    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2007]
    [Pages 259-278]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

    950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530

    Phone, 202-514-2000. Internet, www.usdoj.gov.
    THE ATTORNEY GENERAL                              Alberto Gonzales
        Chief of Staff                                Charles Rosenberg
        Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsel             Courtney Elwood
        Deputy Attorney General                       Paul J. McNulty
        Associate Attorney General                    William Mercer, Acting
            Senior Counsel, Office of                 Linda Cinciotta
                    Dispute Resolution
        Solicitor General                             Paul D. Clement
        Inspector General                             Glenn A. Fine
        Assistant Attorney General, Office            Steven Bradbury
                of Legal Counsel
        Assistant Attorney General, Office            Richard A. Hertling
                of Legislative Affairs
        Assistant Attorney General, Office            Rachel Brand
                of Legal Policy
        Assistant Attorney General for                Lee Loftus
                Administration, Justice
                Management Division
        Assistant Attorney General,                   Thomas O. Barnett
                Antitrust Division
        Assistant Attorney General, Civil             Peter D. Keisler
                Division
        Assistant Attorney General, Civil             Wan J. Kim
                Rights Division
        Assistant Attorney General, Criminal          Alice S. Fisher
                Division
        Assistant Attorney General, National          Kenneth L. Wainstein
                Security Division
        Assistant Attorney General,                   Matthew J. McKeown,
                Environment and Natural                       Acting
                Resources Division
        Assistant Attorney General, Tax               Eileen J. O'Connor
                Division
        Assistant Attorney General, Office            Regina B. Schofield
                of Justice Programs
        Director, Office of Public Affairs            Tasia Scalinos
        Director, Office of Information and           Melanie Ann Pustay,
                Privacy                                       Acting
        Director, Office of                           Eric Holland, Acting
                Intergovernmental and Public
                Liaison
        Director, Executive Office for U.S.           Steve Parent, Acting
                Attorneys
        Director, Bureau of Prisons                   Harley G. Lappin
        Director, Federal Bureau of                   Robert S. Mueller III
                Investigation
        Director, United States Marshals              John F. Clark
                Service
        Director, Bureau of Alcohol,                  Michael J. Sullivan,
                Tobacco, Firearms, and                        Acting
                Explosives
        Director, Executive Office for                Kevin D. Rooney
                Immigration Review
        Director, Executive Office for                Clifford J. White
              United States Trustees
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        Director, Community Relations                 Diane Mitchum, Acting
                Service
        Director, Community Oriented                  Carl R. Peed
                Policing Services
        Director, Office on Violence Against          Mary Beth Buchanan,
                Women                                         Acting
        Administrator, Drug Enforcement               Karen P. Tandy
                Administration
        Chairman, United States Parole                Edward F. Reilly, Jr.
                Commission
        Chairman, Foreign Claims Settlement           Mauricio J. Tamargo
                Commission
        Chief, INTERPOL-U.S. National                 Martin Renkiewicz
                Central Bureau
        Counsel, Office of Professional               H. Marshall Jarrett
                Responsibility
        Director, Professional                        Barbara Kammerman
                Responsibility Advisory
                Office
        Pardon Attorney                               Roger C. Adams
        Director, National Drug Intelligence          Irene Hernandez,
                Center                                        Acting
        Trustee, Office of the Federal                Stacia Hylton
                Detention Trustee

    [For the Department of Justice statement of organization, see the Code
            of Federal Regulations, Title 28, Chapter I, Part 0]

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    The Department of Justice serves as counsel for its citizens. It
    represents them in enforcing the law in the public interest. Through its
    thousands of lawyers, investigators, and agents, the Department plays
    the key role in protection against criminals and subversion, ensuring
    healthy business competition, safeguarding the consumer, and enforcing
    drug, immigration, and naturalization laws.
    The Department of Justice was established by act of June 22, 1870 (28
    U.S.C. 501, 503, 509 note), with the Attorney General as its head. The
    affairs and activities of the Department of Justice are generally
    directed by the Attorney General.
    Attorney General  The Attorney General represents the United States in
    legal matters generally and gives advice and opinions to the President
    and to the heads of the executive departments of the Government when so
    requested. The Attorney General appears in person to represent the
    Government before the U.S. Supreme Court in cases of exceptional gravity
    or importance.
    Community Relations Service  The Service offers assistance to
    communities in resolving disputes relating to race, color, or national
    origin and facilitates the development of viable agreements as
    alternatives to coercion, violence, or litigation. It also assists and
    supports communities in developing local mechanisms as proactive
    measures to prevent or reduce racial/ethnic tensions.

    For further informaonal office or the Director,
    Community Relations Service, Department of Justice, Suite 2000, 600 E
    Street NW., Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-305-2935.

                                      Regional Offices--Community Relations Service
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                        Address                                          Director                        Phone/FTS
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    Atlanta, GA (75 Piedmont Ave. NE., 30303)......  Thomas Battles.................................    404-331-6883
    Boston, MA (Suite 222, 308 Atlantic Ave.,        Frank Amoroso..................................    617-424-5715
     02201).
    Chicago, IL (55 W. Monroe St., 60603)..........  Jesse Taylor...................................    312-353-4391
    Dallas, TX (1420 W. Mockingbird Ln., 75247)....  Carmelita Freeman..............................    214-655-8175
    Denver, CO (1244 Speer Blvd., 80204-3584)......  Philip Arreola.................................    303-844-2973
    Kansas City, MO (323 W. 8th St., 64105)........  Pascal Marquez.................................    816-426-7434
    Los Angeles, CA (888 S. Figuera St., 90017)....  Ron Wakabayashi................................    213-894-2941
    New York, NY (26 Federal Plz., 10278)..........  Reinaldo Rivera................................  212-264-070049
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    Philadelphia, PA (2d & Chestnut Sts., 19106)...  Vermont McKinney...............................    215-597-2344
    Seattle, WA (915 2d Ave., 98101)...............  Rosa Melendez..................................    206-220-6700
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    Pardon Attorney  The Office of the Pardon Attorney assists the President
    in the exercise of his pardon power under the Constitution. Generally,
    all requests for pardon or other forms of executive clemency, including
    commutation of sentences, are directed to the Pardon Attorney for
    investigation and review. The Pardon Attorney prepares the Department's
    recommendation to the President for final disposition of each
    application.

    For further information, contact the Office of the Pardon Attorney,
    Department of Justice, Suite 1100, 1425 New York Avenue NW., Washington,
    DC 20530. Phone, 202-616-6070. Internet, www.usdoj.gov/pardon.

    Solicitor General  The Office of the Solicitor General represents the
    U.S. Government in cases before the Supreme Court. It decides what cases
    the Government should ask the Supreme Court to review and what position
    the Government should take in cases before the Court. It also supervises
    the preparation of the Government's Supreme Court briefs and other legal
    documents and the conduct of the oral arguments in the Court. The
    Solicitor General also decides whether the United States should appeal
    in all cases it loses before the lower courts.

