S.Amdt. 4192

SA 4192. Mr. ENZI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4174 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 4899, making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 4 of the amendment, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

(6) Police, firefighters, and other first responders are responsible for the protection of life and property and the maintenance of civil order, all of which may be threatened in a labor dispute. Public safety officers covered by this title should not be subject to any conflict of interest, and the public should be confident that such officers' duties will not be subject to any such conflict.

SEC. 4002A. PUBLIC SAFETY PROTECTIONS.

(a) In General.--A State law described in section 4004(a) shall provide that no labor organization may serve as bargaining representative for any public safety officers if the labor organization admits to membership, or is affiliated directly or indirectly with an organization that admits to membership, any employee other than a public safety officer.

(b) Interaction With Other Laws.--Notwithstanding the Act entitled “An Act to amend the Judicial Code and to define and limit the jurisdiction of courts sitting in equity, and for other purposes”, approved March 23, 1932 (commonly known as the “Norris-LaGuardia Act”), or any other provision of law, no Federal law that restricts the issuance of injunctions or restraining orders in labor disputes shall apply to labor disputes involving public safety officers covered under this title.

(c) Application.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this section shall apply to all States.