Subject to the general supervision and direction of the Attorney General, the following-described matters are assigned to, and shall be conducted, handled, or supervised by, the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division:

(a) Prosecutions for Federal crimes not otherwise specifically assigned.

(b) Cases involving criminal frauds against the United States except cases assigned to the Antitrust Division by § 0.40 (a) involving conspiracy to defraud the Federal Government by violation of the antitrust laws, tax fraud cases assigned to the Tax Division by Subpart N of this part and false statement or perjury cases assigned to the Internal Security Division by § 0.60 (a).

(c) All criminal and civil litigation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

(d) Libels or civil penalty actions (including petitions for remission or mitigation of civil penalties and forfeitures, offers in compromise and related proceedings) under the Federal Aviation Act, Contraband Transportation Act, customs laws, Export Control Act, Federal Alcohol Administration Act, Federal Caustic Poisons Act, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act,

Federal Seed Act, Federal Trade Commission Act (in case foods, drugs, or cosmetics are involved), Gold Reserve Act, Hours of Service Act, laws relating to liquor, narcotics, gambling, and firearms, Locomotive Inspection Act, PrisonMade Goods Act, Safety Appliance Act, Standard Container Act, Sugar Act of 1948, and Twenty-Eight Hour Law.

(e) [Reserved]

(f) Subject to the provisions of Subpart W of this part, consideration, acceptance, or rejection of offers in compromise of criminal and tax liability under the laws relating to liquor, narcotics, gambling, and firearms, in cases in which the criminal liability remains unresolved.

(g) All litigation arising under the immigration and nationality laws (except Japanese renunciation proceedings, which are assigned to the Civil Division by § 0.45(e), and suits under the Tucker Act for the recovery of money covered into the Treasury on forfeited immigration bonds), and the passport and visa laws (except litigation involving subversives, which is assigned to the Internal Security Division by § 0.60, and injunction actions against the Secretary of State to require the issuance of passports, which are within the jurisdiction of the Civil Division under § 0.45 (i)).

(h) Coordination of enforcement activities directed against organized crime and racketeering.

(i) Enforcement of the Act of January 2, 1951, 64 Stat. 1134, as amended by the Gambling Devices Act of 1962, 76 Stat. 1075, 15 U.S.C. 1171 et seq., including registration thereunder. (See also 28 CFR 3.2.)

(j) Habeas Corpus proceedings of all types, except that any such proceeding may be conducted, handled, or supervised by another division by agreement between the head of the division concerned and the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division. (k) International extradition proceedings.

(1) Relation of military to civil authority with respect to criminal matters affecting both.

(m) Except as provided in § 0.60 (i), all criminal matters arising under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 519).

(0) All criminal and civil litigation under the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 79 Stat. 282.

(p) Resolving questions that arise as to Federal prisoners held in custody by Federal officers or in Federal prisons, commitments of mentally defective defendants and juvenile delinquents, validity and construction of sentences, probation, and parole.

(q) Supervision of matters arising under the Escape and Rescue Act (18 U.S.C. 751, 752), the Fugitive Felon Act (18 U.S.C. 1072, 1073), and the Obstruction of Justice Statute (18 U.S.C. 1503), except as to obstructions which occur in connection with cases within the jurisdiction of the Internal Security Division. [Order No. 271-62, 27 F.R. 5162, June 1, 1962, as amended by Order No. 291-62, 27 F.R. 12618, Dec. 20, 1962; Order No. 331-65, 30 F.R. 2316, Feb. 20, 1965; Order No. 335-65, 30 F.R. 5832, Apr. 27, 1965; Order No. 347-65, 30 F.R. 12249, Sept. 24, 1965; Order No. 36066, 31 F.R. 6317, Apr. 26, 1966; Order No. 36266, 31 F.R. 6867, May 10, 1966]

§ 0.56 Exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction.

The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division is authorized to determine administratively whether the Federal Government has exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction over offenses committed upon lands acquired by the United States, and to consider problems arising therefrom.

§ 0.58 Delegation respecting payment of benefits for disability or death of law enforcement officers not employed by the United States.

The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division is authorized to exercise or perform any of the functions or duties conferred upon the Attorney General by the Act to Compensate Law Enforcement Officers not Employed by the United States Killed or Injured While Apprehending Persons Suspected of Committing Federal Crimes (5 U.S.C. 8191, 8192, 8193).

[Order No. 402-68, 33 F.R. 11539, Aug. 14, 1968]

§ 0.59 Delegation respecting the ap

proval of certain applications by U.S. Attorneys to Federal Courts for orders compelling testimony or the production of evidence by witnesses.

The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division is authorized to exercise the power and au

Atomic Energy Act, the Smith Act, the neutrality laws, the Munitions Control Act, section 1203, of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1523), relating to offenses involving the security control of air traffic, and section 799 of title 18 of the United States Code; and criminal prosecutions for offenses, such as perjury and false statements, relating to subversive activities or involving individuals with a subversive background.

(b) Administration and enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended; the act of August 1, 1956, 70 Stat. 899 (50 U.S.C. 851-857), including the determination in writing that the registration of any person coming within the purview of the act would not be in the interest of national security; and the Voorhis Act.

