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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 2 — Federal Trade Commission; Promotion of Export Trade and Prevention of Unfair Methods of Competition

§ 46a. Concurrent resolution essential to authorize investigations

Statutory text

After , no new investigations shall be initiated by the Commission as the result of a legislative resolution, except the same be a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1934

    Pub. L. 73–101 § 1 · 48 Stat. 283

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 46a

    (June 16, 1933, ch. 101, § 1, 48 Stat. 291.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (June 16, 1933, ch. 101, § 1, 48 Stat. 291.)

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Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was not enacted as part of the Federal Trade Commission Act which comprises this subchapter.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of Federal Trade Commission, with certain exceptions, to Chairman of such Commission, see Reorg. Plan No. 8 of 1950, § 1, eff. , 15 F.R. 3175, 64 Stat. 1264, set out under section 41 of this title.

Credits

(June 16, 1933, ch. 101, § 1, 48 Stat. 291.)

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