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Under the United States Constitution and law of the United States, certain federal positions appointed by the president of the United States require confirmation (advice and consent) of the United States Senate. These positions are referred to as presidential appointment with Senate confirmation (PAS). The following is a list of PAS positions ordered by the Senate committee that usually holds confirmation hearings before a full vote by the Senate.
PAS positions, as well as other types of federal government positions, are published in the United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book), which is released after each presidential election.
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*Secretary
*Deputy Secretary
*Director, Institute of Education Sciences (six-year term of office)
*Under Secretary
*Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
*Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach
*Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education
*Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs
*Assistant Secretary for Management
*Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
*Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education
*Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
*Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education
*Chief Financial Officer
*Commissioner - Education Statistics (six-year term of office)
*Commissioner - Rehabilitation Services Administration
*General Counsel
*Inspector General
Department of Health and Human Services
*Administrator — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
*Assistant Secretary for Aging
*Assistant Secretary for Health
*Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
*Commissioner of Food and Drugs
*Director - National Institutes of Health
*United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers
*Surgeon General (four-year term of office)
Department of Labor
*Secretary of Labor
*Deputy Secretary of Labor
*Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
*Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
*Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy
*Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security Administration
*Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards Administration
*Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration
*Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Administration
*Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Administration
*Assistant Secretary for Policy
*Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
*Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training Service
*Administrator - Wage and Hour Division
*Chief Financial Officer
*Commissioner - Bureau of Labor Statistics
*Director - Women's Bureau
*Inspector General
*Solicitor
Corporation for National and Community Service
*Chief Executive Officer
*Managing Director
*Managing Director
*Chief Financial Officer
*Inspector General
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (political balance required)
*Commissioner — five positions (five-year terms of office)
*General Counsel (four-year term of office)
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
*Director
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
*Commissioner — five positions (six-year terms of office)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
*National Endowment for the Arts - Chair (four-year term of office)
*National Endowment for the Humanities - Chair (four-year term of office)
*Institute of Museum and Library Services - Director (four-year term of office)
National Labor Relations Board (Political balance is not required, but, by tradition, no more than three members are from the same party.)
*Member - five positions (five-year terms of office)
*General Counsel (four-year term of office)
National Mediation Board (political balance required)
*Member - three positions (three-year terms of office)
National Science Foundation
*Director (six-year term of office)
*Deputy Director
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
*Member - three positions (six-year terms of office)
Office of National Drug Control Policy (Executive Office of the President)
*Deputy Director - Demand Reduction
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
*Director
Railroad Retirement Board
*Member - three positions (five-year terms of office; chair, who first must be appointed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
*Inspector General
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, Board of Trustees (political balance required)
*Member - eight (of 13 total) positions (six-year terms of office)
Corporation for National and Community Service, Board of Directors (political balance required)
*Member - 15 positions (five-year terms of office)
Harry S.

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Under the United States Constitution and law of the United States, certain federal positions appointed by the president of the United States require confirmation (advice and consent) of the United States Senate. These positions are referred to as presidential appointment with Senate confirmation (PAS). The following is a list of PAS positions ordered by the Senate committee that usually holds confirmation hearings before a full vote by the Senate.
PAS positions, as well as other types of federal government positions, are published in the United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book), which is released after each presidential election.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission (political balance required)
- Commissioner - five positions (five-year term of office; chair, who must first be confirmed as a commissioner, also needs to be confirmed)
Committee on Armed Services
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Export-Import Bank of the United States (political balance required)
- Member - five positions (four-year terms of office — Chair, who first must be confirmed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
- Inspector General
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (political balance required)
- Member - three positions (six-year terms of office — Chair and vice chair, who first must be confirmed as members, also need to be confirmed.)
- Inspector General
- Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors
- Governor - seven positions (14-year terms of office — Chair and vice chair, who first must be confirmed as governors, also need to be confirmed for four-year terms in those offices.)
