18 U.S.C. § 6003 — Court and grand jury proceedings

(a) If a person has been called, or may be called, to testify or provide other information in a proceeding before or related to a federal court or federal grand jury, the federal district court for the district where the proceeding is or may be held must issue an order when the United States attorney for that district requests one. The order must follow subsection (b) and must require the person to give testimony or information that the person refused to give because of the privilege against self-incrimination. The order takes effect as section 6002 provides. (b) With approval from the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Associate Attorney General, designated Assistant Attorney General, or designated Deputy Assistant Attorney General, the United States attorney may request the order when the attorney judges that: (1) the person's testimony or other information may be necessary in the public interest; and (2) the person has refused, or is likely to refuse, to testify or provide other information because of the privilege against self-incrimination. This section does not define the quoted term "privilege against self-incrimination."