An Act to amend the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, and for other purposes
PL 82-189 (S.1959), enacted 10/22/1951

65 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 189—OCT. 22, 1951 
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The Secretary of State hereafter is authorized without regard to 
section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949 to place the position of 
Director, Office of Budget and Finance in grade GS-17 in the General 
Schedule established by the Classification Act of 1949 so long as the 
position is held by the present incumbent. 
The Secretary of Commerce hereafter is authorized without regard 
to section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949 to place the position 
of Director, Office of Budget and Management in grade GS-17 in the 
General Schedule established by the Classification Act of 1949 so long 
as the position is held by the present incumbent. 
SEC. 607. This Act may be cited as the "Departments of State, Jus-
tice, Commerce, and the Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1952". 
Approved October 22, 1951. 
state Department;. 
Commerce Depart-
ment. 
Short title. 
Public Law 189 
CHAPTER 534 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, and for otlier purposes. 
October 22,1951 
[S. 1959] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the National 
Labor Relations Act, as amended, is hereby further amended as 
follows: 
(a) By adding at the end of said Act the following new section: 
"SEC. 18. No petition entertained, no investigation made, no election 
held, and no certification issued by the National Labor Relations 
Board, under any of the provisions of section 9 of the National Labor 
Relations Act, as amended, shall be invalid by reason of the failure 
of the Congress of Industrial Organizations to have complied with 
the requirements of section 9 (f), (g), or (h) of the aforesaid Act 
prior to December 22,1949, or by reason of the failure of the American 
Federation of Labor to have complied with the provisions of section 
^ (f)? (to)? oi" (h) of the aforesaid Act prior to November 7, 1947: 
Provided, That no liability shall be imposed under any provision of 
this Act upon any person for failure to honor any election or certificate 
referred to above, prior to the effective date of this amendment: Pro-
vided, however, That this proviso shall not have the effect of setting 
aside or in any way affecting judgments or decrees heretofore entered 
under section 10 (e) or (f) and which have become final." 
(b) Subsection (a) (3) of section 8 of said Act is amended by strik-
ing out so much of the first sentence as reads "; and (ii) if, following 
the most recent election held as provided in section 9 (e) the Board 
shall have certified that at least a majority of the employees eligible 
to vote in such election have voted to authorize such labor organiza-
tion to make such an agreement:" and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following: "and has at the time the agreement was made or within 
the preceding twelve months received from the Board a notice of 
compliance with sections 9 (f), (g), (h), and (ii) unless following 
an election held as provided in section 9 (e) within one year preceding 
the effective date of such agreement, the Board shall have certified 
that at least a majority of the employees eligible to vote in such election 
have voted to rescind the authority of such labor organization to make 
sucli an agreement:" 
(c) Section 9 (e) of such Act is amended by striking out all of sub-
sections (1) and (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(1) 
Upon the filing with the Board, by 30 per centum or more of the 
employees in a bargaining unit covered by an agreement between their 
National Labor Re-
lations Act, amend-
ment. 
61 Stat. 136. 
29 U. S. C. 5 167. 
Elections, etc. 
29U. S. C. {159. 
29 U. S. C. § 160. 
29 U. S. C. S 168. 
Secret ballot by 
Board. 
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PUBLIC LAW 190—OCT. 23, 1951 
[65 STAT. 
employer and a labor organization made pursuant to section 8 (a) 
(3), of a petition alleging they desire that such authority be rescinded, 
the Board shall take a secret ballot of the employees in such unit and 
certify the results thereof to such labor organization and to the 
employer." Renumber subsection "(3)" as "(2)". 
(d) Subsections (f), (g), and (h) of section 9 of such Act are 
amended by striking out the words "No petition under section 9 (e) 
(1) shall be entertained," where they appear in each of such sub-
sections. 
Approved October 22, 1951. 
Public Law 190 
CHAPTER 538 
AN ACT 
October 23,1951 
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To authorize the exchange of wildlife refuge lands within the State of Minnesota. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hoiise of Representatives 
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f certain United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
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of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to convey any lands 
and improvements, or interests therein, of the United States within 
the Talcot National Wildlife Refuge or the Beltrami Wildlife Manage-
ment Area to the State of Minnesota in exchange for other lands and 
improvements, or interests therein, of equal value, which he deems 
chiefly valuable for migratory bird management purposes. 
SEC. 2. Any lands acquired by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant 
to this Act, if located within or adjacent to an existing wildlife refuge 
or reservation, shall immediately become a part of such refuge or 
reservation and shall be administered under the laws and regulations 
applicable thereto; and if not so located, may be administered as 
migratory waterfowl management areas, refuges, reservations, or 
breeding grounds in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 
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thereto. 
Approved October 23, 1951. 
Public Law 191 
CHAPTER 540 
AN ACT 
October 24,1951 
[S- 752] 
Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands to the Maryland-
National Capital Park and Planning Commission. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate 
and House of Representatives 
of the 
c^u^Y"pa?k"an^d United 
States of America 
in Congress 
assembled^ That the Secretary 
Planning Commis- of Agriculture be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to convey 
"^Conveyance. 
by a quitclaim deed to the Maryland-National Capital Park and 
Planning Commission, a public agency created by the General Assem-
bly of Maryland, all of the remaining portion of the former animal 
disease station near Bethesda, Maryland, consisting of approximately 
thirty-two acres, to be used exclusively for public park, parkway, or 
playground purposes and on the express condition that if the said 
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission fails to 
use the lands for the purposes herein provided, or at any time discon-
tinues the use of such lands for the purposes herein provided, or 
attempts to alienate such lands, title thereto shall revert to and become 
vested in the United States of America. 
Approved October 24, 1951. 
48 Stat. 401. 
16 U. S. C. 
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