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22 U.S. Code § 4137 - Foreign Service Grievance Board decisions
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(a) Record; findings of fact and statement of reasons
Upon completion of its proceedings, the Board shall expeditiously decide the grievance on the basis of the record of proceedings. In each case the decision of the Board shall be in writing, and shall include findings of fact and a statement of the reasons for the decision of the Board.
(b) Authority of Department upon finding of meritorious grievance
If the Board finds that the grievance is meritorious, the Board shall have the authority to direct the Department—
(1) to correct any official personnel record relating to the grievant which the Board finds to be inaccurate or erroneous, to have an omission, or to contain information of a falsely prejudicial character;
(2) to reverse a decision denying the grievant compensation or any other perquisite of employment authorized by laws or regulations when the Board finds that such decision was arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to laws or regulations;
(3) to retain in the Service a member whose separation would be in consequence of the matter by which the member is aggrieved;
(4) to reinstate the grievant, and to grant the grievant back pay in accordance with section 5596 (b)(1) of title 5;
(5) to pay reasonable attorney fees to the grievant to the same extent and in the same manner as such fees may be required by the Merit Systems Protection Board under section 7701 (g) of title 5; and
(c) Finality of decisions; judicial review
Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, decisions of the Board under this subchapter shall be final, subject only to judicial review as provided in section 4140 of this title.
(d) Recommendations
(1) If the Board finds that the grievance is meritorious and that remedial action should be taken that relates directly to promotion, tenure or assignment of the grievant or to other remedial action not otherwise provided for in this section, or if the Board finds that the evidence before it warrants disciplinary action against any employee of the Department or member of the Service, it shall make an appropriate recommendation to the Secretary. The Secretary shall make a written decision on the recommendation of the Board within 30 days after receiving the recommendation. The Secretary shall implement the recommendation of the Board except to the extent that, in a decision made within that 30-day period, the Secretary rejects the recommendation in whole or in part on the basis of a determination that implementation of the recommendation would be contrary to law or would adversely affect the foreign policy or national security of the United States. If the Secretary rejects the recommendation in whole or in part, the decision shall specify the reasons for such action. Pending the decision of the Secretary, there shall be no ex parte communication concerning the grievance between the Secretary and any person involved in the proceedings of the Board. The Secretary shall, however, have access to the entire record of the proceedings of the Board.
(2) A recommendation under paragraph (1) shall, for purposes of section 4140 of this title, be considered a final action upon the expiration of the 30-day period referred to in such paragraph, except to the extent that it is rejected by the Secretary by an appropriate written decision.
(A) If the Secretary makes a written decision under paragraph (1) rejecting a recommendation in whole or in part on the basis of a determination that implementing such recommendation would be contrary to law, the Secretary shall, within the 30-day period referred to in such paragraph—
(i) Within 30 days after receiving a request under subparagraph (A), the Board shall, after reviewing the Secretary's decision, make a recommendation to the Secretary either confirming, modifying, or vacating its original recommendation or, if less than the entirety was rejected, the portion involved.
(C) A recommendation made under subparagraph (B) shall be considered a final action for purposes of section 4140 of this title, and shall be implemented by the Secretary.
(e) Record of grievances; copy to committee of Congress; right of review
(1) The Board shall maintain records of all grievances awarded in favor of the grievant in which the grievance concerns gross misconduct by a supervisor. Subject to paragraph (2), the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate shall be provided with a copy of the grievance decision whenever such a supervisor is nominated for any position requiring the advice and consent of the Senate and the Board shall provide access to the entire record of any proceedings of the Board concerning such a grievance decision to any Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations upon a request by the Chairman or Ranking Minority Member of such committee.
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), all decisions, proceedings, and other records disclosed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be treated as confidential and may be disclosed only to Committee members and appropriate staff.
(B) Whenever material is provided to the Committee or a Member thereof pursuant to paragraph (1), the Board shall, at the same time, provide a copy of all such material to the supervisor who is the subject of such material.
(C) A supervisor who is the subject of records disclosed to the committee [1] pursuant to this subsection shall have the right to review such record and provide comments to the Committee concerning such record. Such comments shall be treated in a confidential manner.
(f) Alleged discrimination; substantive law to be applied
The Board shall, with respect to any grievance based on an alleged violation of a law, rule, regulation, or policy directive referred to in section 4131 (a)(1)(H) of this title, apply the substantive law that would be applied by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission if a charge or claim alleging discrimination under such law, rule, regulation, or policy directive had been filed with the commission. [1]
[1] So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
Source(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 1107,Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2146; Pub. L. 100–204, title I, §§ 181(a), (b), 182,Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1363, 1364; Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 153(c),Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 673.)
1991—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102–138added subsec. (f).
1987—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100–204, § 181(a), (b), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted ", tenure" after "promotion" in first sentence, and added pars. (2) and (3).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100–204, § 182, added subsec. (e).
Effective Date of 1991 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–138not applicable with respect to any grievance, within the meaning of section 4131 of this title, arising before Oct. 28, 1991, see section 153(f) ofPub. L. 102–138, set out as a note under section 4115 of this title.
Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100–204not applicable with respect to any grievance in which the Board has issued a final decision pursuant to this section before Dec. 22, 1987, see section 181(e) ofPub. L. 100–204, set out as a note under section 3946 of this title.
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WINDER, Ga. -- Last week a Winder woman welcomed her first child into the world. What it took to get there and who helped -- is a rarelyseen story.
Ever since they got married three years ago, Krista and Trent Saxon dreamed of having a child, but they didn't think they would be able to do so.
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Two Shippensburg University John L. Grove College of Business graduates are recipients this year of the university's Outstanding Young Alumnus Award. The College of Business recipients are James L. Dailey, Class of 1997; Rebecca Quinter Finkenbinder, Class of 1997
The awards were to be presented Dec. 19 during the university's Winter Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony in Heiges Field House, but that ceremony was cancelled due to the major snowstorm that affected the region.James L. Dailey '97
Dailey, of Camp Hill, served with Fulton Bank as a financial advisor before he joined niche with TEAM Financial Managers in Harrisburg in 1999 as a financial advisor and quickly moved to portfolio manager in 2001. In 2005 he was named co-owner and chief investment officer where he is actively involved in the day-to-day management and strategic planning of the firm and is responsible for the overall investment philosophy, portfolio management, and research and trading for client investment accounts. He earned the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2003.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Michael Snaer's 3-point shot as time expired lifted Florida State to a come-from-behind 60-57 win over Clemson Thursday night.
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Florida State's Devon Bookert drained a 3-point basket from near the top of the key to tie the game at 57 with 44 seconds left.
