Federal Merit System Reauthorization Act of 2007

A bill to reauthorize the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel, to modify the procedures of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes.

9/17/2007--Introduced.
Federal Merit System Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 to authorize appropriations for FY2008-FY2010 for the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and the Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
Repudiates assertions that federal employees are not protected from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Expresses the sense of Congress that discrimination on such basis against federal employees and applicants is currently prohibited. Prohibits any federal employee who has authority to take, direct, recommend, or approve any personnel action from discriminating for or against any federal employee or applicant on such basis.
Revises procedures of the MSPB and OSC, including by requiring the MSPB to use the National Labor Relations Board model for procedural due process and by requiring the OSC to prescribe regulations necessary to receive and investigate allegations of prohibited personnel practices.
Requires the Special Counsel to have professional experience that demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to protecting the merit based civil service.
Requires the OSC to publish specified whistleblower disclosures and reports.
Sets forth MSPB and OSC reporting requirements with respect to incidences of prohibited personnel practices.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]

Committees

• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2057

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
September 17, 2007

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• Sep 17, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11593-11594)
• Sep 17, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
• Introduced on Sep 17, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.3551

Related Issue Areas:

• Government employees
• Administrative procedure
• Authorization
• Budgets
• 14 more
• Civil rights
• Congress
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Disciplining of employees
• Discrimination in employment
• Due process of law
• Executive departments
• Federal employees
• Government ethics
• Homosexuality
• Law
• Merit Systems Protection Board
• Office of Special Counsel
• Whistle blowing

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September 22, 2007 Panel poised to curb OSC discretion in whistleblower probes (9/17 ...

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September 16, 2007 S. 2057, A bill to reauthorize the Merit Systems Protection Board ...

S. 2057 would reauthorize the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel, and it would modify the procedures of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel....

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