,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cicb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #e1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,ne:\se 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*rad]1  
,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodg]s1 ,mr4 ,cole1   
,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,rei*]t1 ,mr4      
,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,upton1 & ,mr4 ,wald57     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & !         
,work=ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 = a
 p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !   
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,labor ,managem5t ,relations ,act1    
#aidg1 to provide = ! m&atory appo9tm5t 
( a bo>d ( inquiry into sl[-d[ns1       
/rikes1 or lock-outs :5 c]ta9 specifi$  
ev5ts occur1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ensur+ ,cont9u$ ,op]ations & ,no ,o!r  
,major ,incid5ts1 ,closures1 or ,sl[d[ns
 ,act or ! ,,economics ,act4  #b4       
,conditions requir+ appo9tm5t ( bo>d (  

inquiry  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bjf ( ! 
,labor ,managem5t ,relations ,act1 #aidg
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #agf7 is am5d$--  7#a7  
by /rik+ ,:5ev] 9 ! op9ion & ins]t+ 7a7 
,:5ev] 9 ! op9ion2  7#b7 by /rik+ a     
?reat5$ or actual /rike & ins]t+ a      
sl[-d[n1 or a ?reat5$ or actual /rike or
 lock-out2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7b7 ,! ,presid5t %all appo9t a 
bo>d ( inquiry describ$ 9 subsection 7a7
 n lat] ?an #aj days aft] any ( ! foll[+
 ev5ts occur3  7#a7 ,! ,u4,s4 ,c5sus    
,bureau reports t ! mon?ly ,import or   
,export ,vessel ,value decreas$ by #bj  
p]c5t or m 9 any "o mon? f ! previ\s    
mon? 9 any "o ( ! f\r metric            
id5tification regions4  7#b7 ,a sl[-d[n1
 or a ?reat5$ or an actual /rike or     
lock-out takes place at f\r or m port   
facilities 9 any "o ( ! f\r metric      
id5tification regions4  7#c7 ,a sl[-d[n1
 or a ?reat5$ or an actual /rike or     
lock-out occurs 9 :i* ! total numb] (   
employees actively /rik+1 lock$-out1 or 
sl[+ d[n at ! affect$ port facilities 9 

any "o ( ! f\r metric id5tification     
regions1 is #f1jjj or great]4  7c7      
,:5ev] a bo>d ( inquiry is appo9t$ z    
requir$ by ! occurr5ce ( any ( ! ev5ts  
describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 su* bo>d %all
 submit a writt5 report to ! ,presid5t n
 lat] ?an #aj days aft] its appo9tm5t4  
,if a bo>d ( inquiry is appo9t$ z       
requir$ due to ! occurr5ce ( ! ev5t     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ( su*          
subsection1 su* bo>d %all include 9 its 
report an assessm5t z to :e!r a sl[-d[n1
 or a ?reat5$ or an actual /rike or     
lock-out contribut$ to ! occurr5ce ( su*
 an ev5t result+ 9 ! bo>d's appo9tm5t4  
,if ! bo>d det]m9es t a sl[-d[n1 or a   
?reat5$ or an actual /rike or lock-out  
did contribute to ! occurr5ce ( su* an  
ev5t1 ! bo>d %all also include 9 its    
report ! additional crit]ia e/abli%$ 9  
subsection 7a74 ,! ,presid5t %all file a
 copy ( su* report ) ! ,s]vice & %all   
make its cont5ts available to ! public4 
7d7 ,= purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m    
metric id5tification region means "o ( !

 f\r regions into :i* ea* ( ! ,nation's 
m>itime ports is classifi$ by !         
,secret>y ( ,transportation 9 accordance
 ) section #d ( ! ,ensur+ ,cont9u$      
,op]ations & ,no ,o!r ,major ,incid5ts1 
,closures1 or ,sl[d[ns ,act4  4  7b7    
,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section #bjh7;a7 ( !  
,labor ,managem5t ,relations ,act1 #aidg
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #agh7;a77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ su* /rike or lock-out &   
ins]t+ su* sl[-d[n1 /rike1 or lock-out2 
&  7#b7 by /rik+ su* ?reat5$ or actual  
/rike & ins]t+ su* sl[-d[n1 or ?reat5$  
or actual /rike or lock-out4  #c4 ,/udy 
& recomm5dations = additional conditions
 requir+ appo9tm5t ( bo>d ( inquiry  7a7
 ,data ,! ,director ( ! ,bureau (       
,transportation ,/ati/ics %all collect !
 foll[+ data relat+ to activity at port 
facilities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates3  7#a7 ,!  
av]age numb] ( lifts p] h\r ( conta9]s  
by crane4  7#b7 ,! av]age c>go conta9]  
dwell "t4  7#c7 ,! av]age truck times at
 ports4  7#d7 ,! av]age rail "t at      
ports4  7b7 ,recomm5dations to ,congress

 ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all   
transmit a report to ,congress conta9+  
recomm5dations = det]m9+ :e!r conditions
 exi/ requir+ ! appo9tm5t ( a bo>d (    
inquiry pursuant to section #bjf7;b7 ( !
 ,labor ,managem5t ,relations ,act1     
#aidg1 us+ ! data requir$ to be collect$
 9 accordance ) subsection 7a71 or any  
o!r metric recomm5d$ by ! ,director4    
#d4 ,classification ( ports into regions
 ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,transportation %all classify !         
,nation's m>itime ports z belong+ to "o 
( ! foll[+ f\r metric id5tification     
regions3  7#a7 ,we/ ,coa/4  7#b7 ,ea/   
,coa/4  7#c7 ,gulf ,coa/4  7#d7 ,great  
,lakes4