28 U.S.C. § 504 — Deputy Attorney General

The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate , a Deputy Attorney General. (Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 612 ; amended Pub. L. 107–77, title VI, § 612(c) , Nov. 28, 2001 , 115 Stat. 800 ; Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4004(f) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1812 .) Historical and Revision Notes Derivation U.S. Code Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 294 . Mar. 3, 1903, ch. 1006, § 1 (so much of 2d par. under “ Department of Justice ” as provides for appointment, pay, and duties of an assistant to the Attorney General), 32 Stat. 1062 . [Uncodified]. 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 3, eff. May 24, 1950 , 64 Stat. 1261 . The words “may appoint” are substituted for “is authorized to appoint”. So much of the Act of Mar. 3, 1903 , as relates to pay is omitted as superseded by § 303(c) of the Act of Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88–426 , 78 Stat. 416 , which is codified in section 5314 of title 5 , United States Code. Editorial Notes Prior Provisions A prior section 504, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 909 ; Mar. 18, 1959 , Pub. L. 86–3, § 11(b) , 73 Stat. 9 , related to tenure and oath of office of United States attorneys, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , and reenactment in sections 541 and 544 of this title by section 4(c) of Pub. L. 89–554 . Amendments 2002— Pub. L. 107–273 repealed Pub. L. 107–77, § 612(c) . See 2001 Amendment note below. 2001— Pub. L. 107–77, § 612(c) , which directed amendment of section catchline by substituting “Attorneys” for “Attorney” and amendment of text by inserting “and a Deputy Attorney General for Combating Domestic Terrorism” after “General”, was repealed by Pub. L. 107–273 . Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Position Relating to Combating Domestic Terrorism Pub. L. 107–77, title VI, § 612 , Nov. 28, 2001 , 115 Stat. 800 , which had authorized appointment of a Deputy Attorney General for Combating Domestic Terrorism, if by June 30, 2002 , the President had not submitted a proposal to restructure the Department of Justice to include a coordinator of Department of Justice activities relating to combating domestic terrorism, or if Congress had failed to enact legislation establishing such a new position, was repealed by Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4004(f) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1812 .

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