31 U.S.C. § 703 : US Code - Section 703: Comptroller General and Deputy Comptroller General

Search 31 U.S.C. § 703 : US Code - Section 703: Comptroller General and Deputy Comptroller General

(a)(1) The Comptroller General and Deputy Comptroller General are
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate.
(2) When a vacancy occurs in the office of Comptroller General or
Deputy Comptroller General, a commission is established to
recommend individuals to the President for appointment to the
vacant office. The commission shall be composed of -
(A) the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(B) the President pro tempore of the Senate;
(C) the majority and minority leaders of the House of
Representatives and the Senate;
(D) the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committee
on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Government Operations of the House; and
(E) when the office of Deputy Comptroller General is vacant,
the Comptroller General.
(3) A commission established because of a vacancy in the office
of the Comptroller General shall recommend at least 3 individuals.
The President may ask the commission to recommend additional
individuals.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the
term of the Comptroller General is 15 years. The Comptroller
General may not be reappointed. The term of the Deputy Comptroller
General expires on the date an individual is appointed Comptroller
General. The Deputy Comptroller General may continue to serve until
a successor is appointed.
(c) The Deputy Comptroller General -
(1) carries out duties and powers prescribed by the Comptroller
General; and
(2) acts for the Comptroller General when the Comptroller
General is absent or unable to serve or when the office of
Comptroller General is vacant.
(d) The Comptroller General shall designate an officer or
employee of the Government Accountability Office to act as
Comptroller General when the Comptroller General and Deputy
Comptroller General are absent or unable to serve or when the
offices of Comptroller General and Deputy Comptroller General are
vacant.
(e)(1) A Comptroller General or Deputy Comptroller General may
retire after becoming 70 years of age and completing 10 years of
service as Comptroller General or Deputy Comptroller General (as
the case may be). Either may be removed at any time by -
(A) impeachment; or
(B) joint resolution of Congress, after notice and an
opportunity for a hearing, only for -
(i) permanent disability;
(ii) inefficiency;
(iii) neglect of duty;
(iv) malfeasance; or
(v) a felony or conduct involving moral turpitude.
(2) A Comptroller General or Deputy Comptroller General removed
from office under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not be
reappointed to the office.
(f) The annual rate of basic pay of the -
(1) Comptroller General is equal to the rate for level II of
the Executive Schedule; and
(2) Deputy Comptroller General is equal to the rate for level
III of the Executive Schedule.