,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gbd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#ac1 #bjah,mr4 ,merkley submitted the   
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,rules and        
,administration  ,,resolution  ,amending
 rule ,,xxxi of the ,standing ,rules of 
the ,senate to limit the time during    
which a nomination shall be confirmed or
 rejected1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,proceedings on nominations ,rule ,,xxxi
 of the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate 
is amended by-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 
by inserting ,a covered nominee shall   
submit the basic requirements to the    
appropriate committee within #cj        
legislative days of the covered         
nomination being transmitted to the     
,senate4 ,the appropriate committee     
shall vote on the covered nomination    
within #cj legislative days of receipt  
of the basic requirements4 ,by agreement
 of the chairman and ranking minority   
member1 the committee may extend or     

suspend the deadline on the committee to
 vote4 ,if the committee does not hold a
 vote1 the nominee is deemed reported to
 the full ,senate4 ,for a covered       
nomination for a position described in  
section #ecab of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 the ,senate shall vote on
 the covered nomination within #dj      
legislative days of the committee       
reporting the covered nomination4 ,for a
 covered nomination other than for a    
position described in section #ecab of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 if not 
fewer than #aj ,senators1 within #cj    
legislative days of the committee       
reporting on the covered nomination1    
have submitted written requests for the 
record that the covered nomination be   
considered by the full ,senate in       
executive session within #dj days of the
 committee reporting the covered        
nomination1 the ,senate shall vote on   
the covered nomination4 ,if the covered 
nomination is not confirmed or rejected 
within #dj days of the committee        

reporting the covered nomination1 the   
nomination shall be deemed to be        
confirmed4 ,debate on any covered       
nomination other than for a position    
described in section #ecab of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code1 debate shall be  
limited to not more than #b hours4 after
 consent42 and  7#b7 by adding at the   
end the following3  #h4 7a7 ,in         
paragraph 7#a7--  7#a7 the term basic   
requirements means-- 7,a7 an agreement  
with the ,office of ,government ,ethics2
  7,b7 a financial disclosure form2     
7,c7 a background check conducted by the
 ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2    
7,d7 responses to a questionnaire of    
each relevant committee2  7,e7 tax      
forms1 if required by a relevant        
committee2 and  7,f7 any other          
requirements of a relevant committee2   
and  7#b7 the term covered nomination   
means a nomination of an individual to a
 position in an executive agency1 as    
defined in section #aje of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code4  4