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108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3589
To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of
the Virgin Islands.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 21, 2003
Mrs. Christensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
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A BILL
To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of
the Virgin Islands.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
(a) Appointment of Chief Financial Officer.--
(1) In general.--The Governor of the Virgin Islands shall
appoint a Chief Financial Officer, with the advice and consent
of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, from the names on the
list required under section 2(d). If the Governor has nominated
a person for Chief Financial Officer but the Legislature of the
Virgin Islands has not confirmed a nominee not later than 90
days after receiving the list pursuant to section 2(d), the
Governor shall appoint from such list a Chief Financial Officer
on an acting basis until the Legislature consents to a Chief
Financial Officer.
(2) Acting chief financial officer.--If a Chief Financial
Officer has not been appointed under paragraph (1) within 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Interior shall appoint from the names on the list
submitted under section 2(d), an Acting Chief Financial Officer
to serve in that capacity until a Chief Financial Officer is
appointed under the first sentence of paragraph (1).
(b) Transfer of Functions.--
(1) In general.--Upon the appointment of a Chief Financial
Officer under subsection (a), the functions of the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget established under the laws
of the Virgin Islands shall be transferred to the Chief
Financial Officer.
(2) Documents provided.--The head of the Department of
Finance of the Virgin Islands and the head of the Internal
Revenue Bureau of the Virgin Islands shall provide all
documents and information under the jurisdiction of that head
that the Chief Financial Officer considers required to carry
out his or her functions to the Chief Financial Officer.
(c) Deputy Chief Financial Officer.--Until the date that is 5 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the position of the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget of the Virgin Islands
shall--
(1) have the duties, salary, and other conditions of the
Deputy Chief Financial Officer in lieu of the duties, salary,
and other conditions of the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget of the Virgin Islands as such functions
existed before the appointment of the Chief Financial Officer;
and
(2) assist the Chief Financial Officer in carrying out the
duties of the Chief Financial Officer.
(d) Conditions Related to Chief Financial Officer.--
(1) Term.--The Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed
for a term of 5 years.
(2) Removal.--The Chief Financial Officer shall not be
removed except for cause. An Acting Chief Financial Officer may
be removed for cause or by a Chief Financial Officer appointed
with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin
Islands.
(3) Replacement.--If the Chief Financial Officer is unable
to continue acting in that capacity due to removal, illness,
death, or otherwise, another Chief Financial Officer shall be
selecting in accordance with subsection (a).
(4) Salary.--The Chief Financial Officer shall be paid at a
salary to be determined by the Governor of the Virgin Islands,
except such rate may not exceed the rate of pay for a cabinet
officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands.
(e) Conditions Related to Deputy Chief Financial Officer.--
(1) Term; removal.--The Deputy Chief Financial Officer
shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Financial Officer.
(2) Replacement.--If the Deputy Chief Financial Officer is
unable to continue acting in that capacity due to removal,
illness, death, or otherwise, another person shall be selected
by the Chief Financial Officer to serve as Deputy Chief
Financial Officer.
(3) Salary.--The Deputy Chief Financial Officer shall be
paid at a salary to be determined by the Chief Financial
Officer, except such rate may not exceed the rate of pay for a
cabinet officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands.
(f) Resumption of Functions.--On the date that is 5 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the functions of the Chief Financial
Officer shall be transferred to the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget of the Virgin Islands.
(g) Sunset.--This section shall cease to have effect after the date
that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the ``Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission''.
(b) Duty of Commission.--The Commission shall recommend to the
Governor 3 candidates for nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the
Virgin Islands. Each candidate must be a certified public accountant
and must have demonstrated ability in general management of, knowledge
of, and extensive practical experience in large governmental or
business entities.
(c) Membership.--
(1) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall be
composed of 7 members appointed, not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, as follows:
(A) 1 individual appointed by the Governor of the
Virgin Islands.
(B) 1 individual appointed by the President of the
Legislature of the Virgin Islands.
(C) 1 individual, who is an employee of the
Government of the Virgin Islands, appointed by the
Central Labor Council of the Virgin Islands.
(D) 1 individual appointed by the joint Chambers of
Commerce of St. Thomas-St. John and St. Croix.
(E) 1 individual appointed by the President of the
University of the Virgin Islands.
(F) 1 individual appointed by the Chief Judge of
the Virgin Islands Territorial Court.
(G) 1 individual, who is a resident of St. John,
appointed by the At-Large Member of the Legislature of
the Virgin Islands.
(2) Terms.--
(A) In general.--Each member shall be appointed for
the life of the Commission.
(B) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall
be filled in the manner in which the original
appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a
vacancy shall be appointed for the remainder of that
term.
(3) Basic pay.--Members shall serve without pay.
(4) Quorum.--Five members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum.
(5) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Commission shall
be the Secretary of the Interior or his or her designee and
shall serve as an ex officio member of the Commission.
(6) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
Chairperson. The Commission shall meet for the first time not
later than 30 days after all members have been appointed under
this subsection.
(d) Report; Recommendations.--The Commission shall transmit a
report to the Governor and the Secretary of the Interior not later than
60 days after its first meeting. The report shall name the Commission's
recommendations for candidates for nomination as Chief Financial
Officer of the Virgin Islands. If the Commission fails to make such
recommendations within 60 days after its first meeting, the Secretary
of the Interior shall independently make these recommendations to the
Governor not later than 90 days after the Commission's first meeting.
(e) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 60 days after its
first meeting.
SEC. 3. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of the Interior shall provide a financial management
system, including appropriate computer hardware and software, to the
Government of the Virgin Islands. The financial management system shall
be available to the Chief Financial Officer and, after the date that is
5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget of the Virgin Islands, to assist
the Chief Financial Officer or the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget of the Virgin Islands, as the case may be, to carry out the
official duties of that office.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Chief financial officer.--In sections 1 and 2, the term
``Chief Financial Officer'' means a Chief Financial Officer or
Acting Chief Financial Officer, as the case may be, appointed
under section 1(a).
(2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Virgin
Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission established
pursuant to section 2.
(3) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the Governor of
the Virgin Islands.
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