,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #becj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjai,mr4   
,connolly 7for himself and ,mr4         
,cummings7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide temporary authority
 to the general counsel of the ,merit   
,systems ,protection ,board to grant    
stays of personnel actions1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,interim ,stay 
,authority ,to ,protect ,whistleblowers 
,act4  #b4 ,temporary authority for     
,,mspb general counsel to issue stays of
 personnel actions ,during the period   
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act and ending on the first    
date after such date of enactment that  
an individual is confirmed by the       
,senate as a member of the ,merit       
,systems ,protection ,board under       
section #abja of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 the general counsel of   

the ,board shall carry out the functions
 and authorities relating to stays of   
personnel actions provided to a member  
of the ,board under subparagraph 7,a71  
or to the ,board under subparagraph     
7,b71 7,c71 or 7,d71 of section         
#abad7;b77#a7 of such title4  #c4       
,authority for ,,mspb member to carry   
out duties of the ,board in the event of
 a lack of quorum ,section #abad7;b77#a7
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by 
inserting after ,the ,board the         
following3 1 or1 if the ,board lacks the
 number of members appointed under      
section #abja required to constitute a  
quorum1 any remaining member of the     
,board12 and  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,d71
 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by 
striking ,a stay may be terminated by   
the ,board at any time1 except that a   
stay may not be terminated by the ,board
 and inserting the following3 ,a stay   
may be terminated by the ,board1 or1 if 
the ,board lacks the number of members  

appointed under section #abja required  
to constitute a quorum1 any remaining   
member of the ,board1 at any time1      
except that a stay may not be terminated
 by the ,board or any remaining member  
of the ,board 7as the case may be74