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Code · U.S. Code · Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 31— THE ATTORNEY GENERAL · § 501

§ 501. Executive department

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The Department of Justice is an executive department of the United States at the seat of Government.
(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 611.)
The words “There shall be”, referring to the establishment of the Department, are omitted as executed.
Connections16 cite this · traces to 2
Cited by 16 sections · top 14
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  • Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c)
  • 80 Stat. 611
  • June 25, 1948, ch. 646
  • 62 Stat. 909
  • Pub. L. 86–3, § 11(a)
  • 73 Stat. 9
  • Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a)
  • section 4(c) of Pub. L. 89–554
  • 134 Stat. 4884
  • Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title I, § 126
  • 118 Stat. 2872
  • Pub. L. 94–503, title II, § 204
  • 90 Stat. 2427
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 86–3, § 11(a)
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