Title 31 — Money and Finance
Chapter 7 — Government Accountability Office
§ 752. Chairman and General Counsel
Statutory text
The General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board 1 shall select one of its members as Chairman. The Chairman is the chief executive and administrative officer of the Board.
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.
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.
The General Counsel shall—
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 Government Accountability Office;
investigate an allegation about a prohibited political activity under section 732(b)(3) of this title;
investigate a matter under the jurisdiction of the Board if the Board or a member of the Board requests; and
help the Board carry out its duties and powers.
Footnotes
- 1 See Change of Name note below.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 97–258 · 96 Stat. 901
Enacted · 31 U.S.C. § 752
Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 901
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 901General Accounting Office Personnel Amendments Act of 1988
Pub. L. 100–426 title I § 102(a) · 102 Stat. 1598
Substituted · 31 U.S.C. § 752(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”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
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”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) General Counsel.— The second sentence of section 752(b)(2) is amended to read as follows: “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.”.GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004
Pub. L. 108–271 § 8(b) · 118 Stat. 811
Substituted · 31 U.S.C. § 752(b)(3)(A)
Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b)(3)(A). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) References.— Any reference to the General Accounting Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer and apply to the Government Accountability Office.
2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 752(a) | 31:52–3(e). | Feb. 15, 1980, Pub. L. 96–191, § 4(e)–(g), 94 Stat. 30. |
| 752(b) | 31:52–3(f), (g). | |
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.
Editorial Notes
Amendments1988–2004 · 2 rounds
2004
Subsec. (b)(3)(A). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.
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”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
General Accounting Office redesignated Government Accountability Office. See section 8 of Pub. L. 108–271, set out as a note under section 702 of this title.
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, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.
Credits
1982–2004 · 3 acts
- 1982Pub. L. 97–258, , 96 Stat. 901
- 1988Pub. L. 100–426, title I, § 102(a), , 102 Stat. 1599
- 2004Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), , 118 Stat. 814.
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(Pub. L. 97–258, , 96 Stat. 901; Pub. L. 100–426, title I, § 102(a), , 102 Stat. 1599; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), , 118 Stat. 814.)