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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 87-MAY 7, 1941 Inspections at other SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United than annual intervalsStates Bureau of Mines, is further authorized and empowered to make or cause to be made the inspections and investigations provided for in section 1 of this Act at other than annual intervals at any time in his discretion when the making of such inspections or investigations in the mine concerned will be in furtherance of the purposes of this Act. orAdispectionto mine SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior acting through the United States Bureau of Mines, or any duly authorized representative of such Bureau, shall be entitled to admission to any coal mine the products of which regularly enter commerce or the operations of which sub- stantially affect commerce, for the purpose of making any inspection or investigation authorized under section 1 or section 2 of this Act. Refusal of admis- SEC. 4. Any owner, lessee, agent, manager; superintendent, or other person having control or supervision of any coal mine subject to the provisions of section 1 or section 2 of this Act who refuses to admit the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Bureau of Mines, or any duly authorized representative of such Bureau, to such mine, pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of this Act, shall Punishment. be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment not exceed- ing sixty days, or by both. eportofmineacci S. 5 . Every owner, lessee, agent, manager, superintendent, or other person having control or supervision of any coal mine the prod- ucts of which regularly enter commerce or the operations of which substantially affect commerce shall furnish to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Bureau of Mines, or to any duly authorized representative of such Bureau, upon request, complete and correct information to the best of his knowledge concerning any or all accidents involving bodily injury or loss of life which occurred in such mine during the calendar year in which the request is made or during the preceding calendar year. Authority and du- SEe. 6 . The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Bureau of Mines, is hereby authorized and directed- Annual report to (a) To report annually to the Congress, either in summary or Congress. detailed form, the information obtained by him under this Act, together with such findings and comments thereon and such recom- mendations for legislative action as he may deem proper; omndatngnsd re (b) To compile, analyze, and publish, either in summary or detailed form, the information obtained by him under this Act, together with such findings concerning the causes of unhealthy or unsafe conditions, accidents, or occupational diseases in coal mines, and such recom- mendations for the prevention or amelioration of unhealthy or unsafe conditions, accidents, or occupational diseases in coal mines as he may deem proper; Dissemination of de To educational materials. (c) To prepare and disseminate reports, studies, statistics, and other educational materials pertaining to the protection or advance- ment of health or safety in coal mines and to the prevention or relief of accidents or occupational diseases in coal mines; Expenditure of (d) To expend the funds made available to him for the protection funds. or advancement of health or safety in coal mines, and for the preven- tion or relief of accidents or occupational diseases therein, in such lawful manner as he may deem most effective in the light of the infor- mation obtained under this Act to promote the accomplishment of the objects for which such funds are granted; ereports (e) To transmit to the Director of the Census, either in summary or detailed form, the information obtained by him under this Act, for use in connection with the preparation and compilation of the various Census reports; and [55 STAT.

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