electronic exchange and use of health information; and (2) serve as a forum for broad stakeholder input with specific expertise in policies relating to health information technology.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.healthit.gov/hitac
FACA Applicability	Applicable
Appointment Structure	At least 25 members
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints two members.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints two members.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints two members.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints two members.
Other Legislative Branch Officials	The Comptroller General of the United States appoints other members.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Committee also includes: three members appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human services, one of whom shall represent the Department of Health and Human Services and one of whom shall be a public health official. The Committee shall include no fewer than two members who are advocates for patients or consumers of health information technology. Membership of the Committee shall at least reflect providers, ancillary health care workers, consumers, purchasers, health plans, health information technology developers, researchers, patients, relevant federal agencies, and individuals with technical expertise on health care quality, system functions, privacy, security, and on the electronic exchange and use of health information, including the use standards for such activity.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last three years.

Help America Vote Foundation, Board of Directors

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Citation	36 U.S.C. §90103
Summary	The Board is the governing body of the foundation. The purposes of the foundation are to mobilize secondary school students (including students educated in the home) in the United States to participate in the election process in a nonpartisan manner as poll workers or assistants (to the extent permitted under applicable state law); and to place secondary school students (including students educated in the home) as nonpartisan poll workers or assistants to local election officials in precinct polling places across the United States (to the extent permitted under applicable state law).
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	16 members (including ex-officio members)
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints two members.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints two members.
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints two members.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints two members.
Committee on House Administration (serve)	The chair and ranking member of the Committee on House Administration (or their designees) serve as ex-officio nonvoting members.
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (serve)	The chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (or their designees) serve as ex-officio nonvoting members.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints four members, not more than two from the same political party.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last four years.

Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Council of Directors

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Citation	10 U.S.C. §178
Summary	The Council is the governing body of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. The Foundation is a global organization dedicated to advancing military medical research.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.hjf.org
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	11 members
Senate Committee on Armed Services (appoint, serve) House Committee on Armed Services (appoint, serve)	The Council of Directors is composed of: (A) the Chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives (or their designees from the membership of such committees), who shall be ex officio members; (B) the Dean of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, who shall be an ex officio member; and (C) six members appointed by the ex officio members of the Council designated in clauses (A) and (B).
Term of Appointment	Appointments last four years.

House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards (Franking Commission)

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Citation	2 U.S.C. §501
Summary	The Commission has a three-fold mandate: (1) to issue regulations for the House of Representatives governing the proper use of the franking privilege; (2) to provide guidance in connection with mailings; and (3) to act as a quasi-judicial body for the disposition of formal complaints against Representatives who have allegedly violated franking laws or regulations.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	https://cha.house.gov/franking-commission
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Six members
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints six House Members, three from the majority party and three from the minority party of the House. One Member is designated by Speaker as chair.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are made at the start of each Congress.

House Child Care Center, Advisory Board

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Citation	2 U.S.C. §2062
Summary	The advisory board provides advice to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the House of Representatives on matters of policy relating to the administration and operation of the center (including the selection of the director of the center).
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	https://housenet.house.gov/campus/personal-services/child-care (available from HouseNet only)
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	15 members
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Minority Leader (recommend)	The Speaker appoints 15 members, seven upon the recommendation of the House minority leader, from among Members of the House of Representatives, spouses of Members, parents of children enrolled in the center, and other individuals with expertise in child care or interest in the center.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are made at the start of each Congress.

House of Representatives Fine Arts Board

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Citation	2 U.S.C. §2121
Summary	The Board, in consultation with the House Office Building Commission, shall have authority over all works of fine art, historical objects, and similar property that are the property of Congress and are for display or other use in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol, the House of Representatives Office Buildings, or any other location under the control of the House.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure
Joint Committee on the Library (serve)	House Members of the Joint Committee on the Library serve on the Board.
Committee on House Administration (serve)	The chair of the Committee on House Administration serves as chair of the Board.
Term of Appointment	Not applicable

House Office Building Commission

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Citation	2 U.S.C. §2001
Summary	The Commission oversees the operation and maintenance of the House Office Buildings.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Three members
Speaker of the House (serve, appoint)	The Speaker serves on the Commission, and appoints two House Members.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are made at the start of each Congress.

Human Space Flight Independent Investigation Commission

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Citation	51 U.S.C. §70701
Summary	Established, within seven days of an accident, by the President to investigate any incident that results in the loss of: a Space Shuttle; the International Space Station or its operational viability; any other United States space vehicle carrying humans that is owned by the Federal Government or that is being used pursuant to a contract with the Federal Government; or a crew member or passenger of any space vehicle described in this subsection. The Commission shall, to the extent possible, undertake the following tasks: (1) investigate the incident; (2) determine the cause of the incident; (3) identify all contributing factors to the cause of the incident; (4) make recommendations for corrective actions; (5) provide any additional findings or recommendations deemed by the Commission to be important, whether or not they are related to the specific incident under investigation; and (6) prepare a report to Congress, the President, and the public.
Duration	Terminates within 60 days of issuance of final report
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	15 members
Senate Majority Leader (submit list) Senate Minority Leader (submit list) Speaker of the House (submit list) House Minority Leader (submit list)	Any established commission comprises 15 members: The President appoints the members, and designates the chairman and vice chairman of the commission from among its members. The majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the minority leader of the House shall provide to the President a list of candidates for membership on the commission. The President may select one of the candidates from each of the four lists for membership on the commission.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for the life of the Commission.

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees

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Citation	20 U.S.C. §4412
Summary	The Board oversees the Institute. Serving Native American students from across the country, the Institute allows for a unique cultural exchange within the student learning environment. In any given year, there may be up to 112 different tribes represented within the student body.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	https://www.iaia.edu/about/board-of-trustees
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	19 members (including nonvoting members)
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Minority Leader (consult)	The Speaker appoints two Members of the House as nonvoting members, in consultation with the House minority leader.
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend)	The President pro tempore appoints two Senators as nonvoting members, upon the recommendation of the Senate majority leader and the Senate minority leader.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints 13 members, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among individuals from private life who are Indians, or other individuals widely recognized in the field of Indian art and culture and who represent diverse political views, and diverse fields of expertise, including finance, law, fine arts, and higher education administration. The president of the Institute and the president of the student body of the Institute serve as ex-officio nonvoting members.
Term of Appointment	The terms of office on the Board for the Members of the House of Representatives and of the Senate shall expire at the end of the congressional term of office during which such Member or Senator was appointed to the Board.

International Clean Energy Foundation, Board of Directors

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Citation	42 U.S.C. §17352
Summary	The Board oversees the foundation. The foundation serves the long-term foreign policy and energy security goals of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Seven members
House Majority Leader (submit list) House Minority Leader (submit list) Senate Majority Leader (submit list) Senate Minority Leader (submit list)	The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoints four individuals with relevant experience in matters relating to energy security (such as individuals who represent institutions of energy policy, business organizations, foreign policy organizations, or other relevant organizations), of whom one individual shall be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives; one individual shall be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; one individual shall be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the Majority Leader of the Senate; and one individual shall be appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
Non-Congressional Officials	The board also includes the Secretary of State (or their designee); the Secretary of Energy (or their designee); and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (or their designee).
Term of Appointment	Presidential appointments last three years.

James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Board of Trustees

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Citation	20 U.S.C. §4502
Summary	The Board oversees the Foundation. Through a national competition, the Foundation offers James Madison Fellowships to a select group of individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.jamesmadison.gov/about.php
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	13 members (including ex-officio member)
President Pro Tempore (recommend) Senate Majority Leader (consult) Senate Minority Leader (consult)	Two Members of the Senate, of different political parties, shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate.
Speaker of the House (recommend) House Minority Leader (consult)	Two Members of the House of Representatives, of different political parties, shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House, in consultation with the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
Other Legislative Branch Officials	The Librarian of Congress recommends appointments to the President.
Non-Congressional Officials	Two members of the federal judiciary shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Chief Justice of the United States. Six members, not more than three of whom shall be of the same political party, shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, of whom one shall be a chief executive officer of a State, two shall be members of the general public, and three shall be members of the academic community, appointed upon the recommendation of the Librarian of Congress. The Secretary of Education or his designate shall serve ex officio as a member of the Board, but shall not be eligible to serve as Chairman.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last six years.

Japan-United States Friendship Commission

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Citation	22 U.S.C. §2903
Summary	The Commission is an independent federal agency that provides support for training and information to help prepare Americans to better meet the challenges and opportunities in the U.S.-Japan relationship through grant programs for institutions in the following areas: Japanese studies in the United States; public affairs and education; the study of the United States in Japan; and the arts.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.jusfc.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	At least six members
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints two Members of the House at the beginning of each Congress or upon the occurrence of a vacancy during a Congress.
President Pro Tempore (appoint)	The President pro tempore appoints two Members of the Senate at the beginning of each Congress or upon the occurrence of a vacancy during a Congress.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Commission also includes the members of the United States Panel of the Joint Committee on United States-Japan Cultural and Education Corporation; the Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts; and the Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Term of Appointment	Congressional appointments are for the duration of the Congress during which the appointment was made.

John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development, Board of Trustees

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Citation	2 U.S.C. §1103
Summary	The Board oversees the Center. The Stennis Center's mandate is to attract young people to careers in public service, to provide training for leaders in or likely to be in public service, and to offer development opportunities for senior congressional staff. Products of the Stennis Center include conferences, seminars, special projects, and leadership development programs.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.stennis.gov
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Seven members (including ex-officio member)
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints two members.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints one member.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints two members.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints one member.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Executive Director of the John C. Stennis Center serves as an ex-officio member.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last six years.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board of Trustees

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Citation	20 U.S.C. §76h
Summary	The Board of Trustees oversees the Kennedy Center. The Center continues its efforts to fulfill President Kennedy's vision by producing and presenting an unmatched variety of theater and musicals, dance and ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular, and folk music, and multi-media performances for all ages.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.kennedy-center.org
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	59 members
Speaker of the House (serve, appoint)	The Speaker serves on the Board, and appoints three House Members.
House Minority Leader (serve)	The House minority leader serves on the Board.
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (serve)	The chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure serve on the Board.
Senate Majority Leader (serve)	The Senate majority leader serves on the Board.
Senate Minority Leader (serve)	The Senate minority leader serves on the Board.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (serve)	The chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works serve on the Board.
President of the Senate (appoint)	The President of the Senate appoints three Senators.
Other Legislative Branch Officials	The Librarian of Congress serves on the Board.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Board also includes the Secretary of Health and Human Services; the Secretary of State; the chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts; the mayor of the District of Columbia; the superintendent of schools of the District of Columbia; the director of the National Park Service; the Secretary of Education; the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; and 36 general trustees appointed by the President from among citizens of the United States.
Term of Appointment	Appointments for general trustees last six years; other appointments are not specified.

