[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 214 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 214

 To amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States Code, to preserve the 
                independence of United States attorneys.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 9, 2007

  Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mr. Leahy) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States Code, to preserve the 
                independence of United States attorneys.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving United States Attorney 
Independence Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. VACANCIES.

    Section 546 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 546. Vacancies
    ``The United States district court for a district in which the 
office of the United States attorney is vacant may appoint a United 
States attorney to serve until that vacancy is filled. The order of 
appointment by the court shall be filed with the clerk of the court.''.
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