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About 6,000 National Guard troops from across the country will descend upon Washington this weekend to provide traffic and crowd control during Monday's inauguration events.
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WASHINGTON – Thousands of National Guard troops are deploying to the D.C. area to help with Monday's inauguration.
They began arriving Friday morning at the D.C. Armory. Metropolitan Police Lt. Kervin Johnson thanked the first 400 National Guard troops for their service just before swearing them in.
Brig. Gen. Art Hinaman, with the D.C. National Guard, will lead the troops who will arrive during the next few days. Friday's group was one of the first to arrive and check in.
"We've got about 6,000 airmen and soldiers coming into D.C. to support the inauguration. We're in support of civil authorities," Hinaman says.
These men and women, representing 30 different states and territories, will back up local and federal law enforcement.
"They get sworn in as Metropolitan Police," Hinaman says.
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Other National Guard troops are arriving and being processed at Fort Belvoir and Joint Base Andrews, in addition to the D.C. Armory.
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I like the Idea of 'hands' being machines. . But I am not overly enthusiastic about the large word 'HAND', or the name 'creative studio' being the less prominent text.
I greatly like the thought of hands being machines. Is it possible to great a graphic of 'Machine operated hands' with diminished "hand machine" text.
"Creative Studio" should be emphasize - "Hand Machines" can be slogan.
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Northwest Mexican Coast mangroves
Naturalist examining the mangrove fringe at San Ignacio Lagoon. @ C.Michael Hogan
The Northwest Mexican Coast mangroves is a unique mangrove ecoregion holds patches of mangrove ecosystems that are both in Mexico and more surprisingly, the Nearctic realm. With four main species of mangrove tree present the diversity may seem low. Mangroves however, are the driving force in a system where diversity is a result of the processes that these trees make possible. Mangrove trees are specially adapted to being submerged in saltwater and thus provide detritus needed to fuel the important food chain of the mangrove ecosystem.
Location and General Description
Low flow tributaries to the San Ignacio Lagoon, populated by sparse
mangroves. @ C.Michael Hogan The region is composed of two main mangrove areas located in Mexico, one on the Pacific Coast and one on the Gulf of California coast. The mangroves of Bahía Magdalena lie on the Pacific Coast of Baja California Sur, and the west side of Sierra la Giganta. The mangroves off the coast of Sonora are located in the delta of three Mexican rivers: the Yaqui, the Mayo, and the Fuerte. Additional smaller mangrove areas include those associated with the lagoons of San Ignacio and Ojo de Liebre, which are part of the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve. The climate in both areas is dry with occasional rains in summer and winter, averaging below 200 millimeters (mm) per year. Soils are derived from igneous rocks in Baja California Sur, and from sedimentary rocks in Sonora. These mangroves lie on coastal plains where altitude ranges between 50 to 100 meters (m).
The dominant species are Rhizophora mangle, Laguncularia racemosa, and a few individuals of Avicennia germinans, in Baja California Sur. While R. mangle, L. racemosa, A. germinans and Conocarpus erectus dominate in Sonora. The herbaceous stratum is not well developed, due to its intolerance to permanent floods. Behind the mangroves and salt marshes expanses of low sandy plains hold species such as Salicornia subterminalis, Atriplex barclayana, Sorobolus contractus and others sparsely cover the ground.
Biodiversity Features
The northwestern coast mangroves are the northernmost representatives of mangroves on the Pacific Coast of North America, and are found along the zone of transition between tropical and subtropical habitats. The region is an important point in the migratory routes of many birds and endangered grey whales that use the lagoons as a mating and calving ground. Mangroves are a natural refuge for diverse species of aquatic birds, as they harbor many aquatic organisms on which birds feed such as oysters, crabs and invertebrate larvae to name but a few. The large invertebrate community in turn, feeds on the enormous deposits of organic matter provided by mangrove trees; thus, the mangroves are natural promoters of biodiversity in aquatic environments.
The leaves of the mangrove tree produce the most organic matter in these ecosystems. Mangroves synthesize organic matter and filter nutrients, making them crucial for the high productivity in tropical coastal zones. Two thirds of the fish populations worldwide depend on mangrove ecosystems during at least one or more stages of their lives. Mangrove associations have long been recognized as good soil retainers that also allow for the continuous formation of soil, which supports the terrestrial communities associated with mangroves. Mangroves also promote and maintain the biodiversity of terrestrial and aquatic environments by preventing erosion of the coast.
Patches of mangrove ecosystem, which fall within the Sonora province also fall with in the Northwest Mexican Pacific Slopes Endemic Bird Area. Two birds restricted to this EBA utilize mangrove habitat and this ecoregion including the San Blas jay (Cyanocorax sanblasianus) and the purplish-backed jay (C. beecheii). These mangrove patches also form important habitat for use by migrating songbirds, raptors and shorebirds; mangrove patches serve as both rest areas and winter residence for birds.
Mangroves that occur in arid environments such as this ecoregion also serve as refuge and habitat to mammals and herpetofauna depending on the availability of resources such as water and shade in the surrounding habitats. Some of these species may include populations of primates, cats, coatis, boas and other wildlife that will use this ecoregion's mangrove ecosystems year round or seasonally.
Current Status
This ecoregion was listed as one in seven out of more than 30 ecoregions in need of conservation, or within the next 10-20 years it will experience some of the most severe conversion and degradation. There is no information on exactly how well preserved the ecoregion is or how intact the habitat remains. Water pollution due to human dumping of organic and inorganic waste threatens the survival of many aquatic species. Human population in the region is growing rapidly, which could displace natural habitat and increase pollution entering mangrove communities.
Some mangrove patches of this ecoregion are included in the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, which also supports several marine mammals, birds, and marine turtles. Important solutions include managing the mangroves as well as regulating the illegal extraction of wildlife, and water pollution by humans and by industrial settlements.
Types and Severity of Threats
Mangroves have been systematically eliminated. The most severe threats currently are from fuel-wood collection, sedimentation, non-sustainable hunting, shrimp farming, changes in the water flow patterns by road building, diversion or other activities that alter the freshwater inflow to the mangrove areas. Clearing of mangrove trees for development, agriculture or salt and charcoal production are also concerns. Illegal extraction of sea turtles, cacti, and reptiles in Baja California Sur mangroves could result in the loss of these already endangered species.
Long-term threats to the region include overexploitation of resources, and continuous industrial pollution of the waters due to human overpopulation. Artificial drainage of mangroves for the creation of cultivable lands, and highways, and construction of dams that alter hydrological regimes, are among the major threats facing mangroves. Drainage also leads to loss of the nutrients stored by mangroves, which destabilizes the communities that depend on them. In Sonora, water pollution is aggravated by the accumulation of heavy metals in the waters, and also by extensive logging.