Library of Congress Trust Fund Board

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Citation	2 U.S.C. §154
Summary	The Board is authorized to accept, receive, hold, and administer such gifts, bequests, or devises of property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the Library, its collections, or its service, as may be approved by the Board and by the Joint Committee on the Library.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	14 members
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Minority Leader (consult)	The Speaker appoints four members (in consultation with the minority leader of the House) for a term of five years each (the first appointments being for two, three, four, and five years, respectively).
Senate Majority Leader (appoint) Senate Minority Leader (consult)	The Senate majority leader appoints four members (in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate) for a term of five years each (the first appointments being for two, three, four, and five years, respectively).
Joint Committee on the Library (serve)	The chair and vice chair of the Joint Committee on the Library serve on the Board.
Other Legislative Branch Officials	The Librarian of Congress serves on the board.
Non-Congressional Officials	The board also includes two persons appointed by the President for a term of five years each (the first appointments being for three and five years, respectively); and the Secretary of the Treasury (or an assistant secretary designated in writing by the Secretary of the Treasury).
Term of Appointment	Congressional appointments last five years.

Medal of Valor Review Board (Public Safety Officer)

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Citation	42 U.S.C. §15202
Summary	The Review Board oversees the selection process for the Medal. The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor is awarded by the President to public safety officers cited by the Attorney General and recommended by the Medal of Valor Review Board.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/medalofvalor/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	11 members
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints two members.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints two members.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints two members.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints two members.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints three members, including one with experience in firefighting, one with experience in law enforcement, and one with experience in emergency services.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last four years.

Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group Delegation

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Citation	22 U.S.C. §276h
Summary	The Delegation meets jointly and at least annually with representatives of the Chamber of Deputies and Chamber of Senators of the Mexican Congress for discussion of common problems between the United States and Mexico.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Not more than 24 members
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints half of the group's members, from among Members of the House (no fewer than four of whom shall be from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs).
President of the Senate (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend)	The President of the Senate appoints half of the group's members, upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, from among Members of the Senate (no fewer than four of whom shall be from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations).
Term of Appointment	Appointments are made prior to each meeting.

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission

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Citation	16 U.S.C. §715a
Summary	The Commission is authorized to consider and approve any areas of land and/or water recommended by the Secretary of the Interior for purchase or rental by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, and to fix the price or prices at which such areas may be purchased or rented. In addition to approving purchase and rental prices, the Commission considers the establishment of new waterfowl refuges.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.fws.gov/refuges/realty/mbcc.html
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Seven members
President of the Senate (appoint)	The President of the Senate appoints two Senators.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints two House Members.
Non-Congressional Officials	Commission also includes the Secretary of the Interior, who serves as chairman; the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and the Secretary of Agriculture.
Term of Appointment	Statutorily unclear, but appointments appear to be for the Congress in which the appointment was made.

Millennium Challenge Corporation, Board of Directors

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Citation	22 U.S.C. §7703
Summary	The Board of Directors oversees the Corporation. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a U.S. government corporation designed to work with some of the poorest countries in the world. MCC is based on the principle that aid is most effective when it reinforces good governance, economic freedom, and investments in people. MCC's mission is to reduce global poverty through the promotion of sustainable economic growth.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.mcc.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Nine members
House Majority Leader (submit list) House Minority Leader (submit list) Senate Majority Leader (submit list) Senate Minority Leader (submit list)	The President appoints four individuals with relevant international experience, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of which one individual is appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the majority leader of the House; one individual is appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the minority leader of the House; one individual is appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the majority leader of the Senate; and one individual is appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the minority leader of the Senate.
Non-Congressional Officials	Also serving on the board are the Secretary of State; the Secretary of the Treasury; the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development; the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation; and the U.S. Trade Representative.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last three years; reappointments last two years.

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, Board of Trustees

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Citation	20 U.S.C. §5603
Summary	The Board oversees the Foundation. The purposes of the Foundation are to (1) increase the awareness, and promote the benefit and enjoyment of, the nation's natural resources; (2) foster a greater recognition and understanding of the role of the environment, public lands, and resources in the development of the United States; (3) identify critical environmental issues; (4) develop resources to train professionals properly in environmental and related fields; (5) provide educational outreach regarding environmental policy; and (6) develop resources to train Native American and Alaska Native professionals in health care and public policy.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.udall.gov
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	13 members
Speaker of the House (recommend) House Minority Leader (consult)	Two members appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, after considering the recommendation of the Speaker of the House, in consultation with the minority leader of the House.
President Pro Tempore (recommend) Senate Majority Leader (consult) Senate Minority Leader (consult)	Two members appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, after considering the recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation with the majority and minority leaders of the Senate.
Non-Congressional Officials	The board also includes five members, not more than three of whom shall be of the same political party, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, who have shown leadership and interest in the continued use, enjoyment, education, and exploration of our Nation's rich and bountiful natural resources, or the improvement of the health status of Native Americans and Alaska Natives and in strengthening tribal self-governance; and four additional members: the Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary's designee, who shall serve as a voting ex officio member but shall not be eligible to serve as chairperson; the Secretary of Education, or the Secretary's designee, who shall serve as a voting ex officio member but shall not be eligible to serve as chairperson; the president of the University of Arizona shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member and shall not be eligible to serve as chairperson; and the chairperson of the President's Council on Environmental Quality, who shall serve as a nonvoting member and not be eligible to serve as chairperson.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last six years.

National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity

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Citation	20 U.S.C. §1011c
Summary	The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Education with respect to (1) the establishment and enforcement of the standards of accrediting agencies and associations; (2) the recognition of specific accrediting agencies and associations; (3) the preparation and publication of the list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies and associations; (4) the eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher education; and (5) the relationship between the accreditation of institutions of higher education and state licensing responsibilities.
Duration	September 1, 2019
Website	http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/naciqi.html
FACA Applicability	Applicable
Appointment Structure	18 members
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Majority Leader (recommend) House Minority Leader (recommend)	The Speaker appoints six members, three of whom shall be appointed on the recommendation of the majority leader of the House of Representatives, and three of whom shall be appointed on the recommendation of the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend)	The President pro tempore appoints six members, three of whom shall be appointed on the recommendation of the majority leader of the Senate, and three of whom shall be appointed on the recommendation of the minority leader of the Senate.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Secretary of Education appoints six members.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last six years.

National Capital Planning Commission

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Citation	40 U.S.C. §8711
Summary	The Commission (NCPC) is the federal government's central planning agency for federal land and buildings in the National Capital Region. NCPC develops planning policies and makes decisions that protect and enhance the extraordinary historical, cultural, and natural resources of the nation's capital.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.ncpc.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	12 members
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (serve)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (or the chair's designee) serves as an ex-officio member.
House Committee on Oversight and Reform (serve)	The chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform (or the chair's designee) serves as an ex-officio member.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Commission also includes five citizens with experience in city or regional planning, three of whom shall be appointed by the President and two of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and ex officio, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, or an alternate of any of those individuals' designates.
Term of Appointment	Presidential appointments last six years. Mayoral appointments last four years.

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics

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Citation	42 U.S.C. §242k
Summary	The Committee was established by Congress to serve as an advisory body to the Department of Health and Human Services on health data, statistics, and national health information policy. It fulfills important review and advisory functions relative to health data and statistical problems of national and international interest, stimulates or conducts studies of such problems, and makes proposals for improvement of the nation's health statistics and information systems. In 1996, the committee was restructured to meet expanded responsibilities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/
FACA Applicability	Applicable
Appointment Structure	18 members
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Minority Leader (consult)	The Speaker appoints one member, after consultation with the House minority leader.
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Minority Leader (consult)	The President pro tempore appoints one member, after consultation with the Senate minority leader.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Secretary of Health and Human Services appoints 16 members. The members of the Committee shall be appointed from among persons who have distinguished themselves in the fields of health statistics, electronic interchange of health care information, privacy and security of electronic information, population-based public health, purchasing or financing health care services, integrated computerized health information systems, health services research, consumer interests in health information, health data standards, epidemiology, and the provision of health services. Members of the Committee shall be appointed for terms of four years.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last four years.

National Council on Disability

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Citation	29 U.S.C. §780
Summary	The Council is an independent federal agency charged with advising the President, Congress, and other federal agencies regarding policies, programs, practices, and procedures that affect people with disabilities.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.ncd.gov/
FACA Applicability	Applicable
Appointment Structure	Nine members
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints one member.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints one member.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints one member.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints one member.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints five members.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last three years.

National Council on the Arts

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Citation	20 U.S.C. §955
Summary	The Council advises the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, who also chairs the Council, on agency policies and programs. It reviews and makes recommendations to the chairman on applications for grants, funding guidelines, and leadership initiatives.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.arts.gov/about/national-council-arts
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	25 members
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints two Members of the House as nonvoting ex-officio members.
House Minority Leader (appoint)	The House minority leader appoints one Member of the House as a nonvoting ex-officio member.
Senate Majority Leader (appoint)	The Senate majority leader appoints two Senators as nonvoting ex-officio members.
Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The Senate minority leader appoints one Senator as a nonvoting ex-officio member.
Non-Congressional Officials	The chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts is a member and serves as chairperson of the council. The President appoints 18 members with the advice and consent of the Senate, selected from among private citizens of the United States who (1) are widely recognized for their broad knowledge of, or expertise in, or for their profound interest in the arts; and (2) have established records of distinguished service, or achieved eminence, in the arts; (3) so as to include practicing artists, civic cultural leaders, members of the museum profession, and others who are professionally engaged in the arts; and (4) so as collectively to provide an appropriate distribution of membership among major art fields and interested citizens groups.
Term of Appointment	Congressional appointments last two years.

National Historical Publications and Records Commission

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Citation	44 U.S.C. §2501
Summary	The Commission, a statutory body affiliated with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), supports a wide range of activities to preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources, created in every medium ranging from quill pen to computer, relating to the history of the United States.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/about/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	15 members
President of the Senate (appoint)	The President of the Senate appoints one Senator.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints one Member of the House.
Other Legislative Branch Officials	The Librarian of Congress (or their designee) serves on the commission.
Non-Congressional Officials	Also serving on the Commission are the Archivist of the United States, who shall be chairman; one member of the judicial branch of the Government, appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States; one representative of the Department of State, appointed by the Secretary of State; one representative of the Department of Defense, appointed by the Secretary of Defense; one member from each of the following organizations, appointed by the governing board of the respective organization: (1) The American Historical Association; (2) The Organization of American Historians; (3) The Society of American Archivists; (4) The American Association for State and Local History; (5) The Association for Documentary Editing; and (6) The National Association for Government Archives and Records Administrators; and two other members, outstanding in the fields of the social or physical science, the arts, or archival or library science, appointed by the President.
Term of Appointment	House appointees serve two-year terms. Senate appointees serve four-year terms.