    For further information, contact the Executive Officer, Office of the
    Solicitor General, Room 5142, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., RFK Justice
    Building (Main), Washington, DC 20530-0001.

    U.S. Attorneys  The Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys was created on
    April 6, 1953, to provide liaison between the Department of Justice in
    Washington, DC, and the U.S. attorneys. Its mission is to provide
    general executive assistance to the 94 offices of the U.S. attorneys and
    to coordinate the relationship between the U.S. attorneys and the
    organization components of the Department of Justice and other Federal
    agencies.

    For further information, contact the Executive Office for United States
    Attorneys, Department of Justice, Room 2261, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue
    NW., Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-514-1020. Internet, www.usdoj.gov/
    usao/eousa.

    U.S. Trustee Program  The Program was established by the Bankruptcy
    Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) as a pilot effort in 10
    regions encompassing 18 Federal judicial districts to promote the
    efficiency and protect the integrity of the bankruptcy system by
    identifying and helping to investigate bankruptcy fraud and abuse. It
    now operates nationwide except in Alabama and North Carolina. The
    Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (11
    U.S.C. 101 note) significantly expanded the Program's responsibilities
    and provided additional tools to combat bankruptcy fraud and abuse. The
    Executive Office for U.S. Trustees provides day-to-day policy and legal
    direction, coordination, and control.

    For further information, contact the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees,
    Department of Justice, Suite 8000, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
    Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-307-1391. Internet, www.usdoj.gov/ust.

    Divisions

    Antitrust Division

    The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division is
    responsible for promoting and maintaining competitive markets by
    enforcing the Federal antitrust laws. This involves investigating
    possible antitrust violations, conducting grand jury proceedings,
    reviewing proposed mergers and acquisitions, preparing and trying

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    antitrust cases, prosecuting appeals, and negotiating and enforcing
    final judgments. The Division prosecutes serious and willful violations
    of antitrust laws by filing criminal suits that can lead to large fines
    and jail sentences. Where criminal prosecution is not appropriate, the
    Division seeks a court order forbidding future violations of the law and
    requiring steps by the defendant to remedy the anticompetitive effects
    of past violations.
        The Division also is responsible for acting as an advocate of
    competition within the Federal Government as well as internationally.
    This involves formal appearances in Federal administrative agency
    proceedings, development of legislative initiatives to promote
    deregulation and eliminate unjustifiable exemptions from the antitrust
    laws, and participation on executive branch policy task forces and in
    multilateral international organizations. The Division provides formal
    advice to other agencies on the competitive implications of proposed
    transactions requiring Federal approval, such as mergers of financial
    institutions.

    For further information, contact the FOIA Unit, Antitrust Division,
    Department of Justice, 325 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20530.
    Phone, 202-514-2692.

    Civil Division

    The Civil Division represents the United States, its departments and
    agencies, Members of Congress, Cabinet officers, and other Federal
    employees. Its litigation reflects the diversity of Government
    activities involving, for example, the defense of challenges to
    Presidential actions; national security issues; benefit programs; energy
    policies; commercial issues such as contract disputes, banking,
    insurance, fraud, and debt collection; all manner of accident and
    liability claims; and violations of the immigration and consumer
    protection laws. The Division confronts significant policy issues, which
    often rise to constitutional dimensions, in defending and enforcing
    various Federal programs and actions. Each year, Division attorneys
    handle thousands of cases that collectively involve billions of dollars
    in claims and recoveries.
        The Division litigates cases in the following areas:
        --Commercial litigation, litigation associated with the Government's
    diverse financial involvements including all monetary suits involving
    contracts, express or implied; actions to foreclose on Government
    mortgages and liens; bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings; suits
    against guarantors and sureties; actions involving fraud against the
    Government, including false or fraudulent claims for Federal insurance,
    loans, subsidies, and other benefits such as Medicare, false or
    fraudulent claims for payment under Federal contracts, whistleblower
    suits, and Government corruption; patent, copyright, and trademark cases
    and suits arising out of construction, procurement, service contracts,
    and claims associated with contract terminations; claims for just
    compensation under the fifth amendment; claims for salary or retirement
    by civilian and military personnel; cases assigned by congressional
    reference or special legislation; and litigation involving interests of
    the United States in any foreign court, whether civil or criminal in
    nature.
        --Consumer litigation, including civil and criminal litigation and
    related matters arising under various consumer protection and public
    health statutes.
        --Federal programs, including constitutional challenges to statutes,
    suits to overturn Government policies and programs, challenges to the
    legality of Government decisions, allegations that the President has
    violated the Constitution or Federal law, suits to enforce regulatory
    statutes and to remedy or prevent statutory or regulatory violations.
    The areas of litigation include: suits against the heads of Federal
    departments and agencies and other government officials to enjoin
    official actions, as well as suits for judicial review of administrative
    decisions, orders, and regulations; suits involving national security,
    including suits to protect sensitive intelligence sources and materials;
    suits to prevent

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    interference with Government operations; litigation concerning the
    constitutionality of Federal laws; and suits raising employment
    discrimination claims and Government personnel issues.
        --Immigration litigation, involving civil litigation under the
    Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws; district court
    litigation, habeas corpus review and general advice; petitions for
    removal order review and immigration-related appellate matters; cases
    pertaining to the issuance of visas and passports; and litigation
    arising under the legalization and employer sanction provisions of the
    immigration laws.
        --Torts, including the broad range of tort litigation arising from
    the operation of the Federal Government, constitutional tort claims
    against Federal Government officials throughout the Government, aviation
    disasters, environmental and occupational disease, and radiation and
    toxic substance exposure. It defends petitions filed pursuant to the
    Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and is responsible for administering
    the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program. It also handles maritime
    litigation and suits that seek personal monetary judgments against
    individual officers or employees.
        --Appellate, having primary responsibility for the litigation of
    Civil Division cases in the courts of appeal, and on occasion, State
    appeal courts. The Appellate Staff prepares Government briefs and
    presents oral arguments for these cases. Additionally, the Appellate
    Staff works with the Solicitor General's office to prepare documents
    filed for these cases in the Supreme Court, including briefs on the
    merits, petitions for certiorari, and jurisdictional statements. The
    Appellate Staff also works with the Solicitor General's office to obtain
    authorization for appellate review.

    For further information, contact the Office of the Assistant Attorney
    General, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Tenth Street and
    Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-514-3301.

