[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 580 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 580

 To amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for a 
 120-day limit to the term of a United States attorney appointed on an 
     interim basis by the Attorney General, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 2007

   Mr. Berman (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Scott of Virginia) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for a 
 120-day limit to the term of a United States attorney appointed on an 
     interim basis by the Attorney General, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INTERIM APPOINTMENT OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS.

    Section 546 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsections:
    ``(c) A person appointed as United States attorney under this 
section may serve until the earlier of--
            ``(1) the qualification of a United States attorney for 
        such district appointed by the President under section 541 of 
        this title; or
            ``(2) the expiration of 120 days after appointment by the 
        Attorney General under this section.
    ``(d) If an appointment expires under subsection (c)(2), the 
district court for such district may appoint a United States attorney 
to serve until the vacancy is filled. The order of appointment by the 
court shall be filed with the clerk of the court.''.
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