[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2297 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 699
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2297
[Report No. 103-388]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To facilitate obtaining foreign-located antitrust evidence by
authorizing the Attorney General of the United States and the Federal
Trade Commission to provide, in accordance with antitrust mutual
assistance agreements, antitrust evidence to foreign antitrust
authorities on a reciprocal basis; and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 30 (legislative day, September 12), 1994
Reported with an amendment
Calendar No. 699
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2297
[Report No. 103-388]
To facilitate obtaining foreign-located antitrust evidence by
authorizing the Attorney General of the United States and the Federal
Trade Commission to provide, in accordance with antitrust mutual
assistance agreements, antitrust evidence to foreign antitrust
authorities on a reciprocal basis; and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 19 (legislative day, July 11), 1994
Mr. Metzenbaum (for himself, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Biden, Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Simon, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Specter, and Mr.
Hatch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
September 30 (legislative day, September 12), 1994
Reported by Mr. Biden, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To facilitate obtaining foreign-located antitrust evidence by
authorizing the Attorney General of the United States and the Federal
Trade Commission to provide, in accordance with antitrust mutual
assistance agreements, antitrust evidence to foreign antitrust
authorities on a reciprocal basis; and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-S-E-C-T-I-O-N -1-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-.
-T-h-i-s -A-c-t -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e
-`-`-I-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -A-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-E-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-4-'-'-.
-S-E-C-. -2-. -D-I-S-C-L-O-S-U-R-E -T-O -A -F-O-R-E-I-G-N
-A-N-T-I-T-R-U-S-T -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-T-Y -O-F
-A-N-T-I-T-R-U-S-T -E-V-I-D-E-N-C-E-.
-S-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -8 -a-n-d -e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-, -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -T-r-a-d-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-,
-i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -a-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -m-u-t-u-a-l
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -i-n -e-f-f-e-c-t -w-i-t-h -a
-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-,
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -t-o -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o -a-s-s-i-s-t -t-h-e
-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y---
-(-1-) -t-o -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -a
-p-e-r-s-o-n -h-a-s -v-i-o-l-a-t-e-d -o-r -i-s -a-b-o-u-t -t-o
-v-i-o-l-a-t-e -a-n-y -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-e-d -o-r
-e-n-f-o-r-c-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-, -o-r
-(-2-) -t-o -e-n-f-o-r-c-e -a-n-y -o-f -s-u-c-h
-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s-.
-S-E-C-. -3-. -I-N-V-E-S-T-I-G-A-T-I-O-N-S -T-O -A-S-S-I-S-T -A
-F-O-R-E-I-G-N -A-N-T-I-T-R-U-S-T -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-T-Y -I-N
-O-B-T-A-I-N-I-N-G -A-N-T-I-T-R-U-S-T -E-V-I-D-E-N-C-E-.
-(-a-) -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.----I-n
-a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -a-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -m-u-t-u-a-l
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -i-n -e-f-f-e-c-t -w-i-t-h -a
-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-, -s-u-b-j-e-c-t
-t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -8-, -a-n-d -e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-, -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -m-a-y-,
-u-s-i-n-g -t-h-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -t-o -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-e -p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e
-v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-l-a-w-s-, -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o
-o-b-t-a-i-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o
-a -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-l-a-w-s -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-e-d -o-r -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-d -b-y -t-h-e
-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-, -a-n-d -m-a-y
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e -s-u-c-h -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -t-o -t-h-e
-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-, -t-o
-a-s-s-i-s-t -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y---
-(-1-) -t-o -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -a
-p-e-r-s-o-n -h-a-s -v-i-o-l-a-t-e-d -o-r -i-s -a-b-o-u-t -t-o
-v-i-o-l-a-t-e -a-n-y -o-f -s-u-c-h -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s-, -o-r
-(-2-) -t-o -e-n-f-o-r-c-e -a-n-y -o-f -s-u-c-h
-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s-.
-S-u-c-h -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -m-a-y -b-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d-,
-a-n-d -s-u-c-h -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -m-a-y -b-e
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d-, -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -r-e-g-a-r-d -t-o -w-h-e-t-h-e-r
-t-h-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-e-d -v-i-o-l-a-t-e-s -a-n-y
-o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s-.
-(-b-) -C-o-n-f-o-r-m-i-n-g -A-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-s-.----T-h-e
-A-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -C-i-v-i-l -P-r-o-c-e-s-s -A-c-t -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-.
-1-3-1-1 -e-t -s-e-q-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
-(-1-) -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2---
-(-A-) -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-d-)---
-(-i-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-o-r
-a-n-y-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-,
-a-n-y-'-'-, -a-n-d
-(-i-i-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g
-b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d -`-`-, -o-r
-a-n-y -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s-'-'-, -a-n-d
-(-B-) -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
-`-`-(-k-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-l-a-w-s-' -h-a-s -t-h-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -g-i-v-e-n -s-u-c-h -t-e-r-m
-i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2 -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l
-A-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -E-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -A-c-t
-o-f -1-9-9-4-.-'-'-, -a-n-d
-(-2-) -i-n -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e -o-f
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-(-a-)---
-(-A-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-o-r -t-o -a-n
-i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-e
-I-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -A-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-E-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -A-c-t -o-f
-1-9-9-4-'-' -a-f-t-e-r
-`-`-i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-'-'-, -a-n-d
-(-B-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-b-y -t-h-e
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-'-' -a-f-t-e-r
-`-`-p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g-'-'-.
