CONTENTS Page Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) Federal Trade Commission Improvements Act of 1980 (15 Federal Caustic Poison Act (15 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1191 et seq.) Act of August 2, 1956 (commonly known as the Refrigerator Safety Act) (15 U.S.C. 1211 et seq.) ...... Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261 et seq.) Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1471 Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) Chapter 301-Motor Vehicle Safety (formerly the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966) 209 Chapter 305-National Motor Vehicle Title Informa- Part C-Information, Standards, and Requirements (for- For changes after the closing date of this publication (December 31, 2000) to provisions of law in this publication that have been classified in the U.S. Code, see the United States Code Classification Tables published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives at http://uscode.house.gov/uscct.htm. (IV) FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT [Chapter 311, 38 Stat. 717, September 26, 1914] [As amended through Public Law 104-216, October 1, 1996] CHAP. 311.-AN ACT TO CREATE A FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, TO DEFINE ITS POWERS AND DUTIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, [15 U.S.C. 41] That a commission is hereby created and established, to be known as the Federal Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to as the commission), which shall be composed of five commissioners, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than three of the commissioners shall be members of the same political party. The first commissioners appointed shall continue in office for terms of three, four, five, six, and seven years, respectively, from the date of the taking effect of this Act, the term of each to be designated by the President, but their successors shall be appointed for terms of seven years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the commissioner whom he shall succeed: Provided, however, That upon the expiration of his term of office a Commissioner shall continue to serve until his successor shall have been appointed and shall have qualified..1 The commission shall choose a chairman from its own membership. No commissioner shall engage in any other business, vocation, or employment. Any commissioner may be removed by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. A vacancy in the commission shall not impair the right of the remaining commissioners to exercise all the powers of the commission. The commission shall have an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed. SEC. 2. [15 U.S.C. 42] That each commissioner shall receive a salary of $10,000 a year, payable in the same manner as the salaries of the judges of the courts of the United States. The commission shall appoint a secretary, who shall receive a salary of $5,000 a year, payable in like manner, and it shall have authority to employ and fix the compensation of such attorneys, special experts, examiners, clerks, and other employees as it may from time to time find necessary for the proper performance of its duties and as may be from time to time appropriated for by Congress. With the exception of the secretary, a clerk to each commissioner, the attorneys, and such special experts and examiners as the commission may from time to time find necessary for the conduct of its work, all employees of the commission shall be a part 1 Double period in third sentence of first section so in law. |