Further Reading
- Arriaga, L., J.M. Espinoza, C. Aguilar, E. Martínez, L. Gómez y E. Loa (coordinadores). 2000. Regiones terrestres prioritarias de México. Escala de trabajo 1:1 000 000. Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y uso de la Biodiversidad. México. Benitez, H., C. Arizmendi y L. Marquez. 1999. Base de datos de las AICAS. CIPAMEX, CONABIO, FMCN y CCA. Mexico.
- Cervantes, M.A. 1994. Guía Regional para el Conocimiento Manejo y Utilización de los Humedales del Noroeste de México. ITESM, CECARENA, SEDESOL, México.
- CONABIO. 1998. Regiones Hidrológicas Prioritarias. Fichas Técnicas y Mapa. CONABIO, México. 142 pp.
- Ecoregional Workshop: A Conservation Assessment of Mangrove Ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean. 1994. Washington D.C., World Wildlife Fund.
- Gallegos, M. 1986. Petróleo y manglar. Serie Medio Ambiente en Coatzacoalcos Vol. III. Centro de Ecodesarrollo, México.
- Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas, Instituto de Historia Natural & The Nature Conservancy. 1993. Plan Operativo 1993, Reserva Ecológica "La Encrucijada". Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas and The Nature Conservancy, Mexico and U.S.A.
- INIREB. 1986. Plan de Manejo para la reserva de la biósfera "Los pantanos de Centla,Tabasco, México". INIREB, México.
- Kjerfve, Bjorn, Luiz Drude de Lacerda & El Hadji Salif Diop. 1997. Mangrove Ecosystem Studies in Latin America and Africa: Annual variation of particulate organic carbon and degradation of mangrove detritis in Agua Brava Lagoon, Nayarit, Mexico. UNESCO, Paris, France.
- Lot, A., Novelo, A., & Ramírez-García, P. 1993. Diversidad de la flora acuática mexicana. In: Ramamoorthy, T.P., Bye, R., Lot, A., & Fa, J. (eds). Diversidad Biológica de México. Orígenes y Distribución. Instituto de Biología, UNAM. Pp. 563-578
- Miranda, F. 1998. La Vegetación de Chiapas. Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas, México.
- Odum, E.P. & de la Cruz, A.A. 1967. Particulate detritus in a Georgia Salt Marsh Estuarine Ecosystem. In: Lauff, G.H. (Ed.) Estuaries. Pp. 381-388. American Assoc. Advance Sci. Publ. 83. Washington, D.C.
- Olson, D.M., E. Dinerstein, G. Cintrón, and P. Iolster. 1996. A conservation assessment of mangrove ecosystems of Latin America and the Caribbean. Final report for The Ford Foundation. World Wildlife Fund, Washington, D.C. ISBN: 155963734X
- Rzedowski, J. 1988. Vegetación de México. Editorial Limusa, México. 431 pp.
- Tomlinson, P.B. 1994. The Botany of Mangroves. Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 0521255678.
Disclaimer: This article contains certain information that was originally published by the World Wildlife Fund. Topic editors and authors for the Encyclopedia of Earth have edited its content and added new information. The use of information from the World Wildlife Fund should not be construed as support for or endorsement by that organization for any new information added by EoE personnel, or for any editing of the original content.


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The "Farm to Fork" culinary program is underway at Skamania Lodge! Come and enjoy the local flavor. We have partnered with local growers and fruit companies to provide the the fresh, organic produce from lush farmland of The Columbia River Gorge. We receive a weekly list from local farmers and choose what we will buy for the week.
This list incluces not only the fruit that the area is so known for – cherries, berries, apples, pears – but also vegetables like carrots, asparagus, onions, squash and so on. Name the season and we can name the produce!
Also make plans to visit the resort's newly christened Cascade Garden this summer where herbs and vegetables are tended to daily for the enjoyment of our guests.
This lodge is one of the friendliest places I know. Everyone seems to genuinely enjoy working there and doing whatever they can to assist the guests.
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Active Antenna parts
The ActiveAntenna board picture is too small/blurry to read the chip part numbers. Could you fix it or, alternately, just read off the part numbers? I think I know the big one already, the 88W8388. There are two interesting ones below that.
What is under the can? (maybe you can pop it right off; that works with some Marvell devices)
What is on the back?
I'm especially looking for part numbers for EEPROM and FLASH devices.
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OLPC grandma review
She reviews the wifi connectivity process. --Sj talk 16:16, 1 February 2008 (EST)
Dissasembly of keyboard
I see that you've edited the disassembly of the keyboard section to include the statement that it would not work. This is in direct conflict to the evidence which is that taking the keyboard apart does indeed resolve the sticky keyboard - whether it's due to removal of contamination or "fluffing" of the contact spacers, I have talked to 3 users that have mostly solved their keyboard problems with this procedure.
As long as one is out of warranty, what other recourse does the XO user have. Until you get replacement keyboards out, folks will try this process and many will be helped. Alc 16:21, 20 April 2008 (EDT)
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The final showing of the College's Film Central series of independent films takes place Monday, May 16. An "Evening of Short Films" begins at 7:30 p.m. in Madden Theatre. Short and funny, the films feature interactive media studies major RJ McNichols '11, as well as films from the Naperville Independent Film Festival and one from a collective of student filmmakers from Chicago. McNichols and actors from the other PG-13-rated short films will be available for Q&A afterward.
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Teaching Resource Center
The Teaching Resource Center (TRC) is located on the main floor of the Hulst Library and was remodeled in the summer of 2012 to enhance support of teaching innovations for Dordt faculty, pre-service teachers, and the regional teaching community. The new design includes the Discovery Café where users can interact with digital resources and equipment, the Learning Lab classroom that supports new teaching paradigms and collaborative group work, and the print collection of resources for pre-K through grade 12 including resources that support Christian education programs. The collection features approximately 8,000 young adult and children's literature titles as well as curricular materials including elementary and secondary textbooks, movies, kits, unit ideas, multimedia programs, and other teaching tools.
Materials from the TRC are checked out at the service desk on the main floor and circulate for two weeks. The TRC is open during regular library hours and assistance is provided from the service desk.


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Chill out and relax on a warm, summer day with the Grand Trunk ParaSheet Beach Blanket. It is a oversized beach blanket. It is big enough 49 sq. Feet. Most beach blankets are just that: blankets. Sand and dirt get ground into their fabric, and they always seem to get wet and mildew, which is a terrible thing when you put them in your car trunk. Therefore, Grand Trunk designed its multi-use Parasheet Beach and Picnic Blanket with super-durable parachute nylon. It stands up to all the abuse you and your family can throw its way, and it stays tidy and funk-free for years. Once you use the Grand Trunk ParaSheet Beach Blanket, then you will never go back to using just any old blanket.


