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21 U.S.C. § 884 — Immunity and privilege
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**(a) Refusal to testify** Whenever a witness refuses, on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or provide other information in a proceeding before a court or grand jury of the United States, involving a violation of this subchapter, and the person presiding over the proceeding communicates to the witness an order issued under this section, the witness may not refuse to comply with the order on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination. But no testimony or other information compelled under the order issued under subsection (b) of this section or any information obtained by the exploitation of such testimony or other information, may be used against the witness in any criminal case, including any criminal case brought in a court of a State, except a prosecution for perjury, giving a false statement, or otherwise failing to comply with the order.
**(b) Order of United States district court** In the case of any individual who has been or may be called to testify or provide other information at any proceeding before a court or grand jury of the United States, the United States district court for the judicial district in which the proceeding is or may be held shall issue, upon the request of the United States attorney for such district, an order requiring such individual to give any testimony or provide any other information which he refuses to give or provide on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination.
**(c) Request by United States attorney** A United States attorney may, with the approval of the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General, the Associate Attorney General, or any Assistant Attorney General designated by the Attorney General, request an order under subsection (b) when in his judgment—
(1) the testi
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**(a) Refusal to testify** Whenever a witness refuses, on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or provide other information in a proceeding before a court or grand jury of the United States, involving a violation of this subchapter, and the person presiding over the proceeding communicates to the witness an order issued under this section, the witness may not refuse to comply with the order on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination. But no testimony or other information compelled under the order issued under subsection (b) of this section or any information obtained by the exploitation of such testimony or other information, may be used against the witness in any criminal case, including any criminal case brought in a court of a State, except a prosecution for perjury, giving a false statement, or otherwise failing to comply with the order.
**(b) Order of United States district court** In the case of any individual who has been or may be called to testify or provide other information at any proceeding before a court or grand jury of the United States, the United States district court for the judicial district in which the proceeding is or may be held shall issue, upon the request of the United States attorney for such district, an order requiring such individual to give any testimony or provide any other information which he refuses to give or provide on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination.
**(c) Request by United States attorney** A United States attorney may, with the approval of the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General, the Associate Attorney General, or any Assistant Attorney General designated by the Attorney General, request an order under subsection (b) when in his 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.
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**(a) Prohibition** It shall be unlawful for any issuer which has a class of securities registered pursuant to section 78l of this title or which is required to file reports under section 78o(d) of this title, or for any officer, director, employee, or agent of such issuer or any stockholder thereof acting on behalf of such issuer, to make use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment of any money, or offer, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to—
(1) any foreign official for purposes of—
(A)
(i) influencing any act or decision of such foreign official in his official capacity, (ii) inducing such foreign official to do or omit to do any act in violation of the lawful duty of such official, or (iii) securing any improper advantage; or
(B) inducing such foreign official to use his influence with a foreign government or instrumentality thereof to affect or influence any act or decision of such government or instrumentality,
in order to assist such issuer in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person;
(2) any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office for purposes of—
(A)
(i) influencing any act or decision of such party, official, or candidate in its or his official capacity, (ii) inducing such party, official, or candidate to do or omit to do an act in violation of the lawful duty of such party, official, or candidate, or (iii) securing any improper advantage; or
(B) inducing such party, official, or candidate to use its or his influence with a foreign government or instrumentality thereof to affect or in
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TITLE 21—FOOD AND DRUGS
§ 884
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(C) to obtain damages, restitution, or
other compensation, including civil pen-
alties under section 842(b) of this title; and
(D) to obtain such other legal or equitable
relief as the court may find appropriate.
(2) Service; intervention
(A) Prior to filing a complaint under para-
graph (1), the State shall serve a copy of the
complaint upon the Attorney General and
upon the United States Attorney for the judi-
cial district in which the complaint is to be
filed. In any case where such prior service is
not feasible, the State shall serve the com-
plaint on the Attorney General and the appro-
priate United States Attorney on the same
day that the State’s complaint is filed in Fed-
eral district court of the United States. Such
proceedings shall be independent of, and not in
lieu of, criminal prosecutions or any other
proceedings under this subchapter or any
other laws of the United States.
(B) Upon receiving notice respecting a civil
action pursuant to this section, the United
States shall have the right to intervene in
such action and, upon so intervening, to be
heard on all matters arising therein, and to
file petitions for appeal.
(C) Service of a State’s complaint on the
United States as required in this paragraph
shall be made in accord with the requirements
of rule 4(i)(1) of the Federal Rule 1 of Civil Pro-
cedure.
(3) Powers conferred by State law
For purposes of bringing any civil action
under paragraph (1), nothing in this chapter
shall prevent an attorney general of a State
from exercising the powers conferred on the
attorney general of a State by the laws of such
State to conduct investigations or to admin-
ister oaths or affirmations or to
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