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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

§ 48. Information and assistance from departments

Statutory text

The several departments and bureaus of the Government when directed by the President shall furnish the Commission, upon its request, all records, papers, and information in their possession relating to any corporation subject to any of the provisions of this subchapter, and shall detail from time to time such officials and employees to the Commission as he may direct.

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. Pub. L. 63–311 § 8 · 38 Stat. 717

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 48

    (Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, § 8, 38 Stat. 722.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, § 8, 38 Stat. 722.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 8. That the several departments and bureaus of the Government when directed by the President shall furnish the commission, upon its request, all records, papers, and information in their possession relating to any corporation subject to any of the provisions of this Details. Act, and shall detail from time to time such officials and employees to the commission as he may direct.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

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

(Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, § 8, 38 Stat. 722.)

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