116 STAT. 1474 PUBLIC LAW 107-231—OCT. 1, 2002 been caused by a criminal act, the Team, in consultation with the Federal law enforcement agency, shall take necessary actions to ensure that evidence of the criminal act is preserved. 15 USC 7304. SEC. 5. BRIEFINGS, HEARINGS, WITNESSES, AND SUBPOENAS. (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY. —The Director or his designee, on behalf of a Team, may conduct hearings, administer oaths, and require, by subpoena (pursuant to subsection (e)) and otherwise, necessary witnesses and evidence as necessary to carry out this Act. (b) BRIEFINGS.— The Director or his designee (who may be the leader or a member of a Team), on behalf of a Team, shall hold regular public briefings on the status of investigative proceedings and findings, including a final briefing after the report required by section 8 is issued. (c) PUBLIC HEARINGS.— During the course of an investigation by a Team, the National Institute of Standards and Technology may, if the Director considers it to be in the public interest, hold a public hearing for the purposes of— (1) gathering testimony from witnesses; and (2) informing the public on the progress of the investigation. (d) PRODUCTION OF WITNESSES. —^A witness or evidence in an investigation under this Act may be summoned or required to be produced from any place in the United States. 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. (e) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS. —^A subpoena shall be issued only under the signature of the Director but may be served by any person designated by the Director. (f) FAILURE TO OBEY SUBPOENA.—If a person disobeys a subpoena issued by the Director under this Act, the Attorney General, acting on behalf of the Director, may bring a civil action in a district court of the United States to enforce the subpoena. An action under this subsection may be brought in the judicial district in which the person against whom the action is brought resides, is found, or does business. The court may punish a failure to obey an order of the court to comply with the subpoena as a contempt of court. 15 USC 7305. SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL POWERS. In order to support Teams in carrying out this Act, the Director may— (1) procure the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; (2) request the use, when appropriate, of available services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government on a reimbursable or other basis; (3) confer with employees and request the use of services, records, and facilities of State and local governmental authorities; (4) accept voluntary and uncompensated services; (5) accept and use gifts of money and other property, to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts; (6) make contracts with nonprofit entities to carry out studies related to purpose, functions, and authorities of the Teams; and
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