§ 1554. — Special immigrant inspectors at Washington.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 8USC1554]
TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
CHAPTER 13--IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATION
Sec. 1554. Special immigrant inspectors at Washington
Special immigrant inspectors, not to exceed three, may be detailed
for duty in the service at Washington.
(Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 177, Sec. 1, 28 Stat. 780; Ex. Ord. No. 6166,
Sec. 14, June 10, 1933.)
Codification
Ex. Ord. No. 6166, is authority for the substitution of ``service''
for ``bureau.'' See note set out under section 1551 of this title.
Section was formerly classified to section 342g of Title 5 prior to
the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Thereafter, it was classified to section 111 of this title prior to its
transfer to this section.
Transfer of Functions
Functions vested by law in Attorney General, Department of Justice,
or any other officer or any agency of that Department, with respect to
inspection at regular inspection locations at ports of entry of persons,
and documents of persons, entering or leaving United States, were to
have been transferred to Secretary of the Treasury by 1973 Reorg. Plan
No. 2, Sec. 2, eff. July 1, 1973, 38 F.R. 15932, 87 Stat. 1091, set out
in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. The
transfer was negated by section 1(a)(1), (b) of Pub. L. 93-253, Mar. 16,
1974, 88 Stat. 50, which repealed section 2 of 1973 Reorg. Plan No. 2,
eff. July 1, 1973.
Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of
Functions
For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of
functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under
section 1551 of this title.
