Public Law 90–177

That section 27 of the Shipping Act (46 U.S.C. 826) be amended by deleting the present section and substituting therefor the following:

“Sec. 27.

(a)(a)

In all proceedings under section 22 of this Act, depositions, written interrogatories, and discovery procedure shall be available under rules and regulations issued by the Federal Maritime Commission, which rules and regulations shall, to the extent practicable, be in conformity with the rules applicable in civil proceedings in the district courts of the United States. In such proceedings, the Commission may by subpena compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence, in such manner and to such an extent as the Commission may by rule or regulation require. Attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence in response to subpena may be required from any place in the United States at any designated place of hearing, and persons so acting under the direction of the Commission and witnesses shall, unless employees of the Commission, be entitled to the same fees and mileage as in the courts of the United States.

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“(b)“(b)

Obedience to this section shall, on application by the Commission, be enforced as are orders of the Commission other than for the payment of money.”

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