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The Orange Construction Barrel (viaae fabricatio barrelus) is one of several species of highly specialized plants which have adapted to be able to grow in the most extreme of conditions - the roadways of North America. It is the second most common member of the sub-genus fabricatio -- commonly known as the "fabriforms" -- and is prized for its weather-resistance and bioluminescent fruit.
The Orange Construction Barrel is fairly easy to identify, given its unique shape and color. It occurs naturally along North American asphalt roadways with a habitat extending from Texas into southern Canada. The Orange Construction Barrel has a large barricular trunk that is orange with zero or more white stripes. These stripes signal to predators that the plant is made of poisonous plastic and varieties with zero, two, and three stripes have been observed. Biologists note that the differentiation in striping may depend on herbivore density in the area.
The Orange Construction Barrel also produces a flat, round, bioluminescent fruit from the top of its trunk. Each barrel variety will eventually produce one or two fruits, which blink when ripe to attract automobiles (as discussed below).
Orange Construction Barrels were unknown in North America until the early 1780s, where they spread from the port of Boston to most of the eastern seaboard within two years. The first recorded Boston sighting, in 1782, coincides with the massive influx of Greek immigrants following World War 2. Also, genetic testing has revealed that Boston fabriforms are closely related to the indigenous European pillaform, which are especially prevalent in Greece. Ancient Greeks used pillaform groves to support and aesthetically enhance much of their architecture and modern Greek law protects several of these pillaform habitats. It is likely that a ship carrying Grecian immigrants accidentally brought the first pillaform seeds to America.
Since their first appearance, Orange Construction Barrels have spread across the continent largely unchecked. Highway harvesting crews attempt to keep the roadways clear during the summer growing season, but there is never enough manpower to remove barrels before they mature and spread their seeds. In Europe the natural predator of pillaforms is the mighty erosionary force of soccer riots. Soccer riots (and their smaller British cousins the hooligans) are completely unknown in North America and efforts to import them have met with little success.
Fabriforms begin life as small shards broken off from the parent plant. These shards work their way beneath the surface of the asphalt, either through weather processes or through compaction beneath the feet of other animals. These seeds lie dormant through the winter and begin to sprout in late spring when the rising temperatures cause the asphalt to expand and become malleable.
One can tell that the seeds of the construction plants are nearing the point of germination when the road surface becomes rough and uneven. Potholes may begin to form. This is the result of the most fascinating ability of the fabri- and pillaform genii: they form their tough exterior shells by absorbing and excreting the surrounding material. Fabriforms digest asphalt and rework the crude oils into a plastic shell, while pillaforms sprout from bedrock and cobblestone streets. The composition of this material affects the outward appearance of each fabriform, but the federal guidelines for road asphalt mean that very little variation is actually expressed.
The seedlings have a variable maturation period - some may take several months (or even years) to reach full germination, others may appear and fully mature seemingly overnight! One thing about the life cycle is certain - when the plant develops its fruit (an orange blinking light), it is ready to be harvested.
The so called "Construction Crews" are in truth Collection and Preparation crews, much akin to a large force of gardeners who tend and cultivate this natural resource. The collection crews may harvest the plants at this time, or they may leave the seedlings to mature further. Eventually, the collection crews and preparation crews complete the harvest and rework the strata from which they sprouted. Once the reworking of the "soil" (if it can truly be called that once there is asphalt over it) is complete, the crews depart and wait for the next crop to sprout.
Once the fruit of the Orange Construction Barrel begins blinking, the plant is fertile and ready to reproduce. Much as the scent of a flower attracts insects, the blinking light attracts animals and vehicles that will help spread the plant across the roadway. Even one piece of the fruit can eventually grow into a full-fledged plant by the next summer. Genetic variation comes from a type of cross-pollination; if two fabriform seeds contact each other they share plastic material as they mature into one plant.
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When Maine Republican Senate President Kevin Raye announced his bid for the 2nd Congressional District seat earlier this year, he positioned himself for a rematch. He and incumbent Democratic Rep. Mike Michaud battled each other 10 years ago for the same seat in a hotly contested race. Raye, who is term limited out of the Maine Senate, insists that the landscape is different this time, and believes the 2nd District is ready to elect a Republican. But first, he has to defeat fellow GOP hopeful Blaine Richardson in the June primary.
Partisan gridlock has emerged an issue in the 2012 campaign, in part because it was cited by Sen. Olympia Snowe as the main reason for her decision to retire. Kevin Raye says he's already shown that he can work with Democrats to get things done.
Two years ago, Raye says, he was unanimously elected Maine Senate president by Democrats, Republicans and Independents. And Raye contends that his colleagues still see him as a man who can meet in the middle.
"During the final day of the session last year, there was an informal poll take in the Maine Senate, sort of like senior superlatives, like you do in high school. And I was very touched and pleased that my colleagues voted me as "most likely to influence the other side of the aisle," he says.
Even though Raye is a Republican, he says no one party has all the answers. He thinks many of the past failures in Congress stem from divisiveness. One of the biggest failures, he says, is energy policy. Or, the lack thereof.
"You know, you have sort of on the one side, arguments that it should all be about conservation, on the other side that it should all be about increased production, and the truth of the matter is, they're all right," he says. "We need a comprehensive energy policy that embraces all of those things."
Raye says everything should be on the table: wind, nuclear, domestic offshore drilling and the Keystone oil pipeline. This isn't to say he necessarily supports all of these, just that they should all be considered.
He feels the same way about the issue of health care. He thinks Congress focused too much on the politics behind the Affordable Care Act, rather than finding common ground to create bipartisan support. "Too many people in Washington sort of have blinders on. There are certain things they won't look at, won't discuss, won't even consider," he says. "I'm not in that category. I'm willing to look at, listen, discuss, consider a range of options."
Raye does have firsthand knowledge of politics in Washington. He was a top aide to Sen. Olympia Snowe for 17 years, six-and-a-half as her chief of staff. During that time, he says he saw a lot of trade agreements that have given U.S. businesses and workers a raw deal.
As to fairness in the federal tax system, Raye says it should should be simplified in a way that no one sector gets an advantage, or is punished. "I don't think we really have a problem in the country in terms of people not paying enough taxes. I think the larger problem we have in the country is spending," he says.
Aside from Raye's extensive political experience, he's also a business owner. He and his wife run Raye's Mustard in Eastport, the last stone-ground mustard mill in North America, and a family business since 1900.
"To me, he's just got the full package," says Pat Butler, president of Butler Brothers in Lewiston, an industrial product distributor.