(c) Administration and enforcement of the Internal Security Act of 1950, as amended, including the presentation of cases before the Subversive Activities Control Board regarding petitions against Communist organizations and membership in Communist-action organizations under the provisions of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, as amended.

(d) All civil cases relating to Internal Security matters.

(e) All emergency mobilization planning and civil defense planning for the Department of Justice.

(f) Administration of the Department of Justice Security Office, headed by the Security Officer (Order No. 25-53 of August 31, 1953).

(g) Interpretation of Executive Order No. 10450 of April 27, 1953, as amended, and advising other departments and agencies in connection with the administration of the Federal employees security program, including the designation of organizations as required by the order; the interpretation of Executive Order No. 10501 of November 5, 1953, as amended, and of regulations issued thereunder in accordance with section 11 of that order; and the interpretation of Executive Order No. 10865 of February 20, 1960.

(h) Libels and civil penalty actions (including petitions for remission or mitigation of civil penalties and forfeitures, offers in compromise and related proceedings) arising out of violations of the Trading with the Enemy Act, the neutrality statutes, and the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended.

(i) All criminal matters involving members and former members of the Communist Party referred to in section 504 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 536).

(j) Enforcement and administration of the provisions of section 613 of Title 18 of the United States Code, relating to contributions by agents of foreign principals.

(k) Enforcement and administration of the provisions of section 219 of Title 18 of the United States Code, relating to officers and employees of the United States acting as agents of foreign principals.

[Order No. 271-62, 27 F.R. 5167, June 1, 1962 as amended by Order No. 275-62, 27 F.R. 6735, July 17, 1962; Order No. 281-62, 27 F.R. 9812, Oct. 4, 1962; Order No. 370-66, 31 F.R. 14590, Nov. 16, 1966]

(a) [Reserved]

(b) Be a member and serve as Chairman of the committee which represents the Department of Justice in the development and implementation of plans for exchanging visits between the Iron Curtain countries and the United States and have authority to designate an alternate to serve on such committee.

(c) Provide Department of Justice representation on the Interdepartmental Committee on Internal Security.

(d) Be responsible for keeping other interested departments and agencies currently informed as to the names of persons performing duties under paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section.

[Order No. 271-62, 27 F.R. 5167, June 1, 1962, as amended by Order No. 275-62, 27 F.R. 6735, July 17, 1962]

Subject to the general supervision and direction of the Attorney General, the following-described matters are assigned to, and shall be conducted, handled, or supervised by, the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Land and Natural Resources Division:

(a) Suits and matters of a civil nature in Federal, State, and foreign courts relating to the public domain and all other lands and real property of the United States (including condemnation proceedings for the acquisition of property); actions related to the disposal of real property (including the foreclosure of mortgages executed in connection with the disposal); actions to remove clouds from and to quiet title, to recover possession, to recover delinquent rentals, to recover damages, to determine boundaries, to cancel patents or other conveyances of real property or interests therein, to set aside ad valorem taxes, assessments, special assessments, and tax sales (including actions involving payments in lieu of taxes), to establish rights in minerals (including mineral leases), oil reserves, and other natural resources; and actions to establish and protect water rights and to protect the navigation servitude and rights in navigable waters; defense of actions for compensation for the claimed taking by the United States of real property or any interest in real property (including water rights); defense of actions seeking to establish an interest in real property adverse to the United States; and defense of actions for damages resulting from the use of real property by the United States or its officers, agents, or contractors.

(b) Representation of the interests of the United States in all civil litigation in Federal and State courts and before the Indian Claims Commission pertaining to Indians, Indian tribes, and Indian affairs, and matters relating to Indian property, real or personal.

(c) Defense of officers, employees, and contractors of the United States with respect to, and handling of injunction and mandamus proceedings and other litigation relating to, the use or control of or title to real property as to which the United States asserts ownership or the right of possession or control.

(d) Rendering opinions as to the validity of title to all lands acquired by the United States, except as otherwise specified by statute.

§ 0.66 Delegation respecting title opinions.

The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Land and Natural Resources Division, or such members of his staff as he may specifically designate in writing, are authorized to sign the name of the Attorney General to opinions on the validity of titles to property acquired by or on behalf of the United States, except those which, in the opinion of the Assistant Attorney General involve questions of policy or for any other reason require the personal attention of the Attorney General.

§ 0.67

Delegation

respecting conveyances for public-airport purposes.

The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Land and Natural Resources Division, or such members of his staff as he may specifically designate in writing, are authorized to exercise the power and authority vested in the Attorney General by section 16 of the Federal Airport Act (60 Stat. 179; 49 U.S.C. 1115) with respect to approving the performance of acts and execution of instruments necessary to accomplish the conveyance of lands owned or controlled by the United States in carrying out the purposes of that section, except those acts and instruments which, in the opinion of the Assistant Attorney General, involve questions of policy or for any other reason require the personal attention of the Attorney General. [Order No. 273-62, 27 F.R. 5795, June 20, 1962]

Subpart N Tax Division

§ 0.70 General functions.

Subject to the general supervision and direction of the Attorney General, the following-described matters are assigned to, and shall be conducted, handled, or supervised by, the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Tax Division:

(a) Prosecution and defense in all courts, other than the Tax Court, of civil suits, and the handling of other matters, arising under the internal revenue laws, and litigation resulting from the taxing provisions of other Federal statutes (except civil forfeiture and civil penalty