- Securities and Exchange Commission (political balance required)
- Commissioner - five positions (five-year terms of office)
- National Consumer Cooperative Bank, Board of Directors
- Member - three (of 15 total) positions (three-year terms of office)
Committee on the Budget
- Office of Management and Budget (Executive Office of the President)
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Department of Commerce
- Secretary of Commerce
- Deputy Secretary
- Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
- Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere/Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Under Secretary for Technology
- Assistant Secretary for Administration/Chief Financial Officer
- Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
- Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services
- Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere/Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy
- Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion/Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
- Chief Scientist - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Director - National Institute of Standards and Technology
- General Counsel
- Inspector General
- Officer Corps - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (political balance required)
- Commissioner - five positions (seven-year terms of office - Only three of the positions have been funded and filled since the mid-1980s; chair, who first must be confirmed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Administrator
- Deputy Administrator
- Chief Financial Officer
- Inspector General
- National Transportation Safety Board (political balance required)
- Member - five positions (five-year terms of office - Chair, who first must be confirmed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
- Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects
- Reform Board (AMTRAK)
- Member - seven positions (five-year terms of office)
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Department of Energy
- Secretary
- Deputy Secretary
- Under Secretary for Energy and Environment
- Under Secretary for Science
- Administrator - Energy Information Administration
- Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
- Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management
- Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy
- Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Domestic Policy
- Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy
- Chief Financial Officer
- Director - Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
- Director - Office of Economic Impact and Diversity
- Director - Office of Science
- General Counsel
- Inspector General
- Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects
Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Administrator
- Deputy Administrator
- Assistant Administrator
- Assistant Administrator for Administration and Resources Management
- Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation
- Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
- Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information
- Assistant Administrator for International Affairs
- Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
- Assistant Administrator for Research and Development
- Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response
- Assistant Administrator for Water
- Chief Financial Officer
- General Counsel
- Inspector General
- Mississippi River Commission
- Commissioner - four positions (indefinite terms of office)
- Commissioner - three positions (nine-year terms of office)
Committee on Finance
- Department of the Treasury
- Secretary
- Deputy Secretary
- Under Secretary for Domestic Finance
- Under Secretary for International Affairs
- Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
- Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy
- Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets
- Assistant Secretary (Deputy Under Secretary) for International Affairs
- Assistant Secretary (Deputy Under Secretary) for Legislative Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer
- Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs/Director — Policy Planning
- Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy
- Chief Counsel - Internal Revenue Service/Assistant General Counsel for Tax
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue (five-year terms of office)
- General Counsel
- Inspector General
- Inspector General - Tax Administration
- Treasurer of the United States
- Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, Board of Trustees (political balance required)
- Member - two (of six total) positions (four-year terms of office)
- Federal Old-Age and Survivors Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund, Board of Trustees (political balance required)
- Member - two (of six total) positions (four-year terms of office)
- Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, Board of Trustees (political balance required)
- Member - two (of six total) positions (four-year terms of office)
- Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board
- Member - six (of nine total) positions (five-year terms of office)
- Social Security Advisory Board (political balance required)
- Member - three (of seven total) positions (six-year terms of office)
Committee on Foreign Relations
- Department of State
- Secretary
- Deputy Secretary
- Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources
- Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs
- Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs
- Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs
- Under Secretary for Management
- Under Secretary for Political Affairs
- Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Administration
- Assistant Secretary for African Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
- Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security
- Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research
- Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation
- Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment, and Science
- Assistant Secretary for Political and Military Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugee, and Migration Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Resource Management
- Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation
- Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism
- Ambassador-at-Large and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
- Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
- Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues
- U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States
- U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Chief Financial Officer
- United States Global AIDS Coordinator
- Counselor
- Director General - United States Foreign Service
- Director — Office of Foreign Missions
- Inspector General
- Legal Adviser
- Chief of Protocol
- Ambassadors
- Foreign Service Officers (commissions and promotions)
- United States Mission to the United Nations
- United States Agency for International Development
- Administrator
- Assistant Administrator — Asia and Near East
- Assistant Administrator — Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance
- Assistant Administrator — Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade
- Assistant Administrator — Europe and Eurasia
- Assistant Administrator — Global Health
- Assistant Administrator — Latin America and Caribbean
- Assistant Administrator — Legislative and Public Affairs
- Assistant Administrator — Management
- Assistant Administrator — Policy and Program Coordination
- Assistant Administrator — Sub-Saharan Africa
- Deputy Administrator
- Inspector General
- International Monetary Fund
- U.S. Executive Director (two-year term of office)
- U.S. Alternate Executive Director (two-year term of office)
- Inter-American Development Bank
- U.S. Executive Director (three-year term of office — The incumbent of this position also serves as U.S. Executive Director for the Inter-American Investment Corporation.)
