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29 USC CHAPTER 1 - LABOR STATISTICS 01/19/04

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CHAPTER 1 - LABOR STATISTICS

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SUBCHAPTER I - BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Sec.
1. Design and duties of bureau generally.
2. Collection, collation, and reports of labor
statistics.
2a. Omitted.
2b. Studies of productivity and labor costs in industries.
3. Commissioner; appointment and tenure of office;
compensation.
4. Duties of Commissioner in general.
5. Bulletin as to labor conditions.
6. Annual and special reports to President and Congress.
7. Repealed.
8. Unemployment data relating to Americans of Spanish
origin or descent.

SUBCHAPTER II - SPECIAL STATISTICS
9. Authorization of special studies, compilations, and
transcripts on request; cost.
9a. Credit of receipts.
9b. Rules and regulations.

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29 USC Sec. 1 01/19/04

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Sec. 1. Design and duties of bureau generally

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The general design and duties of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
shall be to acquire and diffuse among the people of the United
States useful information on subjects connected with labor, in the
most general and comprehensive sense of that word, and especially
upon its relation to capital, the hours of labor, the earnings of
laboring men and women, and the means of promoting their material,
social, intellectual, and moral prosperity.

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(June 13, 1888, ch. 389, Sec. 1, 25 Stat. 182; Feb. 14, 1903, ch.
552, Sec. 4, 32 Stat. 826; Mar. 18, 1904, ch. 716, 33 Stat. 136;
Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

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CODIFICATION
Act June 27, 1884, created Bureau of Labor in Department of the
Interior.
Section 1 of act June 13, 1888, created Department of Labor and
outlined its general design and duties, and section 9 of that act
transferred Bureau of Labor to Department of Labor.
Act Feb. 14, 1903, placed Department of Labor under jurisdiction
and made it a part of Department of Commerce and Labor.
Act Mar. 18, 1904, changed name of Department of Labor to Bureau
of Labor in Department of Commerce and Labor.
Act Mar. 4, 1913, created Department of Labor and transferred
Bureau of Labor from Department of Commerce and Labor to newly
created Department of Labor, redesignating such transferred Bureau
as Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of Labor, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of Labor, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 6
of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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29 USC Sec. 2 01/19/04

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Sec. 2. Collection, collation, and reports of labor statistics

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics, under the direction of the
Secretary of Labor, shall collect, collate, and report at least
once each year, or oftener if necessary, full and complete
statistics of the conditions of labor and the products and
distribution of the products of the same, and to this end said
Secretary shall have power to employ any or either of the bureaus
provided for his department and to rearrange such statistical work,
and to distribute or consolidate the same as may be deemed
desirable in the public interests; and said Secretary shall also
have authority to call upon other departments of the Government for
statistical data and results obtained by them; and said Secretary
of Labor may collate, arrange, and publish such statistical
information so obtained in such manner as to him may seem wise.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall also collect, collate,
report, and publish at least once each month full and complete
statistics of the volume of and changes in employment, as indicated
by the number of persons employed, the total wages paid, and the
total hours of employment, in the service of the Federal
Government, the States and political subdivisions thereof, and in
the following industries and their principal branches: (1)
Manufacturing; (2) mining, quarrying, and crude petroleum
production; (3) building construction; (4) agriculture and
lumbering; (5) transportation, communication, and other public
utilities; (6) the retail and wholesale trades; and such other
industries as the Secretary of Labor may deem it in the public
interest to include. Such statistics shall be reported for all such
industries and their principal branches throughout the United
States and also by States and/or Federal reserve districts and by
such smaller geographical subdivisions as the said Secretary may
from time to time prescribe. The said Secretary is authorized to
arrange with any Federal, State, or municipal bureau or other
governmental agency for the collection of such statistics in such
manner as he may deem satisfactory, and may assign special agents
of the Department of Labor to any such bureau or agency to assist
in such collection.

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(Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 4, 37 Stat. 737; July 7, 1930, ch.
873, 46 Stat. 1019.)

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AMENDMENTS
1930 - Act July 7, 1930, inserted second par.

