SHIFT IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70B00338R000300110018-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 9, 2006
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: November 1, 1967
• Content Type: OPEN

Approved For Release 2006/01/30 : CIA-RDP70BOO338ROO0300110018-4
Novenmber, 1, 1967 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 1114373_-
pensation, engages in the business of repair- (3) Acting for more than one customer place of business in the District of Colum-
ing, servicing, and maintaining television, in a transaction without the_koryledge or bia.
radio, or phonograph equipment normally consentgf--a1I-'parties thereto. (2) The annual renewal fee for a service
used or sold for use in the home. (4 -Any other conduct which constitutes dealer registration is not less than $25 nor
(3) The term "complainant" means a cus- fya d or dishonest dealing, more than $50 for each place of business in
tomer of a service dealer who has complained ' (5) Conduct constituting gross negligence. the District of Columbia, if renewed prior to
to the Commissioner concerning such serv (6) Failure in any material respect to its expiration date.
dealer. comply with the provisions of this Act or (3) The renewal fee for a registration that
(4) The term "Commissioner" means111tthe regulations thereunder. is not renewed prior to its expiration date
Commissioner of the District of Columa. SEC. 11. All work done by a service dealer shall be double the' renewal fee required for
(5) The term "Council" means the D trict shall be recorded on an invoice in such detail a registration renewal prior to its expira-
of Columbia Council. as is required by regulations issued by the tion date.
SEC. 3. The Council may establish such Council and shall describe all service work SEC. 23. Any person who for the purpose of
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conduct of service dealers and for th
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service dealer copies of this Act and o
regulations thereunder.
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made available to any person requesting it
upon the payment of such sum as shall be
established by the Council to cover the costs
thereof.
SEC. 5. Each service dealer shall pay the
fee required by this Act for each place of
business operated by him in the District of
Columbia and shall register with the Com-
missioner upon forms prescribed by the
Commissioner. The forms shall contain suf-
ficient information to identify the service
dealer, including name, address, and other
identifying data to be prescribed by the Com-
missioner. If the business 1s to be carried on
under a fictitious name, such fictitious
name shall be stated. If the service dealer
is a partnership, identifying data shall be
stated for each partner. If the service dealer
is a corporation, data shall be included for
each of the officers and directors of the
corporation as well as for the individual in
charge of each place of the service dealer's
business.
SEC. 6. Upon receipt of the form properly
filled out and receipt of the required fee,
the Commissioner shall validate the regis-
tration and send a proof of such validation
to the service dealer. The Council shall by
regulation prescribe conditions upon which
a person whose registration has previously
been invalidated or has previously been re-
fused validation, may have his registration
validated.
SEC. 7. Every registration shall cease to
be valid on June 30 of each year unless the
service dealer has paid the renewal fee re-
quired by this Act in accordance with regu-
lations issued by the Council.
SEC. 8. A registration shall cease to be
valid when any of the information provided
by the form specified in section 5 ceases to
be current. The Council shall make regula-
tions prescribing the procedure for keeping
such registration information current.
SEC. 9. It shall be unlawful to act as serv-
ice dealer without first having registered in
accordance with the provisions of this Act
and unless such registration is currently
valid.
SEC. 10. The Commissioner may refuse to
validate, or may invalidate temporarily or
permanently the registration of a service
dealer for any of the following acts or omis-
sions done by himself or any employee part-
ner, officer, or member of the service dealer
and related to the conduct of his business:
(1) Making or authorizing any statement
or advertisement which is untrue or mis-
leading, and which is known, or which by
the exercise of reasonable care should be
known, to be untrue or misleading.
(2) Making'any false promises of a char-
acter likely to influence, persuade, or induce
a customer to authorize the repair, service,
or maintenance of the equipment covered
by this Act.
done and all parts supplied. If any used parts repairing a television or ra o se
are supplied, the invoice shall clearly state the set from the premises of the owner shall
that fact. One copy shall be given to the furnish the owner at the time of such re-
customer and one copy shall be retained by moval with a receipt containing all the fol-
the service dealer for a period of at least lowing information:
one year. (1) The name and business address of
SEC. 12. The service dealer shall return the person or business ,:1hrm which will re-
replaced parts to the customer excepting pair or authorize the repair of the television
such.parts as may be exempted from this re- or radio set.
quirement by regulations of the Council and (2) The name of the person who actually
excepting such parts as the service dealer removes the set from the owner's premises
needs to return to the manufacturer or dis- if different from the person referred to in
tributor under a warranty arrangement. paragraph (1).
If a customer requests an estimate (3) Each and every address at which the
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XI for labor and parts necessary for a specific television or radio set will be kept, repaired,
job, the service dealer shall make such an or stored, if different from the address re-
v .... ` ,...t,.,.'...,_.,, .,r.,`- - will be levied if the television or radio set
of parts' replace laced in any equipment by, or
with the onsent of, such employee, partner, is returned without being repaired.
officer, or ember. SEC. 24. In every instance in which charges
SEC. 15. he use of the word "guarantee" in excess of $15 are levied for the repair of
and words like import shall conform to a television or radio set the person receiving
the regulations adopted by the Council. payment shall give the person making pay-
SEC. 16. Eacservice dealer shall maintain ment a receipt at the time of payment con-
such records a are required by the regula- taining all the following information:
tions adopted tq carry out the provisions of (1) The name and address of the person
this Act. Such r ords shall be open for rea- making or authorizing the repairs.
sonable inspection by the Commissioner. (2) A statement of the total charges.
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SEc. 18. The Commbsioner shall establish
procedures for accepting complaints from
the public against any kervice dealer.
SEC. 19. If the complaint does not appear
to state any violations of athis Act, or of the
regulations made pursuax2