28 USC § 511 - Attorney General to advise the President

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title: "28 USC § 511 - Attorney General to advise the President"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "511"
section_name: "Attorney General to advise the President"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "THE ATTORNEY GENERAL"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 612.)"
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# § 511. Attorney General to advise the President

The Attorney General shall give his advice and opinion on questions of law when required by the President.

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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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 303. | R.S. § 354. |
|  |  | Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, § 1 (8th full par. on p. 241), 19 Stat. 241. |