Sec. 3. Filing fee for Merit Systems Protection Board claims and appeals
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Section 1204 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Board shall establish and collect a filing fee to be paid by any individual filing a claim or appeal with the Board under this title, or under any other law, rule, or regulation, consistent with the requirements of this subsection. The filing fee established under paragraph
(1)may— not exceed the amount that is 50 percent of the fee required for filing a civil action in a United States district court; be adjusted from time to time as the Board considers appropriate; and upon request of the individual filing the claim or appeal, be waived by the Board if the Board determines the fee would create undue hardship. A filing fee shall not be required with respect to any action— brought by the Special Counsel under section 1214, 1215, or 1216; or taken against an administrative law judge under section 7521. A filing fee paid by an individual for an appeal or claim before the Board shall cover any subsequent filing by the individual with the Board during the litigation of that appeal or claim. Such fee shall be returned to the individual if the individual is the prevailing party. . The Merit Systems Protection Board shall establish and collect the filing fee required under subsection
(o)of section 1204 of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. The fee required under such subsection
(o)shall apply to any claim or appeal filed with the Merit Systems Protection Board after the date the fee is established pursuant to subsection (b).