An Act to amend the act of June 28, 1944 (ch, 294, title III, 58 Stat, 414), and the Act of February 14,1903 (ch. 552, 32 Stat. 825
PL 82-553 (S.2657), enacted 07/16/1952

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PUBLIC LAW 553-JULY 16, 1952 
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Short title. 
(1) By striking out "during the calendar year in which the request 
is made or during the preceding calendar year" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "during the six-month period immediately preceding the date 
on which the request is made". 
(2) By adding at the end of such section the following new" sentence: 
"Whoever willfully violates this section shall be fined not more than 
i^500." 
SEC. 4. The Act entitled "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", approved May 7, 1941, is 
amended— 
(1) By inserting immediately after the comma at the end of the 
enacting clause the following: "That this Act may be cited as the 
'Federal Coal Mine Safety Act'.". 
(2) By inserting immediately below the matter inserted by para-
graph (1) the following: 
"TITLE I—ADVISORY POWERS RELATING TO HEALTH 
AND SAFETY CONDITIONS IN MINES" 
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(3) By striking out "this Act", wherever appearing therein, and 
inserting in lieu thereof "this title". 
(4) By striking out "That the" at the beginning of the present 
first section and inserting in lieu thereof "SEC. 101. The". 
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(5) By redesignating the presently designated sections 2 to 12, 
inclusive, as sections 102 to 112, respectively. 
(6) By striking out "section 1" in the presently designated section 
2 and inserting in lieu thereof "section 101". 
(7) By striking out "section 1 or section 2" in the presently desig-
nated sections 3 and 4, and inserting in lieu thereof "section 101 or 
section 102". 
(8) By striking out "section 3" in the presently designated section 
4 and inserting in lieu thereof "section 103". 
(9) By striking out "section 6" in the presently designated section 
7 and inserting in lieu thereof "section 106 . 
Approved July 16, 1952. 
July 16, 1952 
[S. 2657] 
D e p a r t m ent of 
Commerce. 
Chief Clerk and 
Superintendent. 
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Public Law 553 
CHAPTER 878 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of June 28, 1944 (ch. 294, title III, 58 Stat. 414), and the Act 
of February 14,1903 (ch. 552, 32 Stat. 825). 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assevibled^ That the Act of 
June 28,1944 (ch. 294, title III, 58 Stat. 414), is amended by striking 
out the following words: "including the Chief Clerk and Superin-
tendent, who shall be chief executive oiRcer of the Department and 
who may be designated by the Secretary of Commerce (hereafter in 
this title referred to as the Secretary) to sign minor routine official 
papers and documents during the temporary absence of the Secretary, 
the Under Secretary, and the Assistant Secretary of the Department". 
SEC. 2. The language preceding the semicolon in the third sentence 
of section 2 of the Act of February 14, 1903 (ch. 552, 32 Stat. 825, 
826), is amended to read: "There shall also be such clerical assistants as 
may from time to time be authorized by the Congress." 
Approved July 16, 1952.