7 USC § 2217a - Power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, or require production of books, etc.

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section_name: "Power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, or require production of books, etc."
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source_credit: "(July 24, 1919, ch. 26, 41 Stat. 267; May 11, 1922, ch. 185, 42 Stat. 532.)"
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# § 2217a. Power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, or require production of books, etc.

July 24, 19197 U.S.C. 717 U.S.C. 241

On and after , in the performance of the duties required of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in the administration or enforcement of provisions of Acts (United States Cotton Futures Act, Thirty-ninth Statutes at Large, page 476; United States Grain Standards Act, Thirty-ninth Statutes at Large, page 482 [ et seq.]; United States Warehouse Act, Thirty-ninth Statutes at Large, page 486 [ et seq.]; Standard Container Act, Thirty-ninth Statutes at Large, page 673; and the Acts making annual appropriations for the Department of Agriculture) relating to the Department of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture, or any representative specifically authorized in writing by him for the purpose, shall have power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, and call for the production of books and papers.

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**Source Credit**: (July 24, 1919, ch. 26, 41 Stat. 267; May 11, 1922, ch. 185, 42 Stat. 532.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The United States Cotton Futures Act, referred to in text, is part A of , , which was repealed by section 4 of , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code prior to its repeal, see Tables.

The United States Grain Standards Act, referred to in text, is part B of , , which is classified generally to chapter 3 (§ 71 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.

The United States Warehouse Act, referred to in text, is part C of , , which is classified generally to chapter 10 (§ 241 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

The Standard Container Act, referred to in text, is , , which was classified generally to subchapter VII (§ 251 et seq.) of chapter 6 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and was repealed by , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code prior to its repeal, see Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transfer of Functions

Functions of Bureau of Agricultural Economics transferred to other units of Department of Agriculture by Secretary’s memorandum of .

Act , transferred powers of former “Bureau of Markets, Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates, and the Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics” to “Bureau of Agricultural Economics”.

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. , 18 F.R. 3219, , set out as a note under .