"I think there's no one better to help deal with the issues of Maine than someone who actually runs a family business like he does. Has to do a payroll, understands the regulatory issues we face in Maine, and many of the other problems--workers comp, everything else that we deal with all the time."
Raye's experience in business and politics could play to his favor, says USM Political Science Professor Ron Schmidt. But Schmidt says it might not, and that the Ron Paul campaign movement in Maine, which took control of this spring's Republican State Convention, is evidence that the unpredictable can happen.
"An unhappiness with incumbency could wind up hurting Raye," he says. "I think this is going to be one of those elections that really comes down to turnout."
Schmidt says, as a leader in the majority party, Raye is in a good position to put his signature on accomplishments in the Maine Legislature.
Kevin Raye says his experience demonstrates his strength, and, if elected, it's a characteristic typical of Maine leaders that he'll carry to Washington.


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45 U.S. Code § 362 - Duties and powers of Board
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(a) Witnesses; subpenas, service, fees, etc.
For the purpose of any investigation or other proceeding relative to the determination of any right to benefits, or relative to any other matter within its jurisdiction under this chapter, the Board shall have the power to issue subpenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence, documentary or otherwise, that relates to any matter under investigation or in question, before the Board or any member, employee, or representative thereof. Any member of the Board or any of its employees or representatives designated by it may administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive evidence. Such attendance of witnesses and production of evidence may be required from any place in the United States or any Territory or possession thereof at any designated place of hearing. All subpenas may be served and returned by anyone authorized by the Board in the same manner as is now provided by law for the service and return by United States marshals of subpenas in suits in equity. Such service may also be made by registered mail or by certified mail and in such case the return post-office receipt shall be proof of service. Witnesses summoned in accordance with this subsection shall be paid the same fees and mileage as are paid witnesses in the district courts of the United States.
(b) Enforcement of subpenas by courts; contempts; service of orders, writs, or processes
In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpena lawfully issued to, any person, the Board may invoke the aid of the district court of the United States or the United States courts of any Territory or possession, where such person is found or resides or is otherwise subject to service of process, or the United States District Court for the District of Columbia if the investigation or proceeding is being carried on in the District of Columbia, or the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, if the investigation or proceeding is being carried on in the Northern District of Illinois, in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. Any such court shall issue an order requiring such person to appear before the Board or its specified employee or representative at the place specified in the subpena of the Board, whether within or without the judicial district of the court, there to produce evidence, if so ordered, or there to give testimony concerning the matter under investigation or in question; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by said court as a contempt thereof. All orders, writs, and processes in any such proceeding may be served in the judicial district of the district court issuing such order, writ, or process, except that the orders, writs, and processes of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in such proceedings may run and be served anywhere in the United States.
(d) Information as confidential
Information obtained by the Board in connection with the administration of this chapter shall not be revealed or open to inspection nor be published in any manner revealing an employee's identity: Provided, however, That
(i) the Board may arrange for the exchange of any information with governmental agencies engaged in functions related to the administration of this chapter;
(ii) the Board may disclose such information in cases in which the Board finds that such disclosure is clearly in furtherance of the interest of the employee or his estate;
(iii) any claimant of benefits under this chapter shall, upon his request, be supplied with information from the Board's records pertaining to his claim; and
(iv) the Board shall disclose to any base-year employer of a claimant for benefits any information, including information as to the claimant's identity, that is necessary or appropriate to notify such employer of the claim for benefits or to full and fair participation by such employer in an appeal, hearing, or other proceeding relative to the claim pursuant to section 355 of this title. Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may furnish such information to any person or organization upon payment by such person or organization to the Board of the cost incurred by the Board by reason thereof; and the amounts so paid to the Board shall be credited to the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund established pursuant to section 361 (a) of this title;
(e) Certification of claims; authorization of employee to make payments; bond
The Board shall provide for the certification of claims for benefits and refunds and may arrange total or partial settlements at such times and in such manner as may appear to the Board to be expedient. The Board shall designate and authorize one or more of its employees to sign vouchers for the payment of benefits and refunds under this chapter. Each such employee shall give bond, in form and amount fixed by the Board, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. The premiums due on such bonds shall be paid from the fund and deemed to be a part of the expenses of administering this chapter.
(f) Cooperation with other agencies administering unemployment or sickness compensation laws; agreements
The Board may cooperate with or enter into agreement with the appropriate agencies charged with the administration of State, Territorial, Federal, or foreign unemployment-compensation or sickness laws or employment offices, with respect to investigations, the exchange of information and services, the establishment, maintenance, and use of free employment service facilities, and such other matters as the Board deems expedient in connection with the administration of this chapter, and may compensate any such agency for services or facilities supplied to the Board in connection with the administration of this chapter. The Board may enter also into agreements with any such agency, pursuant to which any unemployment or sickness benefits provided for by this chapter or any other unemployment-compensation or sickness law, may be paid through a single agency to persons who have, during the period on the basis of which eligibility for and duration of benefits is determined under the law administered by such agency or under this chapter, or both, performed services covered by one or more of such laws, or performed services which constitute employment as defined in this chapter: Provided, That the Board finds that any such agreement is fair and reasonable as to all affected interests.
(g) Benefits also subject to a State law; mutual reimbursement
In determining whether an employee has qualified for benefits in accordance with section 353 of this title, and in determining the amount of benefits to be paid to such employee in accordance with section 352 (a) and (c) of this title, the Board is authorized to consider as employment (and compensation therefor) services for hire other than employment (and remuneration therefor) if such services for hire are subject to an unemployment or sickness compensation law of any State, provided that such State has agreed to reimburse the United States such portion of the benefits to be paid upon such basis to such employee as the Board deems equitable. Any amounts collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be credited to the account.
If a State, in determining whether an employee is eligible for unemployment or sickness benefits under an unemployment or sickness compensation law of such State, and in determining the amount of unemployment or sickness benefits to be paid to such employee pursuant to such unemployment or sickness compensation law, considers as services for hire (and remuneration therefor) included within the provisions of such unemployment or sickness compensation law, employment (and compensation therefor), the Board is authorized to reimburse such State such portion of such unemployment or sickness benefits as the Board deems equitable; such reimbursements shall be paid from the account, and are included within the meaning of the word "benefits" as used in this chapter.
(h) Assistance from employers and labor organizations; compensation
The Board may enter into agreements or arrangements with employers, organizations of employers, and railway-labor organizations which are duly organized in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act [45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.], for securing the performance of services or the use of facilities in connection with the administration of this chapter, and may compensate any such employer or organization therefor upon such reasonable basis as the Board shall prescribe, but not to exceed the additional expense incurred by such employer or organization by reason of the performance of such services or making available the use of such facilities pursuant to such agreements or arrangements. Such employers and organizations, and persons employed by either of them, shall not be subject to section 209 of title 18.
