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HR 3569 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Congressional oversight Congressional-executive branch relations Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

SAC Act

Introduced: September 15, 2009 Introduced by: Scalise, Steve Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Sep 15, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sep 15, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now October 23, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

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