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Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73not60

§176 National Emergencies; Appointment of Board of Inquiry by President; Report; Contents; Filing with Service

Title 29 › Chapter 7— LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › Subchapter III— CONCILIATION OF LABOR DISPUTES; NATIONAL EMERGENCIES › § 176

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

If the President thinks a threatened or real strike or lockout that affects a whole industry or a large part of it — and that industry is involved in interstate or international trade or in making goods for commerce — could threaten the nation's health or safety, he can appoint a board of inquiry. The board must investigate and give the President a written report by the deadline he sets. The report must state the facts and each party’s position but must not give recommendations. The President must send a copy to the Service and make the report available to the public.

Full Legal Text

Title 29, §176

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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.

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Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Executive Documents

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5, 1971, 36 F.R. 19491, which created a Board of Inquiry to inquire into issues involved in certain labor disputes, was revoked by Ex.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.

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Citation

29 U.S.C. § 176

Title 29 — Labor

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60