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, U.S. Group

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Citation	22 U.S.C. §1928a
Summary	The Assembly is the interparliamentary organization of legislators from the member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance as well as 13 associate members. The Assembly provides a critical forum for international parliamentary dialogue on an array of security, political, and economic matters. Its principal objective is to foster mutual understanding among Alliance parliamentarians of the key security challenges facing the transatlantic partnership.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.nato-pa.int/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Not more than 24 members
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints half of the group from among House Members, no fewer than four of whom shall be from the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the House delegation shall be a Member from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
President of the Senate (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend)	The President of the Senate appoints half of the group from among Senators, upon the recommendations of the majority and minority leaders; no more than seven of the appointees shall be of the same political party. The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Senate delegation shall be a Member of the Foreign Relations Committee, unless the President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the Senate majority leader, determines otherwise.
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (appoint)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations appoints the secretary of the Senate delegation.
House Committee on Foreign Affairs (appoint)	The chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs appoints the secretary of the House delegation.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are prior to each meeting.

Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, Board of Directors

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Citation	2 U.S.C. §1381
Summary	The Board oversees the office. The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights is an independent nonpartisan agency established to administer and enforce the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA).
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.compliance.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Five members
Speaker of the House (joint appointment) Senate Majority Leader (joint appointment) Senate Minority Leader (joint appointment) House Minority Leader (joint appointment)	The Board consists of five individuals appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House, the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leaders of the House and the Senate. The Chair shall be appointed from members of the Board jointly by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last five years.

Open World Leadership Center, Board of Trustees

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Citation	2 U.S.C. §1151
Summary	The Board oversees the Center and the Open World Program. The Open World Program enables emerging leaders from Russia and other Eurasian countries to experience American democracy and civil society in action. Congress established the program in 1999 as a way to increase U.S.-Russian understanding and to expose Russian leaders to American democratic and economic institutions.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.openworld.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	11 members
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Majority Leader (designate) House Minority Leader (designate)	Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House, one of whom shall be designated by the majority leader of the House and one of whom shall be designated by the minority leader of the House.
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (designate) Senate Minority Leader (designate)	Two members appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be designated by the majority leader of the Senate and one of whom shall be designated by the minority leader of the Senate.
House Committee on Appropriations (serve)	The chair of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the House Committee on Appropriations serves on the Board.
Senate Committee on Appropriations (serve)	The chair of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the Senate Committee on Appropriations serves on the Board.
Other Legislative Branch Officials	The Board also includes the Librarian of Congress; and four private individuals with interests in improving relations between the United States and eligible foreign states, designated by the Librarian of Congress.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last three years.

Senate Commission on Art

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Citation	2 U.S.C. §2101
Summary	The Commission oversees the Office of the Senate Curator, which develops and implements the museum and preservation programs for the U.S. Senate. The office collects, preserves, and interprets the Senate's fine and decorative arts, historic objects, and architectural features. Through exhibits, publications, and other programs, the office educates the public about the Senate and its collections.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	No website
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Five members
President Pro Tempore (serve)	The President pro tempore serves on the Commission.
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (serve)	The chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration serve on the Commission.
Senate Majority Leader (serve)	The Senate majority leader serves on the Commission as chair.
Senate Minority Leader (serve)	The Senate minority leader serves on the Commission as vice chair.
Secretary of the Senate (serve)	The Secretary of the Senate serves as executive secretary of the Commission.
Term of Appointment	Not applicable

Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents

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Citation	20 U.S.C. §§42-43
Summary	The Board is the governing body of the Smithsonian Institution.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.siarchives.si.edu/research/ah00001board.html
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	17 members
President Pro Tempore (appoint)	The President pro tempore appoints three Senators.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints three Members of the House.
Non-Congressional Officials	The board also includes the Vice President; the Chief Justice of the United States; and nine other persons, other than Members of Congress, two of whom shall be resident in the city of Washington, and seven of whom shall be inhabitants of some state, but no two of them of the same state, appointed by joint resolution.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last two years for House Members and the remainder of their Senate term for Senators. Individuals appointed by joint resolution serve for six years.

Social Security Advisory Board

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Citation	42 U.S.C. §903
Summary	The Board advises the President, Congress, and the commissioner of Social Security on matters related to the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.ssab.gov
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Seven members
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Committee on Finance (advise)	Two members (each member from a different political party) shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate with the advice of the chairman and the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Finance.
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Committee on Ways and Means (advise)	The Speaker appoints two members, each from a different political party, with the advice of the chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Non-Congressional Officials	Three members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than two of such members shall be from the same political party.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last six years.

State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board

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Citation	34 U.S.C. §50323
Summary	The Board oversees the selection process for the State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery, and recommends recipients to the Attorney General.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	https://badgeofbravery.ncjrs.gov/
FACA Applicability	Applicable
Appointment Structure	Nine members
Senate Majority Leader (joint appointment) Senate Minority Leader (joint appointment)	The Senate majority leader and Senate minority leader jointly appoint one member.
Speaker of the House (joint appointment) House Minority Leader (joint appointment)	The Speaker and House minority leader jointly appoint one member.
Non-Congressional Officials	The board also includes one member from the Department of Justice appointed by the Attorney General; two members of the Fraternal Order of Police appointed by the Executive Board of the Fraternal Order of Police; one member of the National Association of Police Organizations appointed by the Executive Board of the National Association of Police Organizations; one member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives appointed by the Executive Board of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives; one member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police appointed by the Board of Officers of the International Association of Chiefs of Police; and one member of the National Sheriffs' Association appointed by the Executive Committee of the National Sheriffs' Association.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last six years.

Tribal Advisory Committee

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Citation	26 U.S.C. §139e note
Summary	The Committee advises the Secretary of the Treasury on matters relating to the taxation of Indians.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Applicable
Appointment Structure	Seven members
House Committee on Ways and Means (appoint)	The chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means appoints one member. The ranking member of the House Committee on Ways and Means appoints one member.
Senate Committee on Finance (appoint)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Finance appoints one member. The ranking member of the Senate Committee on Finance appoints one member.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Secretary of the Treasury appoints three members.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last four years.

United States Air Force Academy, Board of Visitors

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Citation	10 U.S.C. §9455
Summary	The Board visits the academy annually to inquire into the morale, discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods, and other matters relating to the academy that the Board decides to consider.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.usafa/edu/about/bov
FACA Applicability	Applicable
Appointment Structure	15 members
House Committee on Armed Services (serve)	The chair of the House Committee on Armed Services (or chair's designee) serves on the Board.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints four members, three of whom shall be Members of the House of Representatives and the fourth of whom may not be a Member of the House of Representatives.
Senate Committee on Armed Services (serve)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Armed Services (or chair's designee) serves on the Board.
Vice President or President Pro Tempore (appoint)	The Vice President or the President pro tempore of the Senate appoints three Senators, two of whom are members of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints six members.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last three years for presidential appointments.

United States Capitol Preservation Commission

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Citation	2 U.S.C. §2081
Summary	The purpose of the Commission is (1) providing for improvements in, preservation of, and acquisitions for, the United States Capitol; (2) providing for works of fine art and other property for display in the United States Capitol and at other locations under the control of Congress; and (3) conducting other activities that directly facilitate, encourage, or otherwise support any purposes specified in paragraph (1) or (2).
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	18 members
President Pro Tempore (serve, appoint) Speaker of the House (serve, appoint) Joint Committee on the Library (serve) Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (serve) Committee on House Administration (serve) Senate Majority Leader (serve) Senate Minority Leader (serve, appoint) House Majority Leader (serve) House Minority Leader (serve, appoint)	The Commission comprises the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, who shall be co-chairmen; the chairman and vice-chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library; the chairman and the ranking minority party member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and the chairman and the ranking minority party member of the Committee on House Administration; the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate; the majority leader and the minority leader of the House; the chairman of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Senate and the chairman of the Commission of the House Bicentenary, to be succeeded upon expiration of such commissions, by a Senator or Member of the House, as appropriate, appointed by the Senate or House co-chairman of the commission; one Senator appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate and one Senator appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; and one Member of the House appointed by the Speaker of the House and one Member of the House appointed by the minority leader of the House.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are made for each new Congress.

United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

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Citation	22 U.S.C. §7002
Summary	The purpose of the Commission is to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China, and to provide recommendations, where appropriate, to Congress for legislative and administrative action.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.uscc.gov/
FACA Applicability	Partial
Appointment Structure	12 members
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend) Senate Committee on Finance (consult) Senate Committee on Armed Services (consult) Speaker of the House (appoint) House Minority Leader (appoint) House Committee on Ways and Means (consult) House Committee on Armed Services (consult)	The commission comprises three persons appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation of the majority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Finance and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services; three persons appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the ranking minority member of the Committee on Finance and the ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services; three persons appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, after consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means and the chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services; and three persons appointed by the minority leader of the House, after consultation with the ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means and ranking minority member of the House Committee on Armed Services. Persons appointed to the Commission shall have expertise in national security matters and U.S.-China relations; expertise in economics, international trade, manufacturing, labor, environment, business; or have other pertinent qualifications or experience.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are for two years.

United States Coast Guard Academy, Board of Visitors

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Citation	14 U.S.C. §1903
Summary	The Board visits the academy annually to inquire into the morale, discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods, and other matters relating to the academy that the Board decides to consider.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Applicable
Appointment Structure	15 members
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (serve)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (or chair's designee) serves on the Board.
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (serve)	The chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (or chair's designee) serves on the Board.
Vice President (appoint)	The Vice President appoints three Senators.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints four Members of the House.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints six members.
Term of Appointment	Congressional appointments last for the duration of the Congress in which they occur. Presidential appointments last three years.

United States Commission on Civil Rights

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Citation	42 U.S.C. §1975
Summary	The Commission's mission is (1) to investigate allegations that citizens are being deprived of their right to vote by reason of their race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or by reason of fraudulent practices; (2) to study and collect information relating to discrimination or a denial of equal protection of the laws under the Constitution because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the administration of justice; (3) to appraise federal laws and policies with respect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the administration of justice; (4) to serve as a national clearinghouse for information in respect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin; (5) to submit reports, findings, and recommendations to the President and Congress; and (6) to issue public service announcements to discourage discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.usccr.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Eight members
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend)	The President pro tempore appoints two members, upon the recommendations of the majority leader and the minority leader, and of the members appointed not more than one shall be appointed from the same political party.
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Majority Leader (recommend) House Minority Leader (recommend)	The Speaker appoints two members upon the recommendations of the majority leader and the minority leader, and of the members appointed not more than one shall be appointed from the same political party.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints four members.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last six years.

