public-law-115-42•Public Law 115–42: 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.
Public Law 115–42: 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.
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PUBLIC LAW 115–42—JUNE 27, 2017
131 STAT. 883
Public Law
115–42
115th Congress
An Act
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.
June 27, 2017
[S. 1083]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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).”
Approved June 27, 2017.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1083:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):
May 11, considered and passed Senate.
May 25, considered and passed House, amended.
June 14, Senate concurred in House amendment.
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