Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§48 Information and Assistance From Departments
Title 15 › CHAPTER 2 — FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION; PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE AND PREVENTION OF UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION › SUBCHAPTER I — FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION › § 48
Summary
When the President orders it, government departments and agencies must give the Commission, if the Commission asks, any records, papers, or information they have about a corporation covered by this part. They must also send officials and employees to work with the Commission as the President directs.
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Title 15, §48
Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The several departments and bureaus of the Government when directed by the President shall furnish the Commission, upon its request, all records, papers, and information in their possession relating to any corporation subject to any of the provisions of this subchapter, and shall detail from time to time such officials and employees to the Commission as he may direct.
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Transfer of Functions
of Federal Trade Commission, with certain exceptions, to Chairman of such Commission, see Reorg. Plan No. 8 of 1950, § 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3175, 64 Stat. 1264, set out under section 41 of this title.
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15 U.S.C. § 48
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102