To require the appointment of the Chief of the Forest Service by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Summary

Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to require the Chief of the Forest Service to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among persons who have substantial experience and demonstrated competence in forest land management and natural resources conservation. Allows the current Chief to continue to serve until the earlier of: (1) the end of the six-month period beginning on the enactment of this Act; or (2) the date on which such person is reappointed or a replacement is appointed.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 February 1997

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 February 1997

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 February 1997

  Open at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.