[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1083 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1083

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                                 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.

    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, shall, upon request by the Special Counsel, extend the period 
of any stay granted under subparagraph (A).''.

            Passed the Senate May 11, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1083

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.