	Introduction

The President is responsible for appointing individuals to certain positions in the federal government. In some instances, the President makes these appointments using authorities granted to the President alone. This report identifies, for the 113 th Congress, all nominations submitted to the Senate for full-time positions on 34 regulatory and other collegial boards and commissions. This report includes information on the leadership structure of each of these 34 boards and commissions as well as a pair of tables presenting information on each body's membership and appointment activity as of the end of the 113 th Congress. Information for this report was compiled using the Senate nominations database of the Legislative Information System (LIS) at http://www.lis.gov/nomis/ , the Congressional Record (daily edition), the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents , telephone discussions with agency officials, agency websites, the United States Code , and the 2012 Plum Book ( United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions ). Appointments During the 113th Congress

During the 113 th Congress, President Barack H. Obama submitted nominations to the Senate for 86 of the 149 full-time positions on 34 regulatory and other boards and commissions (most of the remaining positions were not vacant during that time). He submitted a total of 114 nominations for these positions, of which 77 were confirmed, 7 were withdrawn, 30 were returned to the President, and no recess appointments were made. At the end of the Congress, 24 incumbents were serving past the expiration of their terms. In addition, there were 22 vacancies among the 149 positions. Only the chair, who is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, serves full time. Summary of All Nominations and Appointments to Collegial Boards and Commissions
Appendix B. Board and Commission Abbreviations
The President makes appointments to certain positions within the federal government, either using authorities granted to the President alone or with the advice and consent of the Senate. There are some 149 full-time leadership positions on 34 federal regulatory and other collegial boards and commissions for which the Senate provides advice and consent. This report identifies all nominations submitted to the Senate for full-time positions on these 34 boards and commissions during the 113th Congress.
Information for each board and commission is presented in profiles and tables. The profiles provide information on leadership structures and statutory requirements (such as term limits and party balance requirements). The tables include full-time positions confirmed by the Senate, pay levels for these positions, incumbents as of the end of the 113th Congress, incumbents' parties (where balance is required), and appointment action within each board or commission. Additional summary information across all 34 boards and commissions appears in the appendix.
During the 113th Congress, the President submitted 114 nominations to the Senate for full-time positions on these boards and commissions (most of the remaining positions on these boards and commissions were not vacant during that time). Of these 114 nominations, 77 were confirmed, 7 were withdrawn, and 30 were returned to the President. At the end of the 113th Congress, 24 incumbents were serving past the expiration of their terms. In addition, there were 22 vacancies among the 149 positions.
Information for this report was compiled using the Senate nominations database of the Legislative Information System (LIS) at http://www.lis.gov/nomis/, the Congressional Record (daily edition), the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, telephone discussions with agency officials, agency websites, the United States Code, and the 2012 Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions).
This report will not be updated.