97 STAT. 538 PUBLIC LAW 98-89 —AUG. 26, 1983 Regulations. Public availability. Annual summary. § 6304. Subpena authority (a) In an investigation under this chapter, the attendance and testimony of witnesses, including parties in interest, and the produc- tion of any evidence may be compelled by subpena. The subpena authority gremted by this section is coextensive with that of a district court of the United States, in civil matters, for the district in which the investigation is conducted. (b) When a person fails to obey a subpena issued under this section, the district court of the United States for the district in which the investigation is conducted or in which the person failing to obey is found, shall on proper application issue an order directing that person to comply with the subpena. The court may punish as contempt any disobedience of its order. (c) A witness complying with a subpena issued under this section may be paid for actual travel and attendance at the rate provided for witnesses in the district courts of the United States. (d) An official designated to conduct an investigation under this part may issue subpenas as provided in this section and administer oaths to witnesses. § 6305. Reports of investigations (a) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations about the form and manner of reports of investigations conducted under this part. (b) Reports of investigations conducted under this part shall be made available to the public, except to the extent that they contain information related to the national security. § 6306. Penalty A person attempting to coerce a witness, or to induce a witness, to testify falsely in connection with a marine casualty, or to induce a witness to leave the jurisdiction of the United States, shall be fined $5,000, imprisoned for one year, or both. § 6307. NotiHcations to Congress (a) The Secretary shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Sci- ence, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives of any hearing, before the hearing occurs, investigating a major marine casualty involving a death under section 6301 of this title. (b) The Secretary shall submit to a committee referred to in subsection (a) of this section information on a major marine casualty that is requested by that committee or the chairman of the commit- tee if the submission of that information is not prohibited by a law of the United States. (c) The Secretary shall submit annually to Congress a summary of the marine casualties reported during the prior fiscal year, together with a brief statement of action taken concerning those casualties. PART E—LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, AND MERCHANT MARINERS* DOCUMENTS CHAPTER 71—LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY Sec. 7101. Issuing and classifying licenses and certificates of registry.
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