,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eddj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #e1  
#bjbd,mr4 ,lee introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,department of            
,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of    
#aiid to provide that the ,president    
shall appoint1 by and with the advice   
and consent of the ,senate1 the ,chief  
of the ,forest ,service4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,forest ,service ,accountability ,act4  
#b4 ,chief of the ,forest ,service      
,subtitle ,e of the ,department of      
,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of    
#aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fifa7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  #bdf4
 ,chief of the ,forest ,service  7a7    
,appointment by the ,president2 ,senate 
advice and consent ,the ,president shall
 appoint1 by and with the advice and    
consent of the ,senate1 the ,chief of   

the ,forest ,service4  7b7              
,qualifications ,an individual appointed
 under subsection 7a7 shall have        
substantial experience and demonstrated 
competence in forest and natural        
resources management4  7c7 ,committee   
referral  7#a7 ,in general ,any         
nomination of an individual to be the   
,chief of the ,forest ,service submitted
 to the ,senate for confirmation1 and   
referred to a committee1 shall be       
referred jointly to the ,committee on   
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
of the ,senate and the ,committee on    
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate4  7#b7 ,rules of ,senate        
,paragraph 7#a7 is enacted-- 7,a7 as an 
exercise of the rulemaking power of the 
,senate1 and as such is deemed a part of
 the rules of the ,senate and supersedes
 other rules only to the extent that    
they are inconsistent with such rules2  
and  7,b7 with full recognition of the  
constitutional right of the ,senate to  
change the rules at any time1 in the    

same manner1 and to the same extent as  
in the case of any other rule of the    
,senate4  7d7 ,application to incumbent 
,notwithstanding any service by an      
individual serving in the position of   
,chief of the ,forest ,service on the   
date of enactment of this section1 the  
,president shall submit to the ,senate a
 nomination for an individual to be the 
,chief of the ,forest ,service not later
 than #cj days after that date of       
enactment4  4