PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Board must pick one of its members to be the chair. The chair runs the board and handles its daily management. The Comptroller General formally appoints the Board’s General Counsel, but the chair picks who is named and can replace them. The chair sets the General Counsel’s pay, which cannot be more than the top rate for GS‑16. The General Counsel must investigate claims about forbidden personnel actions (see section 732(b)(2)) and forbidden political activity (see section 732(b)(3)), look into cases the board or a board member asks about, and help the board do its work.

Title 31, §752

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(a)The General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board shall select one of its members as Chairman. The Chairman is the chief executive and administrative officer of the Board.

(b)(1)The Comptroller General shall appoint as General Counsel of the Board an individual the Chairman selects. The General Counsel serves at the pleasure of the Chairman.

(2)The Chairman shall fix the pay of the General Counsel. The rate of basic pay of the General Counsel may be not more than the maximum rate of basic pay payable for grade GS–16 of the General Schedule.

(3)The General Counsel shall—

(A)investigate an allegation about a prohibited personnel practice under section 732(b)(2) of this title to decide if there are reasonable grounds to believe the practice has occurred, exists, or will be taken by an officer or an employee of the Government Accountability Office;

(B)investigate an allegation about a prohibited political activity under section 732(b)(3) of this title;

(C)investigate a matter under the jurisdiction of the Board if the Board or a member of the Board requests; and

(D)help the Board carry out its duties and powers.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 752(a)31:52–3(e).Feb. 15, 1980, Pub. L. 96–191, § 4(e)–(g), 94 Stat. 30. 752(b)31:52–3(f), (g). In subsection (a), the words “members of the” are omitted as surplus. In subsection (b)(1), the words “(hereinafter referred to as the ‘General Counsel’)” are omitted because of the restatement. The words “shall be eligible for reappointment and” are omitted as surplus. In subsection (b)(2), the word “annual” is added for clarity. The word “basic” is added for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The words “payable . . . of the General Schedule” are omitted as surplus. In subsection (b)(3)(A), the words “to the extent necessary” are omitted as surplus. The words “officer or” are added for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the Code. In subsection (b)(3)(D), the word “otherwise” is omitted as surplus. The words “duties and powers” are substituted for “functions” for consistency.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2004—Subsec. (b)(3)(A). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”. 1988—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 100–426 substituted “The rate of basic pay of the General Counsel may be not more than the maximum rate of basic pay payable for grade GS–16 of the General Schedule” for “The annual rate of basic pay of the General Counsel may be not more than the maximum rate for GS–15”.

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. References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay RatesReferences in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.

§752 Chairman and General Counsel