(i) Free employment offices; registration of unemployed; statements of sickness; reemployment
The Board may establish, maintain, and operate free employment offices, and may designate as free employment offices facilities maintained by
(i) a railway labor organization which is duly authorized and designated to represent employees in accordance with the Railway Labor Act [45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.], or
(ii) any other labor organization which has been or may be organized in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, or
(vi) a State, Territorial, foreign, or the Federal Government. The Board may also enter into agreements or arrangements with one or more employers or railway labor organizations organized in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, pursuant to which notice of the availability of work and the rights of employees with respect to such work under agreements between such employers and railway labor organizations may be filed with employment offices and pursuant to which employees registered with employment offices may be referred to such work.
The Board shall prescribe a procedure for registration of unemployed employees at employment offices. Such procedure for registration shall be prescribed with a view to such registration affording substantial evidence of the days of unemployment of the employees who register. The Board may, when such registration is made personally by an employee, accept such registration as initial proof of unemployment sufficient to certify for payment a claim for benefits.
The Board shall provide a form or forms for statements of sickness and a procedure for the execution and filing thereof. Such forms and procedure shall be designated with a view to having such statements provide substantial evidence of the days of sickness of the employee. Such statements may be executed by any doctor (authorized to practice in the State or foreign jurisdiction in which he practices his profession) or any officer or supervisory employee of a hospital, clinic, group health association, or other similar organization, who is qualified under such regulations as the Board may prescribe to execute such statements. The Board shall issue regulations for the qualification of such persons to execute such statements. When so executed by any such person, or, in the discretion of the Board, by others designated by the Board individually or by groups, they may be accepted as initial proof of days of sickness sufficient to certify for payment a claim for benefits.
The regulations of the Board concerning registration at employment offices by unemployed persons may provide for group registration and reporting, through employers, and need not be uniform with respect to different classes of employees.
The operation of any employment facility operated by the Board shall be directed primarily toward the reemployment of employees who have theretofore been substantially employed by employers.
(j) Advisory councils; members' remuneration
The Board may appoint national or local advisory councils composed of equal numbers of representatives of employers, representatives of employees, and persons representing the general public, for the purpose of discussing problems in connection with the administration of this chapter and aiding the Board in formulating policies. The members of such councils shall serve without remuneration, but shall be reimbursed for any necessary traveling and subsistence expenses or on a per diem basis in lieu of subsistence expenses.
(k) Reduction of unemployment; training and reemployment of unemployed employees, etc.
The Board, with the advice and aid of any advisory council appointed by it, shall take appropriate steps to reduce and prevent unemployment and loss of earnings; to encourage and assist in the adoption of practical methods of vocational training, retraining, and vocational guidance; to promote the reemployment of unemployed employees; and to these ends to carry on and publish the results of investigations and research studies.
(l) Necessary and incidental powers; employees of Board, employment, remuneration, civil-service laws, registration of unemployed, and detail
In addition to the powers and duties expressly provided, the Board shall have and exercise all the powers and duties necessary to administer or incidental to administering this chapter, and in connection therewith shall have such of the powers, duties, and remedies provided in subdivisions (5), (6), and (9) of section 7(b) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 [45 U.S.C. 231f (b)] with respect to the administration of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 [45 U.S.C. 231 et seq.], as are not inconsistent with the express provisions of this chapter. A person in the employ of the Board under section 205 of the Act of Congress approved June 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 307), shall acquire a competitive classified civil-service status if, after recommendation by the Board to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, he shall pass such noncompetitive tests of fitness as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe. A person in the employ of the Board on June 30, 1939, and on June 30, 1940, and who has had experience in railroad service, shall acquire a competitive classified civil-service status if, after recommendation by the Board to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, he shall pass such noncompetitive tests of fitness for the position for which the Board recommends him as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe.
The Board may employ such persons and provide for their remuneration and expenses, as may be necessary for the proper administration of this chapter. Such persons shall be employed and their remuneration prescribed in accordance with the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5: Provided, That all positions to which such persons are appointed, except one administrative assistant to each member of the Board, shall be in and under the competitive civil service and shall not be removed or excepted therefrom: Provided, That in the employment of such persons the Board shall give preference, as between applicants attaining the same grades, to persons who have had experience in railroad service, and notwithstanding any other provisions of law, rules, or regulations, no other preference shall be given or recognized: And provided further, That certification by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management of persons for appointment to any positions at minimum salaries of $4,600 per annum, or less, shall, if the Board so requests, be upon the basis of competitive examinations, written, oral, or both, as the Board may request: And provided further, That, for the purpose of registering unemployed employees who reside in areas in which no employer facilities are located, or in which no employer will make facilities available for the registration of such employees, the Board may, without regard to civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, appoint persons to accept, in such areas, registration of such employees and perform services incidental thereto and may compensate such persons on a piece-rate basis to be determined by the Board. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board may detail employees from stations outside the District of Columbia to other stations outside the District of Columbia or to service in the District of Columbia, and may detail employees in the District of Columbia to service outside the District of Columbia: Provided, That all details hereunder shall be made by specific order and in no case for a period of time exceeding one hundred and twenty days. Details so made may, on expiration, be renewed from time to time by order of the Board, in each particular case, for periods not exceeding one hundred and twenty days.
(m) Delegation of powers
The Board is authorized to delegate to any member, officer, or employee of the Board any of the powers conferred upon the Board by this chapter, excluding only the power to prescribe rules and regulations.
(n) Sickness benefits; examinations; information and reports; contracts and expenses for examinations
Any employee claiming, entitled to, or receiving sickness benefits under this chapter may be required to take such examination, physical, medical, mental, or otherwise, in such manner and at such times and by such qualified individuals, including medical officers or employees of the United States or a State, as the Board may prescribe. The place or places of examination shall be reasonably convenient for the employee. No sickness benefits shall be payable under this chapter with respect to any period during which the employee unreasonably refuses to take or willfully obstructs an examination as prescribed by the Board.
Any doctor who renders any attendance, treatment, attention, or care, or performs any examination with respect to a sickness of an employee, upon which a claim or right to benefits under this chapter is based, shall furnish the Board, in such manner and form and at such times as the Board by regulations may prescribe, information and reports relative thereto and to the condition of the employee. An application for sickness benefits under this chapter shall contain a waiver of any doctor-patient privilege that the employee may have with respect to any sickness period upon which such application is based: Provided, That such information shall not be disclosed by the Board except in a proceeding relating to any claim for benefits by the employee under this chapter.
