[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2729 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2729

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for 
    greater efficiency at the Occupational Safety and Health Review 
                              Commission.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 15, 2003

 Mr. Norwood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for 
    greater efficiency at the Occupational Safety and Health Review 
                              Commission.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Occupational Safety and Health 
Review Commission Efficiency Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 12 of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 661) is amended as follows:
            (1) In subsection (a), by striking the word ``three'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof, the word ``five;'' and inserting 
        before the word ``training'' the word ``legal''.
            (2) In subsection (b) by striking all after the words 
        ``except that'' and inserting in lieu thereof, ``the President 
        may extend the term of a member to allow a continuation in 
        service at the pleasure of the President after the expiration 
        of that member's term until a successor nominated by the 
        President has been confirmed to serve. Any vacancy caused by 
        the death, resignation, or removal of a member before the 
        expiration of a term, for which he or she was appointed shall 
        be filled only for the remainder of such expired term. A member 
        of the Commission may be removed by the President for 
        inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
            (3) Subsection (f) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) The Chairman of the Commission is authorized to delegate to 
any panel of three or more members any or all of the powers of the 
Commission. For the purpose of carrying out its functions under this 
chapter, 3 members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, except 
that 2 members shall constitute a quorum for any sub-panel designated 
by the Chairman under this subsection.''.
    (b) New Positions.--Of the two vacancies for membership on the 
Commission created by this section, one shall be filled by the 
President for a term expiring on April 27, 2006, and the other shall be 
filled by the President for a term expiring on April 27, 2008.
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