Except as otherwise authorized by law, the Attorney General shall supervise all litigation to which the United States, an agency, or officer thereof is a party, and shall direct all United States attorneys, assistant United States attorneys, and special attorneys appointed under [section 543 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section543&num=0&edition=prelim) in the discharge of their respective duties.
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Except as otherwise authorized by law, the Attorney General shall supervise all litigation to which the United States, an agency, or officer thereof is a party, and shall direct all United States attorneys, assistant United States attorneys, and special attorneys appointed under [section 543 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section543&num=0&edition=prelim) in the discharge of their respective duties.
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
§ 519. Supervision of litigation
Except as otherwise authorized by law, the At-
torney General shall supervise all litigation to
which the United States, an agency, or officer
thereof is a party, and shall direct all United
States attorneys, assistant United States attor-
neys, and special attorneys appointed under sec-
tion 543 of this title in the discharge of their re-
spective duties.
(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat.
614.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Derivation
U.S. Code
Revised Statutes and
Statutes at Large
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28 U.S.C. 507(b).
[None].
The words ‘‘Except as otherwise authorized by law,’’
are added to provide for existing and future exceptions
(e.g., section 1037 of title 10).
The words ‘‘or officer’’ are added for clarity and to
align this section with section 516 which is of similar
import.
The words ‘‘special attorneys appointed under section
543’’ are substituted for ‘‘attorneys appointed under
section 543’’ to reflect the revision of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY ASPECTS OF
ESPIONAGE PROSECUTIONS
Pub. L. 108–177, title III, § 341(b), Dec. 13, 2003, 117
Stat. 2616, as amended by Pub. L. 108–458, title I,
§ 1071(g)(3)(A)(v), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3692; Pub. L.
109–177, title V, § 506(a)(9), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 248;
Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title IV, § 401(g), May 5, 2017, 131
Stat. 819, provided that: ‘‘The Attorney General, acting
through the Assistant Attorney General for National
Security, and in consultation with the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, acting through the National Coun-
terintelligence and Security Center, shall establish
policies and procedures to assist the Attorney General
in the consideration of inte