§ 6005. — Congressional proceedings.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 18USC6005]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART V--IMMUNITY OF WITNESSES
CHAPTER 601--IMMUNITY OF WITNESSES
Sec. 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 or
ancillary to 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 title.
(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 or ancillary to 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 or ancillary to 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.
(Added Pub. L. 91-452, title II, Sec. 201(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat.
928; amended Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330013(4), Sept. 13,
1994, 108 Stat. 2146; Pub. L. 104-292, Sec. 5, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat.
3460; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, Sec. 605(o), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat.
3510.)
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-292, Sec. 5(1), inserted ``or
ancillary to'' after ``any proceeding before''.
Subsec. (b)(1), (2). Pub. L. 104-292, Sec. 5(2)(A), inserted ``or
ancillary to'' after ``a proceeding before''.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 104-292, Sec. 5(2)(B), and Pub. L. 104-294,
amended par. (3) identically, inserting period at end.
1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``title'' for
``part'' before period at end.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 2 section 288f; title 28
section 594.