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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of Labor, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of Labor, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 6
of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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CENSUS DATA ON WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES; STUDY AND REPORT
For provisions requiring Bureaus of Labor Statistics and the
Census to include certain data on women-owned businesses in census
reports, and requiring a study and report on the most cost
effective and accurate means to gather and present such data, see
section 501 of Pub. L. 100-533, set out as a note under section 131
of Title 13, Census.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR OLDER AMERICANS
Pub. L. 100-175, title I, Sec. 191, Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 967,
provided that: "The Secretary of Labor shall, through the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, develop, from existing data sources, a reweighted
index of consumer prices which reflects the expenditures for
consumption by Americans 62 years of age and older. The Secretary
shall furnish to the Congress the index within 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 29, 1987]. The Secretary shall
include with the index furnished a report which explains the
characteristics of the reweighted index, the research necessary to
develop and measure accurately the rate of inflation affecting such
Americans, and provides estimates of time and cost required for
additional activities necessary to carry out the objectives of this
section."

PRISON STATISTICS REPORT
Joint Res. June 17, 1940, ch. 389, 54 Stat. 401, authorized
Bureau of Labor Statistics to furnish a report to Congress before
May 1, 1941, on kind, amount, and value of all goods produced in
State and Federal prisons.

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29 USC Sec. 2a 01/19/04

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Sec. 2a. Omitted

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CODIFICATION
Section, act Feb. 24, 1927, ch. 189, title IV, 44 Stat. 1222,
which related to collection of statistical reports through local
special agents, was from an appropriations act for the Departments
of State, Justice, the Judiciary, and Departments of Commerce and
Labor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1928, and was not
repeated in subsequent appropriation acts.

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29 USC Sec. 2b 01/19/04

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Sec. 2b. Studies of productivity and labor costs in industries

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of
Labor is authorized and directed to make continuing studies of
productivity and labor costs in the manufacturing, mining,
transportation, distribution, and other industries.

-SOURCE-
(June 7, 1940, ch. 267, 54 Stat. 249; Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1076, Sec.
1(27), 68 Stat. 968.)

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CODIFICATION
Provision of this section authorizing appropriations of up to
$100,000 for studies by the bureau in the first fiscal year was
omitted.

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AMENDMENTS
1954 - Act Aug. 30, 1954, repealed second par. which required
Secretary of Labor to submit annually to Congress reports of
findings under this section.

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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of Labor, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of Labor, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 6
of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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29 USC Sec. 3 01/19/04

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Sec. 3. Commissioner; appointment and tenure of office;
compensation

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall be under the charge of a
Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; he
shall hold his office for four years, unless sooner removed, and
shall receive a salary.

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(June 27, 1884, ch. 127, 23 Stat. 60; June 13, 1888, ch. 389, Sec.
2, 25 Stat. 182; Mar. 18, 1904, ch. 716, 33 Stat. 136; Mar. 4,
1913, ch. 141, Sec. 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

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CODIFICATION
Act June 13, 1888, raised salary from $3,000 to $5,000 per annum.
Act Mar. 18, 1904, changed name of Department of Labor to Bureau
of Labor.
Act Mar. 4, 1913, authorized the substitution of "Commissioner of
Labor Statistics" and "Bureau of Labor Statistics" for
"Commissioner of Labor" and "Bureau of Labor", respectively.
Words "of five thousand dollars per annum" at end of section were
omitted as superseded by the Classification Acts. See sections 5101
et seq. and 5331 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.

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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of Labor, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of Labor, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 6
of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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29 USC Sec. 4 01/19/04

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Sec. 4. Duties of Commissioner in general

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It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics to
ascertain the effect of the customs laws, and the effect thereon of
the state of the currency, in the United States, on the
agricultural industry, especially as to its effect on mortgage
indebtedness of farmers. He shall also establish a system of
reports by which, at intervals of not less than two years, he can
report the general condition, so far as production is concerned, of
the leading industries of the country. He is also specially charged
to investigate the causes of, and facts relating to, all
controversies and disputes between employers and employees as they
may occur, and which may tend to interfere with the welfare of the
people of the different States. He shall also obtain such
information upon the various subjects committed to him as he may
deem desirable from different foreign nations, and what, if any,
convict-made goods are imported into this country, and if so from
whence.

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(June 13, 1888, ch. 389, Sec. 7, 25 Stat. 183; Aug. 23, 1912, ch.
350, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 407; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 3, 37 Stat.
737; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, Sec. 1(110), (111), 45 Stat. 994.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The customs laws, referred to in text, are classified generally
to Title 19, Customs Duties.

