---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 U.S.C. § 6004"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
number: "6004"
heading: "Certain administrative proceedings"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/6004"
units:
  - "Part V — Immunity of Witnesses"
  - "Chapter 601 — Immunity of Witnesses"
---

# §6004. Certain administrative proceedings

- (a) In the case of any individual who has been or who may be called to testify or provide [other information](/usc/18/6001.md?p=2) at any [proceeding before an agency of the United States](/usc/18/6001.md?p=3), the agency may, with the approval of the Attorney General, issue, in accordance with [subsection (b)](#b) of this section, an order requiring the individual to give testimony or provide [other information](/usc/18/6001.md?p=2) which he refuses to give or provide on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination, such order to become effective as provided in [section 6002 of this title](/usc/18/6002.md).
- (b) An [agency of the United States](/usc/18/6001.md?p=1) may issue an order under [subsection (a)](#a) of this section only if in its judgment—
  - (1) the testimony or [other information](/usc/18/6001.md?p=2) from such individual may be necessary to the public interest; and
  - (2) such individual has refused or is likely to refuse to testify or provide [other information](/usc/18/6001.md?p=2) on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 91–452, title II, § 201(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 927; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330013(4), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “title” for “part” before period at end.