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Code · U.S. Code · Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 31— THE ATTORNEY GENERAL · § 504

§ 504. Deputy Attorney General

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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.)
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 So much of the Act of Mar. 3, 1903, as relates to pay is omitted as superseded by § 303(c) of the Act of Aug. 14, 1964, Pub.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.
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  • Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c)
  • 80 Stat. 612
  • Pub. L. 107–77, title VI, § 612(c)
  • 115 Stat. 800
  • Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4004(f)
  • 116 Stat. 1812
  • § 303(c) of the Act of Aug. 14, 1964
  • Pub. L. 88–426
  • 78 Stat. 416
  • June 25, 1948, ch. 646
  • 62 Stat. 909
  • Pub. L. 86–3, § 11(b)
  • 73 Stat. 9
  • Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a)
  • section 4(c) of Pub. L. 89–554
  • Pub. L. 107–273
  • Pub. L. 107–77, § 612(c)
  • Pub. L. 107–77, title VI, § 612
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§ 504
Deputy Attorney General
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c)
Stat.80 Stat. 612
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–77, title VI, § 612(c)
Stat.115 Stat. 800
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4004(f)
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