    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 51 (Monday, December 24, 2001)]
    [Pages 1812-1813]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Executive Order 13248--Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a
    Dispute Between United Airlines, Inc., and Its Mechanics and Related
    Employees Represented by the International Association of Machinists and
    Aerospace Workers

    December 20, 2001

        A dispute exists between United Airlines, Inc., and its employees
    represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
    Workers.
        The dispute has not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of
    the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151-188) (the ``Act'').
        In the judgment of the National Mediation Board, this dispute
    threatens substantially to interrupt interstate commerce to a degree
    that would deprive sections of the country of essential transportation
    service.
        Now, Therefore, by the authority vested in me as President by the
    Constitution and the laws of the United States, including sections 10
    and 201 of the Act (45 U.S.C. 160 and 181), it is hereby ordered as
    follows:
        Section 1. Establishment of the Board (Board). There is established,
    effective December 21, 2001, a Board of three members to be appointed by
    the President to investigate and report on this dispute. No member may
    be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of airline
    employees or any air carrier. The Board shall perform its functions
    subject to the availability of funds.
        Sec. 2. Report. The Board shall report to the President with respect
    to this dispute within 30 days of its creation.
        Sec. 3. Maintaining Conditions. As provided by section 10 of the
    Act, from the date of the creation of the Board and for 30 days after
    the Board has submitted its report to the President, no change in the
    conditions out of which the dispute arose shall be made by the parties
    to the controversy, except by the agreement of the parties.

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        Sec. 4. Records Maintenance. The records and files of the Board are
    records of the Office of the President and upon the Board's termination
    shall be maintained in the physical custody of the National Mediation
    Board.
        Sec. 5. Expiration. The Board shall terminate upon the submission of
    the report provided for in section 2 of this order.
                                                    George W. Bush
     The White House,
     December 20, 2001.

     [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., December 26,
    2001]

    Note: This Executive order will be published in the Federal Register on
    December 27.