-S-E-C-. -4-. -J-U-R-I-S-D-I-C-T-I-O-N -O-F -T-H-E -D-I-S-T-R-I-C-T
-C-O-U-R-T-S -O-F -T-H-E -U-N-I-T-E-D -S-T-A-T-E-S-.
-(-a-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t
-C-o-u-r-t-s-.----O-n -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e
-A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -m-a-d-e -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e
-w-i-t-h -a-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -m-u-t-u-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -i-n -e-f-f-e-c-t -w-i-t-h -a -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-, -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d
-S-t-a-t-e-s -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -c-o-u-r-t -f-o-r -t-h-e -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t
-i-n -w-h-i-c-h -a -p-e-r-s-o-n -r-e-s-i-d-e-s-, -i-s -f-o-u-n-d-, -o-r
-t-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-s -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -m-a-y -o-r-d-e-r -s-u-c-h
-p-e-r-s-o-n -t-o -g-i-v-e -t-e-s-t-i-m-o-n-y -o-r -a
-s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -t-o -p-r-o-d-u-c-e -a -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t -o-r
-o-t-h-e-r -t-h-i-n-g-, -t-o -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l
-t-o -a-s-s-i-s-t -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-h-a-t -i-s -a -p-a-r-t-y -t-o -s-u-c-h
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t---
-(-1-) -t-o -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -a
-p-e-r-s-o-n -h-a-s -v-i-o-l-a-t-e-d -o-r -i-s -a-b-o-u-t -t-o
-v-i-o-l-a-t-e -a-n-y -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-e-d -o-r
-e-n-f-o-r-c-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-, -o-r
-(-2-) -t-o -e-n-f-o-r-c-e -a-n-y -o-f -s-u-c-h
-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s-.
-(-b-) -C-o-n-t-e-n-t-s -o-f -O-r-d-e-r-.----(-1-) -A-n -o-r-d-e-r
-i-s-s-u-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -m-a-y -d-i-r-e-c-t
-t-h-a-t -t-e-s-t-i-m-o-n-y -o-r -a -s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t -b-e
-g-i-v-e-n-, -o-r -a -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-i-n-g -b-e
-p-r-o-d-u-c-e-d-, -t-o -a -p-e-r-s-o-n -w-h-o -s-h-a-l-l -b-e
-r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l
-a-n-d -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t-. -A -p-e-r-s-o-n -s-o
-a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -p-o-w-e-r -t-o
-a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r -a-n-y -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -o-a-t-h -a-n-d -t-o
-t-a-k-e -s-u-c-h -t-e-s-t-i-m-o-n-y -o-r -s-u-c-h -s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t-.
-(-2-) -A-n -o-r-d-e-r -i-s-s-u-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n
-(-a-) -m-a-y -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e -a-n-d
-p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e -f-o-r -t-a-k-i-n-g -t-e-s-t-i-m-o-n-y -a-n-d
-s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t-s-. -S-u-c-h -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e -a-n-d
-p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e -m-a-y -b-e -i-n -w-h-o-l-e -o-r -i-n -p-a-r-t
-t-h-e -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e -a-n-d -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e -o-f -t-h-e
-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -s-t-a-t-e-, -o-r -t-h-e -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l
-e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-,
-r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e
-A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-s -s-u-c-h -o-r-d-e-r-.
-T-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -s-u-c-h -o-r-d-e-r -d-o-e-s -n-o-t
-p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e-, -a-n-y -t-e-s-t-i-m-o-n-y
-a-n-d -s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o -b-e -t-a-k-e-n
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-a-k-e-n-, -a-n-d -a-n-y -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d
-o-t-h-e-r -t-h-i-n-g-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o -b-e -p-r-o-d-u-c-e-d
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -p-r-o-d-u-c-e-d-, -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h
-t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -R-u-l-e-s -o-f -C-i-v-i-l -P-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-.
