Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§599 Termination of Effect of Chapter
Title 28 › PART II — DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › CHAPTER 40 — INDEPENDENT COUNSEL › § 599
Summary
Expires five years after enactment of the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994; pending cases continue until the independent counsel finishes them.
Full Legal Text
Title 28, §599
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This chapter shall cease to be effective five years after the date of the enactment of the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994, except that this chapter shall continue in effect with respect to then pending matters before an independent counsel that in the judgment of such counsel require such continuation until that independent counsel determines such matters have been completed.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The date of the enactment of the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 103–270, which was approved June 30, 1994.
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–270 substituted “1994” for “1987”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–270 applicable with respect to independent counsels appointed before, on, or after June 30, 1994, see section 7(a) of Pub. L. 103–270, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1994 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under section 591 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Dec. 15, 1987, see section 6 of Pub. L. 100–191, set out as a note under section 591 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
28 U.S.C. § 599
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102