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 1114 Restriction on use. Rat ing of parac hutes as to airwortbiness. Exa mination and rat- ing of airlines engaged i n int ersta te, etc ., com- merce. Minimum safety standards. Vol 44, p. 570; U.S .C., Supp. VII. p. 102 0. Airline certificates, issuance, revocation, etc. Limitation on power of Secretary to deny, etc. Denied application, payment of assessed costs. Jurisdiction of dis- trict courts to compel testimony. Production of books, records, etc. 73d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 654. JUNE 19, 1934 . owned by aliens under such conditions as lie may by regulation pre- scri be, but airc raft gra nted suc h li mite d re gist rati on s hall not be permitted to engage in interstate or foreign air commerce ." SEC . 4. Subdivision (b) of such section 3 (U .S .C ., Supp . VII, title 49, sec . 173(b)) is amended by inserting after the words "United States " in the first sentence thereof the following : " and parachutes used in connection with such aircraft," . SEC . 5 . Subdivision (d ), as am ended, of suc h section 3 (U.S.C., Supp . VII, title 49, sec . 173(d)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following : " and provide for the examination and rating of all air lines engaged in interstate or foreign air commerce and establish minimum safety standards for the operation thereof SEc. 6 . Subdivision (f) of such section 3 (U .S .C ., Supp . VII, title 49, sec . 173(f)) is amended by inserting after the word " aircraft" in the first sentence thereof the word " airline " and a comma, and by inserting after such sentence the following sentence : " The Secretary of Commerce shall not deny any application for an airline certificate or revoke or suspend any airline certificate, except for failure of the airline to comply with safety standards applicable to the operation thereof prescribed by the Secretary ." SEC. 7. Subdivision (f ) of such sec tion 3 is furt her amended b y adding at the end thereof the following sentence : "Where the deci- sion in such hearing is adverse to the applicant for hearing, such applicant shall pay to the Secretary of Commerce, to be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, an amount equal to suck por- tion of the costs of the hearing as th e Secretary of Commerce may designate, and in any case the applicant may be required by the Secretary of Commerce to furnish bond, with such surety as he may approve, to cover all such costs before the matter is heard ." SEC. 8 . Such Act is amended by adding after section 3 (U.S.C., Supp . VII, title 49, sec . 173) a new section as follows : "SEC. 3a . (1) In ca se of failu re to comply with any s ubpena issued under authority of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, or his authorized representative, may invoke the aid of any United States district court, the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, or the United States court of any Territory or other place to which this Act applies . The court may thereupon order the person to whom the subpena was issued to comply with the requirements of the subpena or to give evidence with respect to the matter in ques- tion . Any failure to obey the order may be punished by the court as a contempt thereof . " (2) No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, documents, exhibits, and other evidence before the Secretary of Commerce or his designated repre- sentative or in obedien ce to the sub pena of the S ecretary of Co m- merce or his designated representative, or in any cause or proceeding instituted by the Secretary of Commerce or his designated representa- tive, on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him, may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture ; but no individual shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he is compelled, after having claimed his privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, except that such indi- vidual so testifying shall not be exempt from prosecution and punish- ment for perjury committed in so testifying.