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To amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.

S. 1083 · 115th Congress · Jun 27, 2017 · Lineage

AN ACT

Section 1 Stays by MSPB during periods with no quorum

Section 1214(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by inserting “(i)” before “The Board may”; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:

“(ii) If the Board lacks the number of members appointed under section 1201 required to constitute a quorum, any remaining member of the Board who was appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may, upon request by the Special Counsel, extend the period of any stay granted under subparagraph (A).”