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 102 STAT. 1598

PUBLIC LAW 100-426—SEPT. 9, 1988

Public Law 100-426 100th Congress An Act Sept. 9, 1988 [H.R. 4318] General Accounting Office Personnel Amendments Act of 1988. 31 USC 701 note.

To improve the administration of the personnel systems of the General Accounting Office.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the "General Accounting Office Personnel Amendments Act of 1988". SEC. 2. REFERENCES. Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 31, United States Code.

TITLE I—PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD SEC. 101. MEMBERS. (a) 3 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ADJUDICATION OR ARBITRATION NOT

A PREREQUISITE.—Section 751(a) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively. (b) CANDIDATES RECOMMENDED NEED ONLY B E CONSIDERED.—Para-

graph (1) of section 751(b) is amended to read as follows: "(1) after considering any candidates who are recommended to the Comptroller General (at such time and in such manner as the Comptroller General requires) by organizations composed primarily of individuals experienced in adjudicating or arbitrating personnel matters; and". (c) TERMS OF OFFICE.—Section 751(c) is amended— (1) by striking "The" in the first sentence and inserting "(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the"; (2) by striking " 3 " each place it appears and inserting "5"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(2)(A) The term of a member serving on the date of the enactment of the General Accounting Office Personnel Amendments Act of 1988 shall be as follows: "(i) Of the 2 members appointed in 1985, the term of 1 such member shall be 5 years, and the term of the other such member shall be 6 years. "(ii) Of the 2 members appointed in 1986, the term of 1 such member shall be 6 years, and the term of the other such member shall be 7 years. "(iii) The term of the member appointed in 1987 shall be 7 years.

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