28 U.S.C. § 589
The United States trustee may employ staff and other employees on approval of the Attorney General.
(Added Pub. L. 95–598, title II, § 224(a), , 92 Stat. 2664.)
Section 408(c) of Pub. L. 95–598, as amended, which provided for the repeal of this section and the deletion of any references to United States Trustees in this title at a prospective date, was repealed by section 307(b) of Pub. L. 99–554. See note set out preceding section 581 of this title.
Pub. L. 99–554, title I, § 114(b), , 100 Stat. 3093, provided that:
“During the period beginning on the effective date of this Act [see
section 302 of Pub. L. 99–554, set out in an Effective Date of 1986 Amendment; Transition and Administrative Provisions note under
section 581 of this title] and ending on
October 1, 1989, the provisions of title 5 of the United States Code governing appointments in the competitive service shall not apply with respect to appointments under
section 589 of title 28, United States Code.”