    Civil Rights Division

    The Civil Rights Division, headed by an Assistant Attorney General, was
    established in 1957 to secure effective Federal enforcement of civil
    rights. The Division is the primary institution within the Federal
    Government responsible for enforcing Federal statutes prohibiting
    discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion,
    citizenship, and national origin. The Division has responsibilities in
    the following areas:
        --Coordination and review of various civil rights statutes that
    prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin,
    sex, and religion in programs and activities that receive Federal
    financial assistance by Federal agencies.
        --Criminal cases involving conspiracies to interfere with federally
    protected rights; deprivation of rights under color of law; the use of
    force or threat of force to injure or intimidate someone in their
    enjoyment of specific rights (such as voting, housing, employment,
    education, public facilities, and accommodations); interference with the
    free exercise of religious beliefs or damage to religious property; the
    holding of a worker in a condition of slavery or involuntary servitude;
    and interference with persons seeking to obtain or provide reproductive
    services.
        --Disability rights cases, achieving equal opportunity for people
    with disabilities in the United States by implementing the Americans
    with Disabilities Act (ADA). The section's enforcement, certification,
    regulatory, coordination, and technical assistance activities, combined
    with an innovative mediation program and a technical assistance grant
    program, provide an approach for carrying out the ADA's mandates. The
    section also carries out responsibilities under sections 504 and 508 of
    the Rehabilitation Act, the Help American Vote Act, the Small Business
    Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, and Executive Order 12250.
        --Educational opportunities litigation, involving title IV of the
    Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of
    1974, and title III of

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    the Americans with Disabilities Act. In addition, the section is
    responsible for enforcing other statutes such as title VI of the Civil
    Rights Act of 1964, title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972,
    section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, title II of the Americans
    with Disabilities Act, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education
    Act upon referral from other governmental agencies.
        --Employment litigation enforcing against State and local government
    employers the provisions of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
    as amended, and other Federal laws prohibiting employment practices that
    discriminate on grounds of race, sex, religion, and national origin. The
    section also enforces against State and local government and private
    employers the provisions of the Uniformed Services Employment and
    Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, which prohibits employers from
    discriminating or retaliating against an employee or applicant for
    employment because of such person's past, current or future military
    obligation.
        --Housing and Civil Enforcement statutes enforcing the Fair Housing
    Act, which prohibits discrimination in housing; the Equal Credit
    Opportunity Act, which prohibits discrimination in credit; title II of
    the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in certain
    places of public accomodation, such as hotels, restaurants, nightclubs
    and theaters; title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits
    discrimination in public facilities; and the Religious Land Use and
    Institutionalized Persons Act, which prohibits local governments from
    adopting or enforcing land use regulations that discriminate against
    religious assemblies and institutions or which unjustifiably burden
    religious exercise.
        --Immigration-related unfair employment practices enforcing the
    antidiscrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
    which protect U.S. citizens and legal immigrants from employment
    discrimination based upon citizenship or immigration status and national
    origin, unfair documentary practices relating to the employment
    eligibility verification process, and retaliation.
        --Special litigation protecting the constitutional and statutory
    rights of persons confined in certain institutions owned or operated by
    State or local governments, including facilities for individuals with
    mental and developmental disabilities, nursing homes, prisons, jails,
    and juvenile detention facilities where a pattern or practice of
    violations exist; civil enforcement of statutes prohibiting a pattern or
    practice of conduct by law enforcement agencies that violates Federal
    law; and protection against a threat of force and physical obstruction
    that injures, intimidates, or interferes with a person seeking to obtain
    or provide reproductive health services, or to exercise the first
    amendment right of religious freedom at a place of worship.
        --Voting cases enforcing the Voting Rights Act, the Help America
    Vote Act, the National Voter Registration Act, the Voting Accessibility
    for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
    Absentee Voting Act, and other Federal statutes designed to safeguard
    citizen's right to vote. This includes racial and language minorities,
    illiterate persons, individuals with disabilities, overseas citizens,
    persons who change their residence shortly before a Presidential
    election, and persons 18 to 20 years of age.

    For further information, contact the Executive Officer, Civil Rights
    Division, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
    Washington, DC 20035. Phone, 202-514-4224. Internet, www.usdoj.gov/crt.

    Criminal Division

    The Criminal Division develops, enforces, and supervises the application
    of all Federal criminal laws, except those specifically assigned to
    other divisions. In addition to its direct litigation responsibilities,
    the Division formulates and implements criminal enforcement policy and
    provides advice and assistance, including representing the United States
    before the United States Courts of Appeal. The Division engages in and
    coordinates a wide range of criminal investigations and prosecutions,

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    such as those targeting individuals and organizations that engage in
    international and national drug trafficking and money laundering systems
    or organizations and organized crime groups. The Division also approves
    or monitors sensitive areas of law enforcement such as participation in
    the Witness Security Program and the use of electronic surveillance;
    advises the Attorney General, Congress, the Office of Management and
    Budget, and the White House on matters of criminal law; provides legal
    advice, assistance, and training to Federal, State, and local
    prosecutors and investigative agencies; provides leadership for
    coordinating international and national law enforcement matters; and
    provides training and development assistance to foreign criminal justice
    systems. Areas of responsibility include:
        --Asset forfeiture and money laundering, including the prosecution
    of complex, sensitive, multidistrict and international cases;
    formulating policy and conducting training in the money laundering and
    forfeiture areas; developing legislation and regulations; ensuring the
    uniform application of forfeiture and money laundering statutes;
    participating in bilateral and multilateral initiatives to develop
    international forfeiture and money laundering policy and promote
    international cooperation; adjudicating petitions for remission or
    mitigation of forfeited assets; distributing forfeited funds and
    properties to appropriate domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies
    and community groups within the United States; and ensuring that such
    agencies comply with proper usage of received funds.
        --Child exploitation and obscenity, including providing
    prosecutorial and forensic assistance to Federal prosecutors and law
    enforcement agents in investigating and prosecuting violators of Federal
    criminal statutes relating to the manufacture, distribution, receipt, or
    possession, of child pornography; selling, buying, or transporting women
    and children to engage in sexually explicit conduct; interstate or
    international travel to sexually abuse children; abusing children on
    Federal and Indian lands; transporting obscene materials in interstate
    or foreign commerce; international parental abduction; nonpayment of
    certain court-ordered child support; and contributing to the development
    of policy and legislative efforts related to these areas.
        --Computer crime and intellectual property, including cyber-attacks
    on critical information systems, improving domestic and international
    infrastructure to pursue network criminals most effectively; and
    initiating and participating in international efforts to combat computer
    crime.
        --Enforcement, overseeing the use of the most sophisticated
    investigative tools at the Department's disposal; reviewing all Federal
    electronic surveillance requests and requests to apply for court orders
    permitting the use of video surveillance; authorizing or denying the
    entry of applicants into the Federal Witness Security Program (WSP) and
    coordinating and administering matters relating to all aspects of the
    WSP among all program components; reviewing requests for witness
    immunity; transfer of prisoners to and from foreign countries to serve
    the remainder of their prison sentences; attorney and press subpoenas;
    applications for S-visa status; and disclosure of grand jury
    information.
        --Fraud, including cases that focus on corporate and securities
    fraud schemes, financial institution fraud, insurance fraud, fraud
    involving Government programs such as Medicare, and international
    criminal activities including the bribery of foreign government
    officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
        --International affairs, including requests for international
    extradition and foreign evidence on behhalf of Federal, State, and local
    prosecutors ans investigators, fulfilling foreign requests for fugitives
    and evidence, and negotiating and implementing law enforcement treaties.
        --Narcotics and dangerous drugs, including statutes pertaining to
    controlled substances; developing and implementing domestic and
    international narcotics law enforcement policies and programs;
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    other cooperative drug enforcement strategies, such as the Bilateral
    Case Initiative, and projects conducted by the law enforcement and
    intelligence communities.
        --Organized crime and racketeering efforts against traditional
    groups and emerging groups from Asia and Europe.
        --Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, combining the
    resources and expertise of several Federal agencies in cooperation with
    the Tax Division, U.S. Attorneys Offices, and State and local law
    enforcement, to identify, disrupt, and dismantle major drug supply and
    money laundering organizations through coordinated, nationwide
    investigations targeting the entire infrastructure of these enterprises.
        --Overseas prosecutorial development, assistance, and training for
    prosecutors and judicial personnel in other countries to develop and
    sustain democratic criminal justice institutions.
        --Policy and legislation, developing legislative proposals and
    reviewing pending legislation affecting the Federal criminal justice
    system; reviewing and developing proposed changes to the Federal
    sentencing guidelines and rules; and analyzing crime policy and program
    issues.
        --Public integrity efforts to combat corruption of elected and
    appointed public officials at all levels of Government.
        --Special investigations of individuals who took part in Nazi-
    sponsored acts of persecution abroad before and during World War II and
    who subsequently entered or seek to enter the United States illegally
    and/or fraudulently, and interagency investigation into assets looted
    from victims of Nazi persecution.
        --Terrorism, involving design, implementation, and support of law
    enforcement efforts, legislative initiatives, policies, and strategies
    relating to international and domestic terrorism.
        --Domestic security, enforcing Federal criminal laws relating to
    violent crimes, the illegal use of firearms and explosives, and alien
    smuggling and other immigration-related offenses.

