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 972 74 TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 812. AUG UST 29, 1935 . Investigation Com- IN VES TIG ATI ON COM MIS SIO N mission. Appointment; com- SEc. 8 . (a) That a commission be appointed which shall be com- posit ion. posed of three Members of the Senate designated by the President of the Senate; three Members of the House of Representatives desig- nated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and three mem bers who shall be designated by th e President of the United Chairman. States. The President shall designate one member to be chairman Investigations and and another to be vice chairman of the Commission. The Commis- report. sion is hereby authori zed and directe d to ma ke, and report through the President to the Congress of the United States not later than J a nu a r y 1, 1936, the results of, a thorough investigat ion of all perti- nent facts relating to a retirement annuity system applicable by law to carriers by railroad engaged in interstate commerce and particu- larly any and all questions for the investigation of which provision Hearings. is made under the preceding section. The Commiss ion is a lso aut hor- ized to hold hearings respecting desirable provisions of a sound A ssistance of Federa l retirem ent and annuity system. In the making of such investigation a ge ncies, etc' the Com mission may con sider t he exper ience o f other industr ies and of gove rnments, as wel l as of the rai lroad i ndustry, and ma y avail itself of the assistance of all agencies of the Federal Government. Until January 1, 1936, the duties and authority of the Board under the preceding section are limited to cooperation with and action Recommen dations. under the direction of the Commission. With its report setting forth the results of its investigation, the Commission shall include such recommendations for legislation, if any, as it may deem neces- sary to give effect to its conclusions. Powers of Commis- (b) The Commission, in the performance of its duties, is author- ized to sit and act at such times and places either in the District of Columbia or elsewhere during the sessions, recesses, and adjourned periods of the Seventy-fourth Congress, to require by subpena or otherwise the attendance of such witnesses and the production and impounding of such books, papers, records, files, and documents, to have access to such books, papers, records, files, and documents of any corporation or person, to administer such oaths and to take such tes timony a nd to m ake such expend itures, as it m ay deem advisab le. Compl iance With The several district courts of the United States and the Supreme C ommi ssio n's orde rs, etc. Court of the District of Columbia shall have jurisdiction upon appli- cat ion by t he Comm ission t hrough its atto rneys t o compe l obedie nce to any order or subpena of the Commission issued pursuant to this Se rvice of cou rt section. The orders, writs and processes of the Supreme Court of orders, writs, and proc- > > esses. the District of Columbia in such matters may run and be served any- where in the United States. wis ~inistrative pro- (c) The Commission shall maintain such offices, provide su ch e quipment, furni shings, supplie s, servi ces, an d facilities, and to personnel; a ppoint- employ, without regard to the provisions of the Civil Service Act mUisC p pp. sin's. Such experts and clerical, stenographic, legal, and other assistance as may be necessary for the proper discharge of its duties, and without respect to the provisions of the Classification Act of 1 923, Compensation of as amended fix the com pen sat ion of any person employed. The me mbe rs of Commis- I Sion. President shall fix the compensation to be paid the three members Expenses. of the Commission to be appointed by the President. All expenses of the Commission for all time in which the Commission shall be actually engaged in this investigation shall be paid out of any funds Appro priat ion au- tho rized. in the Treasury of the Uni ted Sta tes, not otherw ise appr opriate d, Post, p. 1113• on a certificate of the chairman of the Commission, and the sum necessary for carrying out the provisions of this resolution is hereby Ttalamount. authorized to be appropriated : Pro vided, That the total expense authorized for the purposes of the Commission shall not exceed