US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

31 U.S.C. § 753

Duties and powers

(a)
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1 See Change of Name note below.
The General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board  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)
section 732(b)(2) of this title a prohibited personnel practice under ;
(3)
section 732(b)(3) of this title a prohibited political activity under ;
(4)
a decision of an appropriate unit of employees for collective bargaining;
(5)
an election or certification of a collective bargaining representative;
(6)
section 732(e)(2) of this titlesection 732(e)(1) of this title a matter appealable to the Board under the labor-management relations program under , including a labor practice prohibited under ;
(7)
section 732(f)(1) of this title an action involving discrimination prohibited under ;
(8)
an issue about Office personnel the Comptroller General by regulation decides the Board shall resolve; and
(9)
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2 See References in Text note below.
an action involving discrimination prohibited under section 312(e)(2)  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.

Pub. L. 97–25896 Stat. 901Pub. L. 103–283, title III, § 312(e)(4)(B)108 Stat. 1446Pub. L. 104–53, title II, § 213109 Stat. 535(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

753(a)

31:52–3(h).

Feb. 15, 1980, Pub. L. 96–191, § 4(h), (j), (k), (m), 94 Stat. 30, 31.

753(b)

31:52–3(j).

753(c)

31:52–3(k).

753(d)

31:52–3(m).

In the section, the words “officer or” are added for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.

In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words “decide” and “(where appropriate)” are omitted as surplus. In clause (6), the words “relations program” are substituted for “system” for consistency. In clause (8), the words “most appropriately” are omitted as surplus.

In subsection (b), the words “delegate . . . to act” are substituted for “designate . . . to take any action which the Board is authorized to take” for consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “individual” and “reopened and” are omitted as surplus.

In subsection (c), the words “reopen and” are omitted as surplus.

In subsection (d)(1), the words “the principles of” are omitted as surplus.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 1831(e)(2) of Title 2Pub. L. 104–1, title V, § 504(c)(1)109 Stat. 41section 1435 of Title 2Section 312(e)(2) of the Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(9), was classified to , The Congress, and was repealed by , , , except as provided in .

Amendments

Pub. L. 104–53, § 213(2)1995—Subsec. (b). , added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).

Pub. L. 104–53, § 213(1)Subsec. (c). , (3), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c) and in second sentence substituted “under subsection (d)” for “under subsection (c)”. Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d).

Pub. L. 104–53, § 213(1)Subsecs. (d), (e). , redesignated subsecs. (c) and (d) as (d) and (e), respectively.

Pub. L. 103–283Pub. L. 103–2831994—Subsec. (a)(9). added par. (9). See Application of Provisions Amended by note below.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 8 of Pub. L. 108–271section 702 of this titleGeneral Accounting Office redesignated Government Accountability Office. See , set out as a note under .

Application of Provisions Amended by Pub. L. 103–283

section 312(e) of Pub. L. 103–283section 504(c)(2) of Pub. L. 104–1section 751 of this titleProvisions of this section amended by to be applied and administered as if section 312(e) and the amendments made by section 312(e) had not been enacted, see , set out as a note under .