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PUBLIC LAW 93-518-DEC. 7, 1974
[88 STAT.
" (h) refrain from requiring any worker to purchase any goods solely from such farm labor contractor- or any other person."' 7 USC 2045. (b) Section 6(e) of the Act is amended by striking "interstate" each time it appears. Information, (c) Section 6(e) of the Act is further amended by striking the availability. last sentence and substituting the following: "He shall additionally provide to the person to whom any migrant worker is furnished all information and records required to be kept by such contractor under this subsection, and all information required to be provided to any migrant worker under this subsection. The Secretary may prescribe appropriate forms for the recording of information required by this subsection;". 7 USC 2041. (d) Section 2(b) of the Act is amended by striking the word "interstate" the second time it appears. Hearings or ingj,^. i<2,. Section 7 is amended by adding at the end thereof the 7 USC 2046. following: "The Secretary may issue subpenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of any evidence in connection with such investigations. The Secretary may administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive evidence. For the purpose of any hearing or investigation provided for in this chapter, the provisions of sections 9 and 10 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of September 16, 1914 (15 U.S.C. 49,.50) (relating to the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents), are made applicable to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Secretary. The Secretary shall conduct investigations in a manner which protects the confidentiality of any complainant or other party who provides information to the Secretary with respect to which the Secretary commences an investigation. The Secretary shall monitor and investigate activities of farm labor contractors in such manner as is necessary to enforce the provisions of this Act.". Penalties. SEC. 18. Section 9 of the Act is amended by inserting the subsection 7 USC 2048. designation " (a) " at the beginning thereof; by striking out "or any I'egulation prescribed hereunder"; and by striking the period at the end thereof and adding the following: ". sentenced to a prison term not to exceed one year, or both, and upon conviction for any subsequent violation, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000 or senAnnual report. tenced to a prison term not to exceed three years, or both. The Secretary shall report on enforcement of the provisions of this Act in the annual report of the Secretary required pursuant to section 9 of the Act entitled 'An Act to create a Department of Labor', approved March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 738, 29 U.S.C. 560). The reporting hereunder shall include, but shall not be limited to, a description of efforts to monitor and investigate the activities of farm labor contractors, the number of persons to Avlioni certificates of registration have been issued, the number of complaints of violation received by the Secretary and their disposition, and the number and nature of any sanctions imposed. ^^"^^^^y" (b)(1) Any person who commits a violation of this Act or any I'egulations promulgated under this Act, may be assessed a civil money penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. The penalty shall be assessed by the Secretary upon written notice, under the procedures set forth herein.
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