[Title 28 CFR 0.10]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2002 Edition]
[Title 28 - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION]
[Chapter I - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE]
[Part 0 - ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE]
[Subpart B - Office of the Attorney General]
[Sec. 0.10 - Attorney General's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys.]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


28JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION12002-07-012002-07-01false0.10Sec. 0.10JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIONDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEOffice of the Attorney General
Sec. 0.10  Attorney General's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys.

    (a) The Attorney General's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys 
shall consist of fifteen U.S. Attorneys, designated by the Attorney 
General. The membership shall be selected to represent the various 
geographic areas of the Nation and both large and small offices. Members 
shall serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General, but such service 
normally shall not exceed three years and shall be subject to adjustment 
by the Attorney General so as to assure the annual rotation of 
approximately one-third of the Committee's membership.
    (b) The Committee shall make recommendations to the Attorney 
General, to the Deputy Attorney General and to the Associate Attorney 
General concerning any matters which the Committee believes to be in the 
best interests of justice, including, but not limited to, the following:
    (1) Establishing and modifying policies and procedures of the 
Department;
    (2) Improving management, particularly with respect to the 
relationships between the Department and the U.S. Attorneys;
    (3) Cooperating with State Attorneys General and other State and 
local officials for the purpose of improving the quality of justice in 
the United States;
    (4) Promoting greater consistency in the application of legal 
standards throughout the Nation and at the various levels of government; 
and
    (5) Aiding the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General and the 
Associate Attorney General in formulating new programs for improvement 
of the criminal justice system at all levels, including proposals 
relating to legislation and court rules.
    (c) The Committee shall select from its membership a chairman, a 
vice-chairman and a secretary, and shall establish such subcommittees as 
it deems necessary to carry out its objectives. United States Attorneys 
who are not members of the Committee may be included in the membership 
of subcommittees.

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    (d) The Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys shall provide the 
Committee with such staff assistance and funds as are reasonably 
necessary to carry out the Committee's responsibilities.

[Order No. 640-76, 41 FR 7748, Feb. 20, 1976, as amended by Order No. 
960-81, 46 FR 52340, Oct. 27, 1981]