§ 199. — Member of commission, board, etc., appointed by President pro tempore of Senate; recommendation process; applicability.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC199]
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
(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) of this section 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, Sec. 3, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3355.)
