[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5924. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS FOR POSITION OF GENERAL 
                   COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS 
                   AUTHORITY.

       Section 7104(f) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the 
     General Counsel dies, resigns, is removed, or is otherwise 
     unable to perform the functions and duties of the position of 
     General Counsel, and (as of the date of that death, 
     resignation, removal, or beginning of inability to serve) no 
     individual is serving as Acting General Counsel, the Deputy 
     General Counsel shall perform the functions and duties of the 
     position of General Counsel temporarily in an acting capacity 
     until the date on which an individual assumes office as 
     General Counsel or Acting General Counsel.
       ``(B) An individual serving pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
     shall have all authorities vested in the General Counsel 
     under this chapter, including all authorities described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(C) Subparagraph (A) shall apply if, as of the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph, the offices of General Counsel 
     and Acting General Counsel are both vacant.''.
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