Notes on 28 U.S.C. § 596 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 28 U.S.C. § 596 : US Code - Notes

(Added Pub. L. 95-521, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Oct. 26, 1978, 92
Stat. 1872; amended Pub. L. 97-409, Secs. 2(a)(1), 6(d), Jan. 3,
1983, 96 Stat. 2039, 2042; Pub. L. 98-620, title IV, Sec.
402(29)(A), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3359; Pub. L. 100-191, Sec. 2,
Dec. 15, 1987, 101 Stat. 1304; