H.R. 3569 would provide a sunset date for all presidentially appointed czars, to require Senate confirmation of those positions, and to provide that appropriated funds may not be used to pay for any salaries and expenses associated with those positions.
Detailed Summary
Sunset All Czars Act or the SAC Act - Prohibits appropriated funds from being used to pay salaries or expenses of any task force, council, or similar office established by or at the direction of the President, if the head of such entity is a Czar. Defines a "Czar" as an entity head who: (1) is appointed (on other than an interim basis) without the Senate's advice and consent; (2) is excepted from the competitive service by reason of the confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character of the position; (3) performs or delegates functions that would otherwise be performed or delegated by an individual appointed by the President with the Senate's advice and consent; and (4) does not have an existing removal date established at the direction of the President or through an authorization of Congress.
Requires that by December 31, 2009, any Czar who is not appointed by a former President or the incumbent President, with the Senate's advise and consent, be removed from his or her position.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 10/23/2009: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
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Visitor Comments
sandy
September 16, 2009, 3:06pm (report abuse)Way to go. Long time coming! Now let's not let Madam Speaker send this to Committee and there it stays. Get it passed!
Glen
September 17, 2009, 8:17pm (report abuse)Excellent start, but Section 2, (1)(A) (other than on an interim basis) wording needs to be deleted.
Our Constitution doesn't call for Czars or Special Advisors. Rather we have Cabinet heads whose job it is to advise the President.