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 PUBLIC LAW 95-521—OCT. 26, 1978

92 STAT. 1873

General, and all other officers and employees of the Department of Justice shall suspend all investigations and proceedings regarding such matter, except to the extent required by section 594(d) of this title, and except insofar as such special prosecutor agrees in writing that such investigation or proceedmgs may be continued by the Department of Justice. "(b) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the Attorney General or the Solicitor General from making a presentation as amicus curiae to any court as to issues of law raised by any case or proceeding in which a special prosecutor participates in an official capacity or any appeal of such a case or proceeding. "§598. Termination of effect of chapter 28 USC 598. "This chapter shall cease to have effect five years after the date of the enactment of this chapter, except that this chapter shall continue in effect with respect to then pending matters before a special prosecutor that in the judgment of such special prosecutor require such continuation until that special prosecutor determines such matters have been completed.". (b) The tables of chapters for title 28 of the United States Code and for part II of such title 28 are each amended by inserting immediately after the item relating to chapter 37 the following new item: "39. Special prosecutor.". (c) There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such Appropriation sums as may be necessary, to be held by the Department of Justice as a authorization. contingent fund for the use of any special prosecutors appointed under 28 USC 591 note. chapter 39 (relating to special prosecutor) of title 28 of the United States Code in the carrying out of functions under such chapter. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES TO OrVTSION TO APPOINT SPECIAL PROSECUTORS

SEC. 602. (a) Chapter 3 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following: ecutors " (a) Beginning with the two-year period commencing on the date of the enactment of this section, three judges or justices shall be assigned for each successive two-year period to a division of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to be the division of the court for the purpose of appointing special prosecutors. "(b) Except as provided under subsection (f) of this section, assignment to such division of the court shall not he a bar to other judicial assignments during the term of such division. " (c) In assigning judges or justices to sit on such division of the Priority, court, priority shall be given to senior circuit judges and retired justices. "(d) The Chief Justice of the United States shall designate and assign three circuit court judges or justices, one of whom shall be a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, to such division of the court. Not more than one judge or justice or senior or retired judge or justice may be named to such division from a particular court. "(e) Any vacancy in such division of the court shall be filled only Vacancy. for the remainder of the two-year period in which such vacancy
 * § 49. Assignment of judges to division to appoint special pros- 28 USC 49.

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