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ign countries individuals accused of acts of terrorism that violate the laws of the United States. "(b) No Effect on Prior Appropriations. - Subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect the amount or availability of any appropriation to the Counterterrorism Fund made before the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 26, 2001]." Pub. L. 104-19, title III, July 27, 1995, 109 Stat. 249, provided that: "There is hereby established the Counterterrorism Fund which shall remain available without fiscal year limitation. For necessary expenses, as determined by the Attorney General, $34,220,000, to remain available until expended, is appropriated to the Counterterrorism Fund to reimburse any Department of Justice organization for the costs incurred in reestablishing the operational capability of an office or facility which has been damaged or destroyed as the result of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City or any domestic or international terrorism event: Provided, That funds from this appropriation also may be used to reimburse the appropriation account of any Department of Justice agency engaged in, or providing support to, countering, investigating or prosecuting domestic or international terrorism, including payment of rewards in connection with these activities, and to conduct a terrorism threat assessment of Federal agencies and their facilities: Provided further, That any amount obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used under the authorities available to the organization reimbursed from this appropriation: Provided further, That amounts in excess of the $10,555,000 made available for extraordinary expenses incurred in the Oklahoma City bombing for fiscal year 1995, shall be available only after the Attorney General notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in accordance with section 605 of Public Law 103-317 [108 Stat. 1773]: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 [2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)(i)], as amended: Provided further, That the amount not previously designated by the President as an emergency requirement shall be available only to the extent an official budget request, for a specific dollar amount that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement, as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 [see Short Title note set out under 2 U.S.C. 900], as amended, is transmitted to Congress." UNAUTHORIZED TRANSFERS FROM DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ACCOUNTS; CONTROL OF ALLOCATION OF FUNDS BY AUTHORITY OTHER THAN OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Section 110 of H.R. 2076, One Hundred Fourth Congress, as passed by the House of Representatives on Dec. 6, 1995, and as enacted into law by Pub. L. 104-91, title I, Sec. 101(a), Jan. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 11, as amended by Pub. L. 104-99, title II, Sec. 211, Jan. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 37, provided that: "Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law - "(1) No transfers may be made from Department of Justice accounts other than those authorized in this Act [probably means H.R. 2076, One Hundred Fourth Congress, which was vetoed], or in previous or subsequent appropriations Acts for the Department of Justice, or in part II of title 28 of the United States Code, or in section 10601 of title 42 of the United States Code; and "(2) No appropriation account within the Department of Justice shall have its allocation of funds controlled by other than an apportionment issued by the Office of Management and Budget or an allotment advice issued by the Department of Justice." Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation act: Pub. L. 103-317, title I, Sec. 113, Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1736. USE OF DEPOSITS TRANSFERRED FROM ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND TO BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES ACCOUNT OF FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM Section 106 of Pub. L. 103-121 provided that: "For fiscal year 1994 and thereafter, deposits transferred from the Assets Forfeiture Fund to the Buildings and Facilities account of the Federal Prison System may be used for the construction of correctional institutions, and the construction and renovation of Immigration and Naturalization Service and United States Marshals Service detention facilities, and for the authorized purposes of the Cooperative Agreement Program." [For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.] Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 102-395, title I, Sec. 107, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1841. Pub. L. 102-140, title I, Sec. 107, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 794. Pub. L. 101-515, title II, Sec. 208, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2119. Pub. L. 101-162, title II, as added Pub. L. 101-302, title II, May 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 216. NOTICE AND APPROVAL OF TRANSFER OF SUBSECTION (C)(1)(H) DEPOSITS Section 101(a) [title II, Sec. 210(b)] of Pub. L. 100-202 provided that: "Amounts proposed for transfer pursuant to subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be transferred only upon notification by the Attorney General to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and approval under said Committees' policies concerning the reprogramming of funds." -SECREF- SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 530C of this title; title 18 sections 793, 794, 798, 2254; title 21 sections 881, 1509; title 31 section 9703; title 50 section 783. -FOOTNOTE- (!1) See References in Text note below. (!2) So in original. Probably should be capitalized. -End- -CITE- 28 USC Sec. 525 01/19/04 -EXPCITE- TITLE 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE PART II - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CHAPTER 31 - THE ATTORNEY GENERAL -HEAD- Sec. 525. Procurement of law books, reference books, and periodicals; sale and exchange -STATUTE- In the procurement of law books, reference books, and periodicals, the Attorney General may exchange or sell similar items and apply the exchange allowances or proceeds of such sales in whole or in part payment therefor. