H.Res.1524 - Requiring the use of a bipartisan panel of Members in the selection of an individual for appointment as Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.110th Congress (2007-2008)
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Shown Here: Introduced in House (10/02/2008)
110th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. RES. 1524
Requiring the use of a bipartisan panel of
Members in the selection of an individual for appointment as Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 2, 2008
Mr. Ehlers submitted
the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on House
Administration
RESOLUTION
Requiring the use of a bipartisan panel of
Members in the selection of an individual for appointment as Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
Resolved,
SECTION 1.Use of Bipartisan Panel of
Members to Recommend Individual for Appointment as Chief Administrative Officer
of House of Representatives.
(a) Bipartisan Panel
To Recommend Individual for Appointment.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In the event of a vacancy in the position of Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, the Speaker shall
convene a panel to recommend an individual for appointment as Chief
Administrative Officer.
(2) COMPOSITION.—The
panel convened under this subsection shall be composed of the following
individuals:
(A) The chair and
ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration.
(B) 2 Members of the
House selected by the Speaker.
(C) 2 Members of the
House selected by the Speaker upon the recommendation of the Minority
Leader.
(b) Use of Private
Entity To Assist Panel.—
(1) AGREEMENT WITH
ENTITY.—Upon convening the panel under subsection (a), the Speaker
shall enter into an agreement with a private entity to solicit and recruit
applicants for the position of Chief Administrative Officer and to advise the
panel regarding its recommendation of an individual for appointment as Chief
Administrative Officer.
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated from the
applicable accounts of the House of Representatives such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this subsection.
(c) Approval of
Panel Required for Qualification.—For purposes of the election of an
individual as Chief Administrative Officer by the House, an individual shall be
considered to duly qualify as Chief Administrative Officer only if the
individual is recommended for appointment as Chief Administrative Officer by
the panel convened under this section. The panel may not recommend an
individual for appointment unless a majority of its members from the majority
party and a majority of its members from the minority party vote in favor of
the recommendation.
(d) No Application
to Temporary Appointments.—This section does not apply with respect to
the appointment of an individual under section 208(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a–1) to act as, and to exercise
temporarily the duties of, the Chief Administrative Officer in the case of a
vacancy in the office of Chief Administrative Officer, or the incapacity or
inability of the Chief Administrative Officer to perform the duties of the
office.