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28 U.S.C. 530B: Ethical standards for attorneys for the GovernmentText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 28-JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURECHAPTER 31-THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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§530B. Ethical standards for attorneys for the Government

(a)  An attorney for the Government shall be subject to State laws and rules, and local Federal court rules, governing attorneys in each State where such attorney engages in that attorney’s duties, to the same extent and in the same manner as other attorneys in that State.

(b)  The Attorney General shall make and amend rules of the Department of Justice to assure compliance with this section.

(c)  As used in this section, the term “attorney for the Government” includes any attorney described in section 77.2(a) of part 77 of title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations and also includes any independent counsel, or employee of such a counsel, appointed under chapter 40.

(Added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 801(a)] , Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2681–50 , 2681–118.)

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Effective Date

Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 801(c)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–50, 2681–119, provided that:

“The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1998] and shall apply during that portion of fiscal year 1999 that follows that taking effect, and in each succeeding fiscal year.”