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15 U.S.C. § 1802 — Definitions
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As used in this chapter—
(1) The term “antitrust law” means the Federal Trade Commission Act [[15 U.S.C. 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section41&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] and each statute defined by section 4 thereof [[15 U.S.C. 44](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section44&num=0&edition=prelim)] as “Antitrust Acts” and all amendments to such Act and such statutes and any other Acts in pari materia.
(2) The term “joint newspaper operating arrangement” means any contract, agreement, joint venture (whether or not incorporated), or other arrangement entered into by two or more newspaper owners for the publication of two or more newspaper publications, pursuant to which joint or common production facilities are established or operated and joint or unified action is taken or agreed to be taken with respect to any one or more of the following: printing; time, method, and field of publication; allocation of production facilities; distribution; advertising solicitation; circulation solicitation; business department; establishment of advertising rates; establishment of circulation rates and revenue distribution: Provided, That there is no merger, combination, or amalgamation of editorial or reportorial staffs, and that editorial policies be independently determined.
(3) The term “newspaper owner” means any person who owns or controls directly, or indirectly through separate or subsidiary corporations, one or more newspaper publications.
(4) The term “newspaper publication” means a publication produced on newsprint paper which is published in one or more issues weekly (including as one publication any daily newspaper and any Sunday newspaper published by the same owner in the same city, commu
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As used in this chapter—
(1) The term “antitrust law” means the Federal Trade Commission Act [[15 U.S.C. 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section41&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] and each statute defined by section 4 thereof [[15 U.S.C. 44](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section44&num=0&edition=prelim)] as “Antitrust Acts” and all amendments to such Act and such statutes and any other Acts in pari materia.
(2) The term “joint newspaper operating arrangement” means any contract, agreement, joint venture (whether or not incorporated), or other arrangement entered into by two or more newspaper owners for the publication of two or more newspaper publications, pursuant to which joint or common production facilities are established or operated and joint or unified action is taken or agreed to be taken with respect to any one or more of the following: printing; time, method, and field of publication; allocation of production facilities; distribution; advertising solicitation; circulation solicitation; business department; establishment of advertising rates; establishment of circulation rates and revenue distribution: Provided, That there is no merger, combination, or amalgamation of editorial or reportorial staffs, and that editorial policies be independently determined.
(3) The term “newspaper owner” means any person who owns or controls directly, or indirectly through separate or subsidiary corporations, one or more newspaper publications.
(4) The term “newspaper publication” means a publication produced on newsprint paper which is published in one or more issues weekly (including as one publication any daily newspaper and any Sunday newspaper published by the same owner in the same city, community, or metropolitan area), and in which a substantial portion of the content is devoted to the dissemination of news and editorial opinion.
(5) The term “failing newspaper” means a newspaper publication which, regardless of its ownership or affiliations, is in probable danger of financial failure.
(6) The term “person” means any individual, and any partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity existing under or authorized by the law of the United States, any State or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any foreign country.
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This subchapter may be cited as the “Federal Trade Commission Act”.
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A commission is created and established, to be known as the Federal Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission), which shall be composed of five Commissioners, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than three of the Commissioners shall be members of the same political party. The first Commissioners appointed shall continue in office for terms of three, four, five, six, and seven years, respectively, from September 26, 1914, the term of each to be designated by the President, but their successors shall be appointed for terms of seven years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the Commissioner whom he shall succeed: Provided, however, That upon the expiration of his term of office a Commissioner shall continue to serve until his successor shall have been appointed and shall have qualified..11 So in original. The President shall choose a chairman from the Commission’s membership. No Commissioner shall engage in any other business, vocation, or employment. Any Commissioner may be removed by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. A vacancy in the Commission shall not impair the right of the remaining Commissioners to exercise all the powers of the Commission.
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The words defined in this section shall have the following meaning when found in this subchapter, to wit:
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 1719a
§ 1719a. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1071(c),
Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 720
Section, Pub. L. 90–448, title XIV, § 1421, as added Pub.
