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 74 TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 824. AUGUST 30, 1935 . 100 7 (b) Each contract made by the United States, or any department Gov er nme nt co n- or agency thereof, with a contractor for any public work, or service, tracts ; requirement. shall contain a provision that the contractor will buy no bituminous coal to use on or in the carrying out of such contract from any pro- ducer except such producer be a member of the code set out in section 4 of this Act as certified to by th e Nat ional Bitumi nous C oal Commission. SEc. 15 . If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof vis e epn arability of pr o- to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of such provisions to other persons or cir- cumstances shall not be affected thereby. OTHER DUtiES OF THE COMMISSION Other duties of the Commission. SEc. 16. The Commission shall study and investigate the matter ga Stu di es and investi- of increasing the uses of bituminous coal and the problems of its im ortation and exportation ; and shall further investigate- ( pl) The economic operations of mines with the view to the con- servation of the national coal resources. (2) The safe operation of mines for the purpose of minimizing working hazards, and for such purpose shall be authorized to employ the services of the Bureau of Mines. (3) The rehabilitation of mine workers displaced from employ- ment, and the relief of mine workers partially employed. The Com- mi ssion's findings and rec ommendat ions sha ll be tr ansmitte d to the proper agency of the Government for relief, rehabilitation, and sub- sistence homesteads. (4) The problem of marketing to lower distributing costs for the benefit of consumers. (5) The Commission shall, as soon as reasonably possible after its appoi ntment, investig ate the necessit y for th e contr ol of pr o- duction of bituminous coal and methods of such control, including allotment of output to districts and producers within such districts, and shall hold hearings thereon, and shall report its conclusions and recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior for transmission by him to Co ngress n ot later than Ja nuary 6, 1936. S E c. 1 7 . Upon su bstantia l compla int that bitumi nous-coa l prices Complaints respect- ing exc essi ve c oal are excessive, and oppressi ve of consume rs, or that an y district bo ard, prices. or producers' marketing agency, is operating against the public' interest, or in violation of this Act, the Commission may hear such complaint, or app oint a c ommittee to inve stigate the sam e, and i ts inves tiga tion. findings shall be made public ; and the Commission shall make proper or ders wit hin the purview of this Act so a s to co rrect su ch Corre ctio n of abu ses. abuses. Complaints may be made under this section by any State or polit ical sub divi sion of a St ate. SEc. 18 . To safeguard the interests of those concerned in the min- complaints to Inter- state Comme rce Com- ing, transportation t selling, and consumption of coal, the Commission mission respecting is hereby vested with authority to make complaint to the Interstate transportation cos ts. Commerce Commission with respect to rates, charges, tariffs and practices relating to the transportation of coal, and to prosecute the same. Before proceeding to hear and dispose of any complaint filed by another than the Commission, involving the transportation of coal, the Interstate Commerce Commission shall cause the Commis- sion to be notified of the proceeding and, upon application of the Commission, shall permit the Commission to appear and be heard. The Interstate Commerce Commission is authorized to avail itself of the cooperation, services, records and facilities of the Commission. SEc. 19. The term " bituminous coal " as used in this Act shall Terms construed . " in clude al l bitumi nous, se mibitumi nous, an d subbit uminous coal and