II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1523 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 8, 2011 Mr. Graham introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act.

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Authority of the NLRB

Section 10(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 160) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: : Provided further, That the Board shall have no power to order an employer (or seek an order against an employer) to restore or reinstate any work, product, production line, or equipment, to rescind any relocation, transfer, subcontracting, outsourcing, or other change regarding the location, entity, or employer who shall be engaged in production or other business operations, or to require any employer to make an initial or additional investment at a particular plant, facility, or location.

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Retroactivity

The amendment made by section 2 shall apply to any complaint for which a final adjudication by the National Labor Relations Board has not been made by the date of enactment of this Act.