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

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Citation	22 U.S.C. §6431
Summary	The Commission was created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA) to monitor violations of the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion or belief abroad, as defined in IRFA and set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and related international instruments, and to give independent policy recommendations to the President, Secretary of State, and Congress.
Duration	September 30, 2019
Website	http://www.uscirf.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	10 members
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend)	The President pro tempore appoints three U.S. citizens who are not paid as officers or employees of the United States, of whom two shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader in the Senate of the political party that is not the political party of the President, and the remaining one shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader in the Senate of the other political party.
Speaker of the House (appoint) House Majority Leader (recommend) House Minority Leader (recommend)	The Speaker appoints three U.S. citizens who are not paid as officers or employees of the United States, of which two of the members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader in the House of the political party that is not the political party of the President, and of which one of the members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader in the House of the other political party.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints three U.S. citizens who are not paid as officers or employees of the United States. The Ambassador at Large serves as an ex-officio, nonvoting member.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last two years.

United States Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

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Citation	22 U.S.C. §276m
Summary	Members of Congress are appointed to meet jointly and annually with representative parliamentary groups from other Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) member nations for the purposes of (1) assessing the implementation of the objectives of the CSCE; (2) discussing subjects addressed during the meetings of the Council of Ministers for Foreign Affairs and the biennial Summit of Heads of State or Government; and (3) initiating and promoting such measures as may further cooperation and security in Europe.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.osce.org/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	17 members
Speaker of the House (appoint) President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend)	In even-numbered years nine members appointed by the Speaker (no fewer than four of whom, including the chairman of the U.S. Delegation, shall be from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs); and eight members, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate (no fewer than four of whom, including the vice chairman of the U.S. Delegation, shall be from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, unless the President pro tempore, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leader, determines otherwise). In odd-numbered years nine members, upon recommendation of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate (no fewer than four of whom, including the chairman of the U.S. Delegation, shall be from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, unless the President pro tempore, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leader, determines otherwise); and eight members appointed by the Speaker of the House (no fewer than four of whom, including the vice chairman, shall be from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs).
Term of Appointment	Appointments are made prior to each meeting.

United States Group of the United States Senate-China Interparliamentary Group

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Citation	22 U.S.C. §276n
Summary	The group meets annually with representatives of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China for discussion of common problems in the interest of relations between the United States and China. The Senators so appointed shall be referred to as the "United States group" of the United States Senate-China Interparliamentary Group.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Not more than 12 members
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend)	The President pro tempore appoints not more than 12 Senators, upon the recommendations of the Senate majority and minority leaders. The President pro tempore designates one Senator as the chair of the Group.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are to be made annually.

United States Group of the United States Senate-Russia Interparliamentary Group

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Citation	22 U.S.C. §276o
Summary	The Group meets annually with representatives of the Federation Council of Russia to discuss common problems in the interest of relations between the United States and Russia.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Not more than 12 members
Senate Majority Leader (appoint) Senate Minority Leader (appoint)	The majority and minority leaders of the Senate appoint the Senators of the United States Group. The majority leader of the Senate shall designate 1 Senator as the Chair of the United States Group.
Term of Appointment	Appointments are to be made annually.

United States Holocaust Memorial Council

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Citation	36 U.S.C. §2302
Summary	The Council oversees the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The museum's primary mission is to advance and disseminate knowledge about the unprecedented Holocaust tragedy; to preserve the memory of those who suffered; and to encourage its visitors to reflect upon the moral and spiritual questions raised by the events of the Holocaust as well as their own responsibilities as citizens of a democracy.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.ushmm.org/museum/council/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	65 members
Speaker of the House (appoint)	Five members appointed by the Speaker from among Members of the House.
President Pro Tempore (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (recommend) Senate Minority Leader (recommend)	Five members appointed by the President pro tempore upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders from among Members of the Senate.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints 52 members. The Secretary of the Interior appoints one ex-officio nonvoting member. The Secretary of State appoints one ex-officio nonvoting member. The Secretary of Education appoints one ex-officio nonvoting member.
Term of Appointment	The terms of the five members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the five members of the U.S. Senate appointed during any term of Congress shall expire at the end of such term of Congress.

United States International Development Finance Corporation, Board of Directors

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Citation	P.L. 115-254, §1412
Summary	The Board oversees the United States International Development Finance Corporation.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	—
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Nine members
Senate Majority Leader (submit list) Senate Minority Leader (submit list) Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (consult) Speaker of the House (submit list) House Minority Leader (submit list) House Committee on Foreign Affairs (consult)	The President appoints four members, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of which one individual should be appointed from a list of at least five individuals submitted by the majority leader of the Senate after consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; one individual should be appointed from a list of at least five individuals submitted by the minority leader of the Senate after consultation with the ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; one individual should be appointed from a list of at least five individuals submitted by the Speaker of the House after consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House; and one individual should be appointed from a list of at least five individuals submitted by the minority leader of the House after consultation with the ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House.
Non-Congressional Officials	Also serving on the Board are the following individuals: the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation; the Secretary of State or a designee of the Secretary; the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development or a designee of the Administrator; the Secretary of the Treasury or a designee of the Secretary; and the Secretary of Commerce or a designee of the Secretary.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last three years.

United States Merchant Marine Academy, Board of Visitors

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Citation	46 U.S.C. §51312
Summary	The Board is a congressionally mandated civilian oversight committee charged with monitoring the academy's military, physical, and academic training.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.usmma.edu/about/leadership/board-visitors
FACA Applicability	Applicable
Appointment Structure	19 members (including ex-officio members)
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (appoint, consult, serve)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation appoints two Senators, in consultation with the ranking member. The chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation serves as ex-officio member.
House Committee on Armed Services (appoint, consult, serve)	The chair of the House Committee on Armed Services appoints three House Members, in consultation with the ranking member. The chair of the House Committee on Armed Services serves as ex-officio member.
Vice President (appoint)	Vice President appoints one Senator, who shall be a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	Speaker appoints two Members of the House, at least one of whom shall be a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
U.S. Representative of the congressional district in which the Academy is located (serve)	The Member of the House of Representatives for the congressional district in which the Academy is located serves as a nonvoting member, unless such Member of the House of Representatives is appointed as a voting member of the Board.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints five members. Other ex-officio members include the Commander of the Military Sealift Command, the Deputy Commandant for Operations of the Coast Guard, and the chairman of the Advisory Board to the Academy.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last two years, commencing at the beginning of each Congress.

United States Military Academy, Board of Visitors

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Citation	10 U.S.C. §7455
Summary	The Board is a congressionally mandated civilian oversight committee charged with monitoring the academy's military, physical, and academic training.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	https://www.usma.edu/bov/sitepages/home.aspx
FACA Applicability	Applicable
Appointment Structure	15 members
Senate Committee on Armed Services (serve)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Armed Services (or chair's designee) serves as a member of the Board.
Vice President or President Pro Tempore (appoint)	The Vice President or President Pro Tempore appoints three Senators, two of whom are members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
House Committee on Armed Services (serve)	The chair of the House Committee on Armed Services (or chair's designee) serves as a member of the Board.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints four House Members, two of whom are members of the House Committee on Appropriations.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints six members.
Term of Appointment	Presidential appointments last three years.

United States Naval Academy, Board of Visitors

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Citation	10 U.S.C. §8468
Summary	The Board, similar to a college board of trustees, provides the collective views and recommendations of the board to the superintendent concerning the Naval Academy. The academy's superintendent, a Navy admiral, is the equivalent of a college president. He oversees all of the school's functions.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	https://www.usna.edu/PAO/Superintendent/bov.php
FACA Applicability	Applicable
Appointment Structure	15 members
Senate Committee on Armed Services (serve)	The chair of the Senate Committee on Armed Services (or chair's designee) serves as a member of the Board.
Vice President or President Pro Tempore (appoint)	The Vice President or President pro tempore appoints three Senators, two of whom are members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
House Committee on Armed Services (serve)	The chair of the House Committee on Armed Services (or chair's designee) serves as a member of the Board.
Speaker of the House (appoint)	The Speaker appoints four House Members, two of whom are members of the House Committee on Appropriations.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints six members.
Term of Appointment	Presidential appointments last three years.

United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

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Citation	22 U.S.C. §2291 note
Summary	The Caucus was created to monitor and encourage U.S. government and private programs seeking to expand international cooperation against drug abuse and narcotics trafficking and to monitor and promote international compliance with narcotics control treaties.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://drugcaucus.senate.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Seven members
President of the Senate (appoint) Senate Majority Leader (consult) Senate Minority Leader (consult)	Seven Senators appointed by the President of the Senate, four of whom (including the member designated as Chairman) shall be selected from the majority party of the Senate, after consultation with the majority leader, and three of whom (including the member designated as Co-chairman) shall be selected from the minority party of the Senate, after consultation with the minority leader.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last for the duration of the Congress in which they occur.

Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission

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Citation	P.L. 102-575; 106 Stat. 4625
Summary	The Commission is responsible for designing, funding, and implementing projects to offset the impacts to fish, wildlife, and related recreation resources caused by the Central Utah Project and other federal reclamation projects in Utah.
Duration	The Commission shall expire 20 years from the end of the fiscal year during which the Secretary declares the Central Utah Project to be substantially complete.
Website	http://www.mitigationcommission.gov/
FACA Applicability	Not applicable
Appointment Structure	Five members
Speaker of the House (submit list) U.S. Representatives from Utah (recommend) Senate Majority Leader (submit list) U.S. Senators from Utah (recommend)	The President appoints two members: one from a list of residents of the state, who are qualified to serve on the commission by virtue of their training or experience in fish or wildlife matters or environmental conservation matters, submitted by the Speaker of the House upon the recommendation of the Members of the House representing the state; and one from a list of residents of the state, who are qualified to serve on the commission by virtue of their training or experience in fish or wildlife matters or environmental conservation matters, submitted by the majority leader of the Senate upon the recommendation of the Members of the Senate representing the state.
Non-Congressional Officials	The President appoints three other members: one from a list of residents of the state submitted by the governor of the state composed of state wildlife resource agency personnel; one from a list of residents of the state submitted by the District; and one from a list of residents of the state, who are qualified to serve on the commission by virtue of their training or experience in fish and wildlife matters or environmental conservation matters and have been recommended by Utah nonprofit sportsmen's or environmental organizations, submitted by the governor of the state.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last four years.

Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Board of Visitors

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Citation	10 U.S.C. §343
Summary	The Board oversees the curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, and academic methods of the Institute, other matters relating to the Institute that the Board decides to consider, and any other matter that the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.
Duration	No statutory end date
Website	http://www.benning.army.mil/tenant/whinsec/bov.html
FACA Applicability	Applicable
Appointment Structure	At least 12 members
Senate Committee on Armed Services (serve)	The chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services (or their designees) serve as members of the Board.
House Committee on Armed Services (serve)	The chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Armed Services (or their designees) serve as members of the Board.
Non-Congressional Officials	The Board also includes six members appointed by the Secretary of Defense including, to the extent practicable, persons from academia and the religious and human rights communities; one member appointed by the Secretary of State; the senior military officer responsible for training and doctrine for the Army or, if the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force is designated as the executive agent of the Secretary of Defense under 10 U.S.C. §343(a)(2), the senior military officer responsible for training and doctrine for the Navy or Marine Corps or for the Air Force, respectively, or a designee of the senior military officer concerned; and the commanders of the combatant commands having geographic responsibility for the Western Hemisphere, or the designees of those officers.
Term of Appointment	Appointments last one year.

