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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.’’

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 152 of this title.

§ 154. National Labor Relations Board; eligibility

for reappointment; officers and employees;

payment of expenses

(a) Each member of the Board and the General

Counsel of the Board shall be eligible for reappointment, and shall not engage in any other

business, vocation, or employment. The Board

shall appoint an executive secretary, and such

attorneys, examiners, and regional directors,

and such other employees as it may from time

to time find necessary for the proper performance of its duties. The Board may not employ

any attorneys for the purpose of reviewing transcripts of hearings or preparing drafts of opinions except that any attorney employed for assignment as a legal assistant to any Board member may for such Board member review such

transcripts and prepare such drafts. No administrative law judge’s report shall be reviewed, either before or after its publication, by any person other than a member of the Board or his

legal assistant, and no administrative law judge

shall advise or consult with the Board with respect to exceptions taken to his findings, rulings, or recommendations. The Board may establish or utilize such regional, local, or other

agencies, and utilize such voluntary and uncompensated services, as may from time to time be

needed. Attorneys appointed under this section

may, at the direction of the Board, appear for

and represent the Board in any case in court.

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to

authorize the Board to appoint individuals for

the purpose of conciliation or mediation, or for

economic analysis.

(b) All of the expenses of the Board, including

all necessary traveling and subsistence expenses

outside the District of Columbia incurred by the

members or employees of the Board under its orders, shall be allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by

the Board or by any individual it designates for

that purpose.

(July 5, 1935, ch. 372, §4, 49 Stat. 451; June 23,

1947, ch. 120, title I, §101, 61 Stat. 139; Pub. L.

95–251, §3, Mar. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 184.)

CODIFICATION

Provisions of subsec. (a) which prescribed the basic

compensation of members of the Board and the General

Counsel were omitted to conform to the provisions of

the Executive Schedule. See sections 5314 and 5315 of

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

In subsec. (a), ‘‘administrative law judge’s’’ and ‘‘administrative law judge’’ substituted for ‘‘trial examiner’s’’ and ‘‘trial examiner’’, respectively, pursuant to

section 3105 of Title 5, 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

1947—Act June 23, 1947, amended section generally by

increasing Board members’ salaries from $10,000 to

$12,000 per annum, by providing a salary of $12,000 per

annum for the General Counsel, striking out former

subsec. (b) relating to termination of ‘‘Old Board’’, and

redesignating subsec. (c) relating to payment of expenses of Board as subsec. (b).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1947 AMENDMENT

For effective date of amendment by act June 23, 1947,

see section 104 of act June 23, 1947, set out as a note

under section 151 of this title.

§ 155. National Labor Relations Board; principal

office, conducting inquiries throughout country; participation in decisions or inquiries

conducted by member

The principal office of the Board shall be in

the District of Columbia, but it may meet and

exercise any or all of its powers at any other

place. The Board may, by one or more of its

members or by such agents or agencies as it may

designate, prosecute any inquiry necessary to

its functions in any part of the United States. A

member who participates in such an inquiry

shall not be disqualified from subsequently participating in a decision of the Board in the same

case.

(July 5, 1935, ch. 372, §5, 49 Stat. 452; June 23,

1947, ch. 120, title I, §101, 61 Stat. 140.)

AMENDMENTS

1947—Act June 23, 1947, reenacted section without

change.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1947 AMENDMENT

For effective date of amendment by act June 23, 1947,

see section 104 of act June 23, 1947, set out as a note

under section 151 of this title.

§ 156. Rules and regulations

The Board shall have authority from time to

time to make, amend, and rescind, in the manner prescribed by subchapter II of chapter 5 of

title 5, such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.

(July 5, 1935, ch. 372, §6, 49 Stat. 452; June 23,

1947, ch. 120, title I, §101, 61 Stat. 140.)

CODIFICATION

‘‘Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5’’ substituted in

text for ‘‘the Administrative Procedure Act’’ on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, §7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631,

the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government

Organization and Employees.

AMENDMENTS

1947—Act June 23, 1947, amended section generally to

provide that the rules and regulations issued by the

Board should be in the manner prescribed by the Administrative Procedure Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1947 AMENDMENT

For effective date of amendment by act June 23, 1947,

see section 104 of act June 23, 1947, set out as a note

under section 151 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 158 of this title.