§ 507. — Assistant Attorney General for Administration.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC507]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART II--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CHAPTER 31--THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Sec. 507. Assistant Attorney General for Administration
(a) The Attorney General shall appoint, with the approval of the
President, an Assistant Attorney General for Administration, who shall
perform such duties as the Attorney General may prescribe.
(b) The position of Assistant Attorney General for Administration is
in the competitive service.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 901 of title 31,
United States Code, the Assistant Attorney General for Administration
shall be the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Justice.
(Added Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 612; amended
Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(1) [title I, Sec. 111], Nov. 29,
1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-20.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Statutes and
Derivation U.S. Code Statutes at Large
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[Uncodified]. 1950 Reorg. Plan No.
2, Sec. 5 eff. May
24, 1950, 64 Stat.
1261.
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The title of the position was changed to ``Assistant Attorney
General for Administration'' by Sec. 307 of the Act of Aug. 14, 1964,
Pub. L. 88-426, 78 Stat. 432.
The words ``competitive service'' are substituted for ``classified
civil service'' because the term ``classified civil service'' formerly
used to designate the merit system established by the Civil Service Act
of 1883 has become ambiguous due to the creation of the ``classified''
pay system. The term ``competitive service'' is now customarily used,
and appears throughout title 5, United States Code, in place of
``classified civil service''.
The words ``There shall be in the Department of Justice'' are
omitted as unnecessary as the title of the position and the fact of
appointment by the Attorney General establish the location of the
position in the Department of Justice.
The last 12 words of section 5 of the Reorganization Plan are
omitted on authority of the Act of June 5, 1952, ch. 369, Sec. 1101 (3d
proviso), 66 Stat. 121. The salary of the position is now fixed by
Sec. 303(e) of the Act of Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88-426, 78 Stat. 420,
which is codified in section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 507, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 910; May
24, 1949, ch. 139, Sec. 71, 63 Stat. 100, related to duties of United
States attorneys, and to supervision by the Attorney General, prior to
repeal by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), and reenactment in sections 509 and
547 of this title by section 4(c) of Pub. L. 89-554.
Amendments
1999--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106-113 added subsec. (c).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 26 section 7422.
