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 95 STAT. 668

PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 "FACTFINDING PANEL

45 USC 797k.

45 USC 151.

"SEC. 712. (a) PURPOSE.—The Corporation shall enter into collective bargaining agreements with its employees which provide for the establishment of one or more advisory factfinding panels, chaired by a neutral expert in industrial relations, for purposes of recommending changes in operating practices and procedures which result in greater productivity to the maximum extent practicable. "(b) NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD.—The National Mediation Board shall appoint public members to any panel established by an agreement entered into under this subparagraph, and shall perform such functions contained in the agreement as are consistent with the duties of such Board under the Railway Labor Act. "(c) OTHER FUNCTIONS.—The factfinding panel may, before making

its report to the parties, provide mediation, conciliation, and other assistance to the parties. "AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

45 USC 797/.

94 Stat. 1945. 94 Stat. 1946. 45 USC 726.

"SEC. 713. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this title not to exceed $385,000,000. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under this section, not more than $115,000,000 shall be available solely for termination allowances under section 702 of this Act. Any amounts not expended for termination allowances under section 702 shall be available for purposes of section 701 of this Act. In addition to funds authorized under this section, any funds appropriated under section 5090)X1) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 829(b)(1)) for use under section 216(b)(3) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 shall be available to the Association, and ^jjg Association shall make available to the Corporation as a grant such funds to accomplish the purposes of this title. Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to remain available until expended. "ARBITRATION

45 USC 797m. Post, p. 669. Post, p. 676. 45 USC 153.

"SEC. 714. Any dispute or controversy with respect to the interpretation, application, or enforcement of the provisions of this title, except sections 703,704,708, and 713, or section 1144 of the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981, and except those matters subject to judicial review under section 1152 of the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981, which have not been resolved within 90 days, may be submitted by either party to an Adjustment Board for a final and binding decision thereon as provided in section 3 of the Railway Labor Act, in which event the burden of proof on all issues so presented shall be on the Corporation, or the Association, where appropriate.". (b) The table of contents of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new items: "TITLE VII-PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES "Sec. 701. Employee protection agreement. "Sec. 702. Termination allowance. "Sec. 703. Preferential hiring. "Sec. 704. Central register of railroad employment. "Sec. 705. Election and treatment of benefits. "Sec. 706. Assignment of work. "Sec. 707. Contracting out. "Sec. 708. New collective bargaining agreements. "Sec. 709. Employee and personal injury claims. "Sec. 710. Limitations on liability.

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