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2 U.S.C. § 5503 — Actions against officers for official acts
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In any action brought against any person for or on account of anything done by him while an officer of either House of Congress in the discharge of his official duty, in executing any order of such House, the United States attorney for the district within which the action is brought, on being thereto requested by the officer sued, shall enter an appearance in behalf of such officer; and all provisions of the eighth section of the Act of July 28, 1866, entitled “An Act to protect the revenue, and for other purposes”, and also all provisions of the sections of former Acts therein referred to, so far as the same relate to the removal of suits, the withholding of executions, and the paying of judgments against revenue or other officers of the United States, shall become applicable to such action and to all proceedings and matters whatsoever connected therewith, and the defense of such action shall thenceforth be conducted under the supervision and direction of the Attorney General.
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In any action brought against any person for or on account of anything done by him while an officer of either House of Congress in the discharge of his official duty, in executing any order of such House, the United States attorney for the district within which the action is brought, on being thereto requested by the officer sued, shall enter an appearance in behalf of such officer; and all provisions of the eighth section of the Act of July 28, 1866, entitled “An Act to protect the revenue, and for other purposes”, and also all provisions of the sections of former Acts therein referred to, so far as the same relate to the removal of suits, the withholding of executions, and the paying of judgments against revenue or other officers of the United States, shall become applicable to such action and to all proceedings and matters whatsoever connected therewith, and the defense of such action shall thenceforth be conducted under the supervision and direction of the Attorney General.
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**(a)** The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a United States attorney for each judicial district.
**(b)** Each United States attorney shall be appointed for a term of four years. On the expiration of his term, a United States attorney shall continue to perform the duties of his office until his successor is appointed and qualifies.
**(c)** Each United States attorney is subject to removal by the President.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 118 was editorially reclassified as [section 5503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section5503&num=0&edition=prelim).
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[Section 5503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section5503&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to officers of the Senate.
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 5502
of, Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, Chief Administra-
tive Officer or Chaplain, as the case may be,
until a person is chosen by the House of Rep-
resentatives and duly qualifies as Clerk, Ser-
geant at Arms, Chief Administrative Officer or
Chaplain, as the case may be, or until the termi-
nation of the incapacity or inability of the in-
cumbent.
(b) Duties of temporary appointees
Any person appointed pursuant to this section
shall exercise all the duties, shall have all the
powers, and shall be subject to all the require-
ments and limitations applicable with respect to
one chosen by the House of Representatives to
fill the office involved.
(c) Compensation of temporary appointee
Any person appointed pursuant to this section
shall be paid the compensation which he would
receive if he were chosen by the House of Rep-
resentatives to fill the office involved, unless
such person is concurrently serving in any office
or position the compensation for which is paid
from the funds of the United States, in which
case he shall receive no compensation for serv-
ices rendered pursuant to his appointment under
this section, and his compensation for per-
forming the duties of such office other than the
one to which he is appointed pursuant to this
section shall be in full discharge for all services
he performs for the United States while serving
in such dual capacity.
(Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 208, as added Aug. 5, 1953,
ch. 330, 67 Stat. 387; amended Pub. L. 104–186,
title II, § 204(20), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1733; Pub.
L. 109–289, div. B, title II, § 20702(b), as added
Pub. L. 110–5, § 2, Feb. 15, 2007, 121 Stat. 38.)
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CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 75a–1 of
this title prior to ed
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