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 615.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Derivation U.S. Code Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 U.S.C. 341e. July 28, 1950, ch. 503, Sec. 3, 64 Stat. 380. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The words "Attorney General" are substituted for "Department of Justice". -End- -CITE- 28 USC Sec. 526 01/19/04 -EXPCITE- TITLE 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE PART II - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CHAPTER 31 - THE ATTORNEY GENERAL -HEAD- Sec. 526. Authority of Attorney General to investigate United States attorneys, marshals, trustees, clerks of court, and others -STATUTE- (a) The Attorney General may investigate the official acts, records, and accounts of - (1) the United States attorneys, marshals, trustees, including trustees in cases under title 11; and (2) at the request and on behalf of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the clerks of the United States courts and of the district court of the Virgin Islands, probation officers, United States magistrate judges, and court reporters; for which purpose all the official papers, records, dockets, and accounts of these officers, without exception, may be examined by agents of the Attorney General at any time. (b) Appropriations for the examination of judicial officers are available for carrying out this section. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 615; amended Pub. L. 95-598, title II, Secs. 219(a), (b), 220, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2662; Pub. L. 99-554, title I, Sec. 144(c), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3096; Pub. L. 101-650, title III, Sec. 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117; Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, Sec. 4003(b)(2), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1811.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Derivation U.S. Code Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 U.S.C. 341b. July 28, 1950, ch. 503, Sec. 4, 64 Stat. 380. July 7, 1958, Pub. L. 85-508, Sec. 12(q), 72 Stat. 349. -------------------------------------------------------------------- In subsection (b), the words "now or hereafter" and "the provisions of" are omitted as unnecessary. -COD- CODIFICATION Pub. L. 95-598, title IV, Sec. 408(c), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2687, as amended by Pub. L. 98-166, title II, Sec. 200, Nov. 28, 1983, 97 Stat. 1081; Pub. L. 98-353, title III, Sec. 323, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 358; Pub. L. 99-429, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 985; Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(b) [title II, Sec. 200], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-39, 1783-45, and Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(b) [title II, Sec. 200], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-39, 3341-45; Pub. L. 99-554, title III, Sec. 307(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3125, provided for the deletion of any references to United States Trustees in this title at a prospective date, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-554, title III, Sec. 307(b), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3125. -MISC2- AMENDMENTS 2002 - Pub. L. 107-273, Sec. 4003(b)(2)(A), struck out "and" before "trustees" in section catchline. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107-273, Sec. 4003(b)(2)(B), substituted "marshals," for "marshals,,". 1986 - Pub. L. 99-554, Sec. 144(c)(1), substituted "trustees" for "trustee" in section catchline. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99-554, Sec. 144(c)(2)(A), inserted reference to trustees in cases under title 11. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99-554, Sec. 144(c)(2)(B), struck out references to courts of the Canal Zone and trustees in cases under title 11. 1978 - Pub. L. 95-598, Sec. 219(b), substituted "marshals, and trustee" for "and marshals" in section catchline. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95-518, Sec. 219(a), substituted "marshals, and trustees" for "and marshals". Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 95-598, Sec. 220, substituted "officers, trustees in cases under title 11" for "officers, referees, trustees and receivers in bankruptcy" and "magistrates" for "commissioners". -CHANGE- CHANGE OF NAME "United States magistrate judges" substituted for "United States magistrates" in subsec. (a)(2) pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101-650, set out as a note under section 631 of this title. -MISC3- EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1986 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99-554 effective 30 days after Oct. 27, 1986, see section 302(a) of Pub. L. 99-554, set out as a note under section 581 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 95-598 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 402(c) of Pub. L. 95-598, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 11, Bankruptcy. -End- -CITE- 28 USC Sec. 527 01/19/04 -EXPCITE- TITLE 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE PART II - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CHAPTER 31 - THE ATTORNEY GENERAL -HEAD- Sec. 527. Establishment of working capital fund -STATUTE- There is hereby authorized to be established a working capital fund for the Department of Justice, which shall be