Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 52.djvu/197

 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 61, 62 -APR. 4, 1938 and sold to the farmers of the Nation at a cost less than the present domestic market prices of imported sodium nitrate. Rerport and recom- SEC. 3. The committee shall report to the Senate and House of Representatives as soon as practicable but not later than January 3, 1939, the results of its investigation, together with its recommenda- tions, if any, for necessary legislation. If Congress shall not be in session at the time such report shall be made, the report shall be filed with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House Sessions. of Representatives. The committee or any duly authorized subcom- mittee thereof is hereby authorized to sit at such times and in such places in the District of Columbia or elsewhere as it may deem necessary and proper in the performance of its duties and during Powers conferred. recesses and adjournments of Congress, or either House. It is spe- cifically authorized to require the attendance of witnesses by subpoena or otherwise; to require the production of books, papers, and docu- ments; and to employ counsel, experts, clerical and other assistants; and to employ stenographers at the cost not to exceed 25 cents per hundred words. Witnesses; oaths. The chairman of said committee or any member of a subcommittee may administer oaths to witnesses and sign subpoenas for witnesses which shall be served by any person designated by such chairman or member of a subcommittee. Printing and bind- The joint committee is authorized to have such printing and bind- ing done as may be necessary and to make such expenditures as it mnaiuretooteysum- deems advisable within the appropriation hereby authorized. Every monsor to testify. person duly summoned by such joint committee or subcommittee thereof who refuses or fails to obey the summons or who fails to answer the questions pertinent to the investigation shall be punished by law. The provisions of sections 102 to 104, inclusive, of the R.S.§ 102 ' 04 i94 Revised Statutes (relating to examination and testimony of wit- upp. III, § 194. nesses) shall apply with respect to any person who is summoned as a witness under authority of this joint resolution. Division of pay- The expenses of such investigation not exceeding in the aggregate of $50,000 shall be paid one-half from the contingent fund of the Senate and one-half from the contingent fund of the House of Repre- sentatives upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the joint committee. selection of chair- The chairman of the joint committee shall be selected by the joint Hearings, etc. committee. All hearings, orders, or decisions held before or made Utilization of I.S- by the joint committee shall be public. The joint committee is entagencies authorized to utilize the services, information, facilities, and person- nel of any department or agency in the executive branch of the Government in the performance of its duties. Approved, April 4, 1938. [CHAPTER 62] AN ACT April 4, 1938 AN ACT [H. R. 9181] Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other [Public, No. 458] activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the bistrict of Colum- United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to Appropriations for defray the expenses of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year expenses of, fiscal year 1939, from District ending June 30, 1939, any revenue (not including the proportionate reventusand$5,aou,00 share of the United States in any revenue arising as the result of the expenditure of appropriations made for the fiscal year 1924 and prior fiscal years) now required by law to be credited to the District 156 [52 STAT.

