{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Short description|U.S. government publication}} {{Use American English|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox book | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books --> | name = United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book) | image = ISBN-9780160958045.png | caption = 116th Congress, 2d Session, December 2020 | language = English | genre = [[Non-fiction]] | publisher2 = [[United States Government Printing Office]] | release_date = | subject = [[Political]] [[Reference work|Reference]] | pages = | author = Committee on Oversight and Reform | title_working = Plum book | country = [[United States of America]] | publisher = Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office | italic title = no | pub_date = | media_type = | isbn = | congress = | preceded_by = | website = https://www.govinfo.gov }} '''''United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions''''' (more commonly referred to as the '''Plum Book''') is a book that lists positions in the United States government that are subject to [[Political appointments in the United States|political appointment]]. It lists around 8,000 [[United States federal civil service |federal civil service]] leadership and support positions in the [[Legislative branch|legislative]] and [[executive branch]]es of the federal government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment nationwide. It is a publication of the [[United States Senate]]'s [[United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs|Committee on Governmental Affairs]] and the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]' [[United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|Committee on Government Reform]]. A new edition is published every four years, just after each [[United States presidential election |presidential election]]. All tenured positions commissioned by the [[President of the United States|president]] are published, including all [[officers of the United States]], their immediate subordinates, policy executives and advisors, and aides who report to these officials. Some positions are kept secret and not published due to being [[Classified information in the United States|classified]] via [[executive privilege]].
==History== The Plum Book originated in 1952 during the [[Eisenhower administration]] to identify presidentially appointed positions within the federal government. For twenty years, the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] had controlled the federal government. When President Eisenhower took office, the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] requested a list of government positions that the new president could fill. The next edition of the Plum Book appeared in 1960 and has since been published every four years, just after a [[United States presidential election |presidential election]].
Older editions of the Plum Book are held by any [[federal depository library]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Somerset|first=Gary|title=PLUM BOOK AVAILABLE AT GPO|url= https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/news-content-pdf-files/2008/08news31.pdf |number=8–31|publisher=Government Printing Office|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref> The Government Printing Office (now the [[United States Government Publishing Office]]) began to make the Plum Book available as an [[Application software|app]] for the first time in December 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last=Somerset|first=Gary|title=GPO RELEASES PLUM BOOK: Available for first time as an App. |url=https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/news-content-pdf-files/2012/12news51.pdf |publisher=Government Printing Office|number=12–51| access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref> The 2020 edition was published on December 1, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/collection/plum-book?path=/gpo/United%20States%20Government%20Policy%20and%20Supporting%20Positions%20(Plum%20Book)/2020|title = United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book)|date = July 2015}}</ref>
Plum Books are considered an important resource for [[President-elect of the United States|presidents-elect of the United States]] during their [[United States presidential transition|presidential transitions]], aiding them in identifying federal government positions to which they can name appointees.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bravender |first1=Robin |title=The new Plum Book is here! Introducing the obscure 232-page federal document that will help Biden find and replace any lingering Trump appointees. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/plum-book-biden-administration-jobs-federal-government-trump-congress-2021-1 |website=Business Insider |access-date=21 May 2021 |date=4 January 2021}}</ref>
==Number of appointments by agency== {{As of|December 2020}}, there are 7,935 [[Political appointments in the United States|political appointments]] across the [[Executive branch of the Federal government of the United States|executive]] and [[Legislative branch of the United States federal government|legislative]] branches of the U.S. federal government. Many of these positions must be filled by the incoming [[President of the United States|president]] every four years while others are career appointments that outlast presidential administrations.
