                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
                CHAPTER 24--CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
 
SUBCHAPTER IV--ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL DISPUTE-RESOLUTION PROCEDURES
 
Sec. 1411. Effect of failure to issue regulations

    In any proceeding under section 1405, 1406, 1407, or 1408 of this 
title, except a proceeding to enforce section 1351 of this title with 
respect to offices listed under section 1351(e)(2) of this title, if the 
Board has not issued a regulation on a matter for which this chapter 
requires a regulation to be issued, the hearing officer, Board, or 
court, as the case may be, shall apply, to the extent necessary and 
appropriate, the most relevant substantive executive agency regulation 
promulgated to implement the statutory provision at issue in the 
proceeding.

(Pub. L. 104-1, title IV, Sec. 411, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 37.)