-(-c-) -R-i-g-h-t-s -a-n-d -P-r-i-v-i-l-e-g-e-s
-P-r-e-s-e-r-v-e-d-.----A -p-e-r-s-o-n -m-a-y -n-o-t -b-e
-c-o-m-p-e-l-l-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -a-n -o-r-d-e-r -i-s-s-u-e-d -u-n-d-e-r
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-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -m-a-y -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -a-n -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n
-u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-r -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -t-o -a -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-, -u-n-d-e-r -a-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -m-u-t-u-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t
-i-n -e-f-f-e-c-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -o-n-l-y -i-f -t-h-e
-A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-r -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -a-s
-t-h-e -c-a-s-e -m-a-y -b-e-, -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -i-n -t-h-e
-p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r -i-n-s-t-a-n-c-e -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h
-i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -i-s
-r-e-q-u-e-s-t-e-d -t-h-a-t---
-(-1-) -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y---
-(-A-) -w-i-l-l -s-a-t-i-s-f-y -t-h-e
-a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e-s-, -t-e-r-m-s-, -a-n-d
-c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y
-s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-A-)-, -(-B-)-, -a-n-d
-(-D-) -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-(-2-)-, -a-n-d
-(-B-) -i-s -c-a-p-a-b-l-e -o-f -c-o-m-p-l-y-i-n-g
-w-i-t-h -a-n-d -w-i-l-l -c-o-m-p-l-y -w-i-t-h -t-h-e
-c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l-i-t-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-e-d
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e-,
-(-2-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-e-d
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -w-i-l-l -n-o-t
-v-i-o-l-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-, -a-n-d
-(-3-) -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-i-n-g -s-u-c-h
-i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -t-h-e
-r-e-q-u-e-s-t-e-d -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e-, -a-s
-t-h-e -c-a-s-e -m-a-y -b-e-, -i-s -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t
-w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -o-f -t-h-e
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -t-a-k-i-n-g -i-n-t-o
-c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-m-o-n-g -o-t-h-e-r
-f-a-c-t-o-r-s-, -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-s-t-a-t-e-, -o-r -t-h-e -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c
-i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-,
-r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -h-o-l-d-s -a-n-y
-p-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -t-h-a-t -c-o-u-l-d
-b-e-n-e-f-i-t -o-r -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -b-e -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d
-b-y -s-u-c-h -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -b-y -t-h-e
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e-.
-(-b-) -L-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -D-i-s-c-l-o-s-u-r-e -o-f
-C-e-r-t-a-i-n -A-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -E-v-i-d-e-n-c-e-.----N-e-i-t-h-e-r
-t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -n-o-r -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -d-i-s-c-l-o-s-e -i-n -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n
-o-f -a-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -m-u-t-u-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-y -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e
-r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-, -e-x-c-e-p-t
-t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -m-a-y -n-o-t -p-r-e-v-e-n-t
-t-h-e -d-i-s-c-l-o-s-u-r-e -o-f -s-u-c-h -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -t-o -a -d-e-f-e-n-d-a-n-t -i-n -a-n -a-c-t-i-o-n -o-r
-p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -b-r-o-u-g-h-t -b-y -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-r -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -f-o-r -a
-v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s -i-f -s-u-c-h -d-i-s-c-l-o-s-u-r-e
-w-o-u-l-d -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -b-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -F-e-d-e-r-a-l
-l-a-w-.
-(-c-) -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -D-i-s-c-l-o-s-u-r-e -o-f -N-o-t-i-c-e
-R-e-c-e-i-v-e-d-.----I-f -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-r
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-s -a -n-o-t-i-c-e
-d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-(-2-)-(-G-)-, -t-h-e
-A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-r -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -a-s
-t-h-e -c-a-s-e -m-a-y -b-e-, -s-h-a-l-l -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t -s-u-c-h
-n-o-t-i-c-e -t-o -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-h-a-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-h-e
-e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h
-n-o-t-i-c-e -i-s -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d-.
-S-E-C-. -9-. -L-I-M-I-T-A-T-I-O-N-S -O-N -J-U-D-I-C-I-A-L -R-E-V-I-E-W
-(-a-) -D-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
-D-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-s -m-a-d-e -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n
-8-(-a-) -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l
-r-e-v-i-e-w-.
-(-b-) -C-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -a-n-d -D-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n-s -o-f
-A-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -L-a-w-s-.----W-h-e-t-h-e-r -a-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-m-u-t-u-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -s-a-t-i-s-f-i-e-s
-t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n
-1-2-(-2-)-(-C-) -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o
-j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l -r-e-v-i-e-w-.
-S-E-C-. -1-0-. -S-U-P-P-L-E-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N -A-N-D
-P-R-E-S-E-R-V-A-T-I-O-N -O-F -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-T-Y-.
-(-a-) -S-u-p-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-l -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.----T-h-e
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -i-s -i-n
-a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o-, -a-n-d -n-o-t -i-n -l-i-e-u -o-f-, -a-n-y
-o-t-h-e-r -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -v-e-s-t-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l-, -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -o-r -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r
-o-f-f-i-c-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
-(-b-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -P-r-e-s-e-r-v-e-d-.----T-h-i-s -A-c-t
-d-o-e-s -n-o-t -m-o-d-i-f-y -o-r -a-f-f-e-c-t -t-h-e
-a-l-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -b-e-t-w-e-e-n
-t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -a-n-d -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -f-o-r -t-h-e -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s-.
-S-E-C-. -1-1-. -R-E-P-O-R-T -T-O -T-H-E -C-O-N-G-R-E-S-S-.
