,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ehhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #d1          
#bjba,mrs4 ,/eel 7= h]self & ,mr4       
,gro?man7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,railway ,labor ,act 
to apply ! provisions ( su* ,act to     
m>itime employ]s & employees 9 ! m>itime
 indu/ry1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,safegu>d+ ! ,supply ,*a9 ,act4  #b4    
,application ( ,railway ,labor ,act to  
m>itime employ]s & employees 9 ! m>itime
 indu/ry ,! ,railway ,labor ,act is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,iii 
,cov]age ( ,m>itime ,employees &        
,employees 9 ! ,m>itime ,indu/ry  #cja4 
,cov]age ( m>itime employ]s & employees 
,all ( ! provisions ( title ,i ( ?is    
,act1 except ! provisions ( section #c  
!re(1 are ext5d$ to & %all cov] e       
m>itime employ] & e employee ( a m>itime
 employ]1 subject to its cont9u+        

au?ority to sup]vise & direct ! mann] ( 
r5dition ( ! employee's s]vice4  #cjb4  
,application ( provisions ,! duties1    
requirem5ts1 p5alties1 b5efits1 &       
privileges prescrib$ & e/abli%$ by !    
provisions ( title ,i ( ?is ,act1 except
 ! provisions ( section #c !re(1 %all   
apply to m>itime employ]s & _! employees
 9 ! same mann] & to ! same ext5t z ?\gh
 su* m>itime employ]s & _! employees 7  
specifically includ$ )9 ! def9ition (   
c>ri] & employee1 respectively1 9       
section #a !re(4  #cjc4 ,national       
,m$iation ,bo>d  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! p>ties 
or ei!r p>ty to a dispute betwe5 an     
employee or a gr\p ( su* employees & a  
m>itime employ] or employ]s may invoke !
 s]vices ( ! ,national ,m$iation ,bo>d &
 ! jurisdiction ( ! ,national ,m$iation 
,bo>d is ext5d$ to any ( ! foll[+ cases3
 7#a7 ,a dispute conc]n+ *anges 9 rates 
( pay1 rules1 or work+ conditions n     
adju/$ by ! p>ties 9 conf]5ce4  7#b7    
,any o!r dispute n ref]able to an       
adju/m5t bo>d1 z describ$ 9 section     

#cjd7;b71 & n adju/$ 9 conf]5ce betwe5 !
 p>ties1 or :]e conf]5ces are refus$4   
7b7 ,labor em]g5cies ,! ,national       
,m$iation ,bo>d may pr(f] its s]vices 9 
case any labor em]g5cy is f\nd by x to  
exi/ at any "t4  7c7 ,invocation 9      
disputes ,! s]vices ( ! ,national       
,m$iation ,bo>d may be invok$ 9 a case  
"u ?is title 9 ! same mann] & to ! same 
ext5t z are ! disputes cov]$ by section 
#e ( title ,i ( ?is ,act4  #cjd4 ,bo>ds 
( adju/m5t  7a7 ,treatm5t ( p5d+        
disputes ,! disputes betwe5 an employee 
or a gr\p ( employees & a m>itime       
employ] or employ]s gr[+ out (          
grievances1 or out ( ! int]pretation or 
application ( agreem5ts conc]n+ rates ( 
pay1 rules1 or work+ conditions1 includ+
 cases p5d+ & unadju/$ on ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is title be=e ! ,national   
,labor ,relations ,bo>d1 %all be h&l$ 9 
! usual mann] up to & includ+ ! *ief    
op]at+ (fic] ( ! m>itime employ]        
designat$ to h&le su* disputes2 b1 fail+
 to rea* an adju/m5t 9 ?is mann]1 !     

disputes may be ref]r$ by petition ( !  
p>ties or by ei!r p>ty to an appropriate
 adju/m5t bo>d1 z describ$ 9 subsection 
7b71 ) a full /atem5t ( ! facts &       
support+ data be>+ ^u ! disputes4  7b7  
,e/abli%m5t ( special bo>ds ( adju/m5t  
,x %all be ! duty ( e m>itime employ] & 
its employees1 act+ ?r\gh _!            
repres5tatives1 select$ 9 accordance ) !
 provisions ( ?is title1 to e/abli% a   
bo>d ( adju/m5t ( jurisdiction n exce$+ 
! jurisdiction :i* may be lawfully      
ex]cis$ by sy/em1 gr\p1 or regional     
bo>ds ( adju/m5t1 "u ! au?ority (       
section #c4  7c7 ,au?ority ,to e/abli% a
 tempor>y national bo>d ( adju/m5t ,su* 
bo>ds ( adju/m5t may be e/abli%$ by     
agreem5t betwe5 employees & m>itime     
employ]s ei!r on any individual m>itime 
employ]1 or sy/em1 or gr\p ( m>itime    
employ]s & any class or classes ( its or
 _! employees2 or p5d+ ! e/abli%m5t ( a 
p]man5t ,national ,bo>d ( ,adju/m5t 9   
accordance ) ?is title4 ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act
 %all prev5t su* m>itime employ]s1 or   

