H.R. 4318, 'General Accounting Office Personnel Amendments Act of 1988'
Highlights
GAO discussed the proposed General Accounting Office Personnel Amendments Act of 1988. GAO noted that it strongly supported the legislation, which would: (1) increase survivor benefits for retired Comptrollers General to equal those for federal judges; (2) increase the GAO Senior Executive Service by 10 positions; (3) extend terms of GAO Personnel Appeals Board (PAB) members from 3 to 5 years, resulting in increased continuity and stronger working relationships; (4) repeal PAB member eligibility restrictions which have prohibited some well-qualified and experienced individuals from joining the board; (5) increase the PAB general counsel's pay rate to the GS-15 level; (6) transfer appeals of PAB decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; and (7) provide for attorneys' fees for appeals of PAB decisions under the Civil Rights Act.