28 U.S.C. § 516 - Conduct of litigation reserved to Department of Justice

• Cite as: 28 U.S.C. § 516

Except as otherwise authorized by law, the conduct of litigation in which the United States, an agency, or officer thereof is a party, or is interested, and securing evidence therefor, is reserved to officers of the Department of Justice, under the direction of the Attorney General.

Cite as 28 U.S.C. § 516

Source: Added Pub. L. 89-554, §4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 613.

current through 5/22/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Derivation</TD> <TD>U.S. Code</TD> <TD>Revised Statutes and <para>Statutes at Large</para> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="5">5 U.S.C. <codesec>306</codesec></codecitation>.</TD> <TD>R.S. §361.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, §11, 68 Stat. 1229.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>

The section is revised to express the effect of the law. As agency heads have long employed, with the approval of Congress, attorneys to advise them in the conduct of their official duties, the first 56 words of R.S. §361 and of former section 306 of title 5 are omitted as obsolete.