I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 795 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of 
the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance 
of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2013 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
MULVANEY, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. HUIZENGA of 
Michigan, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. COLE, Mr. 
DESANTIS, Mr. DUNCAN
of South Carolina, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 
WALBERG, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. KINGSTON, 
Mrs. BLACK, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. 
LONG, and Mr. MULLIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the 
authority of the National Labor Relations Board with 
respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and au-
thority over unfair labor practices. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting American 
Jobs Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELA-
TIONS ACT. 
(a) DUTIES OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES.—The National Labor Relations 
Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 3(d), by striking ‘‘and issuance of 
complaints under section 10, and in respect of the 
prosecution of such complaints before the Board’’; 
and 
(2) in section 4(a), by striking the fourth sen-
tence. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF THE BOARD’S RULEMAKING 
AUTHORITY.—Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such rule-
making authority shall be limited to rules concerning the 
internal functions of the Board and the Board is prohib-
ited from promulgating rules that affect the substantive 
rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organi-
zation.’’. 
(c) INVESTIGATORY POWER AND ADJUDICATORY AU-
THORITY
OVER
UNFAIR
LABOR
PRACTICE
ALLEGA-
TIONS.—Section 10 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 60) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘prevent any person from 
engaging in’’ and inserting ‘‘investigate’’; and 
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such proceeding shall, so far as practicable,’’ 
and insert ‘‘Any such proceeding shall’’; 
(3) by striking subsections (c) through (k) and 
redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (c); and 
(4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Whenever it is charged’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Whenever it is alleged’’; 
(B) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘charge’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘allegation’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘and that a complaint 
should issue, he shall’’ and all that follows 
through the end of the subsection and inserting 
‘‘, the officer or regional attorney shall, on be-
half of the Board, submit a written summary of 
the findings to all parties involved in the alleged 
unfair labor practice.’’. 
SEC. 3. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board 
shall review and revise all regulations promulgated before 
such date to implement the amendments made by this Act. 
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