108 STAT. 970 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 30117(b) of this title or a regulation prescribed or order issued under subsection (f) or section 30117(b). (f) PROVIDING COPIES OF COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT DEFECTS AND NONCOMPLIANCE.— ^A manufacturer shall give the Secretary of Transportation a true or representative copy of each communication to the manufacturer's dealers or to owners or purchasers of a motor vehicle or replacement equipment produced by the manufacturer about a defect or noncompliance with a motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter in a vehicle or equipment that is sold or serviced. (g) ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY ON REPORTS, ANSWERS, AND HEARINGS,— (1) In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary of Transportation may— (A) require, by general or special order, any person to file reports or answers to specific questions, including reports or answers under oath; and (B) conduct hearings, administer oaths, take testimony, ' and require (by subpena or otherwise) the appearance and testimony of witnesses and the production of records the Secretary considers advisable. (2) A witness summoned under this subsection is entitled to the same fee and mileage the witness would have been paid in a court of the United States. (h) CIVIL ACTIONS TO ENFORCE AND VENUE. — A civil action to enforce a subpena or order under subsection (g) of this section may be brought in the United States district court for the judicial district in which the proceeding is conducted. The court may punish a failure to obey an order of the court to comply with a subpena or order as a contempt of court. (i) GOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION.—The Secretary of Transportation may request a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government to provide records the Secretary considers necessary to carry out this chapter. The head of the department, agency, or instrumentality shall provide the record on request, may detail personnel on a reimbursable basis, and otherwise shall cooperate with the Secretary. This subsection does not affect a law limiting the authority of a department, agency, or instrumentality to provide information to another department, agency, or instrumentality. (j) COOPERATION OF SECRETARY.— The Secretary of Transportation may advise, assist, and cooperate with departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government, States, and other public and private agencies in developing a method for inspecting and testing to determine compliance with a motor vehicle safety standard. (k) PROVIDING INFORMATION.— The Secretary of Transportation shall provide the Attorney General and, when appropriate, the Secretary of the Treasury, information obtained that indicates a violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed or order issued under this chapter. §30167. Disclosure of information by the Secretary of Transportation (a) CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.—Information obtained under this chapter related to a confidential matter referred to in section 1905 of title 18 may be disclosed only in the following ways:
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