2 U.S.C. § 199 : US Code - Section 199: Member of commission, board, etc., appointed by President pro tempore of Senate; recommendation process; applicability

Search 2 U.S.C. § 199 : US Code - Section 199: Member of commission, board, etc., appointed by President pro tempore of Senate; recommendation process; applicability

(a) Any provision of law which provides that any member of a
commission, board, committee, advisory group, or similar body is to
be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate shall be
construed to require that the appointment be made - 
(1) upon recommendation of the Majority Leader of the Senate,
if such provision of law specifies that the appointment is to be
made on the basis of the appointee's affiliation with the
majority political party,
(2) upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the
Senate, if such provision of law specifies that the appointment
is to be made on the basis of the appointee's affiliation with
the minority party, and
(3) upon the joint recommendation of the Majority Leader of the
Senate and the Minority Leader of the Senate, if such provision
of law does not specify that the appointment is to be made on the
appointee's affiliation with the majority or minority political
party.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be
applicable in the case of appointments made after December 22,
1980, pursuant to provisions of law enacted on, before, and after,
December 22, 1980.