To provide that appropriated funds may not be used to pay for any salaries or expenses of any task force, council, or similar office which is established by or at the direction of the President and headed by an individual who has been inappropriately appointed to such position (on other than an interim basis), without the advice and consent of the Senate.
This Act may be cited as the `Czar Accountability and Reform (CZAR) Act of 2009'.
Appropriated funds may not be used to pay for any salaries or expenses of any task force, council, or similar office--
(1) which is established by or at the direction of the President; and
(2) the head of which--
(A) is appointed to such position (on other than an interim basis) without the advice and consent of the Senate;
(B) is excepted from the competitive service by reason of its confidential, policy-determining, the policy-making, or policy-advocating character; and
(C) performs or delegates functions which (but for the establishment of such task force, council, or similar office) would be performed or delegated by an individual in a position to which the President appoints an individual by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Source: Thomas LOC
Obama has created all these pseudo cabinet level positions without consulting Congress. I agree Congress should be ticked off and want to withhold funding for these positions.
In the picture, Obam seems to be saying "Don't mess with MY money!".
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