34 U.S.C. § 10225
The Attorney General, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Justice, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics may appoint (to be assigned or employed on an interim or as-needed basis) such hearing examiners (who shall, if so designated by the Attorney General, be understood to be comprised within the meaning of “special government employee” under section 202 of title 18) such hearing examiners or administrative law judges or request the use of such administrative law judges selected by the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to section 3344 of title 5, as shall be necessary to carry out their respective powers and duties or other law. The Attorney General, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Justice, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics or upon authorization, any member thereof or any hearing examiner or administrative law judge assigned to or employed thereby shall have the power to hold hearings and issue subpoenas, administer oaths, examine witnesses, conduct examinations and receive evidence at any place in the United States they respectively may designate.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 806, as added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 609B(g), , 98 Stat. 2094; amended Pub. L. 117–61, § 7, , 135 Stat. 1479.)
Section was formerly classified to section 3787 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
A prior section 806 of Pub. L. 90–351 was classified to section 3786 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to repeal by section 609B(e) of Pub. L. 98–473.
Provisions similar to this section were contained in part in section 3788 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to repeal of such section by section 609B(e) of Pub. L. 98–473.
2021—Pub. L. 117–61 inserted “Attorney General, the” before “Bureau of Justice Assistance” and “conduct examinations” after “examine witnesses,” and substituted “may appoint (to be assigned or employed on an interim or as-needed basis) such hearing examiners (who shall, if so designated by the Attorney General, be understood to be comprised within the meaning of ‘special government employee’ under section 202 of title 18)” for “may appoint” and “or other law. The Attorney General, the” for “under this chapter. The”.
Amendment by Pub. L. 117–61 effective , and applicable to any matter pending, before the Bureau or otherwise, on , or filed (consistent with pre-existing effective dates) or accruing after that date, see section 8(a) and (b)(2) of Pub. L. 117–61, set out in a note under section 10281 of this title.
Section effective , see section 609AA(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 10101 of this title.