article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Labor Relations Reorganization Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. REFERENCES. Whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed as an amendment to a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). SEC. 3. ABOLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. (a) Abolishment of Board.--Effective on the date provided in subsection (c), the National Labor Relations Board is abolished. (b) Repeal of Authority.--Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Act are repealed. (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY FOR REPRESENTATIVE ELECTIONS TO OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS. (a) Transfer of Authority.--The functions and responsibilities of the National Labor Relations Board for overseeing elections under section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act, and any related authorities and functions under that Act, are hereby transferred to the Secretary of Labor, to be carried out through the Office of Labor- Management Standards. (b) Amendments to the NLRA.-- (1) Definition.--Paragraph (10) of section 2 (29 U.S.C. 152) is amended to read as follows: ``(10) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Labor, acting through the office of Labor-Management Standards of the Department of Labor.''. (2) Authority for supervising elections.--Section 9 (29 U.S.C. 159) is amended by striking ``Board'' each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary''. (3) Rules and regulations.-- (A) Authority.--Section 6 (29 U.S.C. 156) is amended by striking ``Board'' and inserting ``Secretary''. (B) Preservation of existing regulations.--Rules and regulations issued under the National Labor Relations Act prior to and in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act shall continue in effect and shall be considered to be rules and regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor, acting through the office of Labor-Management Standards of the Department of Labor, under section 6 of such Act, as amended by paragraph (1). (4) Conforming amendments.--Section 8 (29 U.S.C. 158) is amended by striking ``Board'' each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary''. SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (a) Transfer of Authority.--The functions and responsibilities of the National Labor Relations Board for the prevention of unfair labor practices under section 10 of the National Labor Relations Act, and any related authorities and functions under that Act, are hereby transferred to the Bureau of Labor Relations Enforcement of the Department of Justice, established under subsection (b). (b) Establishment of Enforcement Bureau.-- (1) Establishment and purpose.--There is established within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, a Bureau of Labor Relations Enforcement, to carry out the enforcement duties and functions that were, prior to the date of enactment of this Act, carried out by the National Labor Relations Board under section 10 of the National Labor Relations Act. (2) Director.--The Bureau shall be headed by a Director appointed by the Attorney General. The Director shall have had experience in labor-management relations and shall not engage in any other employment than that of serving as Director; nor shall the Director hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any organization, agency, or institution with which the Bureau makes any contract or other arrangement. (c) Amendments to the NLRA.-- (1) Definition.--Section 2 (29 U.S.C. 152) is further amended by adding at the end the following: ``(15) The term `Bureau' means the Bureau of Labor Management Enforcement of the Department of Justice.''. (2) Authority for the prevention of unfair labor practices.--Section 10 (29 U.S.C. 160) is amended-- (A) in subsections (a), (d), (f), (g), (h), (j), (k) and (l), by striking ``Board'' each place it appears and inserting ``Bureau''; (B) in subsection (b)-- (i) in the first sentence-- (I) by striking ``Board'' each place it appears and inserting ``Bureau''; and (II) by striking ``or a member thereof''; (ii) in the second sentence-- (I) by striking ``member, agent, or agency'' and inserting ``agent or agency''; and (II) by striking ``Board'' and inserting ``Bureau''; (iii) in the fourth sentence-- (I) by striking ``member, agent, or agency'' and inserting ``agent or agency''; and (II) by striking ``Board'' and inserting ``Bureau''; and (iv) in the last sentence, by striking ``the Act of June 19, 1934'' and all that follows and inserting ``section 2072 of title 29, United States Code.''; (C) in subsection (c)-- (i) by striking ``member, agent, or agency'' and inserting ``agent or agency''; (ii) by striking ``Board'' each place it appears and inserting ``Bureau''; and (iii) by striking the last sentence; and (D) in subsection (e)-- (i) by striking ``Board'' each place it appears and inserting ``Bureau''; and (ii) by striking ``member, agent, or agency'' each place it appears and inserting ``agent or agency''. SEC. 6. APPLICATION OF TITLE 5 PROVISION WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYEES. Section 3503 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply with respect to employees affected by the transfers of functions under sections 4 and 5. SEC. 7. INVESTIGATORY POWERS UNDER THE NLRA. Section 11 (29 U.S.C. 161) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)-- (A) by striking ``Board'' and inserting ``Secretary or the Bureau, as the case may be,''; and (B) by striking ``it'' and inserting ``the Secretary or the Bureau, respectively,''; (2) in paragraph (1)-- (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Board, or its'' and inserting ``The Secretary and the Bureau, or their''; (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Board, or any member thereof'' and inserting ``Secretary or the Bureau, as the case may be''; (C) in the third sentence-- (i) by striking ``Board'' the first place it appears and inserting ``Secretary or the Bureau''; and (ii) by striking ``Board'' the second place it appears and inserting ``Secretary or the Bureau, as the case may be,''; and (D) in the fourth sentence-- (i) by striking ``Any member of the Board'' and inserting ``The Secretary and the Bureau''; and (ii) by striking ``Board'' and inserting ``Secretary or the Bureau''; (3) in paragraph (2)-- (A) by striking ``Board'' each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary or the Bureau''; and (B) by striking ``member, agent, or agency'' both places it appears and inserting ``agent or agency''; (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Board, its member, agent, or agency'' both place it appears and inserting ``Secretary or the Bureau, its agent or agency''; and (5) in paragraph (6)-- (A) by striking ``Board, upon its'' both places it appears and inserting ``Secretary or the Bureau''; and (B) by striking ``its''. SEC. 8. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. The Act is further amended-- (1) in section 12, by striking ``Board or any of its'' and inserting ``Secretary or the Bureau or any of their''; (2) in section in section 14(c)-- (A) by striking ``Board, in its discretion'' and inserting ``Secretary or the Bureau, as the case may be, in their discretion''; and (B) by striking ``Board'' the second, third, and fourth places it appears and inserting ``Secretary or the Bureau''; and (3) in section 18, by striking ``National Labor Relations Board'' and inserting ``Secretary''.
summary: National Labor Relations Reorganization Act of 2011 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to abolish the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Transfers all functions of the NLRB for overseeing elections of collective bargaining representatives to the Secretary of Labor, to be carried out through the Office of Labor-Management Standards. Establishes within the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Bureau of Labor Relations Enforcement, to which are transferred all functions of the NLRB for the prevention of unfair labor practices.