Organizing Federal Consumer Activities: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-first Congress, First [and Second] Session[s], on H.R. 6037 and Related BillsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1970 - Consumer protection |
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Page 70 - Code, one or more advisory committees composed of such private citizens and officials of the Federal, State, and local governments as he deems desirable to advise him with respect to his functions under this Act ; and members of such committees (including the...
Page 3 - USC 1191 et seq.), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 USC 301 et seq.), the Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act (15 USC 1261 et seq.), the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 USC 1331 et seq.), and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Roden ticide Act (7 USC 135 et seq.).
Page 5 - Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
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Page 199 - The subcommittee met, pursuant to recess, at 10 am, in room -2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. John A. Blatnik (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present : Representatives John A. Blatnik, Chet Holifield, John N.
Page 5 - So far. this group has not been challenged by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission.