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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 175. National Labor-Management Panel; creation and composition; appointment, tenure, and compensation; duties
(a) There is created a National Labor-Management Panel which
shall be composed of twelve members appointed by the President, six
of whom shall be selected from among persons outstanding in the
field of management and six of whom shall be selected from among
persons outstanding in the field of labor. Each member shall hold
office for a term of three years, except that any member appointed
to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for
which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the
remainder of such term, and the terms of office of the members
first taking office shall expire, as designated by the President at
the time of appointment, four at the end of the first year, four at
the end of the second year, and four at the end of the third year
after the date of appointment. Members of the panel, when serving
on business of the panel, shall be paid compensation at the rate of
$25 per day, and shall also be entitled to receive an allowance for
actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses while so
serving away from their places of residence.
(b) It shall be the duty of the panel, at the request of the
Director, to advise in the avoidance of industrial controversies
and the manner in which mediation and voluntary adjustment shall be
administered, particularly with reference to controversies
affecting the general welfare of the country.
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