28 USC § 510 - Delegation of authority

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title: "28 USC § 510 - Delegation of authority"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "510"
section_name: "Delegation of authority"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "THE ATTORNEY GENERAL"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 612.)"
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# § 510. Delegation of authority

The Attorney General may from time to time make such provisions as he considers appropriate authorizing the performance by any other officer, employee, or agency of the Department of Justice of any function of the Attorney General.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 612.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Uncodified]. | 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 64 Stat. 1261. |

The words “including any function transferred to the Attorney General by the provisions of this reorganization plan” are omitted as executed and unnecessary as the words “any function of the Attorney General” include the functions transferred to the Attorney General by 1950 Reorg. Plan. No. 2.

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 510, , , related to clerical assistants and messengers for United States attorneys, prior to repeal by , and reenactment in  by .