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15 U.S.C. § 715h — Hearings and investigation by boards; appointment of board and employees

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15 U.S.C. § 715h — Hearings and investigation by boards; appointment of board and employees

**(a) Hearings** Any board established under authority of [section 715d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section715d&num=0&edition=prelim), and any agency designated under authority of [section 715j of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section715j&num=0&edition=prelim), may hold and conduct such hearings, investigations, and proceedings as may be necessary for the purposes of this chapter, and for such purposes those provisions of [section 78u of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section78u&num=0&edition=prelim) relating to the administering of oaths and affirmations, and to the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence (including penalties), shall apply. **(b) Appointments** The members of any board established under authority of [section 715d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section715d&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be appointed by the President, subject to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; and any such board may appoint, subject to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, such employees as may be necessary for the execution of its functions under this chapter.

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15 U.S.C. § 715j — “President” as including agencies, officers and employees

Wherever reference is made in this chapter to the President such reference shall be held to include, in addition to the President, any agency, officer, or employee who may be designated by the President for the execution of any of the powers and functions vested in the President under this chapter.

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5 U.S.C. § 3301 — Civil service; generally

**(a) In General.—** The President may— (1) prescribe such regulations for the admission of individuals into the civil service in the executive branch as will best promote the efficiency of that service; (2) ascertain the fitness of applicants as to age, health, character, knowledge, and ability for the employment sought; and (3) appoint and prescribe the duties of individuals to make inquiries for the purpose of this section. **(b) DOD Procedures.—** The President may authorize the Department of Defense to determine the qualification, examination, and assessment procedures for positions in the competitive service based primarily on job-related competencies and skills, including the use of structured interviews, technical evaluations, or skills-based assessments, and alternative assessments.

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15 U.S.C. § 715d — Enforcement of chapter

**(a) Rules and regulations** The President shall prescribe such regulations as he finds necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to regulations requiring reports, maps, affidavits, and other documents relating to the production, storage, refining, processing, transporting, or handling of petroleum and petroleum products, and providing for the keeping of books and records, and for the inspection of such books and records and of properties and facilities. **(b) Certificate of clearance for petroleum and petroleum products** Whenever the President finds it necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter he shall require certificates of clearance for petroleum and petroleum products moving or to be moved in interstate commerce from any particular area, and shall establish a board or boards for the issuance of such certificates. A certificate of clearance shall be issued by a board so established in any case where such board determines that the petroleum or petroleum products in question does not constitute contraband oil. Denial of any such certificate shall be by order of the board, and only after reasonable opportunity for hearing. Whenever a certificate of clearance is required for any area in any State, it shall be unlawful to ship or transport petroleum or petroleum products in interstate commerce from such area unless a certificate has been obtained therefor. **(c) Review of order of denial of certificate of clearance** Any person whose application for a certificate of clearance is denied may obtain a review of the order denying such application in the United States District Court for the district wherein the board is sitting by filing in such court within thirty days af

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15 U.S.C. § 78u — Investigations and actions

**(a) Authority and discretion of Commission to investigate violations** (1) The Commission may, in its discretion, make such investigations as it deems necessary to determine whether any person has violated, is violating, or is about to violate any provision of this chapter, the rules or regulations thereunder, the rules of a national securities exchange or registered securities association of which such person is a member or a person associated, or, as to any act or practice, or omission to act, while associated with a member, formerly associated with a member, the rules of a registered clearing agency in which such person is a participant, or, as to any act or practice, or omission to act, while a participant, was a participant, the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, of which such person is a registered public accounting firm, a person associated with such a firm, or, as to any act, practice, or omission to act, while associated with such firm, a person formerly associated with such a firm, or the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, and may require or permit any person to file with it a statement in writing, under oath or otherwise as the Commission shall determine, as to all the facts and circumstances concerning the matter to be investigated. The Commission is authorized in its discretion, to publish information concerning any such violations, and to investigate any facts, conditions, practices, or matters which it may deem necessary or proper to aid in the enforcement of such provisions, in the prescribing of rules and regulations under this chapter, or in securing information to serve as a basis for recommending further legislation concerning the matters to which this chapter relates. (2) On request from a foreign securities

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15 U.S.C. § 715h — Hearings and investigation by boards; ap-

Page 1184 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 715e shall have been urged before the board. The find- ing of the board as to the facts, if supported by evidence, shall be conclusive. The judgment and decree of the court shall be final, subject to re- view as provided in sections 1254, 1291, and 1292 of title 28. (Feb. 22, 1935, ch. 18, § 5, 49 Stat. 31.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION In subsec. (c), ‘‘sections 1254, 1291, and 1292 of title 28’’ substituted for ‘‘sections 128 and 240 of the Judicial Code, as amended [28 U.S.C. 225 and 347]’’ on authority of act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 869, the first section of which enacted Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Proce- dure. § 715e. Penalties for violation of chapter Any person knowingly violating any provision of this chapter or any regulation prescribed thereunder shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not to exceed $2,000 or by imprisonment for not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Feb. 22, 1935, ch. 18, § 6, 49 Stat. 32.) § 715f. Forfeiture of contraband oil shipped in violation of law; procedure (a) Seizure procedure; return of contraband oil Contraband oil shipped or transported in interstate commerce in violation of the provi- sions of this chapter shall be liable to be pro- ceeded against in any district court of the United States within the jurisdiction of which the same may be found, and seized for forfeiture to the United States by a process of libel for condemnation; but in any such case the court may in its discretion, and under such terms and conditions as it shall prescribe, order the return of such contraband oil to the owner thereof where undue hardship would result from such forfeiture. The proceedings in such cases shall conform as nearly

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