,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjac ,mr4 
,price ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,kl9e1 ,mr4 ,mc,keon1 ,mr4 ,wilson (    
,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,m>*ant1 ,mr4 ,roe ( 
,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,gu?rie1 ,mr4           
,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4        
,buc%on1 ,mr4 ,g[dy1 ,mrs4 ,roby1 ,mr4  
,heck ( ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,ba*us1 ,mr4      
,we/morel&1 & ,mr4 ,long7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,national ,labor  
,relations ,act ) respect to ! crit]ia =
 det]m9+ employee units appropriate = ! 
purposes ( collective b>ga9+4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,repres5tation ,fairness ,re/oration    
,act4  #b4 ,det]m9ation ( appropriate   
units = collective b>ga9+ ,section      
#i7;b7 ( ! ,national ,labor ,relations  
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aei7;b77 is am5d$--
  7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#a7     
?r\gh 7#c7 z subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh    

7,c72  7#b7 by /rik+ ,! ,bo>d %all      
decide & all t foll[s ?r\gh or          
subdivision !re(3 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3    
7#a7 ,9 ea* case1 prior to an election1 
! ,bo>d %all det]m9e1 9 ord] to assure  
to employees ! fulle/ fre$om 9 ex]cis+ !
 rights gu>ante$ by ?is ,act1 ! unit    
appropriate = ! purposes ( collective   
b>ga9+4 ,unless o!rwise /at$ 9 ?is ,act1
 & exclud+ any b>ga9+ unit det]m9ation  
promulgat$ ?r\gh rulemak+ be=e ,augu/   
#bf1 #bjaa1 ! unit appropriate =        
purposes ( collective b>ga9+ %all consi/
 ( employees t %>e a suffici5t community
 ( int]e/4 ,9 det]m9+ :e!r employees %>e
 a suffici5t community ( int]e/1 ! ,bo>d
 %all consid]-- 7,a7 simil>ity ( wages1 
b5efits1 & work+ conditions2  7,b7      
simil>ity ( skills & tra9+2  7,c7       
c5trality ( managem5t & common          
sup]vision2  7,d7 ext5t ( int]*ange &   
frequ5cy ( contact betwe5 employees2    
7,e7 integration ( ! "w fl[ &           
int]relation%ip ( ! production process2 
7,f7 ! consi/5cy ( ! unit ) ! employ]'s 

organizational /ructure2  7,g7 simil>ity
 ( job functions & "w2 &  7,h7 ! b>ga9+ 
hi/ory 9 ! p>ticul> unit & ! indu/ry4   
,to avoid ! prolif]ation or fragm5tation
 ( b>ga9+ units1 employees %all n be    
exclud$ f ! unit unless ! int]e/s ( !   
gr\p seek+ a sep>ate unit are           
suffici5tly di/9ct f ^? ( o!r employees 
to w>rant ! e/abli%m5t ( a sep>ate unit4
 ,:e!r additional employees %\ld be     
includ$ 9 a propos$ unit %all be det]m9$
 bas$ on :e!r su* additional employees &
 propos$ unit memb]s %>e a suffici5t    
community ( int]e/1 ) ! sole exception (
 propos$ accretions to an exi/+ unit1 9 
:i* ! inclusion ( additional employees  
%all be bas$ on :e!r su* additional     
employees & exi/+ unit memb]s %>e an    
ov]:elm+ community ( int]e/ & !         
additional employees h little or no     
sep>ate id5tity4 2 &  7#c7 by /rik+     
,provid$1 ,t ! ,bo>d & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
7#b7 ,! ,bo>d  4