Table 1. Statutory Role of the Speaker of the House

Name of Commission or Board	Statutory Authority of the Speaker of the House
Adams Memorial Commission	The Speaker appoints four House Members, in consultation with the House majority leader and the House minority leader. No more than two appointees shall be from the same political party.
Advisory Committee on International Exchange Rate Policy	The Speaker appoints three members, upon the recommendation of the chairs and ranking members of the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance	The Speaker appoints four members upon the recommendation of the majority leader and the minority leader.
Advisory Committee on the Protection of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates	The Speaker serves on the committee, and has shared appointment power with the rest of the committee for the appointment of the at-large member.
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress	The Speaker appoints one member.
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children	The Speaker appoints three members, in consultation with the chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress, Board of Trustees	The Speaker appoints four members from among individuals from private life who are widely recognized by virtue of their scholarship, experience, creativity, or interest in American folklife traditions and arts.
British American Parliamentary Group	The Speaker appoints 12 members from among Members of the House (no fewer than four of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs).
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group	The Speaker appoints 12 members from among Members of the House (no fewer than four of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs).
Citizen's Coinage Advisory Committee	The Speaker makes a recommendation to the Secretary of the Treasury for one appointment, from among citizens who are specially qualified to serve on the advisory committee by virtue of their education, training, or experience.
Commission for the Judiciary Office Building	The members of the House Office Building Commission (the Speaker and two members appointed by the Speaker) are members of the commission.
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad	The President appoints seven members after consultation with the Speaker of the House.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)	The Speaker appoints nine Members of the House. Five Members shall be selected from the majority party and four Members shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the House, from the minority party.
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol	The Speaker serves as a member of the commission.
Commission on Social Impact Partnerships	The Speaker appoints one member.
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China	The Speaker appoints nine Members of the House. Five Members shall be selected from the majority party and four Members shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the House, from the minority party.
Congressional Advisers for Trade Policy and Negotiations	The Speaker selects five members of the Ways and Means Committee upon the recommendation of the chairman of the committee (no more than three of whom are members of the same political party). The Speaker may select additional Members of the House, for designation as congressional advisers regarding specific trade policy matters or negotiations, from any other committee of the House or joint committee of Congress that has jurisdiction over legislation likely to be affected by such matters or negotiations; not more than three such members (not more than two of whom are members of the same political party) may be selected from any committee of Congress.
Congressional Award Board	The Speaker appoints six members, one of whom shall be a local Congressional Award program volunteer.
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	The Speaker appoints three members in consultation with the minority leader.
Creating Options for Veterans' Expedited Recovery Commission	The Speaker appoints two members, at least one of whom must be a veteran.
Cyberspace Solarium Commission	The Speaker appoints two members, in consultation with the chair of the House Armed Services Committee, one of whom shall be a Representative and one of whom shall not be.
Denali Commission	The Speaker submits a list of nominations for the position of the Federal Co-chairperson.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission	The Speaker appoints four Members of the House in consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the House, of which no more than two appointees may be members of the same political party.
Election Assistance Commission	The Speaker of the House submits to the President a candidate recommendation with respect to each vacancy on the commission affiliated with the majority party.
Election Assistance Commission, Board of Advisors	The Speaker appoints one member representing professionals in the field of science and technology.
Federal Judicial Center Foundation Board	The Speaker appoints two members.
Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board	The Speaker jointly appoints one member with the minority leader of the House
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	The Speaker, in consultation with the minority leader, recommends one member to the President.
Financial Oversight and Management Board	The Speaker submits two non-overlapping lists of at least three individuals to the President for appointment; one list shall include three individuals who maintain a primary residence in the territory or have a primary place of business in the territory.
Frederick Douglass Centennial Commission	The Speaker appoints three members, one of whom must be a Member of the House of Representatives.
Gallaudet University, Board of Trustees	The Speaker appoints two Members of the House.
Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, Board of Trustees	The Speaker appoints two Members of the House, one from each political party.
Health Information Technology (HIT) Advisory Committee	The Speaker appoints two members.
Help America Vote Foundation, Board of Directors	The Speaker appoints two directors.
House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards	The Speaker appoints six Members of the House, three from the majority party and three from the minority.
House Child Care Center, Advisory Board	The Speaker appoints 15 individuals, seven of whom shall be upon recommendation of the minority leader of the House.
House Office Building Commission	The Speaker serves on the commission and appoints two Members of the House.
Human Space Flight Independent Investigation Commission	The Speaker provides a list of candidates to the President to fill one vacancy.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees	The Speaker appoints two Members of the House in consultation with the minority leader.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Board of Trustees	The Speaker recommends two Members of the House, in consultation with the minority leader of the House, of different political parties, to the President.
Japan-United States Friendship Commission	The Speaker appoints two Members of the House.
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development, Board of Trustees	The Speaker appoints two members.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board of Trustees	The Speaker serves on the board and appoints three Members of the House.
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board	The Speaker appoints four persons in consultation with the minority leader of the House.
Medal of Valor Review Board (Public Safety Officer)	The Speaker appoints two members.
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, Delegation	The Speaker appoints 12 Members of the House, no fewer than four of whom shall be from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission	The Speaker appoints two House Members.
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation, Board of Trustees	The Speaker, in consultation with the minority leader of the House, recommends two trustees to be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity	The Speaker appoints six members, three upon the recommendation of the majority leader of the House and three upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the House.
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics	The Speaker appoints one member after consultation with the minority leader of the House.
National Council on Disability	The Speaker appoints one member.
National Council on the Arts	The Speaker appoints two Members of the House.
National Historical Publications and Records Commission	The Speaker appoints one Member of the House.
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, U.S. Group	The Speaker appoints 12 Members of the House (no fewer than four of whom shall be from the Committee on Foreign Affairs).
Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, Board of Directors	The Speaker appoints five members, jointly, with the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leaders of the House and the Senate.
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees	The Speaker appoints two members, one designated by the majority leader of the House and one designated by the minority leader of the House.
Public-Private Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking	The President appoints one member, after consultation with the Speaker.
Public Buildings Reform Board	The President appoints one member recommended by the Speaker.
Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents	The Speaker appoints three Members of the House.
Social Security Advisory Board	The Speaker appoints two members, each member from a different political party, with the advice of the chairman and the ranking minority Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means.
State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board	The Speaker jointly appoints one member with the House minority leader.
Syria Study Group	The Speaker appoints one member.
United States Air Force Academy, Board of Visitors	The Speaker designates three Members of the House, and appoints one other member, who may not be a Member of the House.
United States Capitol Preservation Commission	The Speaker serves on the Commission and appoints one Member of the House.
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission	The Speaker appoints three members after consultation with the chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation with the chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means.
United States Coast Guard Academy, Board of Visitors	The Speaker appoints four Members of the House.
United States Commission on Civil Rights	The Speaker appoints two members upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom	The Speaker appoints three members, two of whom shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader in the House of the political party that is not the political party of the President, and one of whom shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader in the House of the other political party.
United States Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	In even-numbered years, the Speaker appoints nine Members of the House (no fewer than four of whom, including the chairman of the United States Delegation, shall be from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs). In odd-numbered years, the Speaker appoints eight Members, (no fewer than four of whom, including the vice chairman, shall be from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs).
United States Holocaust Memorial Council	The Speaker appoints five Members of the House.
United States International Development Finance Corporation	The President appoints one individual, who should be appointed from a list of at least five individuals submitted by the Speaker of the House after consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House.
United States Merchant Marine Academy, Board of Visitors	The Speaker appoints two Members of the House, one of whom shall be a member of the House Committee on Appropriations.
United States Military Academy, Board of Visitors	The Speaker designates four Members of the House, two of whom are members of the House Committee on Appropriations.
United States Naval Academy, Board of Visitors	The Speaker designates four Members of the House, two of whom are members of the House Committee on Appropriations.
United States Semiquincentennial Commission	The Speaker appoints two Members of the House of Representatives, and four private citizens.
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission	The President appoints one member from a list of candidates submitted by the Speaker, upon the recommendation of the House Members from the state.
Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission	The Speaker appoints two members.
Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission	The Speaker appoints two members.
World War I Centennial Commission	The Speaker appoints two members.

