(4) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 8 
(29 U.S.C. 158) is amended by striking ‘‘Board’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY TO THE 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 
(a) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY.—The functions and 
responsibilities of the National Labor Relations Board for 
the prevention of unfair labor practices under section 10 
of the National Labor Relations Act, and any related au-
thorities and functions under that Act, are hereby trans-
ferred to the Bureau of Labor Relations Enforcement of 
the Department of Justice, established under subsection 
(b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF ENFORCEMENT BUREAU.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—There is 
established within the Department of Justice, under 
the general authority of the Attorney General, a Bu-
reau of Labor Relations Enforcement, to carry out 
the enforcement duties and functions that were, 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act, carried 
out by the National Labor Relations Board under 
section 10 of the National Labor Relations Act. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The Bureau shall be headed 
by a Director appointed by the Attorney General. 
The Director shall have had experience in labor- 
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management relations and shall not engage in any 
other employment than that of serving as Director; 
nor shall the Director hold any office in, or act in 
any capacity for, any organization, agency, or insti-
tution with which the Bureau makes any contract or 
other arrangement. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO THE NLRA.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—Section 2 (29 U.S.C. 152) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) The term ‘Bureau’ means the Bureau of 
Labor Management Enforcement of the Department 
of Justice.’’. 
(2) AUTHORITY FOR THE PREVENTION OF UN-
FAIR
LABOR
PRACTICES.—Section 10 (29 U.S.C. 
160) is amended— 
(A) in subsections (a), (d), (f), (g), (h), (j), 
(k) and (l), by striking ‘‘Board’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Bureau’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the first sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Board’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Bu-
reau’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘or a member 
thereof’’; 
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(ii) in the second sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘member, agent, 
or agency’’ and inserting ‘‘agent or 
agency’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘Board’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Bureau’’; 
(iii) in the fourth sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘member, agent, 
or agency’’ and inserting ‘‘agent or 
agency’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘Board’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Bureau’’; and 
(iv) in the last sentence, by striking 
‘‘the Act of June 19, 1934’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘section 2072 of title 
29, United States Code.’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘member, agent, or 
agency’’ and inserting ‘‘agent or agency’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Board’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Bureau’’; and 
(iii) by striking the last sentence; and 
(D) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Board’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Bureau’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘member, agent, or 
agency’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘agent or agency’’. 
SEC. 6. APPLICATION OF TITLE 5 PROVISION WITH RE-
SPECT TO EMPLOYEES. 
Section 3503 of title 5, United States Code, shall 
apply with respect to employees affected by the transfers 
of functions under sections 4 and 5. 
SEC. 7. INVESTIGATORY POWERS UNDER THE NLRA. 
Section 11 (29 U.S.C. 161) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Board’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary or the Bureau, as the case may 
be,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘it’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Secretary or the Bureau, respectively,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
Board, or its’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary 
and the Bureau, or their’’; 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Board, or any member thereof’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary or the Bureau, as the case may be’’; 
(C) in the third sentence— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘Board’’ the first place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary or the 
Bureau’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Board’’ the second 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary 
or the Bureau, as the case may be,’’; and 
(D) in the fourth sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Any member of the 
Board’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary and 
the Bureau’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Board’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary or the Bureau’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Board’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Secretary or the Bureau’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘member, agent, or agen-
cy’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘agent 
or agency’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Board, its 
member, agent, or agency’’ both place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary or the Bureau, its agent or 
agency’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (6)— 
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