L. 96–153, title IV, § 409, Dec. 21, 1979, 93 Stat. 1132, di-
rected Secretary to submit to Congress biennial reports
on administration of this chapter and its impact upon
land development industry and purchasers and lessees
of undeveloped land.
§ 1720. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to carry out this
chapter.
(Pub. L. 90–448, title XIV, § 1422, formerly § 1421,
Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 599; renumbered § 1422, Pub.
L. 96–153, title IV, § 409, Dec. 21, 1979, 93 Stat.
1132.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective upon the expiration of two hundred
and seventy days after Aug. 1, 1968, see section 1423 of
Pub. L. 90–448, set out as a note under section 1701 of
this title.
CHAPTER 43—NEWSPAPER PRESERVATION
Sec.
1801.
Congressional declaration of policy.
1802.
Definitions.
1803.
Antitrust exemptions.
1804.
Reinstatement of joint operating arrange-
ments previously adjudged unlawful under
antitrust laws.
§ 1801. Congressional declaration of policy
In the public interest of maintaining a news-
paper press editorially and reportorially inde-
pendent and competitive in all parts of the
United States, it is hereby declared to be the
public policy of the United States to preserve
the publication of newspapers in any city, com-
munity, or metropolitan area where a joint op-
erating arrangement has been heretofore en-
tered into because of economic distress or is
hereafter effected in accordance with the provi-
sions of this chapter.
(Pub. L. 91–353, § 2, July 2
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 41
1 So in original.
Sec.
74.
Rules and regulations.
75.
Retaliation against country prohibiting im-
portations.
76.
Retaliation against restriction of importa-
tions in time of war.
77.
Discrimination against neutral Americans in
time of war.
SUBCHAPTER I—FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION
§ 41. Federal Trade Commission established;
membership; vacancies; seal
A commission is created and established, to be
known as the Federal Trade Commission (here-
inafter referred to as the Commission), which
shall be composed of five Commissioners, who
shall be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more
than three of the Commissioners shall be mem-
bers of the same political party. The first Com-
missioners appointed shall continue in office for
terms of three, four, five, six, and seven years,
respectively, from September 26, 1914, the term
of each to be designated by the President, but
their successors shall be appointed for terms of
seven years, except that any person chosen to
fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the un-
expired term of the Commissioner whom he
shall succeed: Provided, however, That upon the
expiration of his term of office a Commissioner
shall continue to serve until his successor shall
have been appointed and shall have qualified..1
The President shall choose a chairman from the
Commission’s membership. No Commissioner
shall engage in any other business, vocation, or
employment. Any Commissioner may be re-
moved by the President for inefficiency, neglect
of duty, or malfeasance in office. A vacancy in
the Commission shall not impair the right of the
remaining Commissioners to exercise all the
powers of the Commission.
The Commission shall have a
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 43
other employees as it may from time to time
find necessary for the proper performance of its
duties and as may be from time to time appro-
priated for by Congress.
With the exception of the secretary, a clerk to
each Commissioner, the attorneys, and such spe-
cial experts and examiners as the Commission
may from time to time find necessary for the
conduct of its work, all employees of the Com-
mission shall be a part of the classified civil
service, and shall enter the service under such
rules and regulations as may be prescribed by
the Commission and by the Director of the Of-
fice of Personnel Management.
All of the expenses of the Commission, includ-
ing all necessary expenses for transportation in-
curred by the Commissioners or by their em-
ployees under their orders, in making any inves-
tigation, or upon official business in any other
places than in the city of Washington, shall be
allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized
vouchers therefor approved by the Commission.
Until otherwise provided by law, the Commis-
sion may rent suitable offices for its use.
The Government Accountability Office shall
receive and examine all accounts of expendi-
tures of the Commission.
(Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, § 2, 38 Stat. 718; June 10,
1921, ch. 18, title III, § 304, 42 Stat. 24; 1978 Reorg.
Plan No. 2, § 102, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783; Pub.
L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)
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The classified civil service, referred to in second par.,
means the ‘‘competitive service’’, see section 2102 of
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Rules and regulations of the Civil Service Commission
for entry into the service are prescribed generally
under authority
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