T able 2. Statutory Role of the House Minority Leader

Name of Commission or Board	Statutory Authority of the House Minority Leader
Adams Memorial Commission	The Speaker appoints four House Members, in consultation with the House majority leader and the House minority leader. No more than two appointees shall be from the same political party.
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance	The Speaker appoints three members upon the recommendation of the majority leader and the minority leader.
Advisory Committee on the Protection of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates	The committee consists of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, and one additional member selected by the other members of the committee.
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress	The minority leader appoints one member.
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children	The minority leader appoints one member in consultation with the ranking member of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, Board of Trustees	The minority leader appoints one Member of the House.
Citizen's Coinage Advisory Committee	The Secretary of the Treasury appoints one person recommended by the minority leader.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)	Of the members appointed by the Speaker of the House, four members from the minority party shall be selected after consultation with the minority leader of the House.
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol	The minority leader is a member.
Commission on Social Impact Partnerships	The minority leader appoints one member.
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China	Of the members appointed by the Speaker of the House, four members from the minority party shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the House.
Congressional Award Board	The minority leader appoints six members, one of whom shall be a recipient of the Congressional Award.
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	The Speaker appoints three members after consultation with the minority leader.
Creating Options for Veterans' Expedited Recovery Commission	The minority leader appoints two members, at least one of whom must be a veteran.
Cyberspace Solarium Commission	The minority leader appoints two members, in consultation with the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, one of whom shall be a Representative and one of whom shall not be.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission	The Speaker appoints four Members of the House in consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the House, of which not more than two appointees may be members of the same political party.
Election Assistance Commission	The minority leader submits to the President a candidate recommendation with respect to each vacancy on the commission affiliated with the minority party.
Election Assistance Commission, Board of Advisors	The minority leader appoints one member representing professionals in the field of science and technology.
Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board	The Speaker jointly appoints one member with the minority leader of the House.
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	The Speaker, in consultation with the minority leader, recommends one member to the President.
Financial Oversight and Management Board	The minority leader submits a list of at least three individuals to the President for appointment.
Frederick Douglass Centennial Commission	The minority leader appoints two members, at least one of whom must be a Member of the House of Representatives.
Health Information Technology (HIT) Advisory Committee	The minority leader appoints two members.
Help America Vote Foundation, Board of Directors	The minority leader appoints two directors.
House Child Care Center, Advisory Board for the	The Speaker appoints 15 individuals, seven of whom shall be upon recommendation of the minority leader of the House.
Human Space Flight Independent Investigation Commission	The minority leader provides a list of candidates to the President to fill one vacancy.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees	The Speaker appoints two Members of the House in consultation with the minority leader.
International Clean Energy Foundation, Board of Directors	The minority leader recommends a list of individuals to the President, one of whom is appointed to the board, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Board of Trustees	The Speaker recommends two Members of the House, after consultation with the minority leader, of different political parties, to the President.
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development, Board of Trustees	The minority leader appoints one member.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board of Trustees	The minority leader serves on the Board.
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board	The Speaker appoints four persons in consultation with the minority leader of the House.
Medal of Valor Review Board (Public Safety Officer)	The minority leader appoints two members.
Millennium Challenge Corporation, Board of Directors	The minority leader submits a list of individuals from which the President appoints one member, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation, Board of Trustees	The Speaker, in consultation with the minority leader of the House, recommends two trustees to be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity	The Speaker appoints six members, three upon the recommendation of the majority leader of the House and three upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the House.
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics	The Speaker appoints one member after consultation with the minority leader of the House.
National Council on Disability	The minority leader appoints one member.
National Council on the Arts	The minority leader appoints one Member of the House.
Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, Board of Directors	The Speaker appoints five members, jointly, with the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leaders of the House and the Senate.
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees	The Speaker appoints two members, one designated by the majority leader of the House and one designated by the minority leader of the House.
Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking	The President appoints one member, after consultation with the House minority leader.
Public Buildings Reform Board	The President appoints one member recommended by the minority leader.
State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board	The Speaker and minority leader jointly appoint one member.
Syria Study Group	The minority leader appoints one member.
United States Capitol Preservation Commission	The minority leader serves on the Commission and appoints one Member of the House.
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission	The minority leader appoints three members after consultation with the ranking minority Member of the House Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation with the ranking minority Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means.
United States Commission on Civil Rights	The Speaker appoints two members upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders, and of the members appointed not more than one shall be appointed from the same political party.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom	The Speaker appoints three members, two of whom shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader in the House of the political party that is not the political party of the President, and one of whom shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the leader in the House of the other political party.
United States International Development Finance Corporation, Board of Directors	The minority leader submits a list of at least five individuals submitted after consultation with the ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House, from which the President appoints one member, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
United States Semiquincentennial Commission	The minority leader appoints two Members of the House of Representatives, and four private citizens.
Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission	The minority leader appoints two members.
Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission	The minority leader appoints two members.
World War I Centennial Commission	The minority leader appoints one member.

Table 3. Statutory Role of the House Majority Leader

Name of Commission or Board	Statutory Authority of the House Majority Leader
Adams Memorial Commission	The Speaker appoints four House Members, in consultation with the House majority leader and the House minority leader. No more than two appointees shall be from the same political party.
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance	The Speaker appoints four members upon the recommendation of the House majority leader and the minority leader.
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, Board of Trustees	The majority leader appoints one member.
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol	The majority leader serves on the Commission.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission	The Speaker of the House appoints four members in consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the House, of whom not more than two may be members of the same political party.
International Clean Energy Foundation, Board of Directors	The majority leader submits a list of individuals submitted to the President for appointment.
Millennium Challenge Corporation, Board of Directors	The President appoints four individuals with relevant international experience, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of which one individual is appointed from among a list of individuals submitted by the majority leader.
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity	The Speaker appoints six members, three upon the recommendation of the majority leader and three upon the recommendation of the minority leader.
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees	The Speaker of the House appoints two members, one of whom shall be designated by the majority leader.
United States Capitol Preservation Commission	The majority leader serves on the Commission.
United States Commission on Civil Rights	The Speaker appoints two members upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom	The Speaker appoints three members of the Commission, two upon the recommendation of the leader in the House (majority or minority) of the political party that is not the political party of the President, and one upon the recommendation of the leader in the House (majority or minority) of the other political party.

Table 4. Statutory Role of the President of the Senate or the President Pro Tempore

Name of Commission or Board	Statutory Authority of the Senate President or President pro tempore
Adams Memorial Commission	The President pro tempore appoints four Senators, in consultation with the Senate majority leader and Senate minority leader. Not more than two appointees shall be from the same political party.
Advisory Committee on International Exchange Rate Policy	The President pro tempore appoints three members, upon the recommendation of the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development and the Senate Committee on Finance.
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance	The President pro tempore appoints four members upon the recommendation of the majority leader and the minority leader.
American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress, Board of Trustees	The President pro tempore appoints four trustees.
British American Parliamentary Group	The President pro tempore appoints 12 members, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, from among Members of the Senate (no fewer than four of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations) unless the majority and minority leaders of the Senate determine otherwise.
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group	The President of the Senate appoints 12 members, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, from among Members of the Senate (no fewer than four of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations).
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad	The President appoints 21 members, seven of whom shall be appointed after consultation with the President pro tempore of the Senate.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)	President of the Senate appoints nine Senators. Five members shall be selected from the majority party of the Senate, after consultation with the majority leader, and four members shall be selected from the minority party, after consultation with the minority leader of the Senate.
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol	The President pro tempore serves on the Commission.
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China	President of the Senate appoints nine Senators. Five members shall be selected from the majority party of the Senate, after consultation with the majority leader, and four members shall be selected from the minority party, after consultation with the minority leader of the Senate.
Congressional Advisers for Trade Policy and Negotiations	The President pro tempore, upon the recommendation of the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, appoints five members of such committee, no more than three of whom are members of the same political party. The President pro tempore may select additional members for designation as congressional advisers, regarding specific trade policy matters or negotiations, from any other committees of the Senate that have jurisdiction over legislation likely to be affected by such matters or negotiations; not more than three such members (not more than two of whom are members of the same political party) may be selected from any committee of Congress.
Denali Commission	The President pro tempore submits a list of nominations for the position of the federal co-chairperson.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission	The President pro tempore appoints four Senators in consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, of whom not more than two appointees may be members of the same political party.
Federal Judicial Center Foundation Board	The President pro tempore appoints two members.
Gallaudet University, Board of Trustees	The President of the Senate appoints one Senator.
Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, Board of Trustees	The President of the Senate appoints two Senators, one from each political party.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees	The President pro tempore appoints two Senators upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leader.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Board of Trustees	The President appoints two Senators, of different political parties, upon the recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate.
Japan-United States Friendship Commission	The President pro tempore appoints two Senators.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board of Trustees	The President of the Senate appoints three Senators.
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, Delegation	The President of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, appoints 12 Senators (no fewer than four of whom shall be from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations).
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission	The President of the Senate appoints two Senators.
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, Board of Trustees	The President of the United States appoints two trustees, with the advice and consent of the Senate, after considering the recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation with the majority and minority leaders of the Senate.
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity	The President pro tempore appoints six members, three upon the recommendation of the majority leader and three upon the recommendation of the minority leader.
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics	President pro tempore of the Senate appoints one member after consultation with the minority leader of the Senate.
National Historical Publications and Records Commission	The President of the Senate appoints one Senator.
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, U.S. Group	The President of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, appoints 12 Senators. No more than seven of the appointees from the Senate shall be of the same political party.
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees	President pro tempore appoints two Senators, one of whom shall be designated by the majority leader of the Senate, and one of whom shall be designated by the minority leader of the Senate.
Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking	The President appoints one member, after consultation with the President pro tempore of the Senate.
Senate Commission on Art	The President pro tempore serves on the Commission.
Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents	The President of the Senate appoints three Senators.
Social Security Advisory Board	The President pro tempore appoints two members (each member from a different political party), with the advice of the chairman and the ranking minority Member of the Senate Committee on Finance.
United States Air Force Academy, Board of Visitors	The Vice President, or the President pro tempore of the Senate, designates three Senators, two of whom are members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
United States Capitol Preservation Commission	The President pro tempore is a member of the Commission, and appoints one Senator.
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission	The President pro tempore appoints three members upon the recommendation of the majority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Finance and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services; and three members upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the ranking minority Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation with the ranking minority Member of the Senate Committee on Finance.
United States Coast Guard Academy, Board of Visitors	The Vice President appoints one Senator.
United States Commission on Civil Rights	The President pro tempore appoints two members, upon the recommendations of the majority leader and the minority leader, and of the members appointed not more than one shall be appointed from the same political party.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom	The President pro tempore appoints three members, two upon the recommendation of the leader in the Senate of the political party that is not the political party of the President, and one upon the recommendation of the leader in the Senate of the other political party.
United States Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	In even-numbered years, the President pro tempore appoints eight Senators, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, no fewer than four of whom, including the vice chairman of the United States Delegation, shall be from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, unless the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, determines otherwise. (In odd-numbered years, the President pro tempore appoints nine Senators, including the chairman of the delegation, in the same manner).
United States Group of the United States Senate-China Interparliamentary Group	The President pro tempore appoints no more than 12 Senators upon the recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and designates one Senator as the chair of the United States group.
United States Holocaust Memorial Council	The President pro tempore appoints five Senators upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders.
United States Merchant Marine Academy, Board of Visitors	The Vice President appoints one Senator, who shall be a member of the Appropriations Committee.
United States Military Academy, Board of Visitors	The Vice President, or the President pro tempore of the Senate, designates three Senators, two of whom are members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
United States Naval Academy, Board of Visitors	The Vice President, or the President pro tempore of the Senate, designates three Senators, two of whom are members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control	The President of the Senate appoints seven Senators, four upon the recommendation of the majority leader and three upon the recommendation of the minority leader.

Note: For appointments made by the President pro tempore of the Senate, 2 U.S.C. §199 specifies involvement of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate if a statute specifies that the appointment is to be made on the basis of the appointee's affiliation with the majority or minority political party, or if not, upon the joint recommendation of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate (P.L. 96-576; 94 Stat. 3355).

