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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 724-AUG. 1, 1946 Refusal to obey sub pena, etc. Ante, p. 770. Additional legisla- tion. "Atomic energy. " "Government agency." "Person.' "United States." "Research and de- velopment." "Equipment or de- vice utilizing fission- able material or atom- ic energy." " Facilities for the production of fission- able material." (d) In case of failure of refusal to obey a subpena served upon any person pursuant to section 12 (a) (3), the district court for any district in which such person is found or resides or transacts business, upon application by the Commission, shall have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring such person to appear and give testimony or to appear and produce documents, or both, in accordance with the sub- pena; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof. REPORTS SEC. 17. The Commission shall submit to the Congress, in January and July of each year, a report concerning the activities of the Com- mission. The Commission shall include in such report, and shall at such other times as it deems desirable submit to the Congress, such recommendations for additional legislation as the Commission deems necessary or desirable. DEFINITIONS SEC. 18. As used in this Act- (a) The term "atomic energy" shall be construed to mean all forms of energy released in the course of or as a result of nuclear fission or nuclear transformation. (b) The term "Government agency" means any executive depart- ment, commission, independent establishment, corporation wholly or partly owned by the United States which is an instrumentality of the United States, board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, author- ity, administration, or other establishment, in the executive branch of the Government. (c) The term "person" means any individual, corporation, partner- ship, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, the United States or any agency thereof, any government other than the United States, any political subdivision of any such government, and any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of the fore- going, or other entity, but shall not include the Commission or officers or employees of the Commission in the exercise of duly authorized functions. (d) The term "United States", when used in a geographical sense, includes all Territories and possessions of the United States and the Canal Zone. (e) The term "research and development" means theoretical analysis, exploration, and experimentation, and the extension of investigative findings and theories of a scientific or technical nature into practical application for experimental and demonstration pur- poses, including the experimental production and testing of models, devices, equipment, materials, and processes. (f) The term "equipment or device utilizing fissionable material or atomic energy" shall be construed to mean any equipment or device capable of making use of fissionable material or peculiarly adapted for making use of atomic energy and any important component part especially designed for such equipment or devices, as determined by the Commission. (g) The term "facilities for the production of fissionable material" shall be construed to mean any equipment or device capable of such production and any important component part especially designed for such equipment or devices, as determined by the Commission. 774 [60 STAT.

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