§ 753. Duties and powers

• (a) The General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board 1 1 See Change of Name note below. may consider and order corrective or disciplinary action in a case arising from—
  • (1) an officer or employee appeal about a removal, suspension for more than 14 days, reduction in grade or pay, or furlough of not more than 30 days;
  • (2) a prohibited personnel practice under section 732(b)(2) of this title ;
  • (3) a prohibited political activity under section 732(b)(3) of this title ;
  • (4) a decision of an appropriate unit of employees for collective bargaining;
  • (5) an election or certification of a collective bargaining representative;
  • (6) a matter appealable to the Board under the labor-management relations program under section 732(e)(2) of this title , including a labor practice prohibited under section 732(e)(1) of this title ;
  • (7) an action involving discrimination prohibited under section 732(f)(1) of this title ;
  • (8) an issue about Office personnel the Comptroller General by regulation decides the Board shall resolve; and
  • (9) an action involving discrimination prohibited under section 312(e)(2) 2 2 See References in Text note below. of the Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Act.
• (b) The Board has no authority to issue a stay of any reduction in force action.
• (c) The Board may delegate to a member or a panel of members the authority to act under subsection (a) of this section. A decision of a member or panel under subsection (a) is deemed to be a final decision of the Board unless the Board reconsiders the decision under subsection (d) of this section.
• (d) On motion of a party or on its own initiative, the Board may reconsider a decision under subsection (a) of this section by the 30th day after the decision is made.
• (e) The Board shall prescribe regulations—
  • (1) providing for officer and employee appeals consistent with sections 7701 and 7702 of title 5; and
  • (2) on the operating procedure of the Board.