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PUBLIC LAW 189—OCT. 22, 1951

The Secretary of State hereafter is authorized without regard to section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949 to place the position of Director, Office of Budget and Finance in grade GS-17 in the General Schedule established by the Classification Act of 1949 so long as the position is held by the present incumbent. The Secretary of Commerce hereafter is authorized without regard to section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949 to place the position of Director, Office of Budget and Management in grade GS-17 in the General Schedule established by the Classification Act of 1949 so long as the position is held by the present incumbent. SEC. 607. This Act may be cited as the "Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and the Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1952". Approved October 22, 1951.

Public Law 189

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state Department;.

Commerce Department.

Short title.

534

AN ACT To amend the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows: (a) By adding at the end of said Act the following new section: "SEC. 18. No petition entertained, no investigation made, no election held, and no certification issued by the National Labor Relations Board, under any of the provisions of section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, shall be invalid by reason of the failure of the Congress of Industrial Organizations to have complied with the requirements of section 9(f), (g), or (h) of the aforesaid Act prior to December 22, 1949, or by reason of the failure of the American Federation of Labor to have complied with the provisions of section ^ (f)? (to)? oi" (h) of the aforesaid Act prior to November 7, 1947: Provided, That no liability shall be imposed under any provision of this Act upon any person for failure to honor any election or certificate referred to above, prior to the effective date of this amendment: Provided, however, That this proviso shall not have the effect of setting aside or in any way affecting judgments or decrees heretofore entered under section 10(e) or (f) and which have become final." (b) Subsection (a)(3) of section 8 of said Act is amended by striking out so much of the first sentence as reads "; and (ii) if, following the most recent election held as provided in section 9(e) the Board shall have certified that at least a majority of the employees eligible to vote in such election have voted to authorize such labor organization to make such an agreement:" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "and has at the time the agreement was made or within the preceding twelve months received from the Board a notice of compliance with sections 9(f), (g), (h), and (ii) unless following an election held as provided in section 9(e) within one year preceding the effective date of such agreement, the Board shall have certified that at least a majority of the employees eligible to vote in such election have voted to rescind the authority of such labor organization to make such an agreement:" (c) Section 9(e) of such Act is amended by striking out all of subsections (1) and (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(1) Upon the filing with the Board, by 30 per centum or more of the employees in a bargaining unit covered by an agreement between their

October 22, 1951 [S. 1959]

National Labor Relations Act, amendment. 61 Stat. 136. 29 U.S.C. 5 167. Elections, etc.

29 U.S.C. {159.

29 U.S.C. § 160. 29 U.S.C. S 168.

Secret b a l l o t by Board.

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