The Solicitor General, or any officer of the Department of Justice , may be sent by the Attorney General to any State or district in the United States to attend to the interests of the United States in a suit pending in a court of the United States, or in a court of a State, or to attend to any other interest of the United States. (Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 613 .) Historical and Revision Notes Derivation U.S. Code Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 316 . R.S. § 367. CFR Title Parts 2 2867 28 0 , 17 , 27 , 600