Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§3527 Additional Authority of Attorney General
Title 18 › PART II — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 224 — PROTECTION OF WITNESSES › § 3527
Summary
The Attorney General can make contracts or agreements needed to carry out this chapter, but any that would spend U.S. money can only be made if Congress has already provided the funds.
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Title 18, §3527
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The Attorney General may enter into such contracts or other agreements as may be necessary to carry out this chapter. Any such contract or agreement which would result in the United States being obligated to make outlays may be entered into only to the extent and in such amount as may be provided in advance in an appropriation Act.
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Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1984, see section 1210 of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 3521 of this title.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 3527
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102