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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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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;
developing and administering
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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
provides
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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
Division also provides
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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.