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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 86, 87-MAY 6, 7, 1941 appropriation in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Provided further, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. SEC. 7. No part of any money appropriated herein or included under any contract authority herein granted shall be expended for the payment of any commission on any land purchase contract in excess of 2 per centum of the purchase price. SEC. 8. This Act may be cited as the "Naval Appropriation Act, 1942". Approved, May 6, 1941. [CHAPTER 87] AN ACT Relating to certain inspections and investigations in coal mines for the purpose of obtaining information relating to health and safety conditions, accidents, and occupational diseases therein, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Bureau of Mines, is hereby authorized and empowered to make or cause to be made annual or necessary inspections and investigations in coal mines the products of which regularly enter commerce or the operations of which substantially affect commerce- (a) For the purpose of obtaining information relating to health and safety conditions in such mines, the causes of accidents involving bodily injury or loss of life in such mines, or the causes of occupa- tional diseases originating in such mines, whenever such health or safety conditions, accidents, or occupational diseases burden or obstruct commerce or threaten to burden or obstruct commerce. (b) For the purpose of obtaining information relating to health and safety conditions in such mines, the causes of accidents involving bodily injury or loss of life in such mines, or the causes of occupa- tional diseases originating in such mines, as a basis for determining the most effective manner in which the public funds made available for the protection or advancement of health or safety in coal mines, and for the prevention or relief of accidents or occupational diseases therein may be expended for the accomplishment of such objects. (c) For the purpose of obtaining information relating to health and safety conditions in such mines, the causes of accidents involving bodily injury or loss of life in such mines, or the causes of occupa- tional diseases, originating in such mines, as a basis for the prepara- tion and dissemination of reports, studies, statistics, and other educa- tional materials pertaining to the protection or advancement of health or safety in coal mines and to the prevention or relief of accidents or occupational diseases in coal mines. (d) For the purpose of obtaining information relating to acci- dents involving bodily injury or loss of life in such mines or relat- ing to occupational diseases originating in such mines, to be trans- mitted to the Bureau of the Census for use in connection with the preparation and compilation of the various Census reports. (e) For the purpose of obtaining information relating to health and safety conditions in such mines, the causes of accidents involving bodily injury or loss of life in such mines, or the causes of occupa- tional diseases originating in such mines, to be transmitted to the Con- gress for its consideration in connection with legislative matters involving health and safety conditions, accidents, or occupational diseases in coal mines. 278941--42-PT. I- -12 177 Commissions on land purchase con- tracts. Short title. May 7, 1941 [H. R. 2082] [Public Law 49] Coal mines, inspec- tions and investiga- tions. Information relating to health and safety, etc. Basis for expendi- ture of public funds. Data for educational materials. Transmittal of in- formation to Bureau of Census. Transmittal of in- formation to Congress.

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