31 U.S.C. § 752 — Chairman and General Counsel
submitted 44 years ago by Pub. L. 97-258 to r/title-31-MONEY-AND-FINANCE · 192 words · no verdicts yet
The Board must choose one member to be its Chairman. The Chairman is the Board’s chief executive and administrative officer.
(a) The General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board must choose one of its members as Chairman. The Chairman is the Board’s chief executive and administrative officer.
(b) (1) The Comptroller General must appoint as the Board’s General Counsel the person chosen by the Chairman. The General Counsel serves at the Chairman’s pleasure.
(2) The Chairman must set the General Counsel’s pay. The General Counsel’s basic pay may not be higher than the maximum basic pay for grade GS–16 of the General Schedule.
(3) The General Counsel must—
(A) investigate an allegation of a prohibited personnel practice under section 732(b)(2) of this title to decide whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that an officer or employee of the Government Accountability Office committed the practice, is committing it, or will commit it;
(B) investigate an allegation of prohibited political activity under section 732(b)(3) of this title;
(C) investigate a matter within the Board’s jurisdiction when the Board or one of its members requests it; and
(D) help the Board perform its duties and use its powers.
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.
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.
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.
The General Counsel shall—
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;
investigate an allegation about a prohibited political activity under section 732(b)(3) of this title;
investigate a matter under the jurisdiction of the Board if the Board or a member of the Board requests; and
help the Board carry out its duties and powers.
Source credit: (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.)
- 1982Enacted · Pub. L. 97-258 · 96 Stat. 901
- 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-426 · 102 Stat. 1599
- 2004Amended · Pub. L. 108-271 · 118 Stat. 814
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 97-258 on 1982-09-13.
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