No administrative agency should be allowed to operate with impunity. There has to be oversight so that Congress can examine how administrative agencies are implementing laws. At the very least, oversight and examination raises the conspicuousness of a given issue by encouraging media attention and public debate. Is oversight by Congress an effective accountability tool?Consider the importance of oversight in the rulemaking process.Provide an explanation of the importance of oversight in the rulemaking process. Then, explain how oversight by Congress might impact administrative agencies, agency heads, and/or the rulemaking process. Be specific and use examples to illustrate your explanations.Note: Should include an in-text Bluebook citation, if referencing cases, as well as a citation in the reference list. Support your response using the Learning Resources and other scholarly resources. View the list of the types of resources below.ReadingsKerwin, C. M., & Furlong, S. R. (2010). Rulemaking: How government agencies write law and make policy (4th ed.). Washington, DC: CQ Press.Chapter 6, “Oversight of RulemakingHarrell, R. W. (2015). The Contract Clause of the Constitution and the need for “pass any...law” rehabilitation in the age of delegation. George Mason Law Review, 22(5), 1317–1348. Retrieved from http://www.georgemasonlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/22_5_Harrell.pdfKennedy, J. B. (2015). “‘Do this! Do that!’ and nothing will happen”: Executive orders and bureaucratic responsiveness. American Politics Research, 43(1), 59–82. West, W. F. (2015). The administrative presidency as reactive oversight: Implications for positive and normative theory. Public Administration Review, 75(4), 523–533. Optional ResourcesThe Deputy Attorney General. (2015). U.S. Department of Justice memorandum. Retrieved fromhttps://www.justice.gov/dag/file/769036/download

Part one: Respond to the following:In your opinion, are discretionary employee benefits an entitlement, or are they earned based on performance? Support your response with specific examples.Post at least one substantive comment to another student's post.Part two: Respond to Chelesha HardingHello Classmates and Professor,Are discretionary employee beneftis an entitlement, or are they earned based on performance? In my opinion, neither of those are considered in discretionary employee benefits. These are benefits that are not mandated by law for an employer to provide an employee. These benefits are simply earned due to the employee needs that need to be met while being employed at a company. However, if I had to choose one in order to comply with the question then it would be that its earned based on performance. The job I currently have, sick time, pto and vacation time are accrued in one entity. The more hours you work as a full time employee the more Paid time off you accrue which can qualify you for a large amount of time off to use over a period of time. Its actually an incentive to working, the more you work, the more you can play.