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15 U.S. Code § 3364. Miscellaneous provisions
(a) Information
(1) Obtaining of informationIn order to obtain information to carry out his authority under this part, the President may—
(A)
sign and issue subpenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, records, papers, and other documents;
(B)
require any person, by general or special order, to submit answers in writing to interrogatories, requests for reports or for other information, and such answers shall be made within such reasonable period, and under oath or otherwise as the President may determine; and
(c)
[1] secure, upon request, any information from any Federal agency.
(2) Enforcement of subpenas and orders
The appropriate United States district court may, upon petition of the Attorney General at the request of the President, in the case of refusal to obey a subpena or order of the President issued under this subsection, issue an order requiring compliance therewith, and any failure to obey an order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt thereof.