§ 511. — Attorney General to advise the President.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC511]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART II--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CHAPTER 31--THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Sec. 511. Attorney General to advise the President
The Attorney General shall give his advice and opinion on questions
of law when required by the President.
(Added Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 612.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Statutes and
Derivation U.S. Code Statutes at Large
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5 U.S.C. 303. R.S. Sec. 354.
......................... Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69,
Sec. 1 (8th full
par. on p. 241), 19
Stat. 241.
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