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GAO-13-299R 1 (2013-03-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacgyc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: i G n Ac counta bity * Integrity Reliaqblity United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 March 1, 2013 The Honorable Thomas R. Carper Chairman The Honorable Tom Coburn Ranking Member Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate The Honorable Darrell E. Issa Chairman The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings Ranking Member Committee on Oversight and Government Reform House of Representatives Subject: Characteristics of Presidential Appointments that do not Require Senate Confirmation On August 10, 2012, the President signed into law the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Streamlining Act of 2011).1 The act eliminated the need for the Senate to vote on 163 executive nominations, converting them to presidentially appointed positions.2 The act required GAO to report to Congress and the President on positions in executive agencies that require appointment by the President without Senate confirmation (PA). As agreed, in discussions with your offices about our scope, the objective of this review was to describe the characteristics of executive branch PA positions in existence prior to the implementation of the Streamlining Act of 2011. Specifically, we describe the numbers, types (e.g., members of commissions, councils, advisory boards, etc.), responsibilities, locations, dates established, length of terms, and salaries, as well as common characteristics among the presidentially appointed positions and how they differ from other types of positions. Based on available Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data, we also provide information on the total number of staff employed by the entities with presidentially appointed positions. We provided a briefing of this summary to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and House Committee on 1Pub. L. No. 112-166, 126 Stat. 1283 2For a more detailed description of the Streamlining Act of 2011, see PresidentialAppointments, the Senate's Confirmation Process, and Changes Made in the 112th Congress (Washington, D.C.: Oct. 9, 2012) GAO-13-299R Presidential Appointments Page 1

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