45 USC 165 - Evaluation and audit of Mediation Board

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§ 165.

Evaluation and audit of Mediation Board

(a)

Evaluation and audit of Mediation Board

(1)

In general

(2)

Responsibility of Comptroller General

In carrying out the evaluation and audit required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall evaluate and audit the programs, operations, and activities of the Mediation Board, including, at a minimum—

(A)

information management and security, including privacy protection of personally identifiable information;

(B)

resource management;

(C)

workforce development;

(D)

procurement and contracting planning, practices, and policies;

(E)

the extent to which the Mediation Board follows leading practices in selected management areas; and

(F)

the processes the Mediation Board follows to address challenges in—

(i)

initial investigations of applications requesting that an organization or individual be certified as the representative of any craft or class of employees;

(ii)

determining and certifying representatives of employees; and

(iii)

ensuring that the process occurs without interference, influence, or coercion.

(b)

Immediate review of certification procedures

Not later than 180 days after February 14, 2012, the Comptroller General shall review the processes applied by the Mediation Board to certify or decertify representation of employees by a labor organization and make recommendations to the Board and appropriate congressional committees regarding actions that may be taken by the Board or Congress to ensure that the processes are fair and reasonable for all parties. Such review shall be conducted separately from any evaluation and audit under subsection (a) and shall include, at a minimum—

(1)

an evaluation of the existing processes and changes to such processes that have occurred since the establishment of the Mediation Board and whether those changes are consistent with congressional intent; and

(2)

a description of the extent to which such processes are consistent with similar processes applied to other Federal or State agencies with jurisdiction over labor relations, and an evaluation of any justifications for any discrepancies between the processes of the Mediation Board and such similar Federal or State processes.

(c)

Appropriate congressional committee defined

(May 20, 1926, ch. 347, § 15, as added Pub. L. 112–95, title X, § 1004, Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 147.)

cite as: 45 USC 165