order issued by the Authority pursuant to this sec-
tion. The right provided by this subsection to bring 
a suit to enforce compliance with any order issued 
by the Authority pursuant to this section shall ter-
minate upon the filing of a petition seeking the same 
relief by the Authority. 
SEC. 6. STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS PROHIBITED. 
A public safety employer, officer, or labor organiza-
tion may not engage in a lockout or strike. 
SEC. 7. EXISTING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNITS AND 
AGREEMENTS. 
A certification, recognition, election-held, collective 
bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding 
which has been issued, approved, or ratified by any public 
employee relations board or commission or by any State 
or political subdivision or its agents (management offi-
cials) in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act shall not be invalidated by the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 8. CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLIANCE. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed—
(1) to invalidate or limit the remedies, rights, 
and procedures of any law of any State or political 
subdivision of any State or jurisdiction that provides
greater or equal collective bargaining rights for pub-
lic safety officers; 
(2) to prevent a State from enforcing a State 
law which prohibits employers and labor organiza-
tions from negotiating provisions in a labor agree-
ment that require union membership or payment of 
union fees as a condition of employment; 
(3) to invalidate any State law in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act that substantially pro-
vides for the rights and responsibilities described in 
section 4(b) solely because such State law permits 
an employee to appear in his or her own behalf with 
respect to his or her employment relations with the 
public safety agency involved; or 
(4) to allow parties subject to FLRA regula-
tions promulgated under this Act to negotiate provi-
sions that would prohibit an employee from engaging 
in part-time employment or volunteer activities dur-
ing off-duty hours; or 
(5) to prohibit a State from exempting from 
coverage under this Act a political subdivision of the 
State that has a population of less than 5,000 or 
that employs less than 25 full time employees. 
For purposes of paragraph (5), the term ‘‘employees’’ in-
cludes each individual employed by the political subdivi-
sion except any individual elected by popular vote or ap-
pointed to serve on a board or commission. 
(b) COMPLIANCE.—
(1) ACTIONS OF STATES.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to require a State to rescind or 
preempt laws or ordinances of any of its political 
subdivisions if such laws provide collective bar-
gaining rights for public safety officers that are 
comparable to or greater than the rights provided 
under this Act. 
(2) ACTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in 
this Act shall be construed to require that the Au-
thority preempt the laws or ordinances of any polit-
ical subdivision of a State if such laws provide col-
lective bargaining rights for public safety officers 
that are comparable to or greater than the rights 
provided under this Act. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
Act.
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