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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 91. JUNE 16, 1933 . 213 est and improve carrier credit ; and to provide for the immediate study of conditions (3) for improving traus- study of other means of improving conditions surrounding trans- portation. portation in all its forms and the preparation of plans therefor. Post, p. 216. SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of the committees on their own initia- Provisions of title to y be executed by regional tive, severally within each group and jointly where more than one cornmittecs,etc. group is affected, to carry out the purposes set forth in subdivision (1) of section 4, so far as such action can be voluntarily accom- a_n",, p.212. plished by the carriers . In such instances as the committees are authority of Coordi- nator when committee unable, for any reason, legal or otherwise, to carry out such pur- reports inability to per- pases by such voluntary action, they shall recommend to the Coor- for- dinator t hat he gi ve approp riate dir ections t o the car riers or subsidi- aries subject to the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, by order ; and the Coordinator is hereby authorized and directed to issue and enforce such orders if he finds them to be consistent with the public interest and in furtherance 'of the purposes of this title . SE C. 6. (a) The Coordinator shall confer freely with the com- Committee confer- mittees and give them the benefit of his advice and assistance . ences . At his re quest, th e committ ees, the carriers, the subs idiaries, and the Reports, etc., to be Comm issio n sha ll fu rnis h him, or his assis tants and agen ts, s uch s ubm itt ed' information and reports as he may desire in investigating any matter within the scope ofhis duties under this title ; and the Coordinator, his assis tants, an d agents, and the Commissio n, shall at all ti mes have access to accounts, records, etc ., of car- access to all accounts, records, and memoranda of the carriers and r.ers. subsidiaries. If, in any instance, a committee has not acted with Coordinator ma y act respect to any matter which the Coordinator has brought to its on his own initiative, attention and upon which he is of the opinion that it should have if conimitteefails. acted, under the provisions of section 5, he is hereby authorized and directe d to i ssue a nd enf orce s uch or der, gi ving a ppropr iate d irec- tions to the carriers and subsidiaries subject to the Interstate Com- merce Act, as amended, with respect to such matter, as he shall find to be consistent with the public interest. Proceedings before (b) Insofar as may be necessary for the purposes of this title, Commission. ' the Commission and the members and examiners thereof shall have the same power to administer oaths and require by subpena attendance of wit- nesses ; production of the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books etc. books, papers, tariffs, contracts, agreements, and documents and to take testimony by deposition, relating to any matter under investi- gation, as though such matter arose under the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended and supplemented ; and any person subpenaed or testifying in connection with any matter under investigation under this title shall have the same rights, privileges, and immunities renalty provL :ons. and be subject to the same duties, liabilities, and penalties as are provided in the case of persons subpenaed or testifying in con- necti on wi th an y ma tter under inv estig ation unde r th e Int ersta te Commerce Act, as amended. SEC. 7. (a) A labor committee for each regional group of car- Labor committees ; se- riers may be selected by those railroad labor organizations which, l ection. a s repr esenta tives duly d esigna ted an d autho rized to act in ac cord- Railway labor organ- present. ance with the requi reme nts o f the Rai lway Labor Act. entered into izations to represent. the agreements of January 31, 1932, and December 21, 1932, with duly authorized representatives of the carriers, determining the wage -•1' 44, p 5"' of the employees of the carriers . A similar labor coin- Committee to repre- payments ,sent other. org, iniza- mittee for each regional group of carriers may be selected by such lions . other railroad labor organizations as may be duly designated and authorized to represent employees in accordance with the require- ments of the Railway Labor Act . It shall be the duty of the regional Labor conferences . coordinating committees and the Coordinator to give reasonable notice to, and to confer with, the appropriate regional labor com- Notice to r egimal mittee or committees upon the subject matter prior to taking any labor committee