2 U.S.C. § 288k | Attorney General relieved of responsibility

(a)

section 288c(a) of this title Upon receipt of written notice that the Counsel has undertaken, pursuant to , to perform any representational service with respect to any designated party in any action or proceeding pending or to be instituted, the Attorney General shall—

(1)

be relieved of any responsibility with respect to such representational service;

(2)

have no authority to perform such service in such action or proceeding except at the request or with the approval of the Senate; and

(3)

section 288c(a) of this title transfer all materials relevant to the representation authorized under to the Counsel, except that nothing in this subsection shall limit any right of the Attorney General under existing law to intervene or appear as amicus curiae in such action or proceeding.

(b)

section 530D of title 28 The Attorney General shall notify Counsel as required by .

Pub. L. 95–521, title VII, § 712Oct. 26, 197892 Stat. 1883 Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title II, § 202(b)(2)Nov. 2, 2002116 Stat. 1774 Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 110(b)Feb. 20, 2003117 Stat. 355(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 108–7 section 530D of title 282003—Subsec. (b). made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to .

Pub. L. 107–273 section 288e of this title2002—Subsec. (b). added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “The Attorney General shall notify the Counsel with respect to any proceeding in which the United States is a party of any determination by the Attorney General or Solicitor General not to appeal any court decision affecting the constitutionality of an Act or joint resolution of Congress within such time as will enable the Senate to direct the Counsel to intervene as a party in such proceeding pursuant to .”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2003 Amendment

Pub. L. 108–7 Pub. L. 107–273 section 110(c) of Pub. L. 108–7 section 5571 of this titleAmendment by effective as if included in the enactment of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date

Jan. 3, 1979section 717 of Pub. L. 95–521 section 288 of this titleSection effective , see , set out as a note under .