- U.S. Alternate Executive Director (three-year term of office — The incumbent of this position also serves as U.S. Alternate Executive Director for the Inter-American Investment Corporation.)
- African Development Bank
- U.S. Executive Director (five-year term of office; full-time)
- Governor and Alternate Governor (five-year terms of office; part-time)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- U.S. Executive Director (two-year term of office; full-time - The incumbent also serves as U.S. Executive Director for the International Finance Corporation and the International Development Association.)
- U.S. Alternate Executive Director (two-year term of office; full-time - The incumbent also serves as U.S. Alternate Executive Director for the International Finance Corporation and the International Development Association.)
- Governor (same individual as the International Monetary Fund Governor; five-year term of office; part-time — The incumbent also serves as Governor for the International Finance Corporation and the International Development Association.)
- Alternate Governor (five-year term of office; part-time - The incumbent also serves as Alternate Governor for the International Finance Corporation and the International Development Association.)
- Millennium Challenge Corporation
- Chief Executive Officer (full-time)
- Member, Board of Directors - four (of nine total) positions (part-time; three-year terms of office)
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- President/Chief Executive Officer (full-time)
- Executive Vice President (full-time)
- Member, Board of Directors - eight (of 15 total) positions (part-time; three-year terms of office)
- Peace Corps
- Director (full-time)
- Deputy Director (full-time)
- Member, Peace Corps National Advisory Council — 15 positions (part-time; political balance required; two-year terms of office)
- Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting (political balance required)
- Member - nine positions (three-year terms of office)
- African Development Fund
- Governor and Alternate Governor
- U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (political balance required)
- Commissioner — seven positions (three-year terms of office)
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Department of Education
*Secretary
*Deputy Secretary
*Director, Institute of Education Sciences (six-year term of office)
*Under Secretary
*Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
*Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach
*Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education
*Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs
*Assistant Secretary for Management
*Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
*Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education
*Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
*Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education
*Chief Financial Officer
*Commissioner - Education Statistics (six-year term of office)
*Commissioner - Rehabilitation Services Administration
*General Counsel
*Inspector General
Department of Health and Human Services
*Administrator — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
*Assistant Secretary for Aging
*Assistant Secretary for Health
*Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
*Commissioner of Food and Drugs
*Director - National Institutes of Health
*United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers
*Surgeon General (four-year term of office)
Department of Labor
*Secretary of Labor
*Deputy Secretary of Labor
*Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
*Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
*Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy
*Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security Administration
*Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards Administration
*Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration
*Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Administration
*Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Administration
*Assistant Secretary for Policy
*Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
*Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training Service
*Administrator - Wage and Hour Division
*Chief Financial Officer
*Commissioner - Bureau of Labor Statistics
*Director - Women's Bureau
*Inspector General
*Solicitor
Corporation for National and Community Service
*Chief Executive Officer
*Managing Director
*Managing Director
*Chief Financial Officer
*Inspector General
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (political balance required)
*Commissioner — five positions (five-year terms of office)
*General Counsel (four-year term of office)
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
*Director
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
*Commissioner — five positions (six-year terms of office)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
*National Endowment for the Arts - Chair (four-year term of office)
*National Endowment for the Humanities - Chair (four-year term of office)
*Institute of Museum and Library Services - Director (four-year term of office)
National Labor Relations Board (Political balance is not required, but, by tradition, no more than three members are from the same party.)
