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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2404. Powers of Commission
(a) Hearings; administration of oaths
The Commission may for the purpose of carrying out this chapter
hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such
testimony, and receive such evidence, as the Commission may deem
advisable. The Commission may administer oaths of (!1) affirmations
to witnesses appearing before it.
(b) Implementation authority of members or agents of Commission
When so authorized by the Commission, any member or agent of the
Commission may take any action which the Commission is authorized
to take by this section.
(c) Request for information from other Federal departments or
agencies
The Commission may secure directly from any department or agency
of the United States information necessary to enable it to carry
out this chapter. Upon request of the Chairperson of the
Commission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish
such information to the Commission.
(d) Issuance of subpenas for attendance of witnesses and production
of evidence; refusal to obey; contempt proceedings; manner of
service of subpenas; service of process
(1) The Commission shall have power to issue subpenas requiring
the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any
evidence that relates to any matter under investigation by the
Commission. Such attendance of witnesses and the production of such
evidence may be required from any place within the United States at
any designated place of hearing within the United States.
(2) If a person issued a subpena under paragraph (1) refuses to
obey such subpena or is guilty of contumacy, any court of the
United States within the judicial district within which the hearing
is conducted or within the judicial district within which such
person is found or resides or transacts business may (upon
application by the Commission) order such person to appear before
the Commission to produce evidence or to give testimony touching
the matter under investigation. Any failure to obey such order of
the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
(3) The subpenas of the Commission shall be served in the manner
provided for subpenas issued by a United States district court
under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for the United States
district courts.
(4) All process of any court to which application may be made
under this section may be served in the judicial district wherein
the person required to be served resides or may be found.
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