[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4823 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4823

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit executive agencies 
 from using funds to hire independent entities to influence employees 
   with respect to exercising their rights of collective bargaining.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2000

Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit executive agencies 
 from using funds to hire independent entities to influence employees 
   with respect to exercising their rights of collective bargaining.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF FUNDS TO HIRE INDEPENDENT 
              ENTITIES TO INFLUENCE EMPLOYEES WITH RESPECT TO 
              COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 71 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 7107. Prohibition against use of funds to hire independent 
              entities to influence employees with respect to 
              collective bargaining
    ``No executive agency may use any funds appropriated to the agency 
to hire an independent labor relations consultant or other independent 
contractor or organization--
            ``(1) to undertake activities for which the direct or 
        indirect objective is to persuade the employees of the agency 
        to exercise or not to exercise, or to persuade or inform such 
        employees with respect to the manner of exercising, the right 
        to organize or bargain collectively through representatives of 
        their own choosing; or
            ``(2) to supply the agency with information concerning the 
        activities of employees or a labor organization in connection 
        with representation for the purpose of collective 
        bargaining.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 7106 the following new item:

``7107. Prohibition against use of funds to hire independent entities 
                            to influence employees with respect to 
                            collective bargaining.''.
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