25 U.S.C. § 2715 : US Code - Section 2715: Subpoena and deposition authority

Search 25 U.S.C. § 2715 : US Code - Section 2715: Subpoena and deposition authority

(a) Attendance, testimony, production of papers, etc.
By a vote of not less than two members, the Commission shall have
the power to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of
witnesses and the production of all books, papers, and documents
relating to any matter under consideration or investigation.
Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same fees and mileage that
are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States.
(b) Geographical location
The attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers,
and documents, may be required from any place in the United States
at any designated place of hearing. The Commission may request the
Secretary to request the Attorney General to bring an action to
enforce any subpoena under this section.
(c) Refusal of subpoena; court order; contempt
Any court of the United States within the jurisdiction of which
an inquiry is carried on may, in case of contumacy or refusal to
obey a subpoena for any reason, issue an order requiring such
person to appear before the Commission (and produce books, papers,
or documents as so ordered) and give evidence concerning the matter
in question and any failure to obey such order of the court may be
punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
(d) Depositions; notice
A Commissioner may order testimony to be taken by deposition in
any proceeding or investigation pending before the Commission at
any stage of such proceeding or investigation. Such depositions may
be taken before any person designated by the Commission and having
power to administer oaths. Reasonable notice must first be given to
the Commission in writing by the party or his attorney proposing to
take such deposition, and, in cases in which a Commissioner
proposes to take a deposition, reasonable notice must be given. The
notice shall state the name of the witness and the time and place
of the taking of his deposition. Any person may be compelled to
appear and depose, and to produce books, papers, or documents, in
the same manner as witnesses may be compelled to appear and testify
and produce like documentary evidence before the Commission, as
hereinbefore provided.
(e) Oath or affirmation required
Every person deposing as herein provided shall be cautioned and
shall be required to swear (or affirm, if he so requests) to
testify to the whole truth, and shall be carefully examined. His
testimony shall be reduced to writing by the person taking the
deposition, or under his direction, and shall, after it has been
reduced to writing, be subscribed by the deponent. All depositions
shall be promptly filed with the Commission.
(f) Witness fees
Witnesses whose depositions are taken as authorized in this
section, and the persons taking the same, shall severally be
entitled to the same fees as are paid for like services in the
courts of the United States.