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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 199-MAR. 27, 1942 Disclosure of confi- dential information. Penalty. Aid of U. S. court in obtaining evidence. Service of process. Penalty. "Person." Special Investiga- tions and reports. Offenses and penal- ties. Availability of in- formation to Govern- ment agencies. dence, documentary or otherwise, after having claimed his privilege against self-incrimination, except that any such individual so testify- ing shall not be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying. Such agency or the Chairman of the War Production Board shall not publish or disclose any information obtained under this title which such agency or the Chairman of the War Production Board deems confidential or with reference to which a request for confidential treatment is made by the person furnishing such information, unless such agency or the Chairman of the War Production Board determines that the withholding thereof is con- trary to the interest of the national defense and security; and anyone violating this provision shall be guilty of a felony and upon convic- tion thereof shall be fined not exceeding $1,000, or be imprisoned not exceeding two years, or both. SEC. 1303. In case of contempt by, or refusal to obey a subpena issued to, any person, any agency acting hereunder, or the Chairman of the War Production Board, as the case may be, may invoke the aid of any court of the United States within the jurisdiction of which any investigation or proceeding under this title is carried on, or where such person resides or carries on business, in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, records, or other documentary or physical evidence. And such court may issue an order requiring such person to give testimony or pro- duce any books, records, or other documentary or physical evidence touching the matter under investigation or in question; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as contempt thereof. All process in any such case may be served in the judicial district whereof such person is an inhabitant or wherever he may be found. Any person who shall, without just cause, fail or refuse to attend and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry or to produce books, records, or other documentary or physical evidence, if in his power to do so, in obedience to the subpena of any agency acting hereunder, or the Chairman of the War Production Board, as the case may be, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $5,000, or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or both. SEC. 1304. For purposes of this title the term "person" shall include any individual, partnership, association, business trust, cor- poration, or any organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not. TITLE XIV-UTILIZATION OF VITAL WAR INFORMATION SEC. 1401. The Secretary of Commerce shall, at the direction of the President, and subject to such regulations as the President may issue, make such special investigations and reports of census or sta- tistical matters as may be needed in connection with the conduct of the war, and, in carrying out the purpose of this section, dispense with or curtail any regular census or statistical work of the Depart- ment of Commerce, or of any bureau or division thereof. Any per- son who shall refuse or willfully neglect to answer any questions in connection with any special investigations made under this section, or who shall willfully give answers that are false, shall upon con- viction thereof be fined not exceeding $500 or imprisoned for a period of not exceeding sixty days, or both. SEC. 1402. That notwithstanding any other provision of law, any record, schedule, report, or return, or any information or data con- tained therein, now or hereafter in the possession of the Department 186 [56 STAT.

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