; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (6), by striking and at the end; (B) in the matter following paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting a colon; and (C) by inserting at the end the following: (8) in a covered State, to represent or bargain on behalf of employees who have ceased to be a member of a labor organization or pay an exclusive representative; (9) in a covered State, to interfere with employees who have ceased to be a member of a labor organization or pay an exclusive representative engaged in independent negotiating; and (10) in a covered State, to restrain or coerce employees who have ceased to be a member of a labor organization or pay an exclusive representative from engaging in independent negotiating. . (b) Exclusion of workers engaged in independent negotiating from representation Section 9(a) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 159(a) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (other than any employee who has elected to engage in independent negotiating) after all the employees ; (2) by inserting , in a State or Territory that is not a covered State, before any individual