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CODIFICATION
Section is from act June 13, 1888. Act June 13, 1888, also
contained other provisions relating to duties of former
Commissioner of Labor to ascertain cost of producing, in leading
countries, articles dutiable in United States, comparative cost of
living, etc., which have been omitted from this section because of
act Aug. 23, 1912, transferring those duties to Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce.
Act Aug. 23, 1912, transferred the duty of former Commissioner of
Labor to ascertain the cost of producing, in leading countries,
articles dutiable in the United States, the profits of the
manufacturers and producers of such articles, the comparative cost
of such articles, comparative cost of living in such countries,
what articles are controlled by trusts and the effect they have on
prices and production, to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce. Text of said act is set out as section 172 of Title 15,
Commerce and Trade.
Act Mar. 4, 1913, authorized the substitution of "Commissioner of
Labor Statistics" for "Commissioner of Labor".

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AMENDMENTS
1928 - Act May 29, 1928, repealed provisions requiring reports to
Congress on investigations required by this section, and is
authority for omission of "and report as to" after "ascertain" in
first sentence and "and report thereon to Congress" at end of third
sentence relating to information from foreign nations, and convict
made goods.

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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of Labor, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of Labor, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 6
of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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29 USC Sec. 5 01/19/04

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Sec. 5. Bulletin as to labor conditions

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The Commissioner of Labor Statistics is authorized to prepare and
publish a bulletin of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as to the
condition of labor in this and other countries, condensations of
State and foreign labor reports, facts as to conditions of
employment, and such other facts as may be deemed of value to the
industrial interests of the country.

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(Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 177, Sec. 1, 28 Stat. 805; Mar. 18, 1904, ch.
716, 33 Stat. 136; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

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CODIFICATION
Provision of act Mar. 2, 1895, as to printing of the bulletin for
distribution is covered by section 1324 of Title 44, Public
Printing and Documents.
Act Mar. 18, 1904, changed name of Department of Labor to Bureau
of Labor.
Act Mar. 4, 1913, authorized substitution of "Commissioner of
Labor Statistics" and "Bureau of Labor Statistics" for
"Commissioner of Labor" and "Bureau of Labor", respectively.

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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of Labor, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of Labor, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 6
of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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STATISTICS OF CITIES
Commissioner authorized to compile, as part of bulletin of
Department, an abstract of main features of official statistics of
cities having over 30,000 population, by a provision of act July 1,
1898, ch. 546, Sec. 1, 30 Stat. 648.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 44 section 1324.

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29 USC Sec. 6 01/19/04

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Sec. 6. Annual and special reports to President and Congress

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The Commissioner of Labor Statistics shall annually make a report
in writing to the President and Congress, of the information
collected and collated by him, and containing such recommendations
as he may deem calculated to promote the efficiency of the
department. He is also authorized to make special reports on
particular subjects whenever required to do so by the President or
either House of Congress, or when he shall think the subjects in
his charge require it. He shall, on or before the 15th day of March
in each year, make a report in detail to Congress of all moneys
expended under his direction during the preceding fiscal year.

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(June 13, 1888, ch. 389, Sec. 8, 25 Stat. 183; Mar. 4, 1913, ch.
141, Sec. 3, 37 Stat. 737; Pub. L. 94-273, Sec. 5(3), Apr. 21,
1976, 90 Stat. 377.)

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CODIFICATION
Act Mar. 4, 1913, authorized substitution of "Commissioner of
Labor Statistics" for "Commissioner of Labor".

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AMENDMENTS
1976 - Pub. L. 94-273 substituted "March" for "December".

TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in this
section requiring the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, on or
before March 15 each year, to report to Congress on all moneys
expended under the Commissioner's direction, see section 3003 of
Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of
Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 124 of House Document No.
103-7.

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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and
agencies of Department of Labor, with certain exceptions, to
Secretary of Labor, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 6
of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, 15 F.R. 174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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29 USC Sec. 7 01/19/04

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Sec. 7. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-3, Secs. 15, 23, Mar. 18, 1959, 73
Stat. 11, 13; Pub. L. 96-470, title I, Sec. 110, Oct. 19, 1980,
94 Stat. 2239

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Section, acts Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, Sec. 76, 31 Stat. 155; Apr.
8, 1904, ch. 948, 33 Stat. 164; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 3, 37
Stat. 737, directed United States Commissioner of Labor Statistics
to assemble and report on statistical details relating to all
departments of labor in Territory of Hawaii.

