,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aj1 #bjag
 ,mr4 ,johnson 7for himself1 ,mrs4      
,mc,caskill1 and ,mr4 ,grassley7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend section #abad of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 to provide for stays    
during a period that the ,merit ,systems
 ,protection ,board lacks a quorum4  #a4
 ,stays by ,,mspb during periods with no
 quorum ,section #abad7;b77#a77;,b7 of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7i7 before  
,the ,board may2 and  7#b7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7ii7 ,if the    
,board lacks the number of members      
appointed under section #abja required  
to constitute a quorum1 any remaining   
member of the ,board who was appointed1 
by and with the advice and consent of   
the ,senate1 shall1 upon request by the 

,special ,counsel1 extend the period of 
any stay granted under subparagraph     
7,a74  4