2014 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress (Sections 1 - 6654)
Chapter 6 - Congressional and Committee Procedure; Investigations (Sections 190 - 199)
Sec. 199 - Member of commission, board, etc., appointed by President pro tempore of Senate; recommendation process; applicability
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 2 - THE CONGRESS CHAPTER 6 - CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS Sec. 199 - Member of commission, board, etc., appointed by President pro tempore of Senate; recommendation process; applicability |
Contains | section 199 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 96-576, §3, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3355. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 94 Stat. 3355 |
Public and Private Law | Public Law 96-576 |
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(a) 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 appointee's affiliation with the majority or minority political party.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall be applicable in the case of appointments made after December 22, 1980, pursuant to provisions of law enacted on, before, and after, December 22, 1980.
(Pub. L. 96–576, §3, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3355.)
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