H.R. 1228 – To provide for the appointment of members of the Board of Directors of the Offi…

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This bill changes how the five members of the Office of Compliance’s Board of Directors are replaced when their terms end in 2017. It sets specific lengths for the new terms, lets outgoing members stay on until replacements are named, and gives congressional leaders clearer authority to make those appointments. The changes affect the Board’s composition and its appointment process.

Key Provisions

For the three members whose terms end in March 2017, one will receive a 3‑year term and the other two will receive 4‑year terms.
For the two members whose terms end in May 2017, each will receive a 5‑year term.
Current members whose terms expire may be reappointed for one additional term of the new length, but cannot be reappointed again after that.
Board members may continue to serve after their term expires until a successor is appointed.
The bill amends the appointment authority language to let congressional leadership take any steps needed to ensure timely appointments.

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Became Public Law No: 115-19.

April 3, 2017

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

February 27, 2017

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration

February 27, 2017

HouseFloor

Mr. Harper asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

March 15, 2017 • 7:50 PM

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Committee on House Administration discharged.(consideration: CR H2071; text: CR H2071)

Committee on House Administration

March 15, 2017

HouseDischarge

Committee on House Administration discharged. (consideration: CR H2071; text: CR H2071)

Committee on House Administration

March 15, 2017

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Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

March 15, 2017 • 7:51 PM

HouseFloor

On passage Passed without objection.

March 15, 2017 • 7:51 PM

HouseFloor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

March 15, 2017 • 7:51 PM

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Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1897)

March 21, 2017

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

March 22, 2017

President

Presented to President.

March 23, 2017

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Signed by President.

April 3, 2017

Became Law

Became Public Law No: 115-19.

April 3, 2017

Floor Debate

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What members said about H.R. 1228 on the floor

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Rep. Gregg HarperR-MS-3 · Mar 15, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on House Administration be discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1228) to provide for the appointment of members of the Board…

Sen. Dan SullivanR-AK · Mar 21, 2017

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 1228, which was received from the House. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be…

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One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America

At the First Session

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen

H. R. 1228

AN ACT

To provide for the appointment of members of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to replace members whose terms expire during 2017, and for other purposes.

1.

Appointment of members of Board of Directors of Office of Compliance

(a)

Appointment of members

(1)

Members replacing members whose terms expire in March 2017

Notwithstanding the first sentence of section 301(e) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(e)), of the members of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance who are appointed to replace the 3 members whose terms expire in March 2017—

(A)

one shall have a term of office of 3 years; and

(B)

2 shall have a term of office of 4 years,

as designated at the time of appointment by the persons specified in section 301(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1381(b)).

(2)

Members replacing members whose terms expire in May 2017

In accordance with the first sentence of section 301(e) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(e)), the members of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance who are appointed to replace the 2 members whose terms expire in May 2017 shall each have a term of office of 5 years.

(b)

Service of current members

Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 301(e) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(e)) or section 3 of the Office of Compliance Administrative and Technical Corrections Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–6; 2 U.S.C. 1381 note)—

(1)

an individual serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance whose term expires in March 2017 may be reappointed to serve one additional term at the length designated under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), but may not be reappointed to any additional terms after that additional term expires; and

(2)

an individual serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance whose term expires in May 2017 may be reappointed to serve one additional term at the length referred to in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), but may not be reappointed to any additional terms after that additional term expires.

(c)

Permitting members To serve until appointment of successors

Section 301(e) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(3)

Permitting service until appointment of successor

A member of the Board may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until a successor has taken office.

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(d)

Authority of Congressional leadership in making appointments

Section 301(b) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(b)) is amended by striking the period at the end of the second sentence and inserting the following: , who are authorized to take such steps as they consider appropriate to ensure the timely appointment of the members of the Board consistent with the requirements of this section..

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.