[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3146 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3146

  To ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining 
      agreements under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 19, 2019

 Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, Mrs. 
 Gillibrand, Ms. Smith, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Harris, Mr. Brown, 
 Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Warren, Mr. Peters, Mr. Warner, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
 Coons, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Hassan, 
Mr. Wyden, Mr. Reed, and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which 
 was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                          Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining 
      agreements under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code.

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

SECTION 1. FAIR NEGOTIATION OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Any collective bargaining agreement under chapter 
71 of title 5, United States Code, or any article or term thereof, that 
has an effective date on or after April 30, 2019, shall have no force 
or effect if the collective bargaining agreement was not--
            (1) mutually and voluntarily agreed to by all parties to 
        the agreement; or
            (2) ordered following the completion of binding arbitration 
        pursuant to section 7119(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Continuation of Certain Agreements.--Any collective bargaining 
agreement under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, or any 
article or term thereof, that expired on or before April 30, 2019, and 
with respect to which a new collective bargaining agreement having 
force and effect under subsection (a) of this section has not been 
executed, shall remain in full force and effect until a new collective 
bargaining agreement reached through mutual and voluntary agreement, or 
ordered following the completion of binding arbitration pursuant to 
section 7119(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, takes effect.
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