*Member - five positions (five-year terms of office)
*General Counsel (four-year term of office)
National Mediation Board (political balance required)
*Member - three positions (three-year terms of office)
National Science Foundation
*Director (six-year term of office)
*Deputy Director
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
*Member - three positions (six-year terms of office)
Office of National Drug Control Policy (Executive Office of the President)
*Deputy Director - Demand Reduction
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
*Director
Railroad Retirement Board
*Member - three positions (five-year terms of office; chair, who first must be appointed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
*Inspector General
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, Board of Trustees (political balance required)
*Member - eight (of 13 total) positions (six-year terms of office)
Corporation for National and Community Service, Board of Directors (political balance required)
*Member - 15 positions (five-year terms of office)
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, Board of Trustees (political balance required)
*Member - eight (of 13 total) positions (six-year terms of office)
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Board of Trustees (political balance required)
*Member - six (of 13 total) positions (six-year terms of office)
Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors (political balance required)
*Member - 11 positions (three-year terms of office)
National Board for Education Sciences
*Member - 15 positions
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
*Member - 14 (of 15 total) positions (five-year terms of office)
National Council on Disability
*Member - 15 positions (three-year terms of office)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
*National Council on the Arts
**Member - 14 positions (of 21 total) positions (six-year terms of office)
*National Council on the Humanities
**Member - 26 positions (of 27 total) positions (six-year terms of office)
*National Museum Services Board
**Member - 14 positions (of 15 total) positions (five-year terms of office)
National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board
*Member - 10 positions (three-year terms of office)
National Science Board (National Science Foundation)
*Member - 24 positions (six-year terms of office)
United States Institute of Peace, Board of Directors (political balance required)
*Member - 12 (of 15 total) positions (four-year terms of office)
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Department of Commerce
*Director - Bureau of the Census
United States Department of Homeland Security
*Secretary
*Deputy Secretary
*Under Secretary for Management
*Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs
*Assistant Secretary - Health Affairs/Chief Medical Officer
*Assistant Secretary - Policy
*Assistant Secretary - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
*Assistant Secretary/Administrator - Transportation Security Administration
*Administrator - United States Fire Administration
*Deputy Administrator/Chief Operating Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency
*Deputy Administrator for National Preparedness, Federal Emergency Management Agency
*Assistant Administrator for Grant Programs, Federal Emergency Management Agency
*Director - Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement
*Chief Financial Officer
*General Counsel
*Inspector General
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to the District of Columbia
*Director (six-year term of office)
District of Columbia Court of Appeals (15-year terms of office)
*Chief Judge
*Judges - eight positions
Superior Court of the District of Columbia (15-year terms of office)
*Chief Judge
*Judges - 61 positions
Federal Labor Relations Authority (political balance required)
*Members - three positions (five-year terms of office)
*General Counsel (five-year term of office)
Government Accountability Office
*Comptroller General of the United States (15-year term of office)
*Deputy Comptroller General
General Services Administration
*Administrator
*Inspector General
Merit Systems Protection Board (political balance required)
*Member - three positions (seven-year terms of office). The Chair, who first must be confirmed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.
National Archives and Records Administration
*Archivist of the United States
Office of Government Ethics
*Director (five-year term of office)
Office of Management and Budget (Executive Office of the President)
*Director
*Deputy Director
*Deputy Director - Management
*Administrator - Office of Federal Procurement Policy
*Administrator - Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
*Controller - Office of Federal Financial Management
Office of Personnel Management
*Director (four-year term of office)
*Deputy Director
*Inspector General
Office of Special Counsel
*Special Counsel (five-year term of office)
Postal Regulatory Commission (political balance required)
*Commissioner - five positions (six-year terms of office)
Most other Inspectors General
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
*Member - five positions (four-year terms of office)
Special Panel on Appeals
*Chair (six-year term of office)
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service (political balance required)
*Governor - nine positions (nine-year terms of office)
Committee on Indian Affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
*Director - Indian Health Service (four-year term of office)
*Commissioner - Administration for Native Americans
Department of the Interior
*Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs
*Chair - National Indian Gaming Commission (three-year term of office)
*Special Trustee - American Indians
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
*Commissioner (two-year term of office)
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, Board of Trustees
*Member - 13 (voting) positions (six-year terms of office)
Select Committee on Intelligence
Department of Justice
*Assistant Attorney General - National Security Division
Department of State
*Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research
Department of the Treasury
*Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis
Central Intelligence Agency
*Director
*General Counsel
*Inspector General
Director of National Intelligence
*Director
*Principal Deputy Director
*Director, National Counterterrorism Center
*General Counsel
*Chief Information Officer
Committee on the Judiciary
Department of Commerce
*Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property - United States Patent and Trademark Office
Department of Homeland Security
*Assistant Secretary - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
*Director - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Justice
*Attorney General
*Deputy Attorney General
*Associate Attorney General
*Assistant Attorney General - Antitrust Division
*Assistant Attorney General - Office of Justice Programs
*Assistant Attorney General - Office of Legal Counsel
*Assistant Attorney General - Office of Legal Policy
*Assistant Attorney General - Office of Legislative Affairs
*Assistant Attorney General - Civil Division
*Assistant Attorney General - Civil Rights Division
*Assistant Attorney General - Criminal Division
*Assistant Attorney General - Environment and Natural Resources Division
*Assistant Attorney General - National Security Division
*Assistant Attorney General - Tax Division
*Administrator - Drug Enforcement Administration
*Administrator - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
*Deputy Administrator - Drug Enforcement Administration
*Director - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
*Director - Bureau of Justice Assistance
*Director - Bureau of Justice Statistics
*Director - Community Relations Service (four-year term of office)
*Director - Federal Bureau of Investigation (10-year term of office)
*Director - National Institute of Justice
*Director - Office for Victims of Crime
*Director - Office on Violence Against Women
*Director - United States Marshals Service
*Inspector General
*Solicitor General
*Special Counsel - Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (four-year term of office)
*United States Attorney - 93 positions (four-year terms of office)
*United States Marshal - 94 positions (four-year terms of office)
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
*Chair (three-year term of office; nominated from among commissioner members - See additional listing under part-time positions below.)
Office of National Drug Control Policy (Executive Office of the President)
*Director ("Drug Czar")
*Deputy Director
*Deputy Director - Demand Reduction
*Deputy Director - State and Local Affairs
*Deputy Director - Supply Reduction
United States courts of appeals
*Judges - 179 positions (life tenure)
United States Court of Federal Claims
*Judges - 16 positions (15-year terms of office)
United States Court of International Trade (life tenure)
*Judges - nine positions (political balance required)
United States district court
*Judges - 678 positions. Most are life tenure; in total there are 663 permanent judgeships, 11 temporary judgeships, and four territorial court judgeships. In the districts with the 11 temporary judgeships, the seat lapses with the departure of a judge from that district at some particular time specified in statute unless Congress enacts legislation to extend the temporary judgeship or convert it to a permanent judgeship.
United States Parole Commission
*Member - five positions (six-year term of office)
United States Sentencing Commission
*Chair - (six-year term of office; nominated from among commission members; see additional listing under part-time positions below.)
*Vice Chair - three positions (six-year terms of office; designated from among commission members — See additional listing under part-time positions below.)
Supreme Court of the United States
*Chief Justice of the United States (life tenure)
*Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (life tenure)
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
*Member - three positions (three-year terms of office — One of the three members is also nominated to be the full-time chair of the commission, as shown above.)
State Justice Institute, Board of Directors
*Director - 11 positions (three-year terms of office)
United States Sentencing Commission (political balance required)
*Commissioner - seven positions (six-year terms of office - One of the seven members is also nominated to be the full-time chair of the commission, and two others are designated as full-time vice-chairs.)
Committee on Rules and Administration
Architect - Architect of the Capitol
Commissioner - Election Assistance Commission (four positions; four-year terms of office; political balance required)
Commissioner - Federal Election Commission (six positions; six-year terms of office; political balance required)
Public Printer - Government Printing Office
Librarian - Library of Congress
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Small Business Administration
*Administrator
*Deputy Administrator
*Chief Counsel for Advocacy
*Inspector General
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Department of Labor
*Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training Service
Department of Veterans Affairs
*Secretary of Veterans Affairs
*Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
*Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits (four-year term of office)
*Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health (four-year term of office)
*Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs
*Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Congressional and Legislative Affairs
*Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Human Resources and Administration
*Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Information and Technology
*Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Management and Chief Financial Officer
*Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Operations, Security, and Preparedness
*Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning
*Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
*Chair, Board of Veterans Appeals (six-year term of office)
*General Counsel
*Inspector General
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
*Judge - three-seven positions (15-year terms of office)
External links
(Plum Book)
- Congressional Research Service
- Brookings Institution
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