PUBLIC LAW 98-368—JULY 17, 1984 (2) The Commission is an agency of the United States for the purpose of rule 81(a)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (c) Process of a court to which application may be made under this section may be served in a judicial district wherein the person required to be served is found, resides, or transacts business.
98 STAT. 491 28 USC app.
TESTIMONY OF PERSONS IN CUSTODY
SEC. 3. A court of the United States within the jurisdiction in which testimony of a person held in custody is sought by the Commission or within the jurisdiction of which such person is held in custody, may, upon application by the Attorney General, issue a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum requiring the custodian to produce such person before the Commission, or before a member of the Commission or a member of the staff of the Commission designated by the Commission for such purpose.
18 USC 1961 ^°^-
IMMUNITY
SEC. 4. The Commission is an agency of the United States for the purpose of part V of title 18 of the United States Code.
18 USC 1961 is^use 600i
SERVICE OF PROCESS; WITNESS FEES
SEC. 5. (a) Process and papers issued pursuant to this resolution may be served in person, by registered or certified mail, by telegraph, or by leaving a copy thereof at the residence or principal office or place of business of the person required to be served. When service is by registered or certified mail or by telegraph, the return post office receipt or telegraph receipt therefor shall be proof of service. Otherwise, the verified return by the individual making service, setting forth the manner of such service, shall be proof of service. (b) A witness summoned pursuant to this resolution shall be paid the same fees and mileage as are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States, and a witness whose deposition is taken and the person taking the same shall severally be entitled to the same fees as are paid for like services in the courts of the United States.
18 USC 1961 ^°^-
ACCESS TO OTHER RECORDS AND INFORMATION
SEC. 6. (a)(1) The investigative activities of the Commission are civil or criminal law enforcement activities for the purposes of section 552a(b)(7) of title 5, United States Code, except that section 552a(c)(3) shall apply after the termination of the Commission. (2) The Commission is a Government authority, and an investigation conducted by the Commission is a law enforcement inquiry, for the purposes of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.). Any delay authorized by court order in the notice required under that Act shall not exceed the life of the Commission, including any extension thereof. Notwithstanding a delay authorized by court order, if the Commission elects to publicly disclose the information in hearings or otherwise, it shall give notice required under the Right to Financial Privacy Act a reasonable time in advance of such disclosure. (b) For the purposes of section 2517 of title 18, United States Code, and as limited by subsection (c), the members and members of the staff of the Commission are investigative or law enforcement off!-
Law public^™^"^^ information. 18 USC I96i note.
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