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| ==Confirmation process==
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| [[File: Top Left Cabinet Image.png|thumb|Historical makeup of the Cabinet of the United States by year.]]The heads of the executive departments and all other federal agency heads are nominated by the president and then presented to the Senate for [[Appointments Clause|confirmation or rejection]] by a [[majority|simple majority]] (although before the use of the "[[nuclear option]]" during the [[113th United States Congress]], they could have been blocked by [[filibuster]], requiring [[cloture]] to be invoked by {{frac|3|5}} [[supermajority]] to further consideration). If approved, they receive their [[Commission (document)|commission scroll]], are [[Oath of office|sworn in]], and begin their duties. When the Senate is not in session, the president can appoint acting heads of the executive departments, and do so at the beginning of their term.
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| An elected vice president does not require Senate confirmation, nor does the [[White House Chief of Staff]], which is an appointed staff position of the Executive Office of the President.
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| !Senate confirmation review committee
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| |[[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] | | |[[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] |
| |[[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Foreign Relations Committee]]
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| |[[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] | | |[[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] |
| |[[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Finance Committee]]
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| |[[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] | | |[[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] |
| |[[United States Senate Committee on Armed Services|Armed Services Committee]]
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| |[[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] | | |[[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] |
| |[[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Judiciary Committee]]
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| |[[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]] | | |[[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]] |
| |[[United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources|Energy and Natural Resources Committee]]
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| |[[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]] | | |[[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]] |
| |[[United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry|Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee]]
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| |[[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]] | | |[[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]] |
| |[[United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation|Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee]]
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| |[[United States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]] | | |[[United States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]] |
| |[[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions|Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee]]
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| |[[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services|Secretary of Health and Human Services]] | | |[[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services|Secretary of Health and Human Services]] |
| |Finance Committee (official)
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| Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (consult)
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| |[[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development|Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]] | | |[[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development|Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]] |
| |[[United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs|Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee]]
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| |[[United States Secretary of Transportation|Secretary of Transportation]] | | |[[United States Secretary of Transportation|Secretary of Transportation]] |
| |Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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| |[[United States Secretary of Energy|Secretary of Energy]] | | |[[United States Secretary of Energy|Secretary of Energy]] |
| |[[United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources|Energy and Natural Resources Committee]]
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| |[[United States Secretary of Education|Secretary of Education]] | | |[[United States Secretary of Education|Secretary of Education]] |
| |Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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| |[[United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs|Secretary of Veterans Affairs]] | | |[[United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs|Secretary of Veterans Affairs]] |
| |[[United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs|Veterans Affairs Committee]]
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| |[[United States Secretary of Homeland Security|Secretary of Homeland Security]] | | |[[United States Secretary of Homeland Security|Secretary of Homeland Security]] |
| |[[United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs|Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee]]
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| |[[Office of the United States Trade Representative|Trade Representative]] | | |[[Office of the United States Trade Representative|Trade Representative]] |
| |Finance Committee
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| |[[Director of National Intelligence]] | | |[[Director of National Intelligence]] |
| |[[United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence|Select Committee on Intelligence]]
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| |[[Office of Management and Budget|Director of the Office of Management and Budget]] | | |[[Office of Management and Budget|Director of the Office of Management and Budget]] |
| |[[United States Senate Committee on the Budget|Budget Committee]]Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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| |[[Office of Science and Technology Policy|Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy]] | | |[[Office of Science and Technology Policy|Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy]] |
| |Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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| |[[Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency]] | | |[[Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency]] |
| |[[United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works|Environment and Public Works Committee]]
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| |[[Administrator of the Small Business Administration]] | | |[[Administrator of the Small Business Administration]] |
| |[[United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship|Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee]]
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| ===Salary===
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| {{Main|Executive Schedule}}The heads of the executive departments and most other senior federal officers at cabinet or sub-cabinet level receive their salary under a fixed five-level pay plan known as the [[Executive Schedule]], which is codified in [[Title 5 of the United States Code]]. Twenty-one positions, including the heads of the executive departments and others, receiving Level{{spaces}}I pay are listed in {{UnitedStatesCode|5|5312}}, and those forty-six positions on Level{{spaces}}II pay (including the number two positions of the executive departments) are listed in {{UnitedStatesCode|5|5313}}. {{as of|2023|January|}}, the Level{{spaces}}I annual pay was set at $235,600.
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| The annual salary of the vice president is $235,300.<ref name="Executive Order 13686">{{cite web
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| |last = Obama
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| |first = Barack
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| |title = Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
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| |work = Executive Order 13686
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| |publisher = The White House
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| |date = 2014-12-19
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| |url = https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/pay-executive-order-2015-adjustments-of-certain-rates-of-pay.pdf
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| |access-date = 2015-09-18
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| |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170201181710/https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/pay-executive-order-2015-adjustments-of-certain-rates-of-pay.pdf
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| |archive-date = February 1, 2017
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| |url-status = live
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| |df = mdy-all
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| }}</ref> The salary level was set by the Government Salary Reform Act of 1989, which provides an automatic [[Cost of living|cost of living adjustment]] for federal employees. The vice president receives the same pension as other members of Congress as the [[United States Senate|president of the Senate]].<ref>{{cite web
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| |last = Purcell
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| |first = Patrick J.
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| |title = Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress
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| |work = CRS Report for Congress
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| |publisher = [[Congressional Research Service]]
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| |date = 2005-01-21
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| |url = https://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30631.pdf
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| |access-date = 2017-02-19
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| |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180103064138/https://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30631.pdf
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| |archive-date = January 3, 2018
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| |url-status = live
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| |df = mdy-all
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| }}</ref>
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