Table 5. Statutory Role of the Senate Majority Leader

Name of Commission or Board	Statutory Authority of the Senate Majority Leader
Adams Memorial Commission	The President pro tempore appoints four Senators, in consultation with the Senate majority leader and Senate minority leader. Not more than two appointees shall be from the same political party.
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance	The President pro tempore appoints three members upon the recommendation of the majority leader and the minority leader.
Advisory Committee on the Protection of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates	The majority leader serves on the committee, and has shared power of appointment with the rest of the committee for the at-large member.
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress	The majority leader appoints one member.
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children	The Senate majority leader appoints three members, in consultation with the chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, Board of Trustees	The majority leader appoints one member.
British American Parliamentary Group	The President pro tempore appoints 12 members, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, from among Members of the Senate (no fewer than four of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations) unless the majority and minority leaders of the Senate determine otherwise.
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group	The President of the Senate appoints 12 members, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, from among Members of the Senate (no fewer than four of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations).
Citizen's Coinage Advisory Committee	The majority leader makes a recommendation to the Secretary of the Treasury for one appointment, from among citizens who are specially qualified to serve on the advisory committee by virtue of their education, training, or experience.
Commission for the Judiciary Office Building	The majority leader serves on the Commission.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)	The President of the Senate appoints nine Senators. Five Senators shall be selected from the majority party of the Senate, after consultation with the majority leader.
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol	The majority leader serves on the Commission.
Commission on Social Impact Partnerships	The majority leader appoints one member.
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China	The President of the Senate appoints nine Senators. Five Senators shall be selected from the majority party of the Senate, after consultation with the majority leader.
Congressional Award Board	The majority leader appoints six members, one of whom shall be a recipient of the Congressional Award.
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	The majority leader appoints three members after consultation with the minority leader.
Creating Options for Veterans' Expedited Recovery Commission	The majority leader appoints two members, at least one of whom must be a veteran.
Cyberspace Solarium Commission	The Senate majority leader appoints two members, in consultation with the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, one of whom shall be a Senator and one of whom shall not be.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission	The President pro tempore appoints four Senators in consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, of whom no more than two appointees may be members of the same political party.
Election Assistance Commission	The majority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the minority leader of the Senate, and the minority leader of the House shall each submit to the President a candidate recommendation with respect to each vacancy on the commission affiliated with the political party of the Member of Congress involved.
Election Assistance Commission, Board of Advisors	The majority leader appoints one member from the field of science and technology.
Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board	The majority leader and minority leader jointly appoint one member.
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	The majority leader, in consultation with the minority leader, recommends one member to the President.
Financial Oversight and Management Board	The majority leader shall submit a list of at least four individuals to the President.
Frederick Douglass Centennial Commission	The majority leader appoints three members, at least one of whom must be a Senator.
Health Information Technology (HIT) Advisory Committee	The majority leader appoints two members.
Help America Vote Foundation, Board of Directors	The majority leader appoints two directors.
Human Space Flight Independent Investigation Commission	The majority leader provides a list of candidates to the President to fill one vacancy.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees	The President pro tempore appoints two Senators upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders.
International Clean Energy Foundation, Board of Directors	The majority leader recommends a list of individuals to the President, one of whom is selected to the board.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Board of Trustees	The President appoints two Senators, of different political parties, upon the recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate.
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development, Board of Trustees	The majority leader appoints two members.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board of Trustees	The majority leader serves on the Board.
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board	The majority leader appoints four members in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate.
Medal of Valor Review Board (Public Safety Officer)	The majority leader appoints two members.
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, Delegation	The President of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, appoints 12 Senators (no fewer than four of whom shall be from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations).
Millennium Challenge Corporation, Board of Directors	The majority leader submits a list of individuals from which the President appoints one member, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, Board of Trustees	The President appoints two trustees, with the advice and consent of the Senate, after considering the recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation with the majority and minority leaders of the Senate.
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity	The President pro tempore appoints six members, three upon the recommendation of the majority leader and three upon the recommendation of the minority leader.
National Council on Disability	The majority leader appoints one member.
National Council on the Arts	The majority leader appoints two Senators.
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, U.S. Group	The President of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, appoints 12 Senators. No more than seven of the appointees from the Senate shall be of the same political party.
Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, Board of Directors	The Senate Majority Leader appoints five members jointly with the Speaker of the House and the minority leaders of the House and the Senate.
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees	President pro tempore appoints two Senators, one of whom shall be designated by the majority leader of the Senate, and one of whom shall be designated by the minority leader of the Senate.
Public Buildings Reform Board	The majority leader recommends two members to the President for appointment.
Senate Commission on Art	The majority leader serves on the Commission as chair.
State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board	The majority leader and minority leader jointly appoint one member.
Syria Study Group	The majority leader appoints one member.
United States Capitol Preservation Commission	The majority leader serves on the Commission.
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission	The President pro tempore appoints three members upon the recommendation of the majority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation with the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance.
United States Commission on Civil Rights	The President pro tempore appoints two members upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom	The President pro tempore appoints three members, two upon the recommendation of the leader in the Senate of the political party that is not the political party of the President, and one upon the recommendation of the leader in the Senate of the other political party.
United States Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	In even-numbered years, the President pro tempore appoints eight Senators, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, no fewer than four of whom, including the vice chairman of the United States Delegation, shall be from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, unless the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, determines otherwise. (In odd-numbered years, the President pro tempore appoints nine Senators, including the chairman of the delegation, in the same manner.)
United States Group of the United States Senate-China Interparliamentary Group	The President pro tempore appoints no more than 12 Senators upon the recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and designates one Senator as the chair of the United States group.
United States Group of the United States Senate-Russia Interparliamentary Group.	The majority and minority leaders of the Senate appoint the Senators of the United States group. The majority leader of the Senate shall designate one Senator as the chair of the United States group.
United States Holocaust Memorial Council	The President pro tempore appoints five Senators upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders.
United States International Development Finance Corporation, Board of Directors	One individual should be appointed by the President from a list of at least five individuals submitted by the majority leader of the Senate after consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
United States Semiquincentennial Commission	The majority leader appoints two Members of the Senate, and four private citizens.
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control	The President of the Senate appoints seven Senators, four upon consultation with the majority leader.
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission	The President appoints one member from a list of candidates who are residents of the state submitted by the majority leader, upon the recommendation of the Senate Members from the state.
Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission	The majority leader appoints two members.
Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission	The majority leader appoints two members.
World War I Centennial Commission	The majority leader appoints two members.

Table 6. Statutory Role of the Senate Minority Leader

Name of Commission or Board	Statutory Authority of the Senate Minority Leader
Adams Memorial Commission	The President pro tempore appoints four Senators, in consultation with the Senate majority leader and Senate minority leader. Not more than two appointees shall be from the same political party.
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance	The President pro tempore appoints four members upon the recommendation of the majority leader and the minority leader.
Advisory Committee on the Protection of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates	The minority leader serves on the committee, and has shared appointment power with the rest of the committee for the at-large member.
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress	The minority leader appoints one member.
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children	The minority leader appoints one member, in consultation with the vice-chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, Board of Trustees	The minority leader appoints one Senator.
British American Parliamentary Group	The President pro tempore appoints 12 members, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, from among Members of the Senate (no fewer than four of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations) unless the majority and minority leaders of the Senate determine otherwise.
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group	The President of the Senate appoints 12 members, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, from among Members of the Senate (no fewer than four of whom shall be members of the Committee on Foreign Relations).
Citizen's Coinage Advisory Committee	The minority leader makes a recommendation to the Secretary of the Treasury for one appointment, from among citizens who are specially qualified to serve on the Advisory Committee by virtue of their education, training, or experience.
Commission for the Judiciary Office Building	The minority leader serves on the Commission.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)	The President of the Senate appoints nine Senators. Four Senators shall be selected from the minority party of the Senate, after consultation with the minority leader.
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol	The minority leader serves on the Commission.
Commission on Social Impact Partnerships	The minority leader appoints one member.
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China	The President of the Senate appoints nine Senators. Four Senators shall be selected from the minority party of the Senate, after consultation with the minority leader.
Congressional Award Board	The minority leader appoints six members, one of whom shall be a local Congressional Award program volunteer.
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	The majority leader appoints three members after consultation with the minority leader.
Creating Options for Veterans' Expedited Recovery Commission	The minority leader appoints two members, at least one of whom must be a veteran.
Cyberspace Solarium Commission	The minority leader appoints two members, in consultation with the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, one of whom shall be a Senator and one of whom shall not be.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission	The President pro tempore appoints four Senators in consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, of whom not more than two appointees may be members of the same political party.
Election Assistance Commission	The majority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the minority leader of the Senate, and the minority leader of the House shall each submit to the President a candidate recommendation with respect to each vacancy on the Commission affiliated with the political party of the Member of Congress involved.
Election Assistance Commission, Board of Advisors	The minority leader appoints one member from the field of science and technology.
Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board	The majority leader and minority leader jointly appoint one member.
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	The majority leader, in consultation with the minority leader, recommends one member to the President.
Financial Oversight and Management Board	The minority leader submits a list of at least three individuals to the President for appointment.
Frederick Douglass Centennial Commission	The minority leader appoints two members, at least one of whom must be a Senator.
Health Information Technology (HIT) Advisory Committee	The minority leader appoints two members.
Help America Vote Foundation, Board of Directors	The minority leader appoints two directors.
Human Space Flight Independent Investigation Commission	The minority leader provides a list of candidates to the President to fill one vacancy.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees	The President pro tempore appoints two Senators upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders.
International Clean Energy Foundation, Board of Directors	The minority leader recommends a list of individuals to the President, one of whom is selected to the board.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Board of Trustees	The President appoints two Senators, of different political parties, upon the recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate.
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development, Board of Trustees	The minority leader appoints one member.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board of Trustees	The minority leader serves on the Board.
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board	The majority leader appoints four members in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate.
Medal of Valor Review Board (Public Safety Officer)	The minority leader appoints two members.
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, Delegation	The President of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, appoints 12 Senators (no fewer than four of whom shall be from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations).
Millennium Challenge Corporation, Board of Directors	The minority leader submits a list of individuals from which the President appoints one member, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, Board of Trustees	The President appoints two trustees, with the advice and consent of the Senate, after considering the recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation with the majority and minority leaders of the Senate.
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity	The President pro tempore appoints six members, three upon the recommendation of the majority leader and three upon the recommendation of the minority leader.
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics	President pro tempore of the Senate appoints one member after consultation with the minority leader of the Senate.
National Council on Disability	The minority leader appoints one member.
National Council on the Arts	The minority leader appoints one member.
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, U.S. Group	The President of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, appoints 12 Senators. No more than seven of the appointees from the Senate shall be of the same political party.
Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, Board of Directors	Five individuals are appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House, the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leaders of the House and the Senate; the Chair is also selected by this group.
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees	The President pro tempore of the Senate appoints two members, one of whom shall be designated by the minority leader of the Senate.
Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking	The President appoints one member after consultation with the minority leader.
Public Buildings Reform Board	The minority leader recommends one member to the President for appointment.
Senate Commission on Art	The minority leader serves on the Commission as vice chair.
State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board	The minority leader jointly appoints one member with the majority leader.
Syria Study Group	The minority leader appoints one member.
United States Capitol Preservation Commission	The minority leader serves on the Commission and appoints one Senator.
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission	The President pro tempore appoints three members upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation with the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Finance.
United States Commission on Civil Rights	The President pro tempore appoints two members upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leader, and of the members appointed not more than one shall be appointed from the same political party.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom	The President pro tempore of the Senate appoints three members, two upon the recommendation of the leader (majority or minority) in the Senate of the political party that is not the political party of the President, and one upon the recommendation of the leader (majority or minority) in the Senate of the other political party.
United States Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	In even-numbered years, the President pro tempore appoints eight Senators, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, no fewer than four of whom, including the vice chairman of the United States Delegation, shall be from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, unless the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, determines otherwise. (In odd-numbered years, the President pro tempore appoints nine Senators, including the chairman of the delegation, in the same manner).
United States Group of the United States Senate-China Interparliamentary Group	The President pro tempore of the Senate appoints up to 12 Senators upon the recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate.
United States Group of the United States Senate-Russia Interparliamentary Group	The majority and minority leaders of the Senate appoint up to 12 Senators.
United States Holocaust Memorial Council	The President pro tempore of the Senate appoints five Senators upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders.
United States International Development Finance Corporation, Board of Directors	The President appoints one individual from a list of at least five individuals submitted by the minority leader of the Senate after consultation with the ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
United States Semiquincentennial Commission	The minority leader appoints two Members of the Senate, and four private citizens.
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control	The President of the Senate appoints seven Senators, three upon consultation with the minority leader.
Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission	The minority leader appoints two members.
Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission	The minority leader appoints two members.
World War I Centennial Commission	The minority leader appoints one member.

