31 USC § 3812 - Prohibition against delegation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t31/s3812"
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title: "31 USC § 3812 - Prohibition against delegation"
title_number: 31
title_name: "MONEY AND FINANCE"
section_number: "3812"
section_name: "Prohibition against delegation"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES FOR FALSE CLAIMS AND STATEMENTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–509, title VI, § 6103(a), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1948.)"
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# § 3812. Prohibition against delegation

Any function, duty, or responsibility which this chapter specifies be carried out by the Attorney General or an Assistant Attorney General designated by the Attorney General, shall not be delegated to, or carried out by, any other officer or employee of the Department of Justice.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–509, title VI, § 6103(a), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1948.)