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 95 STAT. 1358

PUBLIC LAW 97-98—DEC. 22, 1981

and documents which are relevant to the inquiry. Such attendance of witnesses and the production of any such records may be required from any place in the United States. In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpena to, any person, including a producer of flowers and plants, the Secretary may invoke the aid of any court of the United States within the junsdicnon of which such investigation or proceeding is carried on, or where such person rraides or carries on business, in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents: and such court may issue an order requiring such person to appear before the Secretary, there to produce records, if so ordered, or to give testimony touching the matter under investigation. Any failure to obey such order of the court may^ be punished by such court as a contempt thereof. ML processes in any such cases may be served in the judicial district wherein such person is an inhabitant or wherever such person may be found. SEPABABILITY 7 USC 4318.

SEC. 1719. If any provision of this title or the application thereof to any ^rson or circmnstances is held invalid, the validity of the remamder of this title and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. AUTHORIZATION

7 USC 4319.

SEC. 1720. There are authorized to be appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated such funds as are necessary to cany out the provisioiis of this title. The funds so appropriated shall not be available for payment of the expenses or expenditures of the Floraboard in administering any provisions of any order issued pursuant to the terms of this title. TITLE XVm—EFFECTIVE DATE

7 USC 4301 note.

SEC. 1801. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Act shall become effective on enactment Approved December 22, 1981.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 884 (H.R. 3603): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 97-106 (Coram, on Agriculture), No. 97-106, Part 2 (Corara. on Appropriations), No. 97-106, Part 3 (Coram, on Ways and Means) accompanying H.R. 3603, and No. 97-377 (Coram, of Conference). SENATE REPORTS: No. 97-126 (Coram, on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry) and No. 97-290 (Corara. of Conference). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 127 (1981): Sept. 14-18, considered and passed Senate. Oct. 2, 7, 14, 15, 20^22, H.R. 3603 considered and passed House; proceedings vacated and S. 884, araended, passed in lieu. Dec. 10, Senate agreed to conference report. Dec. 16, House agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 17, No. 52 (1981): Dec. 22, Presidential stateraent.

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