§ 3208. — Powers available to Attorney General for enforcement.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 12USC3208]
TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 33--DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION MANAGEMENT INTERLOCKS
Sec. 3208. Powers available to Attorney General for enforcement
(a) For the purpose of the exercise by the Attorney General of his
enforcement functions under section 3206(6) of this title, all of the
functions and powers of the Attorney General under the Clayton Act [15
U.S.C. 12 et seq.] are available to the Attorney General, irrespective
of any jurisdictional tests in the Clayton Act, including the power to
take enforcement actions in the same manner as if the violation had been
a violation of the Clayton Act.
(b) All of the functions and powers of the Attorney General or the
Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the
Department of Justice are available to the Attorney General or to such
Assistant Attorney General to investigate possible violations under
section 3206(6) of this title in the same manner as if such possible
violations were possible violations of the Clayton Act [15 U.S.C. 12 et
seq.].
(Pub. L. 95-630, title II, Sec. 210, as added Pub. L. 97-320, title IV,
Sec. 426, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1524.)
References in Text
The Clayton Act, referred to in text, is act Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323,
38 Stat. 730, as amended, which is classified generally to sections 12,
13, 14 to 19, 20, 21, and 22 to 27 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and
sections 52 and 53 of Title 29, Labor. For further details and complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see References in Text note set
out under section 12 of Title 15 and Tables.