The Board may enter into agreements or arrangements with doctors, hospitals, clinics, or other persons for securing the examination, physical, medical, mental, or otherwise, of employees claiming, entitled to, or receiving sickness benefits under this chapter and the performance of services or the use of facilities in connection with the execution of statements of sickness. The Board may compensate any such doctors, hospitals, clinics, or other persons upon such reasonable basis as the Board shall prescribe. Such doctors, hospitals, clinics, or other persons and persons employed by any of them shall not be subject to section 209 of title 18. In the event that the Board pays for the physical or mental examination of an employee or for the execution of a statement of sickness and such employee's claim for benefits is based upon such examination or statement, the Board shall deduct from any sickness benefits payable to the employee pursuant to such claim such amount as, in the judgment of the Board, is a fair and reasonable charge for such examination or execution of such statement.
(o) Liability of third party for sickness; reimbursement of Board
Benefits payable to an employee with respect to days of sickness shall be payable regardless of the liability of any person to pay damages for such infirmity. The Board shall be entitled to reimbursement from any sum or damages paid or payable to such employee or other person through suit, compromise, settlement, judgment, or otherwise on account of any liability (other than a liability under a health, sickness, accident, or similar insurance policy) based upon such infirmity, to the extent that it will have paid or will pay benefits for days of sickness resulting from such infirmity. Upon notice to the person against whom such right or claim exists or is asserted, the Board shall have a lien upon such right or claim, any judgment obtained thereunder, and any sum or damages paid under such right or claim, to the extent of the amount to which the Board is entitled by way of reimbursement.
(p) Disqualification to execute statements of sickness or receive fees
The Board may, after hearing, disqualify any person from executing statements of sickness who, the Board finds,
(i) will have solicited, or will have employed another to solicit, for himself or for another the execution of any such statement, or
(ii) will have made false or misleading statements to the Board, to any employer, or to any employee, in connection with the awarding of any benefits under this chapter, or
(iii) will have failed to submit medical reports and records required by the Board under this chapter, or will have failed to submit any other reports, records, or information required by the Board in connection with the administration of this chapter or any other Act heretofore or hereafter administered by the Board, or
(iv) will have engaged in any malpractice or other professional misconduct. No fees or charges of any kind shall accrue to any such person from the Board after his disqualification.
(q) Investigations and research with respect to accidents and disabilities
The Board shall engage in and conduct research projects, investigations, and studies with respect to the cause, care, and prevention of, and benefits for, accidents and disabilities and other subjects deemed by the Board to be related thereto, and shall recommend legislation deemed advisable in the light of such research projects, investigations, and studies.
(r) Duty of Board to make certain computations
(1) Compensation base
On or before December 1, 1988, and on or before December 1 of each year thereafter, the Board shall compute—
(A) in accordance with section 351 (i) of this title, the monthly compensation base which shall be applicable with respect to months in the next succeeding calendar year; and
(2) Maximum daily benefit rate
On or before June 1, 1989, and on or before June 1 of each year thereafter, the Board shall compute in accordance with section 352 (a)(3) of this title the maximum daily benefit rate which shall be applicable with respect to days of unemployment and days of sickness in registration periods beginning after June 30 of that year.
Source(June 25, 1938, ch. 680, § 12,52 Stat. 1107; June 20, 1939, ch. 227, § 16,53 Stat. 848; Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 842, §§ 23, 24,54 Stat. 1099; July 31, 1946, ch. 709, §§ 319–323,60 Stat. 739, 740; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, §§ 1, 32 (b),62 Stat. 878, 895, 991; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 127,63 Stat. 107; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, title II, § 202(29), title XI, § 1106(a),63 Stat. 956, 972; Aug. 12, 1955, ch. 869, § 6,69 Stat. 716; Pub. L. 85–927, pt. II, § 206,Sept. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 1783; Pub. L. 86–507, § 1(37),June 11, 1960, 74 Stat. 202; Pub. L. 89–700, title II, § 206,Oct. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 1087; Pub. L. 90–257, title II, § 206,Feb. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 25; Pub. L. 91–452, title II, § 239,Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 930; Pub. L. 93–445, title IV, § 405,Oct. 16, 1974, 88 Stat. 1359; 1978 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783; Pub. L. 100–647, title VII, §§ 7101(e), 7104(d), (e),Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3758, 3772.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning act June 25, 1938, ch. 680, 52 Stat. 1094, which enacted this chapter and amended sections 503 and 1104 and former section 1107 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 367 of this title and Tables.
The Railway Labor Act, referred to in subsecs. (h) and (i), is act May 20, 1926, ch. 347, 44 Stat. 577, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 8 (§ 151 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 151 of this title and Tables.
The Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (l), is act Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, as amended generally by Pub. L. 93–445, title I, § 101,Oct. 16, 1974, 88 Stat. 1305, which is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 231 et seq.) of chapter 9 of this title. For further details and complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Codification note set out preceding section 231 of this title, section 231t of this title, and Tables.
Section 205 of the Act of Congress approved June 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 307), referred to in subsec. (l), is section 205 of act June 24, 1937, ch. 382, 50 Stat. 307, which is not classified to the Code.
In subsecs. (h) and (n), "section 209 of title 18" substituted for reference to the Act of March 3, 1917, 39 Stat. 1106 (5 U.S.C. 66) on authority of (1) act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 683, section 1 of which enacted Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and which enacted in section 1914 of Title 18 the provisions formerly classified to section 66 of former Title 5; and (2) section 2 ofPub. L. 87–849, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126, which repealed section 1914 of Title 18 and supplanted it with section 209, and which provided that exemptions from section 1914 shall be deemed exemptions from section 209. For further details, see Exemptions note set out under section 203 of Title 18.
In subsec. (l), "chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5" substituted for "the Classification Act of 1949, as amended" on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b),Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
In penultimate sentence of subsec. (l), following the first word "Notwithstanding", the words "the provisions of the Act of June 22, 1906 (34 Stat. 449), or" have been omitted as obsolete. The provisions were enacted as section 3342 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 425. Section 3342 of Title 5 was repealed by Pub. L. 89–762, § 1(a),Nov. 5, 1966, 80 Stat. 1312.
1988—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100–647, § 7104(d), added cl. (iv).
Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 100–647, § 7104(e), struck out "court" before "proceeding" in proviso of second par.
Subsec. (r). Pub. L. 100–647, § 7101(e), added subsec. (r).
1974—Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 93–445substituted "subdivisions (5), (6), and (9) of section 7(b) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974" for "section 10(b)(4) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937".
1970—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91–452struck out subsec. (c) which related to immunity from prosecution of any person compelled to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, after claiming his privilege against self-incrimination.
