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(a) Publication; statistical and research

purposes.

(b) Inspection and examination of information and data.

(c) Copies of reports or documents; availability to State agencies.

436. Retention of records.

437. Time for making reports.

438. Rules and regulations; simplified reports.

439. Violations and penalties.

(a) Willful violations of provisions of subchapter.

(b) False statements or representations

of fact with knowledge of falsehood.

(c) False entry in or willful concealment,

etc., of books and records.

(d) Personal responsibility of individuals

required to sign reports.

440. Civil action for enforcement by Secretary; jurisdiction.

441. Surety company reports; contents; waiver or

modification of requirements respecting

contents of reports.

SUBCHAPTER IV—TRUSTEESHIPS

461. Reports.

(a) Filing and contents; annual financial

report.

(b) Applicability of other laws.

(c) Penalty for violations.

(d) False statements and entries; failure

to disclose material facts; withholding, concealing or destroying documents, books, records, reports, or

statements; penalty.

(e) Personal liability.

462. Purposes for establishment of trusteeship.

463. Unlawful acts relating to labor organization

under trusteeship.

464. Civil action for enforcement.

(a) Complaint; investigation; commencement of action by Secretary, member or subordinate body of labor organization; jurisdiction.

(b) Venue.

(c) Presumptions of validity or invalidity

of trusteeship.

465. Report to Congress.

466. Additional rights and remedies; exclusive jurisdiction of district court; res judicata.

SUBCHAPTER V—ELECTIONS

481. Terms of office and election procedures.

(a) Officers of national or international

labor organizations; manner of election.

(b) Officers of local labor organizations;

manner of election.

(c) Requests for distribution of campaign

literature; civil action for enforcement; jurisdiction; inspection of

membership lists; adequate safeguards to insure fair election.

(d) Officers of intermediate bodies; manner of election.

(e) Nomination of candidates; eligibility;

notice of election; voting rights;

counting and publication of results;

preservation of ballots and records.

(f) Election of officers by convention of

delegates; manner of conducting

convention; preservation of records.

(g) Use of dues, assessments or similar

levies, and funds of employer for

promotion of candidacy of person.

(h) Removal of officers guilty of serious

misconduct.

(i) Rules and regulations for determining

adequacy of removal procedures.

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482. Enforcement.

(a) Filing of complaint; presumption of

validity of challenged election.

(b) Investigation of complaint; commencement of civil action by Secretary; jurisdiction; preservation of

assets.

(c) Declaration of void election; order for

new election; certification of election to court; decree; certification

of result of vote for removal of officers.

(d) Review of orders; stay of order directing election.

483. Application of other laws; existing rights and

remedies; exclusiveness of remedy for challenging election.

SUBCHAPTER VI—SAFEGUARDS FOR LABOR

ORGANIZATIONS

501. Fiduciary responsibility of officers of labor

organizations.

(a) Duties of officers; exculpatory provisions and resolutions void.

(b) Violation of duties; action by member

after refusal or failure by labor organization to commence proceedings; jurisdiction; leave of court;

counsel fees and expenses.

(c) Embezzlement of assets; penalty.

502. Bonding of officers and employees of labor organizations; amount, form, and placement

of bonds; penalty for violation.

503. Financial transactions between labor organization and officers and employees.

(a) Direct and indirect loans.

(b) Direct or indirect payment of fines.

(c) Penalty for violations.

504. Prohibition against certain persons holding

office.

(a) Membership in Communist Party;

persons convicted of robbery, bribery, etc.

(b) Penalty for violations.

(c) Definitions.

(d) Salary of person barred from labor organization office during appeal of

conviction.

SUBCHAPTER VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

521. Investigations by Secretary; applicability of

other laws.

522. Extortionate picketing; penalty for violation.

523. Retention of rights under other Federal and

State laws.

524. Effect on State laws.

524a. Elimination of racketeering activities threat;

State legislation governing collective bargaining representative.

525. Service of process.

526. Applicability of administrative procedure

provisions.

527. Cooperation with other agencies and departments.

528. Criminal contempt.

529. Prohibition on certain discipline by labor organization.

530. Deprivation of rights by violence; penalty.

531. Separability.

CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This chapter is referred to in sections 186, 1111 of this

title; title 39 section 1209; title 42 section 2000e.

SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 401. Congressional declaration of findings, purposes, and policy

(a) Standards for labor-management relations

The Congress finds that, in the public interest,

it continues to be the responsibility of the Fed-