-I-n -t-h-e -3-0---d-a-y -p-e-r-i-o-d -b-e-g-i-n-n-i-n-g -3
-y-e-a-r-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t
-o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-n-d -a-f-t-e-r -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n
-w-i-t-h -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t-, -t-o -t-h-e -S-p-e-a-k-e-r
-o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -a-n-d
-t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -p-r-o -t-e-m-p-o-r-e -o-f -t-h-e
-S-e-n-a-t-e-, -a -r-e-p-o-r-t---
-(-1-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-i-n-g -h-o-w -t-h-e
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -h-a-s -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d
-t-h-e -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s-,
-(-2-) -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -h-a-v-e
-c-o-m-p-l-i-e-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l-i-t-y
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -u-n-d-e-r
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -m-u-t-u-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -i-n -e-f-f-e-c-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s
-A-c-t-,
-(-3-) -t-h-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -a-n-d -i-d-e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -o-f
-t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s
-t-h-a-t -h-a-v-e -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -i-n-t-o -s-u-c-h
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s-,
-(-4-) -t-h-e -i-d-e-n-t-i-t-y -o-f -e-a-c-h -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-s-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -e-a-c-h -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c
-i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-a-t
-h-a-s -i-n -e-f-f-e-c-t -a -l-a-w -s-i-m-i-l-a-r -t-o -t-h-i-s
-A-c-t-,
-(-5-) -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-x-i-m-a-t-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f
-r-e-q-u-e-s-t-s -m-a-d-e -b-y -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r
-s-u-c-h -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -f-o-r
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e-,
-(-6-) -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-x-i-m-a-t-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f
-r-e-q-u-e-s-t-s -m-a-d-e -b-y -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -f-o-r
-i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3
-a-n-d -f-o-r -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e-, -a-n-d
-(-7-) -a -d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y
-s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s -o-r -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-s
-o-f -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -i-s
-a-w-a-r-e -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
-S-E-C-. -1-2-. -D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-S-.
-F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-:
-(-1-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-,
-t-e-s-t-i-m-o-n-y-, -s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t-s-,
-d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-s-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-i-n-g-s
-o-b-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -o-f-, -o-r
-d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-s-e -o-f-, -a-n
-i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -u-n-d-e-r
-a-n-y -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s
-o-r -a-n-y -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-l-a-w-s-.
-(-2-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -m-u-t-u-a-l
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -a
-w-r-i-t-t-e-n -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -w-r-i-t-t-e-n
-m-e-m-o-r-a-n-d-u-m -o-f -u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g-, -t-h-a-t
-i-s -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -a-n-d -a -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f
-c-o-n-d-u-c-t-i-n-g -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -u-n-d-e-r
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-, -o-r -f-o-r -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e-, -o-n -a
-r-e-c-i-p-r-o-c-a-l -b-a-s-i-s -a-n-d -t-h-a-t
-i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
-(-A-) -A-n -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e
-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y
-w-i-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-o -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-r -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-h-a-t -i-s -c-o-m-p-a-r-a-b-l-e
-i-n -s-c-o-p-e -t-o -t-h-e -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-h-e
-A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-r -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -a-s -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -m-a-y
-b-e-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -o-r -s-u-c-h -m-e-m-o-r-a-n-d-u-m-.
-(-B-) -A-n -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e
-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y
-i-s -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -l-a-w-s -a-n-d
-p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e
-t-o -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -t-h-e
-c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -t-h-a-t -m-a-y -b-e -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d
-u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-, -3-, -o-r -4 -a-n-d
-w-i-l-l -g-i-v-e -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d
-u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-s -n-o-t
-l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -l-a-w-s -o-f -t-h-e
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-o -s-u-c-h
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e-.
-(-C-) -C-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o-, -a-n-d -b-r-i-e-f
-d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n-s -o-f-, -t-h-e -l-a-w-s
-(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-r-e-a-t-i-e-s-,
-s-t-a-t-u-t-e-s-, -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -o-r-d-e-r-s-,
-a-n-d -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-) -o-f -t-h-e
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -l-a-w-s
-(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-r-e-a-t-i-e-s-,
-s-t-a-t-u-t-e-s-, -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -o-r-d-e-r-s-,
-a-n-d -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-) -o-f -t-h-e
-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -s-t-a-t-e-, -o-r -t-h-e
-r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c
-i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-,
-r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-, -t-h-a-t
-p-r-o-t-e-c-t -t-h-e -c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l-i-t-y
-o-f -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -t-h-a-t
-m-a-y -b-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -o-r -s-u-c-h -m-e-m-o-r-a-n-d-u-m-.
-S-u-c-h -c-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -s-u-c-h
-d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n-s -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e
-t-h-e -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -m-e-c-h-a-n-i-s-m-s
-a-n-d -p-e-n-a-l-t-i-e-s -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e
-u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h -l-a-w-s-.
-(-D-) -T-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s
-t-h-a-t -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-l-l-y -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t
-u-s-i-n-g -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e
-r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t
-o-r -s-u-c-h -m-e-m-o-r-a-n-d-u-m-, -f-o-r -a-n-y
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -t-h-e
-a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r
-e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-d-.
-(-E-) -A-n -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -t-h-a-t
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d
-u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-, -3-, -o-r -4 -f-r-o-m
-t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-r -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -a-l-l -c-o-p-i-e-s -o-f
-s-u-c-h -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e-, -i-n -t-h-e
-p-o-s-s-e-s-s-i-o-n -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l -o-f -t-h-e
-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y
-w-i-l-l -b-e -r-e-t-u-r-n-e-d -t-o -t-h-e
-A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-r -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-, -a-t
-t-h-e -c-o-n-c-l-u-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g
-w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h
-e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -w-a-s -s-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d-.
