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[CITE: 21USC884]

 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
              CHAPTER 13--DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
 
                  SUBCHAPTER I--CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
 
            Part E--Administrative and Enforcement Provisions
 
Sec. 884. Immunity and privilege


(a) Refusal to testify

    Whenever a witness refuses, on the basis of his privilege against 
self-incrimination, to testify or provide other information in a 
proceeding before a court or grand jury of the United States, involving 
a violation of this subchapter, and the person presiding over the 
proceeding communicates to the witness an order issued under this 
section, the witness may not refuse to comply with the order on the 
basis of his privilege against self-incrimination. But no testimony or 
other information compelled under the order issued under subsection (b) 
of this section or any information obtained by the exploitation of such 
testimony or other information, may be used against the witness in any 
criminal case, including any criminal case brought in a court of a 
State, except a prosecution for perjury, giving a false statement, or 
otherwise failing to comply with the order.

(b) Order of United States district court

    In the case of any individual who has been or may be called to 
testify or provide other information at any proceeding before a court or 
grand jury of the United States, the United States district court for 
the judicial district in which the proceeding is or may be held shall 
issue, upon the request of the United States attorney for such district, 
an order requiring such individual to give any testimony or provide any 
other information which he refuses to give or provide on the basis of 
his privilege against self-incrimination.

(c) Request by United States attorney

    A United States attorney may, with the approval of the Attorney 
General or the Deputy Attorney General, the Associate Attorney General, 
or any Assistant Attorney General designated by the Attorney General, 
request an order under subsection (b) of this section when in his 
judgment--
        (1) the testimony or other information from such individual may 
    be necessary to the public interest; and
        (2) such individual has refused or is likely to refuse to 
    testify or provide other information on the basis of his privilege 
    against self-incrimination.

(Pub. L. 91-513, title II, Sec. 514, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1278; Pub. 
L. 100-690, title VII, Sec. 7020(f), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4396.)


                               Amendments

    1988--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-690 inserted reference to Associate 
Attorney General.
