§ 532. — Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC532]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART II--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CHAPTER 33--FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Sec. 532. Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Attorney General may appoint a Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is
the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(Added Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 616.)
Historical and Revision Notes
The section is supplied for convenience and clarification and is
based on section 3 of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933, which
provided for the transfer of the functions of the Bureau of
Investigation together with the investigative functions of the Bureau of
Prohibition to a ``Division of Investigation in the Department of
Justice, at the head of which shall be a Director of Investigation''.
The Division of Investigation was first designated as the ``Federal
Bureau of Investigation'' by the Act of Mar. 22, 1935, ch. 39, title II,
49 Stat. 77, and has been so designated in statutes since that date. The
title of ``Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation'' was
recognized by statute in the Act of June 5, 1936, ch. 529, 49 Stat.
1484, and has been used in statutes since that date.
Webster Commission Implementation Report
Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title I, Sec. 11023, Nov. 2, 2002, 116
Stat. 1830, provided that:
``(a) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 6 months after the date
of enactment of this Act [Nov. 2, 2002], the Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the appropriate Committees of
Congress a plan for implementation of the recommendations of the
Commission for Review of FBI Security Programs, dated March 31, 2002,
including the costs of such implementation.
``(b) Annual Reports.--On the date that is 1 year after the
submission of the plan described in subsection (a), and for 2 years
thereafter, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall
submit to the appropriate Committees of Congress a report on the
implementation of such plan.
``(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--For purposes of this
section, the term `appropriate Committees of Congress' means--
``(1) the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the
House of Representatives;
``(2) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives;
``(3) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
``(4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives.''
Employment of Translators by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pub. L. 107-56, title II, Sec. 205, Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 281,
provided that:
``(a) Authority.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation is authorized to expedite the employment of personnel as
translators to support counterterrorism investigations and operations
without regard to applicable Federal personnel requirements and
limitations.
``(b) Security Requirements.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation shall establish such security requirements as are
necessary for the personnel employed as translators under subsection
(a).
``(c) Report.--The Attorney General shall report to the Committees
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate on--
``(1) the number of translators employed by the FBI and other
components of the Department of Justice;
``(2) any legal or practical impediments to using translators
employed by other Federal, State, or local agencies, on a full,
part-time, or shared basis; and
``(3) the needs of the FBI for specific translation services in
certain languages, and recommendations for meeting those needs.''
FBI Critical Skills Scholarship Program
Pub. L. 102-183, title V, Sec. 501, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1268,
provided that:
``(a) Study.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
shall conduct a study relative to the establishment of an undergraduate
training program with respect to employees of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation that is similar in purpose, conditions, content, and
administration to undergraduate training programs administered by the
Central Intelligence Agency (under section 8 of the Central Intelligence
Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403j)), the National Security Agency
(under section 16 of the National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C.
402 (note))[)], and the Defense Intelligence Agency (under section 1608
[now 1623] of title 10, United States Code).
``(b) Implementation.--Any program proposed under subsection (a) may
be implemented only after the Department of Justice and the Office of
Management and Budget review and approve the implementation of such
program.
``(c) Availability of Funds.--Any payment made by the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation to carry out any program proposed to
be established under subsection (a) may be made in any fiscal year only
to the extent that appropriated funds are available for that purpose.''
Confirmation and Compensation of Director; Term of Service
Pub. L. 90-351, title VI, Sec. 1101, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 236, as
amended by Pub. L. 94-503, title II, Sec. 203, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat.
2427, provided that:
``(a) Effective as of the day following the date on which the
present incumbent in the office of Director ceases to serve as such, the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and
shall receive compensation at the rate prescribed for level II of the
Federal Executive Salary Schedule [section 5313 of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees].
``(b) Effective with respect to any individual appointment by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, after June
1, 1973, the term of service of the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation shall be ten years. A Director may not serve more than one
ten-year term. The provisions of subsections (a) through (c) of section
8335 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to any individual
appointed under this section.''