-(-F-) -T-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s
-t-h-a-t -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-l-l-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e
-t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -o-r -s-u-c-h
-m-e-m-o-r-a-n-d-u-m -w-i-l-l -b-e -t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-e-d
-i-f---
-(-i-) -t-h-e
-c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l-i-t-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d
-u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -o-r
-s-u-c-h -m-e-m-o-r-a-n-d-u-m -i-s
-v-i-o-l-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e-, -a-n-d
-(-i-i-) -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -i-s
-n-o-t -t-a-k-e-n -b-o-t-h -t-o
-m-i-n-i-m-i-z-e -a-n-y -h-a-r-m
-r-e-s-u-l-t-i-n-g -f-r-o-m -t-h-e
-v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e
-t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h
-c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l-i-t-y -i-s -n-o-t
-v-i-o-l-a-t-e-d -a-g-a-i-n-.
-(-G-) -T-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s
-t-h-a-t -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-l-l-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e
-t-h-a-t -i-f -t-h-e -c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l-i-t-y
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t
-o-r -s-u-c-h -m-e-m-o-r-a-n-d-u-m -i-s
-v-i-o-l-a-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -w-i-t-h
-r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e-, -n-o-t-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e
-v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-l-l -b-e -g-i-v-e-n---
-(-i-) -b-y -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y
-p-r-o-m-p-t-l-y -t-o -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-r -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n
-w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-e
-A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-r -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-,
-r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-, -a-n-d
-(-i-i-) -b-y -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-r -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n
-t-o -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n -(-i-f -a-n-y-)
-t-h-a-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -s-u-c-h
-e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -t-o -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-r -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
-(-3-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
-(-4-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-'-'
-m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -T-r-a-d-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
-(-5-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-F-e-d-e-r-a-l
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s-'-' -h-a-s -t-h-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g
-g-i-v-e-n -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s-'-'
-i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -o-f -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -C-l-a-y-t-o-n -A-c-t -(-1-5
-U-.-S-.-C-. -1-2-(-a-)-) -b-u-t -a-l-s-o -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5 -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -T-r-a-d-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -A-c-t -(-1-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. -4-5-) -t-o
-t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5
-a-p-p-l-i-e-s -t-o -u-n-f-a-i-r -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -o-f
-c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n-.
-(-6-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -a
-g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -e-n-t-i-t-y -o-f -a -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-s-t-a-t-e -o-r -o-f -a -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c
-i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-s
-v-e-s-t-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h -s-t-a-t-e -o-r -s-u-c-h
-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o
-e-n-f-o-r-c-e -t-h-e -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t
-l-a-w-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -s-t-a-t-e -o-r -s-u-c-h
-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-.
-(-7-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -l-a-w-s -o-f
-a -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -s-t-a-t-e-, -o-r -o-f -a -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l
-e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n
-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-a-t -a-r-e
-s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -s-i-m-i-l-a-r -t-o -a-n-y -o-f
-t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s -a-n-d
-t-h-a-t -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -s-i-m-i-l-a-r -t-o
-c-o-n-d-u-c-t -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-n-t-i-t-r-u-s-t -l-a-w-s-.
-(-8-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-p-e-r-s-o-n-'-' -h-a-s -t-h-e
-m-e-a-n-i-n-g -g-i-v-e-n -s-u-c-h -t-e-r-m -i-n
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -o-f -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -C-l-a-y-t-o-n -A-c-t -(-1-5
-U-.-S-.-C-. -1-2-(-a-)-)-.
-(-9-) -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l
-e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n
-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -a-n
-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-s -c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-d
-b-y-, -a-n-d -c-o-m-p-o-s-e-d -o-f-, -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-s-t-a-t-e-s -a-n-d -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-s-t-a-t-e-s -h-a-v-e -v-e-s-t-e-d -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o
-m-a-k-e -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-s -b-i-n-d-i-n-g -o-n -s-u-c-h
-f-o-r-e-i-g-n -s-t-a-t-e-s-.
-S-E-C-. -1-3-. -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-T-Y -T-O -R-E-C-E-I-V-E
-R-E-I-M-B-U-R-S-E-M-E-N-T-S-.
-T-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -a-n-d -t-h-e
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Antitrust Enforcement
Assistance Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE TO A FOREIGN ANTITRUST AUTHORITY OF ANTITRUST
EVIDENCE.
Subject to section 8, except as provided in section 5, and in
accordance with an antitrust mutual assistance agreement, the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade Commission may provide antitrust evidence
to a foreign antitrust authority to assist the foreign antitrust
authority--
(1) in determining whether a person has violated or is
about to violate any of the foreign antitrust laws administered
or enforced by the foreign antitrust authority; or
(2) in enforcing any of such foreign antitrust laws.
SEC. 3. INVESTIGATIONS TO ASSIST A FOREIGN ANTITRUST AUTHORITY IN
OBTAINING ANTITRUST EVIDENCE.
(a) Authority of the Attorney General.--
(1) Request.--Requests for assistance from a foreign
antitrust authority pursuant to this section shall be made to
the Attorney General.
(2) Investigation.--Subject to section 8, except as
provided in section 5, and in accordance with an antitrust
mutual assistance agreement, the Attorney General may, after
consultation with the Commission, use antitrust investigative
authority to conduct antitrust investigations to obtain
antitrust evidence relating to a violation of the foreign
antitrust laws administered or enforced by a foreign antitrust
authority, and may provide such antitrust evidence to the
foreign antitrust authority, to assist the foreign antitrust
authority--
(A) in determining whether a person has violated or
is about to violate any of such foreign antitrust laws;
or
(B) in enforcing any of such foreign antitrust
laws.
