28 U.S.C. § 505. Solicitor General
The President shall appoint in the Department of Justice, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Solicitor General, learned in the law, to assist the Attorney General in the performance of his duties.
(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 612.)
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Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large |
5 U.S.C. 293. | R.S. § 347 (less last sentence). |
So much of R.S. § 347 as relates to the pay of the Solicitor General is omitted as superseded by § 303(c) of the Act of Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88–426, 78 Stat. 416, which is codified in section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 505, act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 909, related to residence of United States attorneys, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), and reenactment in section 545 of this title by section 4(c) of Pub. L. 89–554.