2015 US Code
Title 5 - Government Organization and Employees (Sections 101 - 11001)
Part II - Civil Service Functions and Responsibilities (Sections 1101 - 1508)
Chapter 12 - Merit Systems Protection Board, Office of Special Counsel, and Employee Right of Action (Sections 1201 - 1222)
Subchapter I - Merit Systems Protection Board (Sections 1201 - 1209)
Sec. 1202 - Term of office; filling vacancies; removal
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | 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 |
Contains | section 1202 |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 95-454, title II, §202(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1122; amended Pub. L. 100-202, §101(m) [title VI, §620], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329-390, 1329-427; Pub. L. 101-12, §3(a)(2), (3), Apr. 10, 1989, 103 Stat. 17. |
Statutes at Large References | 92 Stat. 1122 101 Stat. 1329-390 103 Stat. 17 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 95-454, Public Law 100-202, Public Law 101-12 |
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(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, §202(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1122; amended Pub. L. 100–202, §101(m) [title VI, §620], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–390, 1329–427; Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(2), (3), Apr. 10, 1989, 103 Stat. 17.)
AMENDMENTS1989—Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(2), substituted a semicolon for the comma after "office" in section catchline.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–12, §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 AMENDMENTAmendment 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.
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