(3) Federal antitrust laws.--An investigation under this
section may be conducted, and such antitrust evidence may be
provided, without regard to whether the conduct investigated
violates any of the Federal antitrust laws.
(b) Authority of the Commission.--
(1) In general.--After consultation with the Commission,
and consistent with section 10(b), the Attorney General may
refer to the Commission a request for assistance under this
section from a foreign antitrust authority.
(2) Investigation.--Upon referral under paragraph (1), the
Commission may, subject to section 8 and except as provided in
section 5, use its investigative authority under the Federal
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) to conduct
antitrust investigations in the same manner and of the same
scope as those described under subsection (a).
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Antitrust civil process act.--The Antitrust Civil
Process Act (15 U.S.C. 1311 et seq) is amended--
(A) in section 2--
(i) in subsection (d)--
(I) by striking ``or any'' and inserting
``, any''; and
(II) by inserting before the semicolon ``,
or any of the foreign antitrust laws''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(k) The term `foreign antitrust laws' has the meaning given such
term in section 12 of the International Antitrust Enforcement
Assistance Act of 1994.''; and
(B) in the first sentence of section 3(a)--
(i) by inserting ``or to an investigation
authorized by section 3(a) of the International
Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994'' after
``investigation''; and
(ii) by inserting ``by the United States'' after
``proceeding''.
(2) Federal trade commission act.--Section 6(h) of the
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 46(h)) is amended by
striking the period after ``advisable'' and inserting ``and to
conduct investigations in accordance with the International
Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act.''.
SEC. 4. JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Authority of the District Courts.--On the application of the
Attorney General made in accordance with an antitrust mutual assistance
agreement, the United States district court for the district in which a
person resides, is found, or transacts business may order such person
to give testimony or a statement, or to produce a document or other
thing, to the Attorney General to assist the foreign antitrust
authority that is covered by the agreement--
(1) in determining whether a person has violated or is
about to violate any of the foreign antitrust laws administered
or enforced by the foreign antitrust authority; or
(2) in enforcing any of such foreign antitrust laws.
(b) Contents of Order.--
(1) In general.--An order issued under subsection (a) may
direct that testimony or a statement be given, or a document or
other thing be produced, to a person who shall be recommended
by the Attorney General and appointed by the court.
(2) Power of appointee.--A person appointed in an order
under paragraph (1) shall have power to administer any
necessary oath and to take such testimony or such statement.
(3) Practice and procedure.--(A) An order issued under
subsection (a) may prescribe the practice and procedure for
taking testimony and statements.
(B) Such practice and procedure may be in whole or in part
the practice and procedure of the foreign state, or the
regional economic integration organization, represented by the
foreign antitrust authority with respect to which the Attorney
General requests such order.
(C) To the extent such order does not prescribe otherwise,
any testimony and statements required to be taken shall be
taken, and any documents and other things required to be
produced shall be produced, in accordance with the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure.
(c) Rights and Privileges Preserved.--A person may not be compelled
under an order issued under subsection (a) or in connection with an
investigation authorized by section 3 to give testimony or a statement,
or to produce a document or other thing, in violation of any legally
applicable right or privilege.
(d) Voluntary Conduct.--This section does not preclude a person in
the United States from voluntarily giving testimony or a statement, or
producing a document or other thing, in any manner acceptable to such
person for use in an investigation by a foreign antitrust authority.
SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY.
Sections 2, 3, and 4 shall not apply with respect to the following
antitrust evidence:
(1) Antitrust evidence that is received by the Attorney
General or the Commission under section 7A of the Clayton Act
(15 U.S.C. 18a), as added by title II of the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. Nothing in this paragraph
shall affect the ability of the Attorney General or the
Commission to disclose to a foreign antitrust authority
antitrust evidence that is obtained otherwise than under such
section 7A.
(2) Antitrust evidence that is matter occurring before a
grand jury and with respect to which disclosure is prevented by
Federal law, except as may be directed by a court pursuant to
Rule 6(e)(3)(C)(i) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
For purposes of this section, disclosure preliminary to or in
connection with a judicial proceeding shall include disclosure
to a foreign antitrust authority for the purposes provided in
section 2.
(3) Antitrust evidence that is specifically authorized
under criteria established by Executive Order 12356, or any
successor to such order, to be kept secret in the interest of
national defense or foreign policy, and--
(A) that is classified pursuant to such order or
such successor; or
(B) with respect to which a determination of
classification is pending under such order or such
successor.
(4) Antitrust evidence that is classified under section 142
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2162).
SEC. 6. DISCLOSURE OF ANTITRUST EVIDENCE.
Neither section 4 of the Antitrust Civil Process Act (15 U.S.C.
1313) nor section 6(f) or 21 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
U.S.C. 46, 57b-2) shall apply to prevent the Attorney General or the
Commission from providing to a foreign antitrust authority antitrust
evidence in accordance with an antitrust mutual assistance agreement in
effect under this Act and in accordance with the other requirements of
this Act.
