Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60
§1203 Chairman; Vice Chairman
Title 5 › Part II— CIVIL SERVICE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES › Chapter 12— MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL, AND EMPLOYEE RIGHT OF ACTION › Subchapter I— MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD › § 1203
Summary
President must pick one member as Chairman with Senate approval, who is the Board's chief executive and administrative officer. President also names a Vice Chairman to fill in if the Chairman is absent, disabled, or the seat is vacant; if both are gone, the remaining member takes over.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §1203
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(a)The President shall from time to time appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of the members of the Merit Systems Protection Board as the Chairman of the Board. The Chairman is the chief executive and administrative officer of the Board.
(b)The President shall from time to time designate one of the members of the Board as Vice Chairman of the Board. During the absence or disability of the Chairman, or when the office of Chairman is vacant, the Vice Chairman shall perform the functions vested in the Chairman.
(c)During the absence or disability of both the Chairman and the Vice Chairman, or when the offices of Chairman and Vice Chairman are vacant, the remaining Board member shall perform the functions vested in the Chairman.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1989—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–12, § 3(a)(4), struck out the comma after “time” in first sentence. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–12, § 3(a)(5), substituted “the Chairman and the Vice Chairman” for “the Chairman and Vice Chairman” after “both”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1989 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 101–12 effective 90 days following Apr. 10, 1989, see section 11 of Pub. L. 101–12, set out as a note under section 1201 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 1203
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60