Attorney General, issue, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, an order requiring the individual to give testimony or provide other information which he refuses to give or provide on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination, such order to become effective as provided in section 6002 of this part. (b) An agency of the United States may issue an order under subsection (a) of this section only if in its judgment— (1) the testimony or other information from such individual may be necessary to the public interest; and (2) such individual has refused or is likely to refuse to testify or provide other information on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination. (18 U.S.C. 6004.) 6005. Congressional proceedings (a) In the case of any individual who has been or may be called to testify or provide other information at any proceeding before either House of Congress, or any committee, or any subcommittee of either House, or any joint committee of the two Houses, a United States district court shall issue, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, upon the request of a duly authorized representative of the House of Congress or the committee concerned, an order requiring such individual to give testimony or provide other information which he refuses to give or provide on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination, such order to become effective as provided in section 6002 of this part. (b) Before issuing an order under subsection (a) of this section, a United States district court shall find that (1) in the case of a proceeding before either House of Congress, the request for such an order has been approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of the Members present of that House; (2) in the case of a proceeding before a committee or a subcommittee of either House of Congress or a joint committee of both Houses, the request for such an order has been approved by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the full committee; and (3) ten days or more prior to the day on which the request for such an order was made, the Attorney General was served with notice of an intention to request the order; (c) Upon application of the Attorney General, the United States district court shall defer the issuance of any order under subsection (a) of this section for such period, not longer than twenty days from the date of the request for such order, as the Attorney General may specify. (b) The table of parts for title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: V. Immunity of Witnesses (18 U.S.C. 6005.) 6001 Transportation facilities, improvements of Transfer and consolidation of functions, powers, bureaus Agricultural Marketing Agreement of 1937 Page Orders: Authority to issue Exemption from Notice of proposed order Arbitration of disputes Commodities other than milk or its products, terms of Cooperative approval, of, as approval of producer Finding of Secretary Imported commodities, restrictions of Marketing agreement, with or without Milk and its products Producer and processor, approval of Regional basis, applicability on Penalties for violation of order Petition by handler, court review of Secretary's ruling Petition by handler for modification of order or exemption Policy Products covered by 53 51 76 53 58 64 65 53 69 63 53 51 68 64 64 58 65, 72 65 65 49 52 |