Title 28Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73

§510 Delegation of authority

Title 28 › Part PART II— - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › Chapter CHAPTER 31— - THE ATTORNEY GENERAL › § 510

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Title 28, §510

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The Attorney General may from time to time make such provisions as he considers appropriate authorizing the performance by any other officer, employee, or agency of the Department of Justice of any function of the Attorney General.

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DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large [Uncodified].1950 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 64 Stat. 1261. The words “including any function transferred to the Attorney General by the provisions of this reorganization plan” are omitted as executed and unnecessary as the words “any function of the Attorney General” include the functions transferred to the Attorney General by 1950 Reorg. Plan. No. 2.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 510, act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 910, related to clerical assistants and messengers for United States attorneys, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), and reenactment in section 550 of this title by section 4(c) of Pub. L. 89–554.

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28 U.S.C. § 510

Title 28Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

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Apr 6, 2026

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