31 U.S.C. § 752 Chairman and General Counsel

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 31 U.S.C. § 752

(a) The General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board ¹ 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.

¹ See Change of Name note below.

Cite as 31 U.S.C. § 752

Source: Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 901; Pub. L. 100-426, title I, §102(a), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1599; Pub. L. 108-271, §8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 8/1/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised Section</TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>752(a)</TD> <TD>31:52-3(e).</TD> <TD>Feb. 15, 1980, Pub. L. 96-191, §4(e)-(g), 94 Stat. 30.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>752(b)</TD> <TD>31:52-3(f), (g).</TD> <TD/> </TR> </TABLE>

In subsection (a), the words "members of the" are omitted as surplus.