§732a — Title 31 Money and Finance | U.S. Code

Summary

Allows the Comptroller General to create senior jobs when the Government Accountability Office needs important scientific, technical, or professional help. People in those jobs must follow the same pay, awards, rank, leave, benefits, performance review, removal, and layoff rules that apply to the GAO’s Senior Executive Service. They get the same right to appeal personnel decisions to the GAO Personnel Appeals Board. They are also exempt from the same laws that the Senior Executive Service is exempt from, except for one specific legal requirement that still applies. They are eligible for discontinued service retirement under chapters 83 or 84 of title 5, just like Senior Executive Service members. The Comptroller General can move them into any Senior Executive Service position when needed. These senior jobs can include the types of senior positions listed elsewhere in the law.

Title 31, §732a

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(a)The Comptroller General may establish senior-level positions to meet critical scientific, technical or professional needs of the Government Accountability Office. An individual serving in such a position shall—

(1)be subject to the laws and regulations applicable to the General Accounting Office Senior Executive Service 11 See Change of Name note below. under section 733 of this title, with respect to rates of basic pay, performance awards, ranks, carry over of annual leave, benefits, performance appraisals, removal or suspension, and reductions in force;

(2)have the same rights of appeal to the General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board 1 as are provided to the Office Senior Executive Service;

(3)be exempt from the same provisions of law as are made inapplicable to the Office Senior Executive Service under section 733(d) of this title, except for section 732(e) of this title;

(4)be entitled to discontinued service retirement under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5 as if a member of the Office Senior Executive Service; and

(5)be subject to reassignment by the Comptroller General to any position in the Office Senior Executive Service under section 733 of this title, as the Comptroller General determines necessary and appropriate.

(b)Senior-level positions under this section may include positions referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 731(e) of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–323 substituted “paragraph (1) or (2) of section 731(e)” for “section 731(d), (e)(1), or (e)(2)”. 2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office” in introductory provisions.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

General Accounting Office redesignated Government Accountability Office. See section 8 of Pub. L. 108–271, set out as a note under section 702 of this title.

§732a Critical Positions