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 73d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 691 . JUNE 21, 1934 . 1193 and one of its members to act as vice chairman : Provided, however, Al ternating ch air- That the chairmanship and vice-chairmanship of any division shall manships . alternate as between the groups, so that both the chairmanship and vice-chairmanship shall be held alternately by a representative of the carriers and a representative of the employees. In case of a vacancy, Filling vacancies. such vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term by the selection of a successor from the same group. " (v) Each division of the Adjustment Board shall annually poE ach di lision oard prepare and submit a report of its activities to the Mediation Board, and the substa nce of such r eport shall b e included in the annual report of the Mediation Board to the Congress of the United States . The reports of each division of the Adjustment Board and the contents. annual report of the Mediation Board shall state in detail all cases heard, all act ions taken, t he names, sal aries, and dut ies of all agencies, employees, and officers receiving compensation from the United States under the aut hority of thi s Act, and an account of all moneys appropriated by Congress pursuant to the authority con- ferred by this Act and disbursed by such agencies, employees, and officers . "(w) Any division of the Adjustment Board shall have authority, a • atabbhing sub boor r- in its discretion, to establish regional adjustment boards to act in mit ted. its place and stead for suc h limited per iod as such di vision may determine to be necessary. Carrier members of such regional boards shall be designated in keeping with rules devised for this purpose by the carrier members of the Adjustment Board and the labor members shall be designated in keeping with rules devised for this purpose by the labor members of the Adjustment Board. Any such Aut hority confe rred. regional board shall, during the time for which it is appointed, have the same authority to conduct hearings, make findings upon disputes and adopt the same procedure as the division of the Adjustment Board appointing it, and its decisions shall be enforceable to the same extent and under the same processes. A neutral person, as Referee may he ap- referee, shall be appointed for service in connection with any such poi nted. regional adjustment board in the same circumstances and manner as provided in paragraph (1) hereof, with respect to a division of the Adju stme nt Boar d. " Second . Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any mIntd not prohibited . agree- individual carrier, system, or group of carriers and any class or classes of its or the ir emp loyees, all ac ting t hrough their r eprese nta- tives, selected in accordance with the provisions of this Act, from mutually agreeing to the establishment of system, group, or regional boards of adjustment for the purpose of adjusting and deciding dis- utes of the character specified in this section . In the event that In event of di ssatis- ls faction, either party either party to such a system, group, or regional board of adjustment may elect to come un- der Board's jurisdic- is dissatisfied with such arrangement, it may upon ninety days' notice L ion to the other party elect to come under the jurisdiction of the Adjust- ment Board ." Section 4 of the Railway Labor Act is amended to read as follows : Vol.47,p. 579 . Natio nal Medi ation " NATI ONAL MED IATION B OARD Board. "SEC. 4. First. The Board of Mediation is hereby abolished, effec- ab o shard of Mediation Live thirty days from the approval of this Act and the members, secretary, officers, assistants, employees, and agents thereof, in office upon the date of the approval of this Act, shall continue to function and receive their salaries for a period of thirty days from such date in the same manner as though this Act had not been passed. There Natio nal Medi ation Board esta blis hed a s an is hereby es tablished, as an independe nt agency in t he executive independent executive branch of the Government, a board to be known as the `National agency .