Table 7. Statutory Role of Committees

Name of Commission or Board	Statutory Authority of Committees
Advisory Committee on International Exchange Rate Policy	The President pro tempore appoints three members, upon the recommendation of the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development and the Senate Committee on Finance. The Speaker appoints three members, upon the recommendation of the chairs and ranking members of the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children	The Senate majority leader appoints three members, in consultation with the chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs; the Senate minority leader appoints one member, in consultation with the vice-chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs; the Speaker appoints three members, in consultation with the chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources; and the House minority leader appoints one member in consultation with the ranking member of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Commission for the Judiciary Office Building	The chairman and the ranking minority Members of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure serve on the Commission.
Commission on Farm Transactions-Needs for 2050	The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate appoints three members, and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives appoints three members.
Commission to Recommend Individuals to the President for Appointment to the Office of Architect of the Capitol	The chairmen and the ranking minority Members of the Committee on House Administration, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate serve as members.
Commission on Social Impact Partnerships	The chair and the ranking minority Members of the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means each appoint one member (four total).
Congressional Advisers for Trade Policy and Negotiations	The Speaker selects five Members of the House Committee on Ways and Means upon the recommendation of the chairman of the committee (no more than three of whom are members of the same political party). The President pro tempore, upon the recommendation of the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, appoints five members of such committee, no more than three of whom are members of the same political party.
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	The chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs appoints one member, in consultation with the vice chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and the chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Cyberspace Solarium Commission	The Senate majority leader appoints two members, in consultation with the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, one of whom shall be a Senator and one of whom shall not be; the Senate minority leader appoints two members, in consultation with the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, one of whom shall be a Senator and one of whom shall not be; the Speaker appoints two members, in consultation with the chair of the House Armed Services Committee, one of whom shall be a Representative and one of whom shall not be; and the House minority leader appoints two members, in consultation with the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, one of whom shall be a Representative and one of whom shall not be.
Election Assistance Commission, Board of Advisors	The chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on House Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration each appoint two members (eight total).
Help America Vote Foundation, Board of Directors	The chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on House Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration serve as ex-officio members of the Board.
Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Council of Directors	The chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives (or their designees from the membership of such committees) serve as ex-officio members of the Council.
House of Representatives Fine Arts Board	The House members of the Joint Library Committee serve on the Board. The chair of the Committee on House Administration serves as chair of the Board.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board of Trustees	The chairmen and ranking minority Members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works serve on the Board.
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board	The chairman and the vice chair of the Joint Committee on the Library serve on the Board.
National Capital Planning Commission	The chairmen of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Government Reform, or their designees, are ex-officio members of the Commission.
National Commission on Military Aviation Safety	The chair and the ranking minority members of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the House Committee on Armed Services each appoint one member (four total).
National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence	The chair and ranking minority members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the House Committee on Armed Services, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence each appoint one member (12 total).
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, U.S. Group	The secretaries of the Senate and House delegations shall be appointed, respectively, by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees	The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, serve on the Board.
Senate Commission on Art	The chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration serve on the Commission.
Social Security Advisory Board	The Speaker appoints two members, each member from a different political party, with the advice of the chairman and the ranking minority Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means. The President pro tempore appoints two members (each member from a different political party), with the advice of the chairman and the ranking minority Member of the Senate Committee on Finance.
Syria Study Group	The chair and ranking minority members of the Senate Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations, and of the House Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs each appoint one member (eight total).
Tribal Advisory Committee	The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee each appoint one member. The chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Ways and Means each appoint one member (four total).
United States Air Force Academy, Board of Visitors	The chairmen of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the House Committee on Armed Services, or their designees, serve on the Board.
United States Capitol Preservation Commission	The chairman and vice-chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library, and the chairmen and ranking Members of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the Committee on House Oversight serve on the Commission.
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission	The Speaker appoints three members after consultation with the chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation with the chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means. The President pro tempore appoints three members upon the recommendation of the majority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation with the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance. The President pro tempore appoints three members upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, in addition to consultation with the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Finance. The House Minority leader appoints three persons after consultation with the ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means and ranking member of the House Committee on Armed Services.
United States Coast Guard Academy, Board of Visitors	The chairmen of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure are members.
United States International Development Finance Corporation, Board of Directors	The President appoints four members, with the advice and consent of the Senate, of which one individual should be appointed from a list of at least five individuals submitted by the majority leader of the Senate after consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; one individual should be appointed from a list of at least five individuals submitted by the minority leader of the Senate after consultation with the ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; one individual should be appointed from a list of at least five individuals submitted by the Speaker of the House after consultation with the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House; and one individual should be appointed from a list of at least five individuals submitted by the minority leader of the House after consultation with the ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House.
United States Merchant Marine Academy, Board of Visitors	The chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee appoints two Senators, and the chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services appoints three Members of the House, in consultation with the ranking member. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services are ex officio members.
United States Military Academy, Board of Visitors	The chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, or his designee, and the chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services or his designee, serve on the board.
United States Naval Academy, Board of Visitors	The chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, or his designee, and the chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services or his designee, serve on the board.
Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Board of Visitors	The chairmen and ranking minority Members of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives (or their designees) serve on the Board.

Author Contact Information

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Acknowledgments

This report was initially authored by Matthew E. Glassman, former Analyst on the Congress. The listed authors are available to congressional staff to answer questions about its content.

Footnotes

1.	See, for example, the membership appointment scheme for the Advisory Commission on Drug Free Communities (21 U.S.C. §1543), established by P.L. 105-20 (111 Stat. 232). All appointments to the commission are made by the President with no statutory congressional involvement.
2.	For example, provisions for the establishment of 12 separate advisory bodies were included in the text of the FY1999 Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681).
3.	In at least one instance, a commission mandated by law never formally organized. Membership selection for the Commission on State and Private Forests (16 U.S.C. §1601 note; P.L. 101-624; 104 Stat. 3548) was not completed, apparently due to presidential reservations about the appropriateness of the appointment scheme (see "Separation of Powers" below).
4.	2 U.S.C. §1801.
5.	See, for example, the Congressional Award Board. The majority and minority of the House and the Senate each are given the authority to appoint 12 members. 2 U.S.C. §803 (P.L. 96-114; 93 Stat. 852).
6.	Under the appointment scheme for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, for example, the majority party enjoys a three-to-two advantage in making appointments to the commission (P.L. 106-173; 114 Stat. 15).
7.	For example, the law creating the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission (P.L. 107-202; 116 Stat. 739) provided that 8 of the 15 members of the commission be appointed by congressional leaders, and that at least two Senators and two Representatives be among those selected.
8.	For example, the Antitrust Modernization Commission (P.L. 107-273, 116 Stat. 1856) prohibited Members of Congress from serving on this temporary advisory committee.
9.	P.L. 96-576, 94 Stat. 3335; 2 U.S.C. §199. The statute states, "Any provision of law which provides that any member of a commission, board, committee, advisory group, or similar body is to be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate shall be construed to require that the appointment be made-(1) upon recommendation of the Majority Leader of the Senate, if such provision of law specifies that the appointment is to be made on the basis of the appointee's affiliation with the majority political party, (2) upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the Senate, if such provision of law specifies that the appointment is to be made on the basis of the appointee's affiliation with the minority party, and (3) upon the joint recommendation of the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the Senate, if such provision of law does not specify that the appointment is to be made on the [basis of the] appointee's affiliation with the majority or minority political party."
10.	For example, P.L. 109-58 (119 Stat. 594) prescribes that nominees for the United States Commission on North American Energy Freedom must be "knowledgeable on energy issues, including oil and gas exploration and production, crude oil refining, oil and gas pipelines, electricity production and transmission, coal, unconventional hydrocarbon resources, fuel cells, motor vehicle power systems, nuclear energy, renewable energy, biofuels, energy efficiency, and energy conservation."
11.	See, for example, the membership appointment scheme for the Commission on Broadcasting to the People's Republic of China, which consists of 11 members, three appointed by the President and two each appointed by the Speaker of the House, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House, and the minority leader of the Senate (P.L. 102-138; 105 Stat. 705).
12.	P.L. 107-173; 116 Stat. 543.
13.	U.S. President (G. W. Bush), "Statement on Signing the Enhanced Boarder Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002," Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, vol. 38 (March 14, 2002), p. 822, at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2002-05-20/html/WCPD-2002-05-20-Pg822.htm.
14.	36 U.S.C. note prec. §101; P.L. 107-41; 115 Stat. 226.
15.	U.S. President (G.W. Bush), "Statement on Signing Legislation to Create the Brown v. Board of Education 50^th Anniversary Commission," Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, vol. 37, September 24, 2001, pp. 1336-1337, at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2001-09-24/html/WCPD-2001-09-24-Pg1336.htm.
16.	The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (P.L. 107-306; 116 Stat. 2408) was established to examine and report upon issues relating to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
17.	See, for example, the Board of Trustees for the American Folklife Center, which is ongoing, but was established in 1976 pursuant to P.L. 94-201 (20 U.S.C. §2103).
18.	5 U.S.C. Appendix; 86 Stat. 770.
19.	The appointment power of the President pro tempore of the Senate is subject to the conditions of 2 U.S.C. §199, which requires involvement of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate if a statute specifies that the appointment is to be made on the basis of the appointee's affiliation with the majority or minority political party, or if not, upon the joint recommendation of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate (P.L. 96-576; 94 Stat. 3355).
20.	See, for example, the Commission for the Judiciary Office Building, the membership of which includes the chairman and the ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the chairman and the ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the chairman and ranking minority Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House (P.L. 100-480; 102 Stat. 2334).