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IC 115th CONGRESS1st Session S. 1083 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2017 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 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.

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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.Julie E. Adams,Secretary