    For further information, contact the Office of the Assistant Attorney
    General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice, Tenth Street and
    Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-514-2601.

    Environment and Natural Resources Division

    The Environment and Natural Resources Division is the Nation's
    environmental lawyer. The Division's responsibilities include enforcing
    civil and criminal environmental laws that protect America's health and
    environment. It also defends environmental challenges to Government
    activities and programs and ensures that environmental laws are
    implemented in a fair and consistent manner nationwide. It also
    represents the United States in all matters concerning the protection,
    use, and development of the Nation's natural resources and public lands,
    wildlife protection, Indian rights and claims, and the acquisition of
    Federal property. To carry out this broad mission, the Division
    litigates in the following areas:
        --Environmental crimes, prosecuting individuals and corporate
    entities violating laws designed to protect the environment.
        --Civil environmental enforcement, on behalf of EPA; claims for
    damages to natural resources filed on behalf of the Departments of the
    Interior, Commerce, and Agriculture; claims for contribution against
    private parties for contamination of public land; and recoupment of
    money spent to clean up certain oil spills on behalf of the U.S. Coast
    Guard.
        --Environmental defense, representing the United States in suits
    challenging the Government's administration of Federal environmental
    laws including claims that regulations are too strict or lax, and claims
    alleging that Federal agencies are not complying with environmental
    standards.
        --Wildlife and marine resources protection, including prosecution of
    smugglers and black-market dealers in protected wildlife.
        --Use and protection of federally owned public lands and natural

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    resources across a broad spectrum of laws.
        --Indian resources protection, including establishing water rights,
    establishing and protecting hunting and fishing rights, collecting
    damages for trespass on Indian lands, and establishing reservation
    boundaries and rights to land.
        --Land acquisition for use by the Federal Government for purposes
    ranging from establishing public parks to building Federal courthouses.

    For further information, contact the Office of the Assistant Attorney
    General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of
    Justice, Tenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530.
    Phone, 202-514-2701.

    National Security Division

    The National Security Division (NSD) develops, enforces, and supervises
    the application of all Federal criminal laws related to the national
    counterterrorism and counterespionage enforcement programs, except those
    specifically assigned to other divisions. NSD litigates and coordinates
    a wide range of prosecutions and criminal investigations involving
    terorrism and violations of the espionage, export control, and foreign
    agents registration laws. It administers the Foreign Intelligence
    Surveillance Act and other legal authorities for national security
    activities; approves and monitors the use of electronic surveillance;
    provides legal and policy advice regarding the classification of and
    access to national security information; performs prepublication review
    of materials written by present and former DOJ employees; trains the law
    enforcement and intelligence communities; and advises the Department,
    legislative and executive branches on all areas of national security
    law. NSD also serves as the Department's representative on
    interdepartmental boards, committees, and entities dealing with issues
    related to national security.
    NSD also has some additional counterterrorism, counterespionage, and
    intelligence oversight responsibilites as follows:
        --Promote and oversee national counterterrorism enforcement
    programs;
        --Develop and implement counterterrorism strategies, legislation,
    and initiatives;
        --Facilitate information sharing between and among the Department
    and other Federal agencies on terrorism threats;
        --Share information with international law enforcement officials to
    assist with international threat information and litigation initiatives;
        --Liaison with the intelligence, defense, and immigration
    communities and foreign governments on counterterrorism issues and
    cases;
        --Supervise the investigation and prosecution of cases involving
    national security, foreign relations, the export of military and
    strategic commodities and technology, espionage, sabotage, neutrality,
    and atomic energy;
        --Coordinates cases involving the application for the Classified
    Information Procedures Act;
        --Enforce the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 and related
    disclosure laws;
        --Supervise the preparation of certifications and applications for
    orders under the Foreign Intelligence Surveilance Act (FISA);
        --Represent the United States before the Foreign Intelligence
    Surveillance Court;
        --Participate in the development, implementation, and review of
    United States intelligence policies;
        --Evaluate existing and proposed national security-related
    activities to determine their consistency with relevant policies and
    law;
        --Monitor intelligence and counterintelligence activities of other
    agencies to ensure conformity with Department objectives;
        --Prepare reports evaluating domestic and foreign intelligence and
    counterintelligence activities;
        --Process requests to use FISA-derived information in criminal,
    civil, and immigration proceedings and to

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    disseminate that information to foreign governments.

    For further information, contact the Office of the Assistant Attorney
    General, National Security Division, Department of Justice, Tenth Street
    and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-514-5600.
    Internet, www.usdoj.gov/nsd.