any class or classes ( _! employees1 bo?
 act+ ?r\gh _! repres5tatives select$ 9 
accordance ) provisions ( ?is title1 f  
mutually agree+ to ! e/abli%m5t ( a     
national bo>d ( adju/m5t ( tempor>y     
duration & ( simil>ly limit$            
jurisdiction4  #cje4 ,national ,m>itime 
,adju/m5t ,bo>d  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,:51 9 
! judgm5t ( ! ,national ,m$iation ,bo>d1
 x %all be necess>y to h a p]man5t      
,national ,bo>d ( ,adju/m5t 9 ord] to   
provide = ! prompt & ord]ly settlem5t ( 
disputes betwe5 m>itime employ]s & _!   
employees1 gr[+ out ( grievances or out 
( ! int]pretation or application (      
agreem5ts betwe5 m>itime employ]s & any 
class or classes ( employees1 cov]+     
rates ( pay1 rules1 or work+ conditions1
 ! ,national ,m$iation ,bo>d is h]eby   
emp[]$ & direct$1 by its ord] duly made1
 publi%$1 & s]v$1 to direct su* m>itime 
employ]s & su* labor organizations ( _! 
employees1 national 9 scope1 z h be5 or 
may be recogniz$ 9 accordance ) !       
provisions ( ?is ,act1 to select &      

designate f\r repres5tatives :o %all    
con/itute a bo>d :i* %all be kn[n z !   
,national ,m>itime ,adju/m5t ,bo>d4  7b7
 ,selection ( memb]s ,two memb]s ( !    
,national ,m>itime ,adju/m5t ,bo>d %all 
be select$ by m>itime employ]s & two    
memb]s by ! labor organizations ( !     
employees1 )9 ?irty days aft] ! date ( !
 ord] ( ! ,national ,m$iation ,bo>d1 9 !
 mann] & by ! proc$ure prescrib$ by     
title ,i ( ?is ,act = ! selection &     
designation ( memb]s ( ! ,national      
,railroad ,adju/m5t ,bo>d4  7c7 ,meet+s 
& rules = proce$+s ,! ,national ,m>itime
 ,adju/m5t ,bo>d %all meet )9 =ty days  
aft] ! date ( ! ord] ( ! ,national      
,m$iation ,bo>d direct+ ! selection &   
designation ( its memb]s & %all organize
 & adopt rules = conduct+ its proce$+s1 
9 ! mann] prescrib$ 9 section #c4  7d7  
,vacancies2 comp5sation2 he>+s          
,vacancies 9 memb]%ip or (fice %all be  
fill$1 memb]s %all be appo9t$ 9 case (  
failure ( ! m>itime employ]s or ( labor 
organizations ( ! employees to select & 

designate repres5tatives1 memb]s ( !    
,national ,m>itime ,adju/m5t ,bo>d %all 
be comp5sat$1 he>+s %all be held1 f9d+s 
& aw>ds made1 /at$1 s]v$1 & en=c$1 & !  
numb] & comp5sation ( any necess>y      
assi/ants %all be det]m9$ & !           
comp5sation ( su* employees %all be     
paid1 all 9 ! same mann] & to ! same    
ext5t z provid$ ) ref]5ce to ! ,national
 ,railroad ,adju/m5t ,bo>d by section   
#c4  7e7 ,p[]s & duties ,! p[]s & duties
 prescrib$ & e/abli%$ by ! provisions ( 
section #c ) ref]5ce to ! ,national     
,railroad ,adju/m5t ,bo>d & ! sev]al    
divisions !re( are h]eby conf]r$ ^u &   
%all be ex]cis$ & p]=m$ 9 l mann] & to !
 same ext5t by ! ,national ,m>itime     
,adju/m5t ,bo>d1 n exce$+1 h[ev]1 !     
jurisdiction conf]r$ ^u ! ,national     
,m>itime ,adju/m5t ,bo>d by ! provisions
 ( ?is title4  7f7 ,transf]s (          
jurisdiction ,f & aft] ! organization ( 
! ,national ,m>itime ,adju/m5t ,bo>d1 if
 any sy/em1 gr\p1 or regional bo>d (    
adju/m5t e/abli%$ by any m>itime employ]

 or employ]s & any class or classes (   
its or _! employees is n satisfactory to
 ei!r p>ty !reto1 su* p>ty1 ^u n9ety    
days' notice to ! o!r p>ty1 may elect to
 come "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,national   
,m>itime ,adju/m5t ,bo>d4  #cjf4 ,cases 
p5d+ 9 ! ,national ,labor ,relations    
,bo>d ,all cases ref]r$ to ! ,national  
,labor ,relations ,bo>d1 or ov] :i* !   
,national ,labor ,relations ,bo>d %all h
 tak5 jurisdiction1 involv+ any dispute 
aris+ f any cause betwe5 any m>itime    
employ] engag$ 9 int]/ate or =eign      
comm]ce & employees ( su* m>itime       
employ] or employ]s1 & unsettl$ on !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is title1 %all be    
h&l$ to conclusion by ! ,national       
,m$iation ,bo>d4 ,! books1 records1 &   
pap]s ( ! ,national ,labor ,relations   
,bo>d p]t95t to su* case or cases1 :e!r 
settl$ or unsettl$1 %all be transf]r$ to
 ! cu/ody ( ! ,national ,m$iation ,bo>d4
  #cjg4 ,au?orization ( appropriations  
,!re is h]eby au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 su* sums z may be necess>y = exp5diture

 by ! ,m$iation ,bo>d 9 c>ry+ out !     
provisions ( ?is ,act4  #cjh4           
,def9itions ,9 ?is title3 7#a7 ,! t]m   
m>itime employ] has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m  
employ] 9 section #b7d7 ( ! ,long%ore & 
,h>bor ,work]s' ,comp5sation ,act4  7#b7
 ,! t]m employee has ! mean+ giv5 su*   
t]m 9 section #b7c7 ( su* ,act4  4