In any action brought against any person for or on account of anything done by him while an officer of either House of Congress in the discharge of his official duty, in executing any order of such House, the United States attorney for the district within which the action is brought, on being thereto requested by the officer sued, shall enter an appearance in behalf of such officer; and all provisions of the eighth section of the Act of , entitled “An Act to protect the revenue, and for other purposes”, and also all provisions of the sections of former Acts therein referred to, so far as the same relate to the removal of suits, the withholding of executions, and the paying of judgments against revenue or other officers of the United States, shall become applicable to such action and to all proceedings and matters whatsoever connected therewith, and the defense of such action shall thenceforth be conducted under the supervision and direction of the Attorney General.
Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 130, § 818 Stat. 401June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 162 Stat. 909(, ; , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
act July 28, 1866, ch. 29814 Stat. 329act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 3962 Stat. 992The provisions of section 8 of , , referred to in text, were contained generally in R.S. § 643, which was incorporated in the former Judicial Code, § 33, and was repealed by , . See sections 1442, 1446, and 1447 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Other provisions referred to were contained in R.S. §§ 771, 989, which were also repealed by act . See sections 509, 547, and 2006, respectively, of Title 28.
Codification
section 118 of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
section 541 of Title 28Act , eff. , substituted “United States attorney” for “district attorney”. See , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.