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29 U.S.C. § 521 — Investigations by Secretary; applicability of other laws

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29 U.S.C. § 521 — Investigations by Secretary; applicability of other laws

**(a)** The Secretary shall have power when he believes it necessary in order to determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate any provision of this chapter (except subchapter II of this chapter) to make an investigation and in connection therewith he may enter such places and inspect such records and accounts and question such persons as he may deem necessary to enable him to determine the facts relative thereto. The Secretary may report to interested persons or officials concerning the facts required to be shown in any report required by this chapter and concerning the reasons for failure or refusal to file such a report or any other matter which he deems to be appropriate as a result of such an investigation. **(b)** For the purpose of any investigation provided for in this chapter, the provisions of sections 49 and 50 of title 15 (relating to the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents), are made applicable to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Secretary or any officers designated by him.

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**(a)** The Secretary shall have power when he believes it necessary in order to determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate any provision of this chapter (except subchapter II of this chapter) to make an investigation and in connection therewith he may enter such places and inspect such records and accounts and question such persons as he may deem necessary to enable him to determine the facts relative thereto. The Secretary may report to interested persons or officials concerning the facts required to be shown in any report required by this chapter and concerning the reasons for failure or refusal to file such a report or any other matter which he deems to be appropriate as a result of such an investigation. **(b)** For the purpose of any investigation provided for in this chapter, the provisions of sections 49 and 50 of title 15 (relating to the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents), are made applicable to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Secretary or any officers designated by him.

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29 U.S.C. § 401 — Congressional declaration of findings, purposes, and policy

**(a) Standards for labor-management relations** The Congress finds that, in the public interest, it continues to be the responsibility of the Federal Government to protect employees’ rights to organize, choose their own representatives, bargain collectively, and otherwise engage in concerted activities for their mutual aid or protection; that the relations between employers and labor organizations and the millions of workers they represent have a substantial impact on the commerce of the Nation; and that in order to accomplish the objective of a free flow of commerce it is essential that labor organizations, employers, and their officials adhere to the highest standards of responsibility and ethical conduct in administering the affairs of their organizations, particularly as they affect labor-management relations. **(b) Protection of rights of employees and the public** The Congress further finds, from recent investigations in the labor and management fields, that there have been a number of instances of breach of trust, corruption, disregard of the rights of individual employees, and other failures to observe high standards of responsibility and ethical conduct which require further and supplementary legislation that will afford necessary protection of the rights and interests of employees and the public generally as they relate to the activities of labor organizations, employers, labor relations consultants, and their officers and representatives. **(c) Necessity to eliminate or prevent improper practices** The Congress, therefore, further finds and declares that the enactment of this chapter is necessary to eliminate or prevent improper practices on the part of labor organizations, employers, labor relations consultants, and their officers and representatives whic

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29 U.S.C. § 521 — Investigations by Secretary; applicability

Page 133 TITLE 29—LABOR § 521 section 994(a) of title 28,’’ for ‘‘the United States Parole Commission’’, ‘‘court’’ and ‘‘court’s’’ for ‘‘Commission’’ and ‘‘Commission’s’’, respectively, and ‘‘a hearing’’ for ‘‘an administrative hearing’’. 1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–473, § 229, which directed substitution of ‘‘if the offense is a Federal offense, the sentencing judge or, if the offense is a State or local of- fense, on motion of the United States Department of Justice, the district court of the United States for the district in which the offense was committed, pursuant to sentencing guidelines and policy statements issued pursuant to section 994(a) of title 28,’’ for ‘‘the Board of Parole of the United States Justice Department’’, ‘‘court’’ and ‘‘court’s’’ for ‘‘Board’’ and ‘‘Board’s’’, re- spectively, and ‘‘a’’ for ‘‘an administrative’’, was (ex- cept for the last substitution) incapable of execution in view of the previous amendment by section 803(a) of Pub. L. 98–473 which became effective prior to the effec- tive date of the amendment by section 229. See note below. Pub. L. 98–473, § 803(a), in amending provisions after ‘‘or a violation of subchapter III or IV of this chapter’’ generally, inserted provisions relating to abuse or mis- use of employment in a labor organization or employee benefit plan, substituted ‘‘conspiracy to commit any such crimes or attempt to commit any such crimes, or a crime in which any of the foregoing crimes is an ele- ment’’ for ‘‘conspiracy to commit any such crimes’’, added par. (1), redesignated former par. (1) as (2) and in par. (2) as so redesignated substituted ‘‘employee, or representative in any capacity of any labor organiza- tion’’ for ‘‘or other employee (other than as an em- ployee performing exclusive

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