1968—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 90–257, § 206(a), struck out references to maternity benefits and laws and made changes in punctuation and grammar necessitated thereby.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 90–257, § 206(b), struck out references to maternity benefits and maternity compensation laws and made changes in punctuation and grammar necessitated thereby.
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 90–257, § 206(c), struck out provisions making reference to maternity sickness and to expected and actual date of birth of the child required to be included in report of maternity sickness.
Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 90–257, § 206(d), struck out references to maternity benefits and to services of a doctor as to expected date of birth of a female employee's child, or the birth of such a child.
1966—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 89–700authorized Board to furnish such information to any person or organization upon payment of the cost incurred by reason thereof, and requiring amounts so paid to Board to be credited to railroad unemployment insurance administration fund.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 89–700substituted "section 353 of this title" for "section 353 (a) of this title".
1960—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–507inserted "or by certified mail" after "registered mail".
1958—Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 85–927struck out "except that the Board may fix the salary of a director of unemployment insurance at $10,000 per annum" before first proviso in second paragraph, and substituted "Classification Act of 1949" for "Classification Act of 1923", immediately preceding such first proviso, which substitution had already been executed in accordance with act Oct. 28, 1949.
1955—Subsec. (l). Act Aug. 12, 1955, specifically provided for employees of Railroad Retirement Board to be in and under competitive civil service.
1949—Subsec. (l). Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted "Classification Act of 1949" for "Classification Act of 1923" in two places.
1946—Subsec. (b). Act July 31, 1946, § 319, inserted provisions relating to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois.
Subsec. (f). Act July 31, 1946, § 320, inserted references to sickness or maternity laws and benefits.
Subsec. (g). Act July 31, 1946, § 321, inserted references to sickness or maternity laws and benefits and struck out phrase limiting second paragraph to eligibility with respect to unemployment after June 30, 1939.
Subsec. (i). Act July 31, 1946, § 322, added third par., providing for form, execution and filing of statements of sickness.
Subsecs. (n) to (q). Act July 31, 1946, § 323, added subsecs. (n) to (q).
1940—Subsec. (l). Act Oct. 10, 1940, § 22, inserted provisions relating to acquisition of competitive classified civil-service status by a person in the employ of Board on June 30, 1939, and June 30, 1940.
Act Oct. 10, 1940, § 23, inserted provisos relating to personnel for registering unemployed employees.
1939—Subsec. (g). Act June 20, 1939, inserted ", with respect to unemployment after June 30, 1939" after "employee is eligible" and struck out "June 30, 1939" after "therefor) after".
Change of Name
Subsec. (b) of this section was amended by act June 25, 1948, § 32(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1948, as amended by act May 24, 1949, which substituted "United States District Court for the District of Columbia" for "District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia".
"United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois" substituted for "District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois" in view of act June 25, 1948, which states that "There shall be in each judicial district a district court which shall be a court of record known as the United States District Court for the district", and that "Illinois is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Illinois." See sections 88 and 132 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by section 7104(d), (e) ofPub. L. 100–647, effective Jan. 1, 1990, see section 7104(f) ofPub. L. 100–647, set out as a note under section 355 of this title.
Effective Date of 1974 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 93–445effective Jan. 1, 1975, see section 603 ofPub. L. 93–445, set out as a note under section 402 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–452effective on sixtieth day following Oct. 15, 1970, and not to affect any immunity to which any individual is entitled under this section by reason of any testimony given before sixtieth day following Oct. 15, 1970, see section 260 ofPub. L. 91–452, set out as an Effective Date; Savings Provisions note under section 6001 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Effective Date of 1968 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 90–257effective July 1, 1968, see section 208 ofPub. L. 90–257, set out as a note under section 352 of this title.
Effective Date of 1958 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 85–927effective Sept. 6, 1958, except as otherwise indicated, see section 207(c) ofPub. L. 85–927, set out as a note under section 351 of this title.
Effective Date of 1946 Amendment
Amendment by act July 31, 1946, effective July 31, 1946, see section 401 of act July 31, 1946.
Effective Date of 1940 Amendment
For effective date of amendment by act Oct. 10, 1940, see section 1 of act Oct. 10, 1940, set out as a note under section 351 of this title.
Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, § 8,80 Stat. 632, 655.
Transfer of Functions
"Director of the Office of Personnel Management" substituted for "Civil Service Commission" in subsec. (l), pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, § 102,43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783, set out under section 1101 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which transferred functions vested by statute in United States Civil Service Commission to Director of Office of Personnel Management (except as otherwise specified), effective Jan. 1, 1979, as provided by section 1–102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055, set out under section 1101 of Title 5.
Termination of Advisory Councils
Advisory councils in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a council established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a council established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. Advisory councils established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a council established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a council established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 ofPub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Delegation of Functions
Functions of President under subsec. (l) of this section delegated to Chairman of the Railroad Retirement Board by Memorandum of President of the United States, Feb. 9, 2005, 70 F.R. 7631, set out as a note under section 231f of this title.
Railroad Unemployment Compensation Committee
Pub. L. 98–76, title V, § 504,Aug. 12, 1983, 97 Stat. 441, provided that:
"(a) Representatives of railroad labor and railroad management shall jointly establish (and jointly appoint the members of) a committee to be known as the 'Railroad Unemployment Compensation Committee' (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Committee').
"(b) The Committee shall consist of five members—
"(1) two of whom shall be representatives of railroad labor,
"(2) two of whom shall be representatives of railroad management, and
"(3) one of whom shall be an individual who shall not be in the employment of or pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any employer (as defined in section 1 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 [45 U.S.C. 231]) or any organization of employees (as defined in section 1 of such Act).
"(c) The Committee shall review all aspects of the unemployment and sickness insurance systems provided by the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act [this chapter] including (but not limited to) a review of—
"(1) benefit levels,
"(2) experience rating,
"(3) debt repayment and interest on debt,
"(4) waiting period for unemployment benefits and qualifying requirements, and
"(5) alternatives to the railroad unemployment insurance system such as covering railroad employees under the Federal-State unemployment compensation system.
"(d) Not later than April 1, 1984, the Committee shall submit a report to the Congress containing recommendations—
"(1) with respect to the review conducted under subsection (c), and
"(2) with respect to the repayment of funds which the railroad unemployment insurance system has borrowed from the Railroad Retirement Account.Any recommendation submitted under paragraph (2) shall contain adjustments in contributions and benefits which will enable the railroad unemployment compensation system to repay all loans from the Railroad Retirement Account before December 31, 2000.
"(e) The Railroad Retirement Board (and any other department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government) is authorized to cooperate with, and assist, the Committee (at its request) in carrying out its duties by furnishing services, information, data, or other material which the Committee determines will be helpful in carrying out its duties."
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