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(q) (1) Committee on Un-American Activities.
(A) Un-American activities.
(2) The Committee on Un-American Activities, as a whole or by
subcommittee, is authorized to make from time to time investigations
of (i) the extent, character, and objects of un-American propaganda
activities in the United States, (ii) the diffusion within the United
States of subversive and un-American propaganda that is instigated from
foreign countries or of a domestic origin and attacks the principle of
the form of government as guaranteed by our Constitution, and (iii)
all other questions in relation thereto that would aid Congress in any
necessary remedial legislation.
The Committee on Un-American Activities shall report to the House (or
to the Clerk of the House if the House is not in session) the results
of any such investigation, together with such recommendations as it
deems advisable.
For the purpose of any such investigation, the Committee on Un-American
Activities, or any subcommittee thereof, is authorized to sit and
act at such times and places within the United States, whether or
not the House is sitting, has recessed, or has adjourned, to hold
such hearings, to require the attendance of such witnesses and the
production of such books, papers, and documents, and to take such
testimony, as it deems necessary. Subpenas may be issued under the
signature of the chairman of the committee or any subcommittee, or by
any member designated by any such chairman, and may be served by any
person designated by any such chairman or member.