    Tax Division

    Tax Division ensures the uniform and fair enforcement of Federal tax
    laws in Federal and State courts. The Division conducts enforcement
    activities to deter specific taxpayers, as well as the taxpaying public
    at large, from conduct that deprives the Federal Government of its tax-
    related revenue. It represents the United States and its officers in all
    civil and criminal litigation arising under the internal revenue laws,
    other than proceedings in the United States Tax Court. Tax Division
    attorneys frequently join with Assistant U.S. Attorneys in prosecuting
    tax cases. Some criminal tax grand jury investigations and prosecutions
    are handled solely by Tax Division prosecutors, while others are
    delegated to Assistant U.S. Attorneys. Division attorneys evaluate
    requests by the Internal Revenue Service or United States Attorneys to
    initiate grand jury investigations or prosecutions of tax crimes.
        The Division handles a wide array of civil tax litigation including
    the following:
        --Suits to enjoin the promotion of abusive tax shelters and to
    enjoin activities relating to aiding and abetting the understatement of
    tax liabilities of others;
        --Suits to enforce Internal Revenue Service administrative summonses
    that seek information essential to determine and collect taxpayers'
    liabilities, including summonses for records of corporate tax shelters
    and offshore transactions;
        --Suits brought by the United States to set aside fraudulent
    conveyances and to collect assets held by nominees and alter egos;
        --Tax refund suits challenging the Internal Revenue Service's
    determination of taxpayers' Federal income, employment, excise, and
    estate liabilities;
        --Bankruptcy litigation raising issues of the validity,
    dischargeability, and priority of Federal tax claims, and the
    feasibility of reorganization plans;
        --Suits brought by taxpayers challenging determinations made in the
    collection due process proceedings before the Internal Revenue Service's
    Office of Appeals; and
        --Suits against the United States for damages for the unauthorized
    disclosure of tax return information or for damages claimed because of
    alleged injuries caused by Internal Revenue Service employees in the
    performance of their official duties.
        The Division also collects judgments in tax cases. To this end, the
    Division directs collection efforts and coordinates with, monitors the
    efforts of, and provides assistance to the various United States
    Attorneys' offices in collecting outstanding judgments in tax cases.
        The Division also works with the Internal Revenue Service, United
    States Attorneys, and other Government agencies on policy and
    legislative proposals to enhance tax administration and handling tax
    cases assigned to those offices.

    For further information, contact the Office of the Assistant Attorney
    General, Tax Division, Department of Justice, Tenth Street and
    Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-514-2901.
    Internet, www.usdoj.gov/tax.

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    Bureaus

    Federal Bureau of Investigation

    935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20535. Phone, 202-324-3000.
    Internet, www.fbi.gov.

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the principal investigative
    arm of the United States Department of Justice. It is primarily charged
    with gathering and reporting facts, locating witnesses, and compiling
    evidence in cases involving Federal jurisdiction. It also provides law
    enforcement leadership and assistance to State and international law
    enforcement agencies.
        The Federal Bureau of Investigation was established in 1908 by the
    Attorney General, who directed that Department of Justice investigations
    be handled by its own staff. The Bureau is charged with investigating
    all violations of Federal law except those that have been assigned by
    legislative enactment or otherwise to another Federal agency. Its
    jurisdiction includes a wide range of responsibilities in the national
    security, criminal, and civil fields. Priority has been assigned to
    areas such as counterterrorism, counterintelligence, cyber-crimes,
    internationally and nationally organized crime/drug matters, and
    financial crimes.
        The FBI also offers cooperative services to local, State, and
    international law enforcement agencies. These services include
    fingerprint identification, laboratory examination, police training, the
    Law Enforcement Online communication and information service for use by
    the law enforcement community, the National Crime Information Center,
    and the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime.

    For further information, contact the Office of Public and Congressional
    Affairs, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building,
    935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20535. Phone, 202-317-2727.

    Bureau of Prisons

    320 First Street NW., Washington, DC 20534. Phone, 202-307-3198.
    Internet, www.bop.gov.

    The mission of the Bureau of Prisons is to protect society by confining
    offenders in the controlled environments of prisons and community-based
    facilities that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and appropriately
    secure, and that provide work and other self-improvement opportunities
    to assist offenders in becoming law-abiding citizens. The Bureau has its
    headquarters, or Central Office, in Washington, DC. The Central Office
    is divided into nine divisions, including the National Institute of
    Corrections.
        The Correctional Programs Division (CPD) is responsible for inmate
    classification and programming, including psychology and religious
    services, substance abuse treatment, case management, and programs for
    special needs offenders. CPD provides policy direction and daily
    operational oversight of institution security, emergency preparedness,
    intelligence gathering, inmate discipline, inmate sentence computations,
    receiving and discharge, and inmate transportation, as well as
    coordinating international treaty transfers and overseeing the special
    security needs of inmates placed in the Federal Witness Protection
    Program. CPD administers contracts and intergovernmental agreements for
    the confinement of offenders in community-based programs, community
    corrections centers, and other facilities, including privately managed
    facilities. CPD staff is also involved in the Bureau's privatization
    efforts.
        The Industries, Education, and Vocational Training Division oversees
    Federal Prison Industries, or UNICOR, which is a wholly owned Government
    corporation that provides employment and training opportunities for
    inmates confined in Federal correctional facilities. Additionally, it is
    responsible for oversight of educational, occupational, and vocational
    training, and leisure-time programs, as well as those related to inmate
    release preparation.

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        The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) provides technical
    assistance, training, and information to State and local corrections
    agencies throughout the country, as well as the Bureau. It also provides
    research assistance and documents through the NIC Information Center.

    For further information, contact the Public Information Office, Bureau
    of Prisons, 320 First Street NW., Washington, DC 20534. Phone, 202-514-
    6551.

    United States Marshals Service

    Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-307-9000

    The United States Marshals Service is the Nation's oldest Federal law
    enforcement agency, having served as a vital link between the executive
    and judicial branches of the Government since 1789. The Marshals Service
    performs tasks that are essential to the operation of virtually every
    aspect of the Federal justice system. The Service has these
    responsibilities:
        --providing support and protection for the Federal courts, including
    security for 800 judicial facilities and nearly 2,000 judges and
    magistrates, as well as countless other trial participants such as
    jurors and attorneys;
        --apprehending the majority of Federal fugitives;
        --operating the Federal Witness Security Program and ensuring the
    safety of endangered Government witnesses;
        --maintaining custody of and transporting thousands of Federal
    prisoners annually;
        --executing court orders and arrest warrants;
        --managing and selling seized property forfeited to the Government
    by drug traffickers and other criminals and assisting the Justice
    Department's asset forfeiture program;
        --responding to emergency circumstances, including civil
    disturbances, terrorist incidents, and other crisis situations through
    its Special Operations Group, and restoring order in riot and mob-
    violence situations; and
        --operating the U.S. Marshals Service Training Academy.

    For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, U.S.
    Marshals Service, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530. Phone,
    202-307-9065. Internet, www.usmarshals.gov.

    International Criminal Police Organization-United States National
    Central Bureau

    Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-616-9000. Fax, 202-616-8400.

