There are a number of positions that required Senate confirmation of appointees in the past, but do not today. The Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Pub.L. 112-166), signed into law on August 10, 2012, eliminates the requirement of Senate approval for 163 positions, allowing the president alone to appoint persons to these positions. Parts of the act went into effect immediately, while other parts took effect on October 9, 2012, 60 days after enactment.
- Department of Agriculture:
- Assistant Secretary for Administration,
- Administrator of the Rural Utilities Services
- all members of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation (7)
- Department of Commerce:
- Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Department of Defense:
- All members of the National Security Education Board (6)
- Director of the Selective Service System
- Department of Education:
- Assistant Secretary for Management
- Commissioner for Education Statistics
- Department of Health and Human Services:
- Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
- Department of Homeland Security:
- Director of the Office for Domestic Preparedness
- Assistant Administrator for Grant Programs, Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)
- Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration
- Director of the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement
- Chief Medical Officer
- Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
- Housing and Urban Development:
- Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
- Department of Justice:
- Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Director of the National Institute of Justice
- Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Director of the Office for Victims of Crime
- Department of Labor:
- Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
- Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
- Director of the Women's Bureau
- Department of State
- Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Administration
- Department of Transportation:
- Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs
- Assistant Secretary for Administration
- Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
- Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
- Department of the Treasury:
- Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Management
- Treasurer of the United States
- Department of Veterans Affairs:
- Assistant Secretary for Management
- Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration
- Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security, and Preparedness
- Appalachian Regional Commission:
- Alternative Federal Co-Chairman
- Council of Economic Advisers:
- all members (2), except the Chairperson
- Corporation for National and Community Service:
- Managing directors (2)
- National Council on Disability:
- All members, including the Chairperson
- National Museum and Library Services Boards:
- all members
- National Science Foundation:
- all Board members
- Office of National Drug Control Policy:
- Deputy Directors
- Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation:
- Commissioner
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID):
- Assistant Administrator for Management
- Community Development Financial Institution Fund:
- Administrator
- Mississippi River Commission:
- all Commissioners (7)
- National Board for Education Sciences:
- all members (15)
- National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board:
- all members (10)
- Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development:
- all members (13)
- United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps:
- all appointments and promotions (except Surgeon General)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps:
- all appointments and promotions
