Notes on 29 U.S.C. § 153 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 29 U.S.C. § 153 : US Code - Notes

(July 5, 1935, ch. 372, Sec. 3, 49 Stat. 451; June 23, 1947, ch.
120, title I, Sec. 101, 61 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 86-257, title VII,
Secs. 701(b), 703, Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 542; Pub. L. 93-608,
Sec. 3(3), Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1972; Pub. L. 95-251, Sec. 3,
Mar. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 184; Pub. L. 97-375, title II, Sec. 213,
Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1826.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, referred to in subsec.
(a), is act June 23, 1947, ch. 120, 61 Stat. 136, as amended, which
is classified principally to this chapter. For complete
classification of this act to the Code, see section 141 of this
title and Tables.
CODIFICATION
In subsec. (d), "administrative law judges" substituted for
"trial examiners" pursuant to section 3105 of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees, and section 3 of Pub. L. 95-251, Mar.
27, 1978, 92 Stat. 184, which is set out as a note under section
3105 of Title 5.
AMENDMENTS
1982 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97-375 substituted "summarizing
significant case activities and operations for that fiscal year"
for "stating in detail the cases it has heard, the decisions it has
rendered, and an account of all moneys it has disbursed".
1975 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-608 struck out requirement that
report contain the names, salaries, and duties of all employees and
officers employed or supervised by the Board.
1959 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 86-257, Sec. 701(b), authorized the
Board to delegate to its regional directors its powers under
section 159 of this title to determine the unit appropriate for the
purpose of collective bargaining, to investigate and provide for
hearings, and determine whether a question of representation
exists, and to direct an election or take a secret ballot under
section 159(c) or 159(e) of this title and certify the results
thereof.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 86-257, Sec. 703, authorized the President
to designate the officer or employee who shall act as General
Counsel in the case of a vacancy in the office of the General
Counsel.
1947 - Act June 23, 1947, amended section generally by increasing
membership from three to five, delegating its powers and duties to
a quorum of any three members, and by appointing a General Counsel
and outlining his powers and duties.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1959 AMENDMENT
Section 707 of title VII of Pub. L. 86-257 provided that: "The
amendments made by this title [amending this section and sections
158, 159, and 160 of this title] shall take effect sixty days after
the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 14, 1959] and no
provision of this title shall be deemed to make an unfair labor
practice, any act which is performed prior to such effective date
which did not constitute an unfair labor practice prior thereto."
TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec.
(c) of this section relating to making a report in writing to
Congress at the close of each fiscal year, see section 3003 of Pub.
L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of
Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 184 of House Document No. 103-
7.