SEC. 7. PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ANTITRUST MUTUAL
ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS.
(a) Publication of Proposed Antitrust Mutual Assistance
Agreements.--Not less than 45 days before entering into an antitrust
mutual assistance agreement, the Attorney General, with the concurrence
of the Commission, shall publish in the Federal Register--
(1) the proposed text of such agreement and any
modification to such proposed text; and
(2) a request for public comment with respect to such text
or such modification, as the case may be.
(b) Publication of Proposed Amendments to Antitrust Mutual
Assistance Agreements in Effect.--Not less than 45 days before entering
into an agreement that makes an amendment to an antitrust mutual
assistance agreement in effect under this Act, the Attorney General,
with the concurrence of the Commission, shall publish in the Federal
Register--
(1) the proposed text of such amendment, and
(2) a request for public comment with respect to such
amendment.
(c) Publication of Antitrust Mutual Assistance Agreements Entered
Into, and Amendments to and Terminations of, Such Agreements.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after--
(A) entering into an antitrust mutual assistance
agreement;
(B) entering into an agreement that makes an
amendment to an antitrust mutual assistance agreement;
or
(C) terminating an antitrust mutual assistance
agreement,
the Attorney General, with the concurrence of the Commission,
shall publish in the Federal Register a notice containing the
information described in paragraph (2).
(2) Contents of notice.--A notice under this subsection
shall contain--
(A) the text of the antitrust mutual assistance
agreement or of such amendment, or the fact and any
terms of termination as the case may be; and
(B) in the case of an agreement that makes such amendment,
a notice containing--
(i) a statement of the fact that such agreement was
entered into;
(ii) citations to the provisions of the Federal
Register that contain the text of the amendment, of any
previous amendments and of the antitrust mutual
assistance agreement that is so amended; and
(iii) a description of the manner in which a copy
of the antitrust mutual assistance agreement, as so
amended, may be obtained from the Attorney General or
the Commission.
(d) Condition for Validity.--An antitrust mutual assistance
agreement, or an agreement that makes an amendment to an antitrust
mutual assistance agreement, entered into in violation of subsection
(a) or (b) shall not be considered to be entered into under the
authority of this Act.
SEC. 8. IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTITRUST MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS.
(a) Determinations.--The Attorney General or the Commission may
conduct an investigation under section 3 and may provide antitrust
evidence to a foreign antitrust authority, under an antitrust mutual
assistance agreement, only if the Attorney General or the Commission,
as the case may be, determines in the particular instance in which such
investigation or evidence is requested that--
(1) the foreign antitrust authority--
(A) will satisfy the assurances, terms, and
conditions required by subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D)
of section 12(2); and
(B) is capable of complying with and will comply
with the confidentiality requirements applicable under
such agreement to the requested antitrust evidence;
(2) providing the requested antitrust evidence will not
violate section 5; and
(3) conducting such investigation, or providing the
requested antitrust evidence, as the case may be, is consistent
with the public interest of the United States, taking into
consideration, among other factors, whether the foreign state,
or the regional economic integration organization, represented
by the foreign antitrust authority holds any proprietary
interest that could benefit or otherwise be affected by such
investigation or by the provision of such antitrust evidence.
(b) Limitation on Disclosure of Certain Antitrust Evidence.--
Neither the Attorney General nor the Commission may disclose in
violation of an antitrust mutual assistance agreement any antitrust
evidence received under such agreement, except that such agreement may
not prevent the disclosure of such antitrust evidence to a defendant in
an action or proceeding brought by the Attorney General or the
Commission for a violation of any of the Federal antitrust laws if such
disclosure would otherwise be required by Federal law.
(c) Required Disclosure of Notice Received.--If the Attorney
General or the Commission receives a notice described in section
12(2)(G), the Attorney General or the Commission, as the case may be,
shall transmit such notice to the person that provided the evidence
with respect to which such notice is received.
SEC. 9. LIMITATIONS ON JUDICIAL REVIEW
(a) Determinations.--Determinations made under section 8(a) (1) and
(3) shall not be subject to judicial review.
(b) Antitrust Mutual Assistance Agreements.--Whether an antitrust
mutual assistance agreement satisfies the requirements specified in
section 12(2) shall not be subject to judicial review under chapter 7
of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section affects the
availability of judicial review under laws referenced in section 5.
SEC. 10. SUPPLEMENTATION AND PRESERVATION OF AUTHORITY.
(a) Supplemental Authority.--The authority provided by this Act is
in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other authority vested in the
Attorney General, the Commission, or any other officer of the United
States.
(b) Authority Preserved.--This Act shall not modify or affect the
allocation of responsibility between the Attorney General and the
Commission for the enforcement of the Federal antitrust laws.
SEC. 11. REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.
In the 30-day period beginning 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, with the concurrence of
the Commission, shall submit, to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, a report--
(1) describing how the operation of this Act has affected
the enforcement of the Federal antitrust laws;
(2) the extent to which foreign antitrust authorities have
complied with the confidentiality requirements applicable under
antitrust mutual assistance agreements in effect under this
Act;
(3) the number and identities of the foreign antitrust
authorities, foreign states, and regional economic integration
organizations that have entered into such agreements;
(4) the identity of each foreign state, and each regional
economic integration organization, that has in effect a law
similar to this Act;
(5) the approximate number of requests made by the Attorney
General and the Commission under such agreements to foreign
antitrust authorities for antitrust investigations and for
antitrust evidence;
(6) the approximate number of requests made by foreign
antitrust authorities under such agreements to the Attorney
General and the Commission for investigations under section 3
and for antitrust evidence; and
(7) a description of any significant problems or concerns
of which the Attorney General or the Commission is aware with
respect to the operation of this Act.
