115 S1083 ES: 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. U.S. Senate text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1083IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESAN ACTTo 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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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.Secretary