[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1083 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1083 To amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 10, 2017 Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. STAYS BY MSPB DURING PERIODS WITH NO QUORUM. Section 1214(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(i)'' before ``The Board may''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(ii) If the Board lacks the number of members appointed under section 1201 required to constitute a quorum, any remaining member of the Board who was appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall, upon request by the Special Counsel, extend the period of any stay granted under subparagraph (A).''. <all>