31 U.S.C. § 753: Duties and powers

an officer or employee appeal about a removal, suspension for more than 14 days, reduction in grade or pay, or furlough of not more than 30 days; a prohibited personnel practice under section 732(b)(2) of this title ; a prohibited political activity under section 732(b)(3) of this title ; a decision of an appropriate unit of employees for collective bargaining; an election or certification of a collective bargaining representative; a matter appealable to the Board under the labor-management relations program under section 732(e)(2) of this title , including a labor practice prohibited under section 732(e)(1) of this title ; an action involving discrimination prohibited under section 732(f)(1) of this title ; an issue about Office personnel the Comptroller General by regulation decides the Board shall resolve; and an action involving discrimination prohibited under section 312(e)(2) 2 of the Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Act. 2 See References in Text note below. The Board has no authority to issue a stay of any reduction in force action. The Board may delegate to a member or a panel of members the authority to act under subsection (a) of this section. A decision of a member or panel under subsection (a) is deemed to be a final decision of the Board unless the Board reconsiders the decision under subsection (d) of this section. On motion of a party or on its own initiative, the Board may reconsider a decision under subsection (a) of this section by the 30th day after the decision is made. providing for officer and employee appeals consistent with sections 7701 and 7702 of title 5; and on the operating procedure of the Board.