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Chapter 31

The Attorney General

501Executive department 502Seal 503Attorney General 504Deputy Attorney General 504aAssociate Attorney General 505Solicitor General 506Assistant Attorneys General 507Assistant Attorney General for Administration 507AAssistant Attorney General for National Security 508Vacancies 509Functions of the Attorney General 509ANational Security Division 509BSection to enforce human rights laws 510Delegation of authority 511Attorney General to advise the President 512Attorney General to advise heads of executive departments 513Attorney General to advise Secretaries of military departments 514Legal services on pending claims in departments and agencies 515Authority for legal proceedings; commission, oath, and salary for special attorneys 516Conduct of litigation reserved to Department of Justice 517Interests of United States in pending suits 518Conduct and argument of cases 519Supervision of litigation 520Transmission of petitions in United States Court of Federal Claims or in United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; statement furnished by departments 521Publication and distribution of opinions 522Report of business and statistics 523Requisitions 524Availability of appropriations 525Procurement of law books, reference books, and periodicals; sale and exchange 526Authority of Attorney General to investigate United States attorneys, marshals, trustees, clerks of court, and others 527Establishment of working capital fund 528Disqualification of officers and employees of the Department of Justice 529Annual report of Attorney General 530Payment of travel and transportation expenses of newly appointed special agents 530AAuthorization of appropriations for travel and related expenses and for health care of personnel serving abroad 530BEthical standards for attorneys for the Government 530CAuthority to use available funds 530DReport on enforcement of laws