§ 4583.
(a)
Authority of extraordinary challenge committee to obtain information
If an extraordinary challenge committee (hereafter in this section referred to as the “committee”) is convened under paragraph 13 of article 10.12, and the allegations before the committee include a matter referred to in paragraph 13(a)(i) of article 10.12, for the purposes of carrying out its functions and duties under Annex 10–B.3, the committee—
(1)
shall have access to, and the right to copy, any document, paper, or record pertinent to the subject matter under consideration, in the possession of any individual, partnership, corporation, association, organization, or other entity;
(2)
may summon witnesses, take testimony, and administer oaths;
(3)
may require any individual, partnership, corporation, association, organization, or other entity to produce documents, books, or records relating to the matter in question; and
(4)
may require any individual, partnership, corporation, association, organization, or other entity to furnish in writing, in such detail and in such form as the committee may prescribe, information in its possession pertaining to the matter.
Any member of the committee may sign subpoenas, and members of the committee, when authorized by the committee, may administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, take testimony, and receive evidence.
([Pub. L. 116–113, title IV, § 413], formerly [Pub. L. 103–182, title IV, § 403], Dec. 8, 1993, [107 Stat. 2136]; renumbered [§ 413 of Pub. L. 116–113] and amended [Pub. L. 116–113, title V, § 504(d)], Jan. 29, 2020, [134 Stat. 74].)