EFFECT OF FAILURE TO ISSUE REGULATIONS.

SEC. 411. [2 U.S.C. 1411] EFFECT OF FAILURE TO ISSUE REGULATIONS. In any proceeding under section 405, 406, 407, or 408, except a proceeding to enforce section 220 with respect to offices listed under section 220(e)(2), if the Board has not issued a regulation on a matter for which this Act requires a regulation to be issued, the hearing officer, Board, or court, as the case may be, shall apply, to the extent necessary and appropriate, the most relevant substantive executive agency regulation promulgated to implement the statutory provision at issue in the proceeding.