These positions are published in the Plum Book, a new edition of which is released after each [[United States presidential election]].<ref name="plum">{{cite book|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2020/pdf/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2020.pdf|title=United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book)|date=December 2020|publisher=Government Publishing Office|type=PDF}}</ref> The list is provided by the [[U.S. Office of Personnel Management]] (OPM). ===Key=== {| class="wikitable" | {{align|center}} colspan="2" |'''Abbreviations for type of appointment'''<ref name="plum" /> |- | CA || Career Appointment |- | NA || Noncareer Appointment |- | PA || Presidential Appointment (without Senate Confirmation) |- | PAS || Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation |- | SC || [[Schedule C appointment|Schedule C]] Excepted Appointment |- | TA || Limited Term Appointment |- | XS || Appointment Excepted by Statute |- | SES || [[Senior Executive Service (United States)|Senior Executive Service]]<ref>Senior Executive Service positions can be filled by Career, Noncareer, Limited Term, or Limited Emergency.</ref> |}
=== Executive branch – departments === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! ! colspan="8" |Type of appointment<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2020/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2020-8|title=United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book), Executive Branch|date=December 2020|publisher=Government Publishing Office|type=Spreadsheet}}</ref> || |- ! | Department || CA || NA || PA || PAS || SC || TA || XS || SES || Total |- | [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]] || 130 || 46 || 3 || 14 || 157 || 1 || 1 || 147 || 499 |- | [[United States Department of Commerce|Department of Commerce]] || 83 || 36 || 1 || 23 || 96 || 7 || 3 || 101 || 350 |- | [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] – [[Department of the Air Force]] || 16 || 3 || 0 || 7 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 13 || 45 |- | Department of Defense – [[United States Department of the Army|Department of the Army]] || 29 || 10 || 0 || 8 || 10 || 6 || 1 || 9 || 73 |- | Department of Defense – [[United States Department of the Navy|Department of the Navy]] || 11 || 1 || 0 || 7 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 39 |- | Department of Defense – [[Office of the Secretary of Defense]] || 211 || 58 || 1 || 44 || 95 || 9 || 0 || 55 || 473 |- | [[United States Department of Education|Department of Education]] || 35 || 21 || 1 || 16 || 72 || 1 || 1 || 14 || 161 |- | [[United States Department of Energy|Department of Energy]] || 133 || 25 || 0 || 23 || 123 || 1 || 1 || 29 || 335 |- | [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|Department of Health and Human Services]] || 237 || 78 || 2 || 19 || 92 || 11 || 1 || 74 || 514 |- | [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] || 84 || 56 || 4 || 18 || 72 || 9 || 161 || 46 || 450 |- | [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|Department of Housing and Urban Development]] || 44 || 23 || 1 || 13 || 81 || 4 || 0 || 111 || 277 |- | [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] || 96 || 57 || 8 || 219 || 60 || 6 || 1 || 44 || 491 |- | [[United States Department of Labor|Department of Labor]] || 32 || 23 || 2 || 16 || 108 || 0 || 0 || 15 || 196 |- | [[United States Department of State|Department of State]] || 130 || 36 || 3 || 256 || 86 || 2 || 2 || 10 || 525 |- | [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]] || 158 || 35 || 0 || 18 || 42 || 0 || 4 || 54 || 311 |- | [[United States Department of the Treasury|Department of the Treasury]] || 92 || 25 || 3 || 35 || 33 || 3 || 0 || 46 || 237 |- | [[United States Department of Transportation|Department of Transportation]] || 136 || 41 || 2 || 18 || 61 || 1 || 4 || 30 || 293 |- | [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]] || 281 || 16 || 3 || 12 || 12 || 9 || 147 || 77 || 557 |- ! | Total || 1938 || 590 || 34 || 766 || 1209 || 70 || 328 || 891 || 5826 |} === Independent agencies and government corporations === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! ! colspan="8" |Type of appointment<ref>{{cite book|title=United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book), Independent Agencies and Government Corporations|date=December 2020|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2020/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2020-9|type=Spreadsheet|publisher=Government Publishing Office}}</ref> || |- ! | Agency || CA || NA || PA || PAS || SC || TA || XS || SES || Total |- | [[Advisory Council on Historic Preservation]] || 0 || 0 || 10 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 11 |- | [[African Development Foundation]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 |- | [[American Battle Monuments Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | [[Appalachian Regional Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 |- | [[United States Arctic Research Commission|Arctic Research Commission]] || 1 || 0 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9 |- | [[Armed Forces Retirement Home]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | [[Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship|Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | [[Central Intelligence Agency]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 |- | [[Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 9 |- | [[Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation]] || 0 || 0 || 13 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 13 |- | [[Commission of Fine Arts]] || 1 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 |- | [[Commission on Civil Rights]] || 0 || 1 || 7 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 4 || 6 || 23 |- | [[Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled|Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | [[Commodity Futures Trading Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14 |- | [[Consumer Financial Protection Bureau]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | [[Consumer Product Safety Commission]] || 4 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 23 |- | [[Corporation for National and Community Service]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 17 || 0 || 0 || 18 || 0 || 35 |- | [[Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | [[Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency|Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | [[Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 8 |- | [[Delaware River Basin Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | [[Delta Regional Authority]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | [[Denali Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | [[Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]] || 88 || 30 || 0 || 13 || 62 || 0 || 0 || 15 || 208 |- | [[Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]] || 13 || 2 || 0 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 30 |- | [[Export–Import Bank of the United States|Export-Import Bank]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 23 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 29 |- | [[Farm Credit Administration]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 |- | [[Federal Communications Commission]] || 42 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 5 || 59 |- | [[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 |- | [[Federal Election Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 19 || 0 || 25 |- | [[Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]] || 44 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 57 |- | [[Federal Housing Finance Agency]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | [[Federal Housing Finance Board]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 |- | [[Federal Labor Relations Authority]] || 0 || 0 || 7 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 13 |- | [[Federal Maritime Commission]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 10 |- | [[Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (United States)|Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service]] || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 |- | [[Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 13 |- | [[Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 |- | [[Federal Reserve