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28 U.S.C. § 544 — Oath of office
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Each United States attorney, assistant United States attorney, and attorney appointed under [section 543 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section543&num=0&edition=prelim), before taking office, shall take an oath to execute faithfully his duties.
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**(a)** The Attorney General may appoint attorneys to assist United States attorneys when the public interest so requires, including the appointment of qualified tribal prosecutors and other qualified attorneys to assist in prosecuting Federal offenses committed in Indian country.
**(b)** Each attorney appointed under this section is subject to removal by the Attorney General.
**(c) Indian Country.—** In this section, the term “Indian country” has the meaning given that term in [section 1151 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1151&num=0&edition=prelim).
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As used in this chapter, the term “judicial officer” means a United States district court judge or a United States magistrate judge.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 41, 39 Stat. 965; Feb. 25, 1919, ch. 29, § 1, 40 Stat. 1156; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161, § 1, 41 Stat. 1412; Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 295, 42 Stat. 1560; Dec. 13, 1926, ch. 6, § 1, 44 Stat. 919; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158; Mar. 26, 1938, ch. 51, § 2, 52 Stat. 118; July 31, 1946, ch. 704, 60 Stat. 716; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 20, 62 Stat. 989, set out jurisdiction of United States District Court for District of Puerto Rico and provided for salaries of judge and officials of the court and for filling of vacancies. Section 34 of act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, 31 Stat. 84, formerly cited as a credit to this section, was not repealed by act June 2, 1970.
#### Savings Provision
Pub. L. 91–272, § 13, June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 298, as amended by Pub. L. 91–450, Oct. 14, 1970, 84 Stat. 922, provided in part that nothing in the repeal of Act Mar. 2, 1917, as amended, by said section 13 would impair the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico to hear and determine any action or matter begun in the court on or before June 2, 1970.
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Director, or the head of an agency designated by the Director, shall establish an Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building (in this section referred to as the “Advisory Committee”) to review, analyze, and make recommendations on how to promote the use of Federal data for evidence building.
**(b) Membership.—** The members of the Advisory Committee shall consist of the Chief Statistician of the United States, who shall serve as the Chair of the Advisory Committee, and other members appointed by the Director as follows:
(1) One member who is an agency Chief Information Officer.
(2) One member who is an agency Chief Privacy Officer.
(3) One member who is an agency Chief Performance Officer.
(4) Three members who are agency Chief Data Officers.
(5) Three members who are agency Evaluation Officers.
(6) Three members who are members of the Interagency Council for Statistical Policy 11 So in original. Probably should be “Interagency Council on Statistical Policy”. established under [section 3504(e)(8) of title 44](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section3504/e/8&num=0&edition=prelim).
(7) At least 10 members who are representatives of State and local governments and nongovernmental stakeholders with expertise in government data policy, privacy, technology, transparency policy, evaluation and research methodologies, and other relevant subjects, of whom—
(A) at least one shall have expertise in transparency policy;
(B) at least one shall have expertise in privacy policy;
(C) at least one shall have expertise in statistical data use;
(D) at least one shall have expertise in information management;
(E) at least one shall have expertise in information technology; and
(F) at least one s
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United States marshals, deputy marshals and such other officials of the Service as may be designated by the Director, in executing the laws of the United States within a State, may exercise the same powers which a sheriff of the State may exercise in executing the laws thereof.
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Every claim of which the United States Court of Federal Claims has jurisdiction shall be barred unless the petition thereon is filed within six years after such claim first accrues.
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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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TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
§ 545
shals, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), and reen-
actment in section 563 of this title by section 4(c) of
Pub. L. 89–554.
AMENDMENTS
2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–211, § 213(a)(1)(A), in-
serted ‘‘, including the appointment of qualified tribal
prosecutors and other qualified attorneys to assist in
prosecuting Federal offenses committed in Indian coun-
try’’ before period at end.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–211, § 213(a)(1)(B), added sub-
sec. (c).
§ 544. Oath of office
Each United States attorney, assistant United
States attorney, and attorney appointed under
section 543 of this title, before taking office,
shall take an oath to execute faithfully his du-
ties.
(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat.
618.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
1966 ACT
Derivation
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28 U.S.C. 504(c).
[None].
1948 ACT
Prior section 504.—Based on section 315 of title 5,
U.S.C., 1940 ed., Executive Departments and Govern-
ment Officers and Employees, title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed.,
§ 482, and sections 643 and 863 of title 48, U.S.C., 1940 ed.,
Territories and Insular Possessions (R.S. §§ 366, 769;
June 24, 1898, ch. 495, § 1, 30 Stat. 487; Apr. 12, 1900, ch.
191, § 34, 31 Stat. 85; Apr. 30, 1900, ch. 339, § 86, 31 Stat.
158; Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 269, § 1, 35 Stat. 838; Jan. 7, 1913, ch.
6, 37 Stat. 648; Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 41, 39 Stat. 965; Mar.
4, 1921, ch. 161, § 1, 41 Stat. 1412; July 9, 1921, ch. 42, § 313,
42 Stat. 119; Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 220, 43 Stat. 890; Apr. 17,
1930, ch. 174, 46 Stat. 170; Mar. 26, 1938, ch. 51, § 2, 52
Stat. 118).
Section consolidates parts of sections 315 of title 5,
U.S.C., 1940 ed., and 643
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