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PUBLIC LAW 98-139—OCT. 31, 1983 97 STAT. 897 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29 U.S.C. 141-167), and other laws, $133,594,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152), and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 29 USC 141. 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), and including in said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reser- voirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at leeist 95 per centum of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151-188), including emergency boards appointed by the President, $6,238,000. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For the expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, $5,982,000. PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT ASSESSMENT COMMISSION For expenses necessary to carry out section 601 of Public Law 98- 21, $1,500,000 to be transferred to this appropriation from the Ante, p. 149. Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds to remain available until expended. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 45 USC 23in. $420,000,000, which shall be credited to the account in 12 approxi- mately equal amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal year. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION For expenses necessary for the Railroad Retirement Board, $56,046,000 to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts: Provided, That such portion of the foregoing amount as may be necessary shall be available for the payment of personnel compensa- 11-194O-85~ 30:QL3