,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #af1
 #bjad,mr4 ,alexander 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,mc,connell7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,national ,labor  
,relations ,act to reform the ,national 
,labor ,relations ,board1 the ,office of
 the ,general ,counsel1 and the process 
for appellate review1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,national ,labor    
,relations ,board ,reform ,act4  #b4    
,national ,labor ,relations ,board  7a7 
,composition2 terms ,section #c7;a7 of  
the ,national ,labor ,relations ,act    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aec7;a77 is amended--   
7#a7 in the first sentence-- 7,a7 by    
striking prior to its amendment by the  
,national ,labor ,management ,relations 
,act1 #aidg1 and inserting prior to its 
amendment by the ,national ,labor       

,relations ,board ,reform ,act2  7,b7 by
 striking five instead of three members 
and inserting #f instead of #e members2 
and  7,c7 by striking appointed by the  
,president by and with the advice and   
consent of the ,senate and inserting    
appointed by the ,president1 after      
consultation with the leader of the     
,senate representing the party opposing 
the party of the ,president1 by and with
 the advice and consent of the ,senate2 
7#b7 by striking the second sentence and
 inserting the following3 ,the sixth    
member added by the first sentence of   
this section shall be appointed for a   
term that expires on the day before the 
first date on which a full term of      
another member of the ,board commences  
that is after the date of enactment of  
the ,national ,labor ,relations ,board  
,reform ,act4 ,of the #f members1 there 
shall be #c members representing each of
 the #b major political parties and1    
beginning on ,january #a1 #bjbj1 each of
 the #b members of the ,board whose     

terms expire on the same date1 as       
established under subsection 7e71 shall 
represent a different major political   
party42 and  7#c7 in the fourth sentence
 7including the amendment made by       
paragraph 7#b77-- 7,a7 by striking      
,their successors1 and the successors of
 the other members1 and inserting ,the  
successor of such sixth member1 and the 
successors of the other members12  7,b7 
by inserting 7except as otherwise       
provided during the transition period   
under subsection 7e77 after each2 and   
7,c7 by striking he and inserting the   
individual 4  7b7 ,authority ,section   
#c7;b7 of the ,national ,labor          
,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aec7;b77
 is amended-- 7#a7 in the first         
sentence-- 7,a7 by striking three or    
more and inserting #d or more2 and  7,b7
 by inserting before the period the     
following3 1 with such group consisting 
of an equal number of members           
representing each major political party2
 and  7#b7 in the third sentence-- 7,a7 

by striking three members and inserting 
#d members2 and  7,b7 by striking       
,board1 except that and all that follows
 through hereof4 and inserting the      
following3 ,board4 ,any determination of
 the ,board shall be approved by a      
majority of the members present44  7c7  
,transition to improved staggered terms 
,section #c of the ,national ,labor     
,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aec7 is 
further amended by adding at the end the
 following3  7e7 ,transition to improved
 staggered terms ,notwithstanding       
subsection 7a7 or any other provision of
 this ,act-- 7#a7 each term of a member 
of the ,board appointed after the date  
of enactment of the ,national ,labor    
,relations ,board ,reform ,act and      
before ,december #ca1 #bjai1 shall      
terminate on ,december #ca1 #bjai1 or   
the date on which the term otherwise    
expires1 whichever is earlier1 and new  
terms for all #f members of the ,board  
shall begin on ,january #a1 #bjbj2 and  
7#b7 of the #f members of the ,board who

 are appointed for the terms beginning  
on ,january #a1 #bjbj-- 7,a7 #b of the  
members shall be appointed for terms    
ending on ,december #ca1 #bjba2  7,b7 #b
 of the members shall be appointed for  
terms ending on ,december #ca1 #bjbc2   
and  7,c7 #b of the members shall be    
appointed for terms ending on ,december 
#ca1 #bjbd4  4  #c4 ,general ,counsel   
7a7 ,review of ,general ,counsel        
decisions ,section #c of the ,national  
,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#aec71 as amended by section #b1 is     
further amended-- 7#a7 in subsection    
7d7-- 7,a7 in the second sentence1 by   
striking trial examiners and inserting  
administrative law judges2 and  7,b7 in 
the third sentence1 by striking ,he     
shall and inserting ,subject to         
subsection 7f71 the ,general ,counsel   
shall2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end   
the following3  7f7 ,review of ,general 
,counsel complaints  7#a7 ,in general   
,any person subject to a complaint that 
is issued or authorized by the ,general 

