42 USC § 5197g - Federal Bureau of Investigation

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title: "42 USC § 5197g - Federal Bureau of Investigation"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5197g"
section_name: "Federal Bureau of Investigation"
chapter_number: 68
chapter_name: "DISASTER RELIEF"
subchapter_number: "IV–B"
subchapter_name: "EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "General Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–288, title VI, § 628, as added Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXIV, § 3411(a)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3110.)"
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# § 5197g. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize investigations of espionage, sabotage, or subversive acts by any persons other than personnel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–288, title VI, § 628, as added Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXIV, § 3411(a)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3110.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2263 of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by .