2 U.S.C. § 288l : US Code - Section 288L: Procedural provisions

Search 2 U.S.C. § 288l : US Code - Section 288L: Procedural provisions

(a) Intervention or appearance
Permission to intervene as a party or to appear as amicus curiae
under section 288e of this title shall be of right and may be
denied by a court only upon an express finding that such
intervention or appearance is untimely and would significantly
delay the pending action or that standing to intervene has not been
established under section 2 of article III of the Constitution of
the United States.
(b) Compliance with admission requirements
The Counsel, the Deputy Counsel, or any designated Assistant
Counsel or counsel specially retained by the Office shall be
entitled, for the purpose of performing his functions under this
chapter, to enter an appearance in any proceeding before any court
of the United States or of a State or political subdivision thereof
without compliance with any requirement for admission to practice
before such court, except that the authorization conferred by this
subsection shall not apply with respect to the admission of any
such person to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
(c) Standing to sue; jurisdiction
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to confer standing on
any party seeking to bring, or jurisdiction on any court with
respect to, any civil or criminal action against Congress, either
House of Congress, a Member of Congress, a committee or
subcommittee of a House of Congress, any office or agency of
Congress, or any officer or employee of a House of Congress or any
office or agency of Congress.