§ 176. — National emergencies; appointment of board of inquiry by President; report; contents; filing with Service.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC176]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 7--LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
SUBCHAPTER III--CONCILIATION OF LABOR DISPUTES; NATIONAL EMERGENCIES
Sec. 176. National emergencies; appointment of board of inquiry
by President; report; contents; filing with Service
Whenever in the opinion of the President of the United States, a
threatened or actual strike or lockout affecting an entire industry or a
substantial part thereof engaged in trade, commerce, transportation,
transmission, or communication among the several States or with foreign
nations, or engaged in the production of goods for commerce, will, if
permitted to occur or to continue, imperil the national health or
safety, he may appoint a board of inquiry to inquire into the issues
involved in the dispute and to make a written report to him within such
time as he shall prescribe. Such report shall include a statement of the
facts with respect to the dispute, including each party's statement of
its position but shall not contain any recommendations. The President
shall file a copy of such report with the Service and shall make its
contents available to the public.
(June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title II, Sec. 206, 61 Stat. 155.)
Executive Order No. 11621
Ex. Ord. No. 11621, Oct. 4, 1971, 36 F.R. 19435, as amended by Ex.
Ord. No. 11622, Oct. 5, 1971, 36 F.R. 19491, which created a Board of
Inquiry to inquire into issues involved in certain labor disputes, was
revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, Feb. 25, 1986, 51 F.R. 7237.
