1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Merit Systems Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2018 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Reauthorize appropriations for Merit Systems Protection Board. Sec. 3. Filing fee for Merit Systems Protection Board claims and appeals. Sec. 4. Modification to procedures and authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Sec. 5. Limitation on furlough appeals to the Merit Systems Protection Board. Sec. 6. Reappointment of Merit Systems Protection Board members. Sec. 7. Amendments to Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017. 2. Reauthorize appropriations for Merit Systems Protection Board (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 8(a) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–12 ; 5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended to read as follows: (1) for each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023— (A) $44,490,000 to carry out subchapter I of chapter 12 of title 5, United States Code (as amended by this Act); and (B) not to exceed $2,345,000, to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board, for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals; and . (b) Effective date This section shall take effect on October 1, 2018. 3. Filing fee for Merit Systems Protection Board claims and appeals (a) In general Section 1204 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (o) (1) 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. (2) The filing fee established under paragraph (1) may— (A) not exceed the amount that is 50 percent of the fee required for filing a civil action in a United States district court