Public Law 16-61 establishes a 90-day period after the president took oath of office for incumbents of positions requiring advice and consent of Congress to submit letters of resignation to the president.
Public Law 17-2 requires Congress to act on presidential nominations within two consecutive sessions or 30 days after submission of nomination. This would mean that any nomination not acted upon by the end of the second regular session, which begins September 12, will be deemed rejected. A regular session of Congress lasts for 20 days unless shortened or extended by resolution of Congress.
By his letter of July 13 to Speaker Isaac V. Figir, Mori had expressed his intension to maintain the status quo by retaining most of his cabinet members.
