[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2008]
[Pages 258-277]
[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                              Michael B. Mukasey
    Chief of Staff                                Brett C. Gerry
    Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsel             Matthew Friedrich
    Deputy Attorney General                       Mark Filip
    Associate Attorney General                    Kevin O'Connor
        Senior Counsel, Office of                 Joanna M. Jacobs, 
                Dispute Resolution                        Acting
    Solicitor General                             Paul D. Clement
    Inspector General                             Glenn A. Fine
    Assistant Attorney General, Office            Steven Bradbury
            of Legal Counsel
    Assistant Attorney General, Office            Brian A. Benczkowski
            of Legislative Affairs
    Assistant Attorney General, Office            (vacancy)
            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             Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, 
            Division                                      Acting
    Assistant Attorney General, Civil             Rena Comisac, Acting
            Rights Division
    Assistant Attorney General, Criminal          Alice S. Fisher
            Division
    Assistant Attorney General, National          Kenneth L. Wainstein
            Security Division
    Assistant Attorney General,                   Ronald J. Tenpas
            Environment and Natural 
            Resources Division
    Assistant Attorney General, Tax               Nathan J. Hochman
            Division
    Assistant Attorney General, Office            Jeffrey L. Sedgwick, 
            of Justice Programs                           Acting
    Director, Office of Public Affairs            Brian Roehrkasse
    Director, Office of Information and           Melanie Ann Pustay, 
            Privacy                                       Acting
    Director, Office of                           Jennifer Korn
            Intergovernmental and Public 
            Liaison
    Director, Executive Office for U.S.           Kenneth E. Melson
            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 A. Ohlson
            Immigration Review
    Director, Executive Office for                Clifford J. White III
          United States Trustees
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    Director, Community Relations                 Ondray T. Harris
            Service
    Director, Community Oriented                  Carl R. Peed
            Policing Services
    Director, Office on Violence Against          Cindy Dyer
            Women
    Administrator, Drug Enforcement               Michele Leonhart, 
            Administration                                Acting
    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                        Jerri U. Dunston
            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 information, contact any regional 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 (230 S. Dearborn Ave., 60604)......  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 (1100 Main St., 64105-2112)....  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)...  (vacancy)......................................    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 
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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; 
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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 America Vote Act of 2002, the Small 
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, and Executive Order 12250.
    --Educational opportunities litigation, involving title IV of the 
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Opportunities Act of 1974, and title III of 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 accommodation, 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 of 2002, 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 citizens' rights 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

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in and coordinates a wide range of criminal investigations and 
prosecutions, 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 behalf of Federal, State, and local 
prosecutors and 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 
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narcotics law enforcement policies and programs; developing and 
administering 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 lenient, 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 
terrorism 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 and 
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 responsibilities 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 Surveillance 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 also known as 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 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 
provides college educational assistance to students who commit to public 
service in law enforcement, and scholarships with no service commitment 
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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, 
[email protected].

Office on Violence Against Women

800 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202-307-6026

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) was established in 2005 to 
reduce violence against women through the implementation of the Violence 
Against Women Act. OVW is responsible for administering financial and 
technical assistance to communities that are developing programs, 
policies, and practices aimed at ending domestic and dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking.

For further information, contact the Office on Violence Against Women, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 20530. Phone, 202-307-6026. 
Internet, www.ovw.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 
responsible 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 
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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 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 USPC's authority 
and the implementation of a national parole policy.
    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 offenders 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:

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    --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 
Division also provides 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 
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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).
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

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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 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.