available, without fiscal year limitation, for expenses and equipment necessary for maintenance and operations of such administrative services as the Attorney General, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, determines may be performed more advantageously as central services. The capital of the fund shall consist of the amount of the fair and reasonable value of such inventories, equipment, and other assets and inventories on order pertaining to the services to be carried on by the fund as the Attorney General may transfer to the fund less related liabilities and unpaid obligations together with any appropriations made for the purpose of providing capital. The fund shall be reimbursed or credited with advance payments from applicable appropriations and funds of the Department of Justice, other Federal agencies, and other sources authorized by law for supplies, materials, and services at rates which will recover the expenses of operations including accrual of annual leave and depreciation of plant and equipment of the fund. The fund shall also be credited with other receipts from sale or exchange of property or in payment for loss or damage to property held by the fund. There shall be transferred into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, as of the close of each fiscal year, any net income after making provisions for prior year losses, if any. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 93-613, Sec. 1(1), Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1975.) -MISC1- DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title I, Sec. 11013(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1823, provided that: "Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, or any other statute affecting the crediting of collections, the Attorney General may credit, as an offsetting collection, to the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund up to 3 percent of all amounts collected pursuant to civil debt collection litigation activities of the Department of Justice. Such amounts in the Working Capital Fund shall remain available until expended and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of that fund, and shall be used first, for paying the costs of processing and tracking civil and criminal debt-collection litigation, and, thereafter, for financial systems and for debt-collection-related personnel, administrative, and litigation expenses." CREDITING TO WORKING CAPITAL FUND OF AMOUNTS COLLECTED PURSUANT TO CIVIL DEBT COLLECTION LITIGATION ACTIVITIES Pub. L. 103-121, title I, Sec. 108, Oct. 27, 1993, 107 Stat. 1164, as amended by Pub. L. 107-273, div. A, title II, Sec. 204(g), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1776, which authorized Attorney General to credit, as an offsetting collection, to Department of Justice Working Capital Fund, for fiscal year 1994 and thereafter, up to six percent of all amounts collected pursuant to civil debt collection litigation activities of Department of Justice, and provided that such amounts would remain available until expended, be subject to the terms and conditions of that fund, and be used, first, for paying costs of processing and tracking such litigation, and, thereafter, for financial systems, and other personnel, administrative, and litigation expenses of debt collection activities, was repealed by Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title I, Sec. 11013(b), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1823. CAPITAL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION, ETC., BY INCOME RETAINED FROM OR TRANSFERRED TO WORKING CAPITAL FUND; AMOUNTS AND LIMITATIONS Pub. L. 102-140, title I, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 784, provided that: "Of the total income of the Working Capital Fund in fiscal year 1992 and each fiscal year thereafter, not to exceed 4 percent of the total income may be retained, to remain available until expended, for the acquisition of capital equipment and for the improvement and implementation of the Department's financial management and payroll/personnel systems: Provided, That in fiscal year 1992, not to exceed $4,000,000 of the total income retained shall be used for improvements to the Department's data processing operation: Provided further, That any proposed use of the retained income in fiscal year 1992 and thereafter, except for the $4,000,000 specified above, shall only be made after notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in accordance with section 606 of this Act [105 Stat. 824]. "In addition, for fiscal year 1992 and thereafter, at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the fiscal year for which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available, unobligated balances of appropriations available to the Department of Justice during such fiscal year may be transferred into the capital account of the Working Capital Fund to be available for the departmentwide acquisition of capital equipment, development and implementation of law enforcement or litigation related automated data processing systems, and for the improvement and implementation of the Department's financial management and payroll/personnel systems: Provided, That any proposed use of these transferred funds in fiscal year 1992 and thereafter shall only be made after notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in accordance with section 606 of this Act." -End- -CITE- 28 USC Sec. 528 01/19/04 -EXPCITE- TITLE 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE PART II - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CHAPTER 31 - THE ATTORNEY GENERAL -HEAD- Sec. 528. Disqualification of officers and employees of the Department of Justice -STATUTE- The Attorney General shall promulgate rules and regulations which require the disqualification of any officer or employee of the Department of Justice, including a United States attorney or a member of such attorney's staff, from participation in a particular investigation or prosecution if such participation may result in a personal, financial, or political conflict of interest, or the appearance thereof. Such rules and regulations may provide that a willful violation of any provision thereof shall result in removal from office. