trict court of the United States for any judicial 
district in which the person is found, resides, or 
transacts business, on application by the United 
States and after notice to that person, shall 
have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring 
that person to appear and give testimony before 
the Secretary, to appear and produce docu-
ments before the Secretary, or both. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO OBEY.—Any failure to 
obey an order issued by a court under subpara-
graph (A) may be punished by that court as a 
contempt of that court.’’. 
(c) BALD AND GOLDEN EAGLE PROTECTION ACT.— 
(1) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Subsection (b) of the 
first section of the Act of June 8, 1940 (16 U.S.C. 
668(b)) (commonly known as the ‘‘Bald and Golden 
Eagle Protection Act’’), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(b) Whoever, within the’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) CIVIL PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, within the’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) HEARINGS; ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS.— 
‘‘(A) HEARINGS.—Hearings held during 
proceedings for the assessment of civil penalties 
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under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in ac-
cordance with section 554 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(B) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of 
any hearing held during proceedings for 
the assessment of civil penalties under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary may issue 
subpoenas for the attendance and testi-
mony of witnesses and the production of 
relevant papers, books, and documents, 
and may administer oaths. 
‘‘(ii) FEES AND MILEAGE FOR WIT-
NESSES.—A witness summoned pursuant 
to clause (i) shall be paid the same fees 
and mileage that are paid to witnesses in 
the courts of the United States. 
‘‘(iii) 
REFUSAL
TO
OBEY
SUB-
POENAS.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—In the case 
of a contumacy or refusal to obey a 
subpoena served on any person pursu-
ant to this subparagraph, the district 
court of the United States for any ju-
dicial district in which the person is 
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found, resides, or transacts business, 
on application by the United States 
and after notice to that person, shall 
have jurisdiction to issue an order re-
quiring that person to appear and give 
testimony before the Secretary, to ap-
pear and produce documents before 
the Secretary, or both. 
‘‘(II) FAILURE
TO
OBEY.—Any 
failure to obey an order issued by a 
court under subclause (I) may be pun-
ished by that court as a contempt of 
that court.’’. 
(2) INVESTIGATORY SUBPOENAS.—Section 3 of 
the Act of June 8, 1940 (16 U.S.C. 668b) (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Bald and Golden Eagle Pro-
tection Act’’), is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(d) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of any in-
spection or investigation relating to the import into 
or the export from the United States of any bald or 
golden eagles covered under this Act, or any parts, 
nests, or eggs of any such bald or golden eagles, the 
Secretary may issue subpoenas for the attendance 
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and testimony of witnesses and the production of 
any papers, books, or other records relevant to the 
subject matter under investigation. 
‘‘(2) FEES AND MILEAGE FOR WITNESSES.—A 
witness summoned under paragraph (1) shall be 
paid the same fees and mileage that are paid to wit-
nesses in the courts of the United States. 
‘‘(3) REFUSAL TO OBEY SUBPOENAS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a con-
tumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena served on 
any person pursuant to this subsection, the dis-
trict court of the United States for any judicial 
district in which the person is found, resides, or 
transacts business, on application by the United 
States and after notice to that person, shall 
have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring 
that person to appear and give testimony before 
the Secretary, to appear and produce docu-
ments before the Secretary, or both. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO OBEY.—Any failure to 
obey an order issued by a court under subpara-
graph (A) may be punished by that court as a 
contempt of that court.’’. 
Æ 
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