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PUBLIC LAW 106-168—DEC. 12, 1999 113 STAT. 1813 "(3) SERVICE ON BUSINESS PERSONS.—Service of any such subpoena may be made upon a partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity by— "(A) delivering a duly executed copy thereof to any partner, executive officer, managing agent, or general agent thereof, or to any agent thereof authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process on behalf of such partnership, corporation, association, or entity; "(B) delivering a duly executed copy thereof to the principal office or place of business of the partnership, corporation, association, or entity; or "(C) depositing such copy in the United States mails, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, duly addressed to such partnership, corporation, association, or entity at its principal office or place of business. "(4) SERVICE ON NATURAL PERSONS.—Service of any subpoena may be made upon any natural person by— "(A) delivering a duly executed copy to the person to be served; or "(B) depositing such copy in the United States mails, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, duly addressed to such person at his residence or principal office or place of business. "(5) VERIFIED RETURN.—^A verified return by the individual serving any such subpoena setting forth the manner of such service shall be proof of such service. In the case of service by registered or certified mail, such return shall be accompanied by the return post office receipt of delivery of such subpoena. "(c) ENFORCEMENT.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — Whenever any person, partnership, corporation, association, or entity fails to comply with any subpoena duly served upon him, the Postmaster General may request that the Attorney General seek enforcement of the subpoena in the district court of the United States for any judicial district in which such person resides, is found, or transacts business, and serve upon such person a petition for an order of such court for the enforcement of this section. "(2) JURISDICTION. —Whenever any petition is filed in any district court of the United States under this section, such court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the matter so presented, and to enter such order or orders as may be required to carry into effect the provisions of this section. Any final order entered shall be subject to appeal under section 1291 of title 28, United States Code. Any disobedience of any final order entered under this section by any court may be punished as contempt. "(d) DISCLOSURE. —Any documentary material provided pursuant to any subpoena issued under this section shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code.". (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after the date of Deadline, the enactment of this section, the Postal Service shall promulgate ^^ ^SC 3016 regulations setting out the procedures the Postal Service will use to implement the amendment made by subsection (a). (c) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.— Section 3013 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (4), by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6), and by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: note.