Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 1.djvu/79

 PUBLIC LAW 96-191—FEB. 15, 1980 Office of Personnel Management, the Merit Systems Protection Board, or any other agency in the executive branch— (A) involving oversight and appeals, shall be exercised by the General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board established by section 4; and (B) involving other responsibilities, shall be exercised by the Comptroller General. (h) The personnel system shall provide procedures for the processing of complaints and grievances which are not otherwise provided for under subsections (e), (0, and (g).

94 STAT. 29

Complaints and grievances.

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD

SEC. 4. (a)(1) There is established within the General Accounting 31 USC 52-3. Office a board to be known as the General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board (hereinafter referred to as the "Board"). The Board shall be composed of five members appointed by the Comptroller General in accordance with this subsection. (2) Each appointment made by the Comptroller General under Appointments. paragraph (1) shall be made— (A) from a written list of candidates submitted to the Comptroller General by any organization eligible to make such a submission under paragraph (4); and (B) after consultation with organizations which represent employees of the General Accounting Office and with the member or members of each committee of the Congress having legislative jurisdiction over the personnel system who are designated by the chair of each such committee to consult with the Comptroller General. (3) An individual shall be eligible for appointment as a member of Eligibility. the Board only if such individual— (A) has a total of three years of full-time or part-time experience in the adjudication or arbitration of personnel matters; (B) is not a current or former officer or employee of the General Accounting Office; (C) has the demonstrated ability, background, training, and experience necessary to be especially qualified to serve as a member of the Board; and (D) demonstrates a capacity and willingness to devote sufficient time to service as a member of the Board in order to enable the Board to dispose of cases under this section in a timely manner. (4) An organization shall be eligible to submit a list of candidates to the Comptroller General under paragraph (2)(A) if, in the opinion of the Comptroller General, the membership of the organization is composed primarily of individuals who are experienced in the adjudication or arbitration of personnel matters. The submission of any list under this paragraph shall be made in the form, at the time, and according to the procedures, which the Comptroller General may require. (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), members of the Board Terms of office, shall be appointed for terms of three years. (2) Of the members first appointed to the Board two shall be appointed for a term of three years, two shall be appointed for a term of two years, and one shall be appointed for a term of one year, as designated by the Comptroller General at the time of appointment. (3) Members of the Board shall not be eligible for reappointment. (4) Any vacancy in the membership of the Board shall be filled in Vacancies. the same manner as the original appointment. Any individual