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 95-521, title VI, Sec. 603(a), Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1874.) -MISC1- EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 26, 1978, see section 604 of Pub. L. 95-521, set out as a note under section 591 of this title. -End- -CITE- 28 USC Sec. 529 01/19/04 -EXPCITE- TITLE 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE PART II - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CHAPTER 31 - THE ATTORNEY GENERAL -HEAD- Sec. 529. Annual report of Attorney General -STATUTE- (a) Beginning on June 1, 1979, and at the beginning of each regular session of Congress thereafter, the Attorney General shall report to Congress on the activities and operations of the Public Integrity Section or any other unit of the Department of Justice designated to supervise the investigation and prosecution of - (1) any violation of Federal criminal law by any individual who holds or who at the time of such violation held a position, whether or not elective, as a Federal Government officer, employee, or special employee, if such violation relates directly or indirectly to such individual's Federal Government position, employment, or compensation; (2) any violation of any Federal criminal law relating to lobbying, conflict of interest, campaigns, and election to public office committed by any person, except insofar as such violation relates to a matter involving discrimination or intimidation on grounds of race, color, religion, or national origin; (3) any violation of Federal criminal law by any individual who holds or who at the time of such violation held a position, whether or not elective, as a State or local government officer or employee, if such violation relates directly or indirectly to such individual's State or local government position, employment, or compensation; and (4) such other matters as the Attorney General may deem appropriate. Such report shall include the number, type, and disposition of all investigations and prosecutions supervised by such Section or such unit, except that such report shall not disclose information which would interfere with any pending investigation or prosecution or which would improperly infringe upon the privacy rights of any individuals. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the amount of management or administrative expenses, the Attorney General shall, not later than May 2, 2003, and of every year thereafter, prepare and provide to the Committees on the Judiciary and Appropriations of each House of the Congress using funds available for the underlying programs - (1) a report identifying and describing every grant (other than one made to a governmental entity, pursuant to a statutory formula), cooperative agreement, or programmatic services contract that was made, entered into, awarded, or, for which additional or supplemental funds were provided in the immediately preceding fiscal year, by or on behalf of the Office of Justice Programs (including any component or unit thereof, and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services), and including, without limitation, for each such grant, cooperative agreement, or contract: the term, the dollar amount or value, a description of its specific purpose or purposes, the names of all grantees or parties, the names of each unsuccessful applicant or bidder, and a description of the specific purpose or purposes proposed in each unsuccessful application or bid, and of the reason or reasons for rejection or denial of the same; and (2) a report identifying and reviewing every grant (other than one made to a governmental entity, pursuant to a statutory formula), cooperative agreement, or programmatic services contract made, entered into, awarded, or for which additional or supplemental funds were provided, after October 1, 2002, by or on behalf of the Office of Justice Programs (including any component or unit thereof, and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services) that was programmatically and financially closed out or that otherwise ended in the immediately preceding fiscal year (or even if not yet closed out, was terminated or otherwise ended in the fiscal year that ended 2 years before the end of such immediately preceding fiscal year), and including, without limitation, for each such grant, cooperative agreement, or contract: a description of how the appropriated funds involved actually were spent, statistics relating to its performance, its specific purpose or purposes, and its effectiveness, and a written declaration by each non-Federal grantee and each non-Federal party to such agreement or to such contract, that - (A) the appropriated funds were spent for such purpose or purposes, and only such purpose or purposes; (B) the terms of the grant, cooperative agreement, or contract were complied with; and (C) all documentation necessary for conducting a full and proper audit under generally accepted accounting principles, and any (additional) documentation that may have been required under the grant, cooperative agreement, or contract, have been kept in orderly fashion and will be preserved for not less than 3 years from the date of such close out, termination, or end; except that the requirement of this paragraph shall be deemed satisfied with respect to any such description, statistics, or declaration if such non-Federal grantee or such non-Federal party shall have failed to provide the same to the Attorney General, and the Attorney General notes the fact of such failure and the name

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