§4106 Foreign Service Labor Relations Board

Summary

Creates a Foreign Service Labor Relations Board inside the Federal Labor Relations Authority with three members. One member is the Chairman of the Authority and acts as the Board’s Chairperson. The Chairperson must pick the other two members from nominees approved in writing by the covered agencies and by the employees’ exclusive representative (if any). If no agreement is reached, the Chairperson may choose two people who know about labor relations and foreign affairs. The Chairperson serves on the Board while they are Authority Chairman. Of the first two appointees, one serves 2 years and one serves 3 years; after that each non‑Chair member serves 3 years, and replacements finish the unexpired term. A vacancy does not stop the Board from working. Non‑Chair members may not hold another government job unless law allows it and are paid the daily equivalent of the rate for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5 for each day they work (including travel). The Chairperson may remove a member for corruption, neglect, malfeasance, or inability to do the job, after written notice and a hearing unless the member waives the hearing.