§ 4110. — Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC4110]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER X--LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
Sec. 4110. Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel
(a) Establishment; composition
There is established within the Federal Labor Relations Authority
the Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel, which shall assist in
resolving negotiating impasses arising in the course of collective
bargaining under this subchapter. The Chairperson shall select the Panel
from among individuals the Chairperson considers knowledgeable in labor-
management relations or the conduct of foreign affairs. The Panel shall
be composed of 5 members, as follows:
(1) 2 members of the Service (other than a management official,
a confidential employee, or a labor organization official);
(2) one individual employed by the Department of Labor;
(3) one member of the Federal Service Impasses Panel; and
(4) one public member who does not hold any other office or
position in the Government.
The Chairperson of the Board shall set the terms of office for Panel
members and determine who shall chair the Panel.
(b) Compensation; travel expenses
Panel members referred to in subsection (a)(3) and (4) of this
section shall receive compensation for each day they are performing
their duties (including traveltime) at the daily equivalent of the
maximum rate payable for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under
section 5332 of title 5, except that the member who is also a member of
the Federal Service Impasses Panel shall not be entitled to pay under
this subsection for any day for which he or she receives pay under
section 7119(b)(4) \1\ of title 5. Members of the Panel shall be
entitled to travel expenses as provided under section 5703 of title 5.
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(c) Impasse investigation and settlement; hearings and other actions
upon failure to settle; notice; binding nature of action
(1) The Panel or its designee shall promptly investigate any impasse
presented to it by a party. The Panel shall consider the impasse and
shall either--
(A) recommend to the parties to the negotiation procedures for
the resolution of the impasse; or
(B) assist the parties in resolving the impasse through whatever
methods and procedures, including factfinding and recommendations,
it may consider appropriate to accomplish the purpose of this
section.
(2) If the parties do not arrive at a settlement after assistance by
the Panel under paragraph (1), the Panel may--
(A) hold hearings;
(B) administer oaths, take the testimony or deposition of any
individual under oath, and issue subpenas as provided in section
7132 of title 5; and
(C) take whatever action is necessary and not inconsistent with
this subchapter to resolve the impasse.
(3) Notice of any final action of the Panel under this section shall
be promptly served upon the parties, and the action shall be binding on
such parties during the term of the collective bargaining agreement
unless the parties agree otherwise.
(Pub. L. 96-465, title I, Sec. 1010, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2133.)
References in Text
Section 7119(b)(4) of title 5, referred to in subsec. (b), probably
means section 7119(c)(4) of Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
References in Other Laws to GS-16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates
References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or to
maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered
references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I,
Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376
of Title 5.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 4102, 4113 of this title.
