S.Amdt. 743

1. Inserts new text wherever appropriate

   Inserts

   Inserted: SEC. . FAA PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ARBITRATION.

   Inserted: Section 40122(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by striking the second and third sentences of paragraph (2);

   Inserted: (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and

   Inserted: (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:

   Inserted: "(3) Arbitration.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--If the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service under paragraph (2) do not lead to an agreement, the Federal Service Impasses Panel shall assert jurisdiction over the issues in controversy in accordance with subsection (g)(2)(C) and order binding arbitration.

   Inserted: "(B) Arbitration board.--The Panel shall appoint an arbitration board composed of 3 professional private arbitrators with Federal sector experience. The Executive Director of the Panel shall request a list of not fewer than 15 arbitrators from the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Each party shall select one arbitrator and the Executive Director of the Panel shall select the third and final member of the arbitration board.

   Inserted: "(C) Ratification and approval.--In accordance with subsection (g)(2)(C), upon reaching agreement or at the conclusion of the binding arbitration, the final agreement shall be subject to ratification by the exclusive representative, upon request, and approval by the head of the agency.

   Inserted: "(D) Enforcement actions.--Each United States district court and each United States court of a place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States shall have jurisdiction of any action brought to enforce this paragraph. Upon the application of any exclusive bargaining representative, any changes implemented in the personnel management system by the Administrator after July 9, 2005, without the agreement of the exclusive bargaining representative and before the agreement ratified and approved under subparagraph (C) takes effect shall be reversed and the status quo ante shall be restored until the date certified by the exclusive bargaining representative and the Administrator as the date on which the ratified and approved agreement takes effect."

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As printed