c. Public safety-letters re: collective bargaining

13 1 subdivision of any State or jurisdiction that substan- 2 tially provides greater or comparable rights and re- 3 sponsibilities described in section 4(b); 4 (2) to preyent a State from enforcing a State 5 law which prohibits employers and labor organiza- 6 tions from negotiating prmrisions in a labor agTee- 7 ment that require union membership or payment of 8 union fees as a condition of employment; 9 (3) to preempt any State law in effect on the 10 date of enactment of this Act that substantially pro- 11 vides for the rights and responsibilities described in 12 section 4(b) solely because- 13 (A) such State law permits an employee to 14 appear in his or her own behalf with respect to 15 his or her employment relations with the public 16 safety agency involved; 17 (B) such State law excludes from its cov- 18 erage employees of a state militia or national 19 guard; 20 (C) such rights and responsibilities have 21 not been extended to other categories of em- 22 ployees covered by this Act. In such Clr- 23 cumstances, the Authority shall only exercise 24 the powers provided in section 5 of this Act 25 ,vith respect to those categories of employees .HR 980 III