    The U.S. National Central Bureau (USNCB) is the United States'
    representative to INTERPOL, the International Criminal Police
    Organization. Also known as INTERPOL-Washington, the USNCB provides an
    essential communications link between the U.S. police community and
    their counterparts in the foreign member countries. The USNCB also
    serves as the United States' point of contact for the European Police
    Office (EUROPOL), the European Union's law enforcement organization.
        INTERPOL is an association of 182 countries dedicated to promoting
    mutual assistance among law enforcement authorities in the prevention
    and suppression of international crime. With no police force of its own,
    INTERPOL has no powers of arrest or search and seizure and therefore
    relies on the law enforcement authorities of its member countries. Each
    member country is required to have a national central bureau, such as
    the USNCB, to act as the primary point of contact for police matters.
    INTERPOL serves as a channel of communication for its member countries
    to cooperate in the investigation and prosecution of crime, provides a
    forum for discussions, working group meetings, and symposia to enable
    police to focus on specific areas of criminal activity affecting their
    countries, and issues and maintains information and databases on crime,
    fugitives, stolen passports and vehicles, missing persons, and
    humanitarian concerns, which are supplied by and can be used as a source
    by its member countries.

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        The USNCB is staffed by a permanent staff and detailed special
    agents from numerous Federal law enforcement agencies. The USNCB is
    organized into the Terrorism and Violent Crimes Division, the Economic
    Crimes Division, the Drug Division, the Fugitive Division, the
    Investigative Support Division, the Administrative Services Division,
    the Office of the General Counsel, and the State and Local Liaison
    Division (SLLD).
        SLLD coordinates INTERPOL requests with 62 INTERPOL State liaison
    offices established in each State and the cities of New York, Boston,
    Chicago, Washington, DC, Miami-Dade, San Diego (city and county), Los
    Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle. The USNCB has three sub-bureaus
    which serve to more effectively address the law enforcement needs of
    U.S. territories. The sub-bureaus are located in Puerto Rico, American
    Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. SLLD provides the primary means of
    communication between foreign law enforcement authorities and domestic
    State and local police for the purpose of pursuing international
    investigations. International leads developed in criminal investigations
    being conducted by a State or local police entity can be pursued through
    their liaison office.

    For further information, contact the INTERPOL-U.S. National Central
    Bureau, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-616-
    9000.

    Drug Enforcement Administration

    600-700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Phone, 202-307-1000. FTS,
    367-1000

    The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is the lead Federal agency in
    enforcing narcotics and controlled substances laws and regulations. DEA
    also enforces the Federal money laundering and bulk currency smuggling
    statutes when the funds involved in the transactions or smuggling are
    derived from the sale of narcotics. It was created in July 1973, by
    Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973 (5 U.S.C. app.).
        DEA enforces the provisions of the controlled substances and
    chemical diversion and trafficking laws and regulations of the United
    States, and operates on a worldwide basis. It presents cases to the
    criminal and civil justice systems of the United States--or any other
    competent jurisdiction--on those significant organizations and their
    members involved in cultivation, production, smuggling, distribution,
    laundering of proceeds, or diversion of controlled substances appearing
    in or destined for illegal traffic in the United States. DEA disrupts
    and dismantles these organizations by arresting their members,
    confiscating their drugs, and seizing their assets; and creates,
    manages, and supports enforcement-related programs--domestically and
    internationally--aimed at reducing the availability of and demand for
    illicit controlled substances.
        DEA's responsibilities include:
        --investigation of major narcotic, chemical, drug-money laundering,
    and bulk currency smuggling violators who operate at interstate and
    international levels;
        --seizure and forfeiture of assets derived from, traceable to, or
    intended to be used for illicit drug trafficking;
        --seizure and forfeiture of assets derived from or traceable to
    drug-money laundering or the smuggling of bulk currency derived from
    illegal drugs;
        --enforcement of regulations governing the legal manufacture,
    distribution, and dispensing of controlled substances;
        --management of an intelligence program that supports drug
    investigations, initiatives, and operations worldwide;
        --coordination with Federal, State, and local law enforcement
    authorities and cooperation with counterpart agencies abroad;
        --assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies in
    addressing their most significant drug and drug-related violence
    problems;
        --leadership and influence over international counterdrug and
    chemical policy and support for institution building in host nations;

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        --training, scientific research, and information exchange in support
    of drug traffic prevention and control; and
        --education and assistance to the public community on the
    prevention, treatment, and dangers of drugs.
        DEA maintains liaison with the United Nations, INTERPOL, and other
    organizations on matters relating to international narcotics control
    programs. It has offices throughout the United States and in 62 foreign
    countries.

    For further information, contact the Public Affairs Section, Drug
    Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20537.
    Phone, 202-307-7977.

    Office of Justice Programs

    810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531. Phone, 202-307-0703

    The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) was established by the Justice
    Assistance Act of 1984 and reauthorized in 1994 to provide Federal
    leadership, coordination, and assistance needed to make the Nation's
    justice system more efficient and effective in preventing and
    controlling crime. OJP is responsible for collecting statistical data
    and conducting analyses; identifying emerging criminal justice issues;
    developing and testing promising approaches to address these issues;
    evaluating program results, and disseminating these findings and other
    information to State and local governments.
        The Office is comprised of the following bureaus and offices:
        --The Bureau of Justice Assistance provides funding, training, and
    technical assistance to State and local governments to combat violent
    and drug-related crime and help improve the criminal justice system.
        --The Bureau of Justice Statistics is responsible for collecting and
    analyzing data on crime, criminal offenders, crime victims, and the
    operations of justice systems at all levels of government.
        --The National Institute of Justice sponsors research and
    development programs, conducts demonstrations of innovative approaches
    to improve criminal justice, and develops new criminal justice
    technologies.
        --The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention provides
    grants and contracts to States to help them improve their juvenile
    justice systems and sponsors innovative research, demonstration,
    evaluation, statistics, replication, technical assistance, and training
    programs to help improve the Nation's understanding of and response to
    juvenile violence and delinquency.
        --The Office for Victims of Crime administers victim compensation
    and assistance grant programs and provides funding, training, and
    technical assistance to victim service organizations, criminal justice
    agencies, and other professionals to improve the Nation's response to
    crime victims.
        --The Violence Against Women Office coordinates legislative and
    other initiatives relating to violence against women and administers
    grant programs to help prevent, detect, and stop violence against women,
    including domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
        --The Drug Courts Program Office supports the development,
    implementation, and improvement of drug courts through technical
    assistance and training and grants to State, local, or tribal
    governments and courts.
        --The Corrections Program Office provides financial and technical
    assistance to State and local governments to implement corrections-
    related programs including correctional facility construction and
    corrections-based drug treatment programs.
        --The Executive Office for Weed and Seed helps communities build
    stronger, safer neighborhoods by implementing the weed and seed
    strategy, a community-based, multidisciplinary approach to combating
    crime.
        --The Office for State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support is
    responsible for enhancing the capacity of State and local jurisdictions
    to prepare for and respond to incidents of domestic terrorism involving
    chemical and biological agents, radiological and explosive devices, and
    other weapons of mass destruction.
        --The Office of the Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education
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    college educational assistance to students who commit to public service
    in law enforcement, and scholarships with no service commitment to
    dependents of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty.

