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             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
          PART II--CIVIL SERVICE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
 
 CHAPTER 12--MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL, 
                      AND EMPLOYEE RIGHT OF ACTION
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
 
Sec. 1202. Term of office; filling vacancies; removal

    (a) The term of office of each member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board is 7 years.
    (b) A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the end of 
a term of office of the member's predecessor serves for the remainder of 
that term. Any appointment to fill a vacancy is subject to the 
requirements of section 1201. Any new member serving only a portion of a 
seven-year term in office may continue to serve until a successor is 
appointed and has qualified, except that such member may not continue to 
serve for more than one year after the date on which the term of the 
member would otherwise expire, unless reappointed.
    (c) Any member appointed for a 7-year term may not be reappointed to 
any following term but may continue to serve beyond the expiration of 
the term until a successor is appointed and has qualified, except that 
such member may not continue to serve for more than one year after the 
date on which the term of the member would otherwise expire under this 
section.
    (d) Any member may be removed by the President only for 
inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.

(Added Pub. L. 95-454, title II, Sec. 202(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 
1122; amended Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(m) [title VI, Sec. 620], Dec. 
22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329-390, 1329-427; Pub. L. 101-12, Sec. 3(a)(2), 
(3), Apr. 10, 1989, 103 Stat. 17.)


                               Amendments

    1989--Pub. L. 101-12, Sec. 3(a)(2), substituted a semicolon for the 
comma after ``office'' in section catchline.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-12, Sec. 3(a)(3), substituted ``the 
member's'' for ``his'' in first sentence and struck out ``of this 
title'' after ``section 1201'' in second sentence.
    1987--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-202 inserted provision permitting any 
new member serving portion of seven-year term to continue serving until 
successor is appointed and has qualified, with exception limiting 
duration of such service.


                    Effective Date of 1989 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 101-12 effective 90 days following Apr. 10, 
1989, see section 11 of Pub. L. 101-12, set out as a note under section 
1201 of this title.
