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28 U.S. Code § 509 - Functions of the Attorney General | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 28 › Part II › Chapter 31 › § 509 28 U.S. Code § 509 - Functions of the Attorney General
§ 509.
Functions of the Attorney GeneralAll functions of other officers of the Department of Justice and all functions of agencies and employees of the Department of Justice are vested in the Attorney General except the functions—
vested by subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5 in administrative law judges employed by the Department of Justice;
of the Federal Prison Industries, Inc.; and
of the Board of Directors and officers of the Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 612; amended Pub. L. 95–251, § 2(a)(6), Mar. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 183; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 228(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2030; Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title II, § 204(d), div. B, title IV, § 4003(b)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1776, 1811.)
1950 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 64 Stat. 1261.
The section is restated to allow incorporation into this chapter.
[The Historical and Revision Notes for former section 507, from which this section is partially derived, is set out under section 547 of this title.]
A prior section 509, act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 910, related to expenses of United States attorneys, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), and reenactment in section 549 of this title by section 4(c) of Pub. L. 89–554.
2002—Par. (3). Pub. L. 107–273, §§ 204(d), 4003(b)(1), amended par. (3) identically, striking out second period at end.
1984—Pub. L. 98–473 inserted “and” at end of par. (2), substituted a period for “; and” at end of par. (3), and struck out par. (4) which related to functions of Board of Parole.
1978—Par. (1). Pub. L. 95–251 substituted “administrative law judges” for “hearing examiners”.
Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 235(a)(1)(B)(ii)(IV), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2032, provided that the amendment made by Pub. L. 98–473 is effective Oct. 12, 1984.
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Domestic Emergency Support Teams of the Department of Justice, including the functions of the Attorney General relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see former section 313(4) and November 25, 2002, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.sections 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of Emergency Preparedness Functions
For assignment of certain emergency preparedness functions to the Attorney General, see Parts 1, 2, and 11 of Ex. Ord. No. 12656, Nov. 18, 1988, 53 F.R. 47491, set out as a note under section 5195 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes
Pub. L. 110–344, Oct. 7, 2008, 122 Stat. 3934, provided that:
“This Act may be cited as the ‘Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007’.
SENSE OF CONGRESS.“It is the sense of Congress that all authorities with jurisdiction, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other entities within the Department of Justice, should—
expeditiously investigate unsolved civil rights murders, due to the amount of time that has passed since the murders and the age of potential witnesses; and
provide all the resources necessary to ensure timely and thorough investigations in the cases involved.
DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE CRIMINAL SECTION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION.
The Attorney General shall designate a Deputy Chief in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.
“(b) Responsibility.—
The Deputy Chief shall be responsible for coordinating the investigation and prosecution of violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred not later than December 31, 1969, and resulted in a death.
“(2)Coordination.—
In investigating a complaint under paragraph (1), the Deputy Chief may coordinate investigative activities with State and local law enforcement officials.
“(c) Study and Report.—
“(1)Study.—The Attorney General shall annually conduct a study of the cases under the jurisdiction of the Deputy Chief or under the jurisdiction of the Supervisory Special Agent and, in conducting the study, shall determine—
the number of open investigations within the Department for violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred not later than December 31, 1969;
the number of new cases opened pursuant to this Act since the previous year’s study;
the number of unsealed Federal cases charged within the study period, including the case names, the jurisdiction in which the charges were brought, and the date the charges were filed;
the number of cases referred by the Department to a State or local law enforcement agency or prosecutor within the study period, the number of such cases that resulted in State charges being filed, the jurisdiction in which such charges were filed, the date the charges were filed, and if a jurisdiction declines to prosecute or participate in an investigation of a case so referred, the fact it did so;
the number of cases within the study period that were closed without Federal prosecution, the case names of unsealed Federal cases, the dates the cases were closed, and the relevant federal statutes;
the number of attorneys who worked, in whole or in part, on any case described in subsection (b)(1); and
the applications submitted for grants under section 5, the award of such grants, and the purposes for which the grant amount were expended.
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 7, 2008], and each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall prepare and submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).
SUPERVISORY SPECIAL AGENT IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS UNIT OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
The Attorney General shall designate a Supervisory Special Agent in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice.
The Supervisory Special Agent shall be responsible for investigating violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred not later than December 31, 1969, and resulted in a death.
In investigating a complaint under paragraph (1), the Supervisory Special Agent may coordinate the investigative activities with State and local law enforcement officials.
GRANTS TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
The Attorney General may award grants to State or local law enforcement agencies for expenses associated with the investigation and prosecution by them of criminal offenses, involving civil rights, that occurred not later than December 31, 1969, and resulted in a death.
There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2017 to carry out this section.
There are authorized to be appropriated, in addition to any other amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for this purpose, to the Attorney General $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2017 for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred not later than December 31, 1969, and resulted in a death. These funds shall be allocated by the Attorney General to the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division and the Supervisory Special Agent of the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in order to advance the purposes set forth in this Act.
“(b)Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice.—
In addition to any amounts authorized to be appropriated under title XI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000h et seq.), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each subsequent fiscal year, to enable the Service (in carrying out the functions described in title X of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000g et seq.)) to provide technical assistance by bringing together law enforcement agencies and communities in the investigation of violations of criminal civil rights statutes, in cases described in section 4(b).
DEFINITION OF ‘CRIMINAL CIVIL RIGHTS STATUTES’.“In this Act, the term ‘criminal civil rights statutes’ means—
section 241 of title 18, United States Code (relating to conspiracy against rights);
section 242 of title 18, United States Code (relating to deprivation of rights under color of law);
section 245 of title 18, United States Code (relating to federally protected activities);
sections 1581 and 1584 of title 18, United States Code (relating to involuntary servitude and peonage);
section 901 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3631); and
“(6) any other Federal law that—
was in effect on or before December 31, 1969; and
the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice enforced, before the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 7, 2008].
“Sections 2 through 6 of this Act shall cease to have effect at the end of fiscal year 2017.
AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS GENERAL.
“[Enacted section 5780a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.]”
Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1105, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3092, as amended by Pub. L. 109–271, § 8(a), Aug. 12, 2006,