89 STAT. 542
Rules and regulations.
Witness fees. Penalty.
Confidentiality.
Penalty.
Definitions.
PUBLIC LAW 94-106—OCT. 7, 1975 tion, to the enforcement of this section and the regulations or orders issued thereunder. (2) The Attorney General shall issue rules and regulations insuring that the authority of paragraph (1) of this subsection will be utilized only after the scope and purpose of the investigation, inspection, or inquiry to be made have been defined by competent authority, and it is assured that no adequate and authoritative data are available from any Federal or other responsible agency. In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpena served upon, any person with respect to any action taken by the Attorney General under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the district court of the United States for any district in which such person is found or resides or transacts business, upon application by the Attorney General, shall have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring such person to appear and give testimony or to appear and produce documents, or both; and any failure to obey such order of the court maj'^ be punished by such court as a contempt thereof. (3) The production of any person's books, records, or other documentary evidence shall not be required at any place other than the place where such person usually keeps them, if, prior to the return date specified in the regulations, subpena, or other document issued with respect thereto, such person furnishes the Attorney General with a true copy of such books, records, or other documentary evidence (certified by such person under oath to be a true and correct copy) or enters into a stipulation with the Attorney General as to the information contained in such books, records, or other documentary evidence. Witnesses shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States. (4) Any person who willfully performs any act prohibited, or willfully fails to perform any act required, by paragraph (1) of this subsection, or any rule, regulation, or order issued under paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall upon conviction be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year or both. (5) Information obtained under this section which the Attorney General deems confidential or with reference to which a request for confidential treatment is made by the person furnishing such information shall not be published or disclosed unless the Attorney General determines that the withholding thereof is contrary to the interest of the national defense. Any person who willfully violates this subsection shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. All information obtained by the Attorney General under this section and which he deems confidential shall not be published or disclosed, either to the public or to another Federal agency, not including the Congress or any duly authorized committee thereof in the performance of its functions, unless the Attorney General determines that the withholding thereof is contrary to the interests of the national defense, and any person willfully violating this provision shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (6) Any person subpenaed under this section shall have the right to make a record of his testimony and to be represented by counsel. (7) No individual who, having claimed his privilege against selfincrimination, is compelled to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, under the provision of this section, may be prosecuted in any criminal proceeding of the offense of discrimination established by this section. (e) As used in this section— (1) The term "United States" when used in a geographical sense includes the several States, the possessions of the United States, the Canal Zone, and the District of Columbia.
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