2019 US Code
Title 29 - Labor
Chapter 7 - Labor-Management Relations
Subchapter III - Conciliation of Labor Disputes; National Emergencies
Sec. 176 - National emergencies; appointment of board of inquiry by President; report; contents; filing with Service

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Citation 29 U.S.C. § 176 (2019)
Section Name §176. National emergencies; appointment of board of inquiry by President; report; contents; filing with Service
Section Text

Whenever in the opinion of the President of the United States, a threatened or actual strike or lockout affecting an entire industry or a substantial part thereof engaged in trade, commerce, transportation, transmission, or communication among the several States or with foreign nations, or engaged in the production of goods for commerce, will, if permitted to occur or to continue, imperil the national health or safety, he may appoint a board of inquiry to inquire into the issues involved in the dispute and to make a written report to him within such time as he shall prescribe. Such report shall include a statement of the facts with respect to the dispute, including each party's statement of its position but shall not contain any recommendations. The President shall file a copy of such report with the Service and shall make its contents available to the public.

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(June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title II, §206, 61 Stat. 155.)

Editorial Notes EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11621

Ex. Ord. No. 11621, Oct. 4, 1971, 36 F.R. 19435, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 11622, Oct. 5, 1971, 36 F.R. 19491, which created a Board of Inquiry to inquire into issues involved in certain labor disputes, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, Feb. 25, 1986, 51 F.R. 7237.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 29 - LABOR
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 29 - LABOR
CHAPTER 7 - LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
SUBCHAPTER III - CONCILIATION OF LABOR DISPUTES; NATIONAL EMERGENCIES
Sec. 176 - National emergencies; appointment of board of inquiry by President; report; contents; filing with Service
Contains section 176
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Presidential Document Number References Executive Order 11621
Statutes at Large References 61 Stat. 155
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