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49 U.S.C. § 32307 — Investigative powers

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49 U.S.C. § 32307 — Investigative powers

**(a) General Authority.—** In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary of Transportation may— (1) inspect and copy records of any person at reasonable times; (2) order a person to file written reports or answers to specific questions, including reports or answers under oath; and (3) conduct hearings, administer oaths, take testimony, and require (by subpena or otherwise) the appearance and testimony of witnesses and the production of records the Secretary considers advisable. **(b) Witness Fees and Mileage.—** A witness summoned under subsection (a) of this section is entitled to the same fee and mileage the witness would have been paid in a court of the United States. **(c) Civil Actions To Enforce.—** A civil action to enforce a subpena or order of the Secretary under subsection (a) of this section may be brought in the United States district court for the judicial district in which the proceeding by the Secretary is conducted. The court may punish a failure to obey an order of the court to comply with the subpena or order of the Secretary as a contempt of court. **(d) Confidentiality of Information.—** Information obtained by the Secretary under this section related to a confidential matter referred to in [section 1905 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1905&num=0&edition=prelim) may be disclosed only to another officer or employee of the United States Government for use in carrying out this chapter. This subsection does not authorize information to be withheld from a committee of Congress authorized to have the information.

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18 U.S.C. § 1905 — Disclosure of confidential information generally

Whoever, being an officer or employee of the United States or of any department or agency thereof, any person acting on behalf of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, or agent of the Department of Justice as defined in the Antitrust Civil Process Act ([15 U.S.C. 1311–131](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1311–131&num=0&edition=prelim)4), or being an employee of a private sector organization who is or was assigned to an agency under chapter 37 of title 5, publishes, divulges, discloses, or makes known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by law any information coming to him in the course of his employment or official duties or by reason of any examination or investigation made by, or return, report or record made to or filed with, such department or agency or officer or employee thereof, which information concerns or relates to the trade secrets, processes, operations, style of work, or apparatus, or to the identity, confidential statistical data, amount or source of any income, profits, losses, or expenditures of any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association; or permits any income return or copy thereof or any book containing any abstract or particulars thereof to be seen or examined by any person except as provided by law; shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and shall be removed from office or employment.

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15 U.S.C. § 1961 to 1963 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379

### Statutory Notes Section 1941, Pub. L. 92–513, title II, § 201, Oct. 20, 1972, 86 Stat. 956; Pub. L. 94–364, title II, § 201, July 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 981, related to consumer information study to be conducted by Secretary. See [section 32302 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section32302&num=0&edition=prelim), Transportation. Section 1942, Pub. L. 92–513, title II, § 202, Oct. 20, 1972, 86 Stat. 956, related to appointment and compensation of personnel by Secretary to carry out this subchapter. See [section 32306 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section32306&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 1943, Pub. L. 92–513, title II, § 203, Oct. 20, 1972, 86 Stat. 957, related to provision of information and detailing of personnel from other Federal departments to Secretary to carry out this subchapter. See [section 32305 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section32305&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 1944, Pub. L. 92–513, title II, § 204, Oct. 20, 1972, 86 Stat. 957, related to powers of Secretary to carry out this subchapter. See [section 32307 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section32307&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 1945, Pub. L. 92–513, title II, § 205, Oct. 20, 1972, 86 Stat. 958, required insurers of passenger motor vehicles to make reports and provide information to Secretary to carry out this subchapter. See [section 32303 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section32303&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 1946, Pub. L. 92–513, title II, § 206, Oct. 20, 1972, 86 Stat. 959, prohibited persons from failing or refusing to furnish informati

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49 U.S.C. § 32307 — Investigative powers

Page 936 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 32307 HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 32306(a) ...... 15:1942 (1st, 2d sen- tences). Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, § 202, 86 Stat. 956. 32306(b) ...... 15:1942 (last sen- tence). In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words ‘‘his functions under’’ are omitted as surplus. In clause (1), the words ‘‘as he deems necessary’’ are omitted as sur- plus. The words ‘‘chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap- ter 53 of title 5’’ are substituted for ‘‘the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates’’ to eliminate unnecessary words. The text of 15:1942 (1st sentence cl. (2)) is omitted as surplus be- cause of 49:323(b). The text of 15:1942 (1st sentence cl. (4), 2d sentence) is omitted as surplus because of 49:325. Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The provisions of title 5 governing appointment in the competitive service, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), are classified generally to section 3301 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 32307. Investigative powers (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary of Transportation may— (1) inspect and copy records of any person at reasonable times; (2) order a person to file written reports or answers to specific questions, including re- ports or answers under oath; and (3) conduct hearings, administer oaths, take testimony, and require (by subpena or other- wise) the appearance and testimony of wit- nesses and the production of records the Sec- retary considers advisable. (b) WITNESS FEES AND MILEAGE.—A witness summoned under subsection (a) of this section is entitled to the same fee and

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