System]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 |- | [[Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board]] || 4 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 10 |- | [[Federal Trade Commission]] || 25 || 5 || 0 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 11 || 51 |- | [[General Services Administration]] || 14 || 19 || 0 || 2 || 16 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 58 |- | [[Great Lakes Fishery Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 |- | [[Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force|Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 |- | [[Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |- | [[Institute of Museum and Library Services]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 19 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 26 |- | [[Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | [[Interagency Council on the Homeless]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | [[Inter-American Foundation]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 |- | [[International Boundary and Water Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | [[International Joint Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 |- | [[Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin]] || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 |- | [[James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | [[Japan–United States Friendship Commission]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | [[Marine Mammal Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 |- | [[Medicaid and Chip Payment and Access Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 22 || 0 || 22 |- | [[Medicare Payment Advisory Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 3 |- | [[Merit Systems Protection Board]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 10 |- | [[Millennium Challenge Corporation]] || 0 || 0 || 26 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 31 |- | [[Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation|Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9 |- | [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] || 30 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 13 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 57 |- | [[National Archives and Records Administration]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 0 || 14 |- | [[National Capital Planning Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 |- | [[National Council on Disability]] || 0 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 |- | [[National Credit Union Administration]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 12 |- | [[National Endowment for the Arts]] || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 20 |- | [[National Endowment for the Humanities]] || 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 23 |- | [[National Labor Relations Board]] || 9 || 5 || 0 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 35 |- | [[National Mediation Board]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 7 |- | [[National Science Foundation]] || 46 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 24 || 40 || 115 |- | [[National Transportation Safety Board]] || 3 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 18 |- | [[Northern Border Regional Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]] || 40 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 70 || 1 || 117 |- | [[Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board]] || 1 || 0 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 12 |- | [[Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 8 |- | [[Office of Government Ethics]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 |- | [[Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 |- | [[Office of Personnel Management]] || 26 || 12 || 0 || 3 || 26 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 74 |- | [[Office of Special Counsel]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 9 |- | [[Department of Defense Office of Inspector General|Office of the Secretary of Defense Office of the Inspector General]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | [[Peace Corps]] || 0 || 0 || 26 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 30 |- | [[Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 6 |- | [[Postal Regulatory Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 19 || 0 || 24 |- | [[Public Buildings Reform Board]] || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 |- | [[Railroad Retirement Board]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 |- | [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 12 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 17 |- | [[Selective Service System]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 |- | [[Small Business Administration]] || 20 || 11 || 0 || 4 || 37 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 76 |- | [[Smithsonian Institution]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 |- | [[Social Security Administration]] || 85 || 3 || 0 || 5 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 36 || 136 |- | [[Surface Transportation Board]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 |- | [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 |- | [[Trade and Development Agency]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 |- | [[U.S. Agency for Global Media]] || 7 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 11 |- | [[United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission|United States–China Economic and Security Review Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 0 || 12 |- | [[United States Agency for International Development]] || 16 || 4 || 1 || 12 || 0 || 1 || 87 || 5 || 126 |- | [[U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad|United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad]] || 0 || 0 || 21 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 21 |- | [[United States Commission on International Religious Freedom]] || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 9 |- | [[United States Election Assistance Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 6 |- | [[United States Holocaust Memorial Council]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 3 |- | [[United States Institute of Peace]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 12 |- | [[United States International Development Finance Corporation]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 45 || 0 || 59 |- | [[United States International Trade Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 18 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 26 |- | [[United States Postal Service]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3 |- | [[United States Semiquincentennial|United States Semiquincentennial Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | [[Vietnam Education Foundation]] || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 7 |- | [[Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | [[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars]] || 0 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 11 |- | [[World War I Centennial Commission]] || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 |- ! | Total || 546 || 108 || 194 || 319 || 316 || 12 || 373 || 219 || 2087 |} == Legislative branch == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! ! colspan="4" |Type of appointment<ref>{{cite book|title=United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book), Legislative Branch|date=December 2020|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2020/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2020-6|type=Spreadsheet|publisher=Government Publishing Office}}</ref> || |- ! | Agency || PA || PAS || SC || XS || Total |- | [[Architect of the Capitol]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | [[Government Accountability Office]] || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | [[Government Publishing Office]] || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 5 |- | [[Library of Congress]] || 10 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 14 |- ! | Total || 10 || 5 || 1 || 6 || 22 |}
== See also == {{portal|Politics|United States}} * [[List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation]] * [[List of United States political appointments across party lines]]
==References== {{reflist}}
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