,counsel under subsection 7d7 may obtain
 review of the complaint in any district
 court of the ,united ,states in the    
judicial district wherein the unfair    
labor practice in question was alleged  
to have occurred1 wherein such person   
resides or transacts business1 or in the
 ,united ,states ,district ,court for   
the ,district of ,columbia1 by filing in
 such court1 not later than #cj days    
after such issuance or authorization1 a 
written petition for review of the      
complaint4 ,the court may prohibit any  
further proceedings relating to such    
complaint if the court determines that  
the ,general ,counsel does not have     
substantial evidence that such person   
has violated this ,act4  7#b7 ,discovery
 ,any party to a complaint under        
paragraph 7#a7 may file a request to the
 ,general ,counsel to obtain any advice 
memorandum prepared by an attorney of   
the ,division of ,advice of the ,office 
of the ,general ,counsel1 any internal  
memorandum of the ,office of the        

,general ,counsel1 or any other         
inter-agency or intra-agency memorandum 
or letter described in section          
#eeb7;b77#e7 of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 related to the complaint4
 ,not later than #aj days after the     
filing of such request1 the ,general    
,counsel shall provide such party the   
requested memorandum1 letter1 or        
document4  4  7b7 ,salary ,section      
#d7;a7 of the ,national ,labor          
,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aed7;a77
 is amended-- 7#a7 in the first         
sentence1 by striking shall receive a   
salary of #ab1jjj a year1 and inserting 
shall be compensated at a level         
equivalent to level ,,iv of the         
,executive ,schedule1 in accordance with
 section #ecae of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code4 ,the ,chairman of the    
,board shall be compensated at a level  
equivalent to level ,,iii of the        
,executive ,schedule1 in accordance with
 section #ecad of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code4 ,each member of the      

,board1 the ,general ,counsel1 and the  
,chairman2  7#b7 in the fourth sentence1
 including the amendment made by        
paragraph 7#a71 by striking examiners   
and inserting administrative law judges2
 and  7#c7 in the sixth sentence1       
including the amendment made by         
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking trial 
examiner's report and inserting report  
of an administrative law judge2 and     
7,b7 by striking trial examiner shall   
advise and inserting administrative law 
judge shall advise4  #d4 ,final orders2 
discharge ,section #aj of the ,national 
,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#afj7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection   
7c7-- 7,a7 by striking before an        
examiner or examiners thereof and       
inserting before an administrative law  
judge or administrative law judges      
thereof2 and  7,b7 by striking such     
examiner or examiners and inserting such
 judge or judges2 and  7#b7 in          
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by inserting or   
the ,board has issued a final order     

after have been filed in a court2  7,b7 
by striking at any time upon reasonable 
notice and inserting 1 not later than #a
 year after the submission of a report  
of an administrative law judge1 or a    
decision of a regional director1        
pertaining to such case or order1 upon  
reasonable notice12 and  7,c7 by adding 
at the end the following3 ,the ,board   
shall issue a final order reviewing an  
appeal of a report of an administrative 
law judge or decision of a regional     
director filed within #a year after such
 report or decision4 ,if the ,board does
 not issue a final order within #a year 
after the report of an administrative   
law judge or decision of a regional     
director1 any party to the case may move
 to discharge the case4 ,upon such      
motion1 the report of the administrative
 law judge or decision of the regional  
director shall be deemed to be a final  
agency action and the ,board may not    
take further action on the matter under 
subchapter ,,ii of chapter #e of title  

#e1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,any party to
 the case may obtain review of the order
 in any court of appeals of the ,united 
,states in the circuit wherein the      
unfair labor practice in question was   
alleged to have occurred1 wherein such  
person resides or transacts business1 or
 in the ,united ,states ,court of       
,appeals for the ,district of ,columbia1
 by filing in such court1 not later than
 #fj days after the issuance of the     
order1 a written petition for the court 
to modify or set aside the order of the 
,board4 ,the court shall review the     
order de novo44  #e4 ,authorization of  
appropriations to further effective     
government ,the ,national ,labor        
,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et  
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #bj4 ,authorization of  
appropriations to further effective     
government  7a7 #b-,year deadline ,if1  
#b years after the date of enactment of 
the ,national ,labor ,relations ,board  
,reform ,act1 the ,board has failed to  

issue a final order1 in accordance with 
section #aj7;d71 on more than #ij       
percent of the cases pending on 7or     
filed on or after7 such date of         
enactment1 then the amount authorized to
 be appropriated to carry out this ,act 
for each of the succeeding #b fiscal    
years shall be #hj percent of the       
average amount so authorized for the    
prior #b fiscal years4  7b7 #d-,year    
deadline ,if1 #d years after the date of
 enactment of the ,national ,labor      
,relations ,board ,reform ,act1 the     
,board has failed to issue a final      
order1 in accordance with section       
#aj7;d71 on more than #ij percent of the
 cases pending on 7or filed on or after7
 the date that is #b years after the    
date of such enactment1 then the amount 
authorized to be appropriated to carry  
out this ,act for each succeeding fiscal
 year shall remain the amount so        
appropriated for the fiscal year that is
 #d years after the date of such        
enactment4  4