§504. Deputy Attorney General
The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Deputy Attorney General.
(Added Pub. L. 89-554, § 4(c) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 612 ; amended Pub. L. 107-77, title VI, § 612(c) , Nov. 28, 2001 , 115 Stat. 800 ; Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, § 4004(f) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1812 .)
Historical and Revision Notes
Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large |
|---|---|---|
| 5 U.S.C. 294. | Mar. 3, 1903, ch. 1006, § 1 (so much of 2d par. under “Department of Justice” as provides for appointment, pay, and duties of an assistant to the Attorney General), 32 Stat. 1062. |
| [Uncodified]. | 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 3, eff. May 24, 1950, 64 Stat. 1261. |
The words “may appoint” are substituted for “is authorized to appoint”. So much of the Act of Mar. 3, 1903, as relates to pay is omitted as superseded by § 303(c) of the Act of Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88-426, 78 Stat. 416, which is codified in section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 504, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 909; Mar. 18, 1959, Pub. L. 86-3, § 11(b), 73 Stat. 9, related to tenure and oath of office of United States attorneys, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89-554, § 8(a), and reenactment in sections 541 and 544 of this title by section 4(c) of Pub. L. 89-554.
Amendments
2002—Pub. L. 107-273 repealed Pub. L. 107-77, § 612(c). See 2001 Amendment note below.
2001—Pub. L. 107-77, § 612(c), which directed amendment of section catchline by substituting “Attorneys” for “Attorney” and amendment of text by inserting “and a Deputy Attorney General for Combating Domestic Terrorism” after “General”, was repealed by Pub. L. 107-273.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Position Relating to Combating Domestic Terrorism
Pub. L. 107-77, title VI, § 612, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 800, which had authorized appointment of a Deputy Attorney General for Combating Domestic Terrorism, if by June 30, 2002, the President had not submitted a proposal to restructure the Department of Justice to include a coordinator of Department of Justice activities relating to combating domestic terrorism, or if Congress had failed to enact legislation establishing such a new position, was repealed by Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, § 4004(f), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1812.