Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 2.djvu/77

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PUBLIC LAW 104-132—APR. 24, 1996 110 STAT. 1251 "(d) EXTRATERRITORL^L JURISDICTION.—T here is extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section. "(e) INVESTIGATIONS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall conduct any investigation of a possible violation of this section, or of any license, order, or regulation issued pursuant to this section. " (2) COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREAS- URY.—The Attorney General shall work in coordination with the Secretary in investigations relating to— "(A) the compliance or noncompliance by a financial institution with the requirements of subsection (a)(2); and "(B) civil penalty proceedings authorized under subsection (b). "(3) REFERRAL.— Any evidence of a criminal violation of this section arising in the course of an investigation by the Secretary or any other Federal agency shall be referred immediately to the Attorney (General for further investigation. The Attorney General shall timely notify the Secretary of any action taken on referrals from the Secretary, and may refer investigations to the Secretary for remedial licensing or civil penalty action. "(f) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT BY THE UNITED STATES.— " (1) DISCOVERY OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION BY DEFEND- ANTS. — "(A) REQUEST BY UNITED STATES.—In any civil proceeding under this section, upon request made ex parte and in writing by the United States, a court, upon a sufficient showing, may authorize the United States to— "(i) redact specified items of classified information from documents to be introduced into evidence or made available to the defendant through discovery under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; "(ii) substitute a summary of the information for such classified documents; or "(iii) substitute a statement admitting relevant facts that the classified information would tend to prove. " (B) ORDER GRANTING REQUEST.— If the court enters an order granting a request under this paragraph, the entire text of the documents to which the request relates shall be sealed and preserved in the records of the court to be made available to the appellate court in the event of an appeal. "(C) DENIAL OF REQUEST.— If the court enters an order denying a request of the United States under this paragraph, the United States may take an immediate, interlocutory appeal in accordance with paragraph (5). For purposes of such an appeal, the entire text of the documents to which the request relates, together with any transcripts of arguments made ex parte to the court in connection therewith, shall be maintained under seal and delivered to the appellate court. " (2) INTRODUCTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION; PRE- CAUTIONS BY COURT.— "(A) EXHIBITS.— To prevent unnecessary or inadvertent disclosure of classified information in a civil proceeding Records. Records.