<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Proposed Code of Fair Conduct for Congressional Investigations</dc:title><dc:date>1951-09-14</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_047_3_27_38_0016</dc:identifier><dc:description>The document  discusses the need for a code of fair conduct for congressional investigating committees to avoid confusion, promote uniformity, and protect the rights of individuals. It also highlights the importance of flood control and conservation practices, criticizing the construction of big dams and advocating for measures to control small floods. The document  suggests reforms such as notifying individuals of charges, allowing them to present evidence, and providing safeguards for information and private affairs. It also mentions the potential use of television in investigative proceedings.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>