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29 USC Sec. 8 01/19/04

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Sec. 8. Unemployment data relating to Americans of Spanish origin
or descent

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The Department of Labor, in cooperation with the Department of
Commerce, shall develop methods for improving and expanding the
collection, analysis, and publication of unemployment data relating
to Americans of Spanish origin or descent.

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(Pub. L. 94-311, Sec. 1, June 16, 1976, 90 Stat. 688.)

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29 USC SUBCHAPTER II - SPECIAL STATISTICS 01/19/04

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29 USC Sec. 9 01/19/04

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Sec. 9. Authorization of special studies, compilations, and
transcripts on request; cost

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The Department of Labor is authorized, within the discretion of
the Secretary of Labor, upon the written request of any person, to
make special statistical studies relating to employment, hours of
work, wages, and other conditions of employment; to prepare from
its records special statistical compilations; and to furnish
transcripts of its studies, tables, and other records, upon the
payment of the actual cost of such work by the person requesting
it.

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(Apr. 13, 1934, ch. 118, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 582; Apr. 11, 1935, ch.
59, 49 Stat. 154; June 15, 1937, ch. 349, 50 Stat. 259; Apr. 15,
1939, ch. 71, 53 Stat. 581.)

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CODIFICATION
This section and sections 9a and 9b of this title comprised
sections 1 to 3 of act Apr. 13, 1934. Section 4 of that act
provided as follows: "This Act shall cease to be effective one year
after the date of its enactment." The act was temporarily extended
by acts Apr. 11, 1935, and June 15, 1937, and was made permanent by
act Apr. 15, 1939.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 9b of this title.

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29 USC Sec. 9a 01/19/04

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Sec. 9a. Credit of receipts

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All moneys hereinafter (!1) received by the Department of Labor
in payment of the cost of such work shall be deposited to the
credit of the appropriation of that bureau, service, office,
division, or other agency of the Department of Labor which
supervised such work, and may be used, in the discretion of the
Secretary of Labor, and notwithstanding any other provision of law,
for the ordinary expenses of such agency and/or to secure the
special services of persons who are neither officers nor employees
of the United States.

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(Apr. 13, 1934, ch. 118, Sec. 2, 48 Stat. 582; Apr. 11, 1935, ch.
59, 49 Stat. 154; June 15, 1937, ch. 349, 50 Stat. 259; Apr. 15,
1939, ch. 71, 53 Stat. 581.)

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CODIFICATION
This section and sections 9 and 9b of this title comprised
sections 1 to 3 of act Apr. 13, 1934, which were to terminate one
year after Apr. 13, 1934, pursuant to section 4 of act Apr. 13,
1934, set out as a Codification note under section 9 of this title.
Such sections were temporarily extended by acts Apr. 11, 1935, and
June 15, 1937, and were made permanent by act Apr. 15, 1939.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 9b, 216 of this title.

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(!1) So in original. Probably should be "hereafter".

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Sec. 9b. Rules and regulations

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The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe rules and regulations for
the enforcement of sections 9 and 9a of this title.

-SOURCE-
(Apr. 13, 1934, ch. 118, Sec. 3, 48 Stat. 583; Apr. 11, 1935, ch.
59, 49 Stat. 154; June 15, 1937, ch. 349, 50 Stat. 259; Apr. 15,
1939, ch. 71, 53 Stat. 581; Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 770, Sec. 1(16), 60
Stat. 867.)

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CODIFICATION
This section and sections 9 and 9a of this title comprised
sections 1 to 3 of act Apr. 13, 1934, which were to terminate one
year after Apr. 13, 1934, pursuant to section 4 of act Apr. 13,
1934, set out as a Codification note under section 9 of this title.
Such sections were temporarily extended by acts Apr. 11, 1935, and
June 15, 1937, and were made permanent by act Apr. 15, 1939.

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AMENDMENTS
1946 - Act Aug. 7, 1946, repealed provisions requiring Secretary
of the Interior to make annual reports to Congress.

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