§ 154. — National Labor Relations Board; eligibility for reappointment; officers and employees; payment of expenses.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC154]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 7--LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
Sec. 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, Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 451; June 23, 1947, ch. 120,
title I, Sec. 101, 61 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 95-251, Sec. 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.
