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[CITE: 31USC752]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
                           SUBTITLE I--GENERAL
 
                  CHAPTER 7--GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
 
                 SUBCHAPTER IV--PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD
 
Sec. 752. Chairman and General Counsel

    (a) The General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board shall 
select one of its members as Chairman. The Chairman is the chief 
executive and administrative officer of the Board.
    (b)(1) The Comptroller General shall appoint as General Counsel of 
the Board an individual the Chairman selects. The General Counsel serves 
at the pleasure of the Chairman.
    (2) The Chairman shall fix the pay of the General Counsel. The rate 
of basic pay of the General Counsel may be not more than the maximum 
rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-16 of the General Schedule.
    (3) The General Counsel shall--
        (A) investigate an allegation about a prohibited personnel 
    practice under section 732(b)(2) of this title to decide if there 
    are reasonable grounds to believe the practice has occurred, exists, 
    or will be taken by an officer or an employee of the General 
    Accounting Office;
        (B) investigate an allegation about a prohibited political 
    activity under section 732(b)(3) of this title;
        (C) investigate a matter under the jurisdiction of the Board if 
    the Board or a member of the Board requests; and
        (D) help the Board carry out its duties and powers.

(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 901; Pub. L. 100-426, title I, 
Sec. 102(a), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1599.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised Section                   Source (U.S. Code)                
Source (Statutes at Large)
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752(a)...............................  31:52-3(e).                     Feb. 15,
 1980, Pub. L. 96-191, Sec.  4(e)-
                                                                        (g), 94
 Stat. 30.
752(b)...............................  31:52-3(f), (g).
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    In subsection (a), the words ``members of the'' are omitted as 
surplus.
    In subsection (b)(1), the words ``(hereinafter referred to as the 
`General Counsel')'' are omitted because of the restatement. The words 
``shall be eligible for reappointment and'' are omitted as surplus.
    In subsection (b)(2), the word ``annual'' is added for clarity. The 
word ``basic'' is added for consistency in the revised title and with 
other titles of the United States Code. The words ``payable . . . of the 
General Schedule'' are omitted as surplus.
    In subsection (b)(3)(A), the words ``to the extent necessary'' are 
omitted as surplus. The words ``officer or'' are added for consistency 
in the revised title and with other titles of the Code.
    In subsection (b)(3)(D), the word ``otherwise'' is omitted as 
surplus. The words ``duties and powers'' are substituted for 
``functions'' for consistency.


                               Amendments

    1988--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 100-426 substituted ``The rate of 
basic pay of the General Counsel may be not more than the maximum rate 
of basic pay payable for grade GS-16 of the General Schedule'' for ``The 
annual rate of basic pay of the General Counsel may be not more than the 
maximum rate for GS-15''.


         References in Other Laws to GS-16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates

    References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or to 
maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered 
references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, 
Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376 
of Title 5.