SEC. 12. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``antitrust evidence'' means information,
testimony, statements, documents, or other things obtained in
anticipation of, or during the course of, an investigation or
proceeding under any of the Federal antitrust laws or any of
the foreign antitrust laws.
(2) The term ``antitrust mutual assistance agreement''
means a written agreement, or written memorandum of
understanding, that is entered into (i) between the Attorney
General and the Commission, and the foreign antitrust authority
and such other agencies of a foreign state or regional economic
integration organization as may be necessary to carry out the
agreement, or (ii) between the Government of the United States
and a foreign state or regional economic integration
organization, for the purpose of conducting investigations
under section 3, or for providing antitrust evidence, on a
reciprocal basis and that includes the following:
(A) An assurance that the foreign antitrust
authority will provide to the Attorney General or the
Commission assistance that is comparable in scope to
the assistance the Attorney General or the Commission
provides under such agreement or such memorandum.
(B) An assurance that the foreign antitrust
authority is subject to laws and procedures that are
adequate to maintain the confidentiality of antitrust
evidence that may be received under section 2, 3, or 4
and will give protection to antitrust evidence received
under such section that is not less than the protection
provided under the laws of the United States to such
antitrust evidence.
(C) Citations to, and brief descriptions of, the
laws (including treaties, statutes, executive orders,
and regulations) of the United States, and the laws
(including treaties, statutes, executive orders, and
regulations) of the foreign state, or the regional
economic integration organization, represented by the
foreign antitrust authority, that protect the
confidentiality of antitrust evidence that may be
provided under such agreement or such memorandum. Such
citations and such descriptions shall include the
enforcement mechanisms and penalties applicable under
such laws.
(D) Terms and conditions that specifically prohibit
disclosing or using antitrust evidence received under
such agreement or such memorandum, for any purpose
other than the administration or enforcement of the
foreign antitrust laws involved unless, under special
circumstances when such disclosure or use is essential
to law enforcement and the evidence is not otherwise
readily obtainable, the Attorney General or the
Commission gives prior written consent to the
disclosure or use of the antitrust evidence provided
under this Act for such other law enforcement purpose
as may be specified by the foreign antitrust authority,
subject to the other confidentiality requirements of
this Act.
(E) An assurance that antitrust evidence received
under section 2, 3, or 4 from the Attorney General or
the Commission, and all copies of such evidence, in the
possession or control of the foreign antitrust
authority will be returned to the Attorney General or
the Commission, respectively, at the conclusion of the
foreign investigation or proceeding with respect to
which such evidence was so received.
(F) Terms and conditions that specifically provide
that such agreement or such memorandum will be
terminated if--
(i) the confidentiality required under such
agreement or such memorandum is violated with
respect to antitrust evidence; and
(ii) adequate action is not taken both to
minimize any harm resulting from the violation
and to ensure that such confidentiality
requirement is not violated again.
(G) Terms and conditions that specifically provide
that if the confidentiality required under such
agreement or such memorandum is violated with respect
to antitrust evidence, notice of the violation will be
given--
(i) by the foreign antitrust authority
promptly to the Attorney General or the
Commission with respect to antitrust evidence
provided by the Attorney General or the
Commission, respectively; and
(ii) by the Attorney General or the
Commission to the person (if any) that provided
such evidence to the Attorney General or the
Commission.
(3) The term ``Attorney General'' means the Attorney
General of the United States.
(4) The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade
Commission.
(5) The term ``Federal antitrust laws'' has the meaning
given the term ``antitrust laws'' in subsection (a) of the
first section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)) but also
includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
U.S.C. 45) to the extent that such section 5 applies to unfair
methods of competition.
(6) The term ``foreign antitrust authority'' means a
governmental entity of a foreign state or of a regional
economic integration organization that is vested by such state
or such organization with authority to enforce the foreign
antitrust laws of such state or such organization.
(7) The term ``foreign antitrust laws'' means the laws of a
foreign state, or of a regional economic integration
organization, that are substantially similar to any of the
Federal antitrust laws and that prohibit conduct similar to
conduct prohibited under the Federal antitrust laws.
(8) The term ``person'' has the meaning given such term in
subsection (a) of the first section of the Clayton Act (15
U.S.C. 12(a)).
(9) The term ``regional economic integration organization''
means an organization that is constituted by, and composed of,
foreign states and in which such foreign states have vested
authority to make decisions binding on such foreign states.
SEC. 13. AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENTS.
The Attorney General and the Commission are authorized to receive
from a foreign antitrust authority, a foreign state, or a regional
economic integration organization reimbursement in cash or in kind for
the costs incurred by the Attorney General or the Commission,
respectively, to conduct investigations under section 3 or provide
antitrust evidence under a mutual assistance agreement.
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