    For further information, contact the Department of Justice Response
    Center. Phone, 800-421-6770. Internet, www.ojp.usdoj.gov. E-mail,
    askojp@ojp.usdoj.gov.

    Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

    650 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20226. Phone, 202-927-8500

    The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is
    responsibile for enforcing Federal criminal laws and regulating the
    firearms and explosives industries. ATF, formerly known as the Bureau of
    Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, was initially established by Department
    of Treasury Order No. 221, effective July 1, 1972, which transferred the
    functions, powers, and duties arising under laws relating to alcohol,
    tobacco, firearms, and explosives from the Internal Revenue Service to
    ATF. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 531) transferred
    certain functions and authorities of ATF to the Department of Justice
    and established it under its current name. ATF works, directly and
    through partnerships, to investigate and reduce violent crime involving
    firearms and explosives, acts of arson, and illegal trafficking of
    alcohol and tobacco products. The Bureau provides training and support
    to its Federal, State, local, and international law enforcement partners
    and works primarily in 23 field divisions across the 50 States, Puerto
    Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. It also has foreign offices in
    Mexico, Canada, Colombia, and France.

    For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Bureau of
    Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Phone, 202-927-8500.
    Internet, www.atf.gov.

    Boards

    Executive Office for Immigration Review

    Falls Church, VA 22041. Phone, 703-305-0289. Internet, www.usdoj.gov/
    eoir.

    The Executive Office for Immigration Review, under a delegation of
    authority from the Attorney General, is charged with adjudicating
    matters brought under various immigration statutes to its three
    administrative tribunals: the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Office
    of the Chief Immigration Judge, and the Office of the Chief
    Administrative Hearing Officer.
        The Board of Immigration Appeals has nationwide jurisdiction to hear
    appeals from certain decisions made by immigration judges and by
    district directors of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In
    addition, the Board is responsible for hearing appeals involving
    disciplinary actions against attorneys and representatives before DHS
    and the Board.
        Decisions of the Board are binding on all DHS officers and
    immigration judges unless modified or overruled by the Attorney General
    or a Federal court. All Board decisions are subject to judicial review
    in Federal court. The majority of appeals reaching the Board involve
    orders of removal and applications for relief from removal. Other cases
    before the Board include the removal of aliens applying for admission to
    the United States, petitions to classify the status of alien relatives
    for the issuance of preference immigrant visas, fines imposed upon
    carriers for the violation of the immigration laws, and motions for
    reopening and reconsideration of decisions previously rendered.
        The Office of the Chief Immigration Judge provides overall direction
    for more than 200 immigration judges located in 53 immigration courts
    throughout the Nation. Immigration judges are responsible for conducting
    formal administrative proceedings and act

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    independently in their decisionmaking capacity. Their decisions are
    administratively final, unless appealed or certified to the Board.
        In removal proceedings, an immigration judge determines whether an
    individual from a foreign country should be admitted or allowed to stay
    in the United States or be removed. Judges are located throughout the
    United States, and each judge has jurisdiction to consider various forms
    of relief available under the law, including applications for asylum.
        The Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer is
    responsible for the general supervision and management of administrative
    law judges who preside at hearings which are mandated by provisions of
    immigration law concerning allegations of unlawful employment of aliens,
    unfair immigration-related employment practices, and immigration
    document fraud.

    For further information, contact the Office of Legislative and Public
    Affairs, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice,
    Falls Church, VA 22041. Phone, 703-305-0289. Internet, www.usdoj.gov/
    eoir.

    United States Parole Commission

    Friendship Boulevard, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Phone, 301-492-5990

    The United States Parole Commission (USPC) makes parole release
    decisions for eligible Federal and District of Columbia prisoners;
    authorizes methods of release and conditions under which release occurs;
    prescribes, modifies, and monitors compliance with the terms and
    conditions governing offenders' behavior while on parole or mandatory or
    supervised release; issues warrants for violation of supervision;
    determines probable cause for the revocation process; revokes parole,
    mandatory, or supervised release; releases from supervision those
    offenders who are no longer a risk to public safety; and promulgates the
    rules, regulations, and guidelines for the exercise of the USPC's
    authority and the implementation of a national parole policy.
        The USPC has sole jurisdiction over the following: Federal offenders
    who committed offenses before November 1, 1987; D.C. Code offenders who
    committed offenses before August 5, 2000; D.C. Code offfenders sentenced
    to a term of supervised release; Uniform Code of Military Justice
    offenders who are in Bureau of Prison's custody; transfer treaty cases;
    and State probationers and parolees in the Federal Witness Protection
    Program.

    For further information, contact the United States Parole Commission,
    Department of Justice, 5550 Friendship Boulevard, Chevy Chase, MD 20815.
    Phone, 301-492-5990. Internet, www.usdoj.gov/uspc/parole.htm.

    Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

    The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) was
    established to assist law enforcement agencies in enhancing public
    safety through the implementation of community policing strategies. COPS
    does so by providing training to enhance law enforcement officers'
    problem-solving and community interaction skills; encouraging law
    enforcement and community members to develop initiatives to prevent
    crime; substantially increasing the number of law enforcement officers
    directly interacting with the community; and supporting the development
    of new technologies to shift law enforcement's focus to preventing crime
    and disorder within their communities.
        The COPS Office includes the following program divisions:
        --The grants administration division is responsible for developing
    and designing new programs to provide resources for the hiring of new
    officers and to further the adoption and implementation of community
    policing, reviewing grant applications, and assisting grantees in the
    implementation of their grants.
        --The grants monitoring division is responsible for tracking
    grantees' compliance with the conditions of their grants. The Division
    conducts site visits and reviews grantee files to ensure that COPS funds
    are properly used to hire officers and implement community policing. The
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    onsite technical assistance to grantees, office-based grant reviews,
    alleged noncompliance reviews, audit resolution, and collects and
    disseminates examples of successful community policing strategies.
        --The training and technical assistance division is responsible for
    coordinating the provision of training and technical assistance to
    advance the adoption, implementation, and sustaining of community
    policing in the thousands of communities served by the COPS Office.
        --The compliance division is responsible for the monitoring and
    coordination of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) audits and
    independent audits required by the Single Audit Act and serves as the
    liaison between grantees and auditors in the conduct and resolution of
    OIG audits.

    For further information, contact the Office of Community Oriented
    Policing Services (COPS), Department of Justice, 1100 Vermont Avenue
    NW., Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-514-2058. Internet,
    www.cops.usdoj.gov.

    Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States

    The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States is a
    quasi-judicial, independent agency within the Department of Justice
    which adjudicates claims of U.S. nationals against foreign governments,
    either under specific jurisdiction conferred by Congress or pursuant to
    international claims settlement agreements. The decisions of the
    Commission are final and are not reviewable under any standard by any
    court or other authority. Funds for payment of the Commission's awards
    are derived from congressional appropriations, international claims
    settlements, or the liquidation of foreign assets in the United States
    by the Departments of Justice and the Treasury.
        The Commission also has authority to receive, determine the validity
    and amount, and provide for the payment of claims by members of the U.S.
    armed services and civilians held as prisoners of war or interned by a
    hostile force in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam conflict, or by the
    survivors of such service members and civilians.
        The Commission is also responsible for maintaining records and
    responding to inquiries related to the various claims programs it has
    conducted against the Governments of Albania, Bulgaria, China, Cuba,
    Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Ethiopia, the Federal Republic of Germany, the
    German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Panama, Poland,
    Romania, the Soviet Union, Vietnam, and Yugoslavia, as well as those
    authorized under the War Claims Act of 1948 and other statutes.

    For further information, contact the Office of the Chairman, Foreign
    Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, Department of
    Justice, Suite 6002, 600 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20579. Phone, 202-
    616-6975. Fax, 202-616-6993.

    Sources of
    Information

    Controlled Substances Act Registration  Information about registration
    under the Controlled Substances Act may be obtained from the
    Registration Section of the Drug Enforcement Administration, P.O. Box
    28083, Central Station, Washington, DC 20038. Phone, 202-307-7255.
    Disability-Related Matters  Contact the Civil Rights Division's ADA
    Hotline. Phone, 800-514-0301. TDD, 800-514-0383. Internet,
    www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm.
    Drugs and Crime Clearinghouse  Phone, 800-666-3332 (toll free).
    Electronic Access  Information concerning Department of Justice programs
    and activities is available electronically through the Internet, at
    www.usdoj.gov.
        The NCJRS Electronic Bulletin Board may be accessed by calling 301-
    738-8895 (modem).

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    Employment  The Department maintains an agencywide job line. Phone, 202-
    514-3397.
        Attorneys' applications: Director, Office of Attorney Personnel
    Management, Department of Justice, Room 6150, Tenth Street and
    Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-514-1432.
    Assistant U.S. attorney applicants should apply to individual U.S.
    attorneys.
        United States Marshals Service: Field Staffing Branch, United States
    Marshals Service, Department of Justice, 600 Army Navy Drive, Arlington,
    VA 22202-4210.
        Federal Bureau of Investigation: Director, Washington, DC 20535, or
    any of the field offices or resident agencies whose addresses are listed
    in the front of most local telephone directories.
        Drug Enforcement Administration: regional offices, laboratories, or
    Washington Headquarters Office of Personnel.
        Bureau of Prisons: Central Office, 320 First Street NW., Washington,
    DC 20534 (phone, 202-307-3082); or any regional or field office.
        Office of Justice Programs: 633 Indiana Avenue NW., Washington, DC
    20531. Phone, 202-307-0730.
        United States Trustee Program, Room 770, 901 E Street NW.,
    Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-616-1000.
        Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: Attorneys: Office of the Chief
    Counsel, Suite 6002, 600 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20579 (phone, 202-
    616-6975); Other: Administrative Officer, same address and phone.
    Housing Discrimination Matters  Contact the Civil Rights Division's
    Housing and Civil Enforcement Section. Phone, 800-896-7743.
    Immigration-Related Employment Matters  The Civil Rights Division
    maintains a worker hotline. Phone, 800-255-7688. TDD, 800-237-2515. It
    also offers information for employers. Phone, 800-255-8155. TDD, 800-
    362-2735.
    Publications and Films  The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin and Uniform
    Crime Reports--Crime in the United States are available from the
    Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
    20402.
        The Annual Report of the Attorney General of the United States is
    published each year by the Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530.
        Textbooks on citizenship consisting of teachers manuals and student
    textbooks at various reading levels are distributed free to public
    schools for applicants for citizenship and are on sale to all others
    from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office,
    Washington, DC 20402. Public schools or organizations under the
    supervision of public schools which are entitled to free textbooks
    should make their requests to the appropriate Immigration and
    Naturalization Service Regional Office. For general information, call
    202-514-3946.
        The Freedom of Information Act Guide and Privacy Act Overview and
    the Freedom of Information Case List, both published annually, are
    available from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing
    Office, Washington, DC 20530.
        FOIA Update (Stock No. 727-002-00000-6), published quarterly, is
    available free of charge to FOIA offices and other interested offices
    Governmentwide. This publication is also available from the
    Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
    20402.
        Guidelines for Effective Human Relations Commissions, Annual Report
    of the Community Relations Service, Community Relations Service
    Brochure, CRS Hotline Brochure, Police Use of Deadly Force: A
    Conciliation Handbook for Citizens and Police, Principles of Good
    Policing: Avoiding Violence Between Police and Citizens, Resolving
    Racial Conflict: A Guide for Municipalities, and Viewpoints and
    Guidelines on Court-Appointed Citizens Monitoring Commissions in School
    Desegregation are available upon request from the Public Information
    Office, Community Relations Service, Department of Justice, Washington,
    DC 20530.
        A limited number of drug educational films are available, free of
    charge, to

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    civic, educational, private, and religious groups.
        A limited selection of pamphlets and brochures is available. The
    most widely requested publication is Drugs of Abuse, an identification
    manual intended for professional use. Single copies are free.
        Copies of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission's semiannual
    (through December 1966) and annual (from January 1967) reports to the
    Congress concerning its activities are available at the Commission in
    limited quantities.
        Copies of the Program Plan and other Office of Justice Programs
    publications and documents are available by calling the National
    Criminal Justice Reference Service (phone, 303-251-5500 or 800-851-3420
    (toll free); Internet, www.ncjrs.org). Some documents are also available
    from the Office's Web site, (Internet, www.ojp.usdoj.gov).
    Reading Rooms  Located in Washington, DC, at the following locations:
      Department of Justice, Room 6505, Tenth Street and Constitution Avenue
        NW., Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-514-3775.
      Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW., 20534. Phone, 202-307-3029.
      Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E Street NW., 20579. Phone,
        202-616-6975.
      U.S. Parole Commission, 5550 Friendship Boulevard, Chevy Chase, MD
        20815. Phone, 301-492-5959.
      Board of Immigration Appeals, Suite 2400, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Falls
        Church, VA 22041. Phone, 703-305-0168.
      National Institute of Justice, 9th Floor, 633 Indiana Avenue NW.,
        Washington, DC 20531 (phone, 202-307-5883).
    Redress for Wartime Relocation/Internment  Contact the Civil Rights
    Division's Office of Redress Administration. Helpline phone, 202-219-
    6900. TDD, 202-219-4710. Internet, www.usdoj.gov.
    Small Business Activities  Contract information for small businesses can
    be obtained from the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
    Utilization, Department of Justice, Tenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
    NW., Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-616-0521.

    For further information concerning the Department of Justice, contact
    the Office of Public Affairs, Department of Justice, Tenth Street and
    Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-514-2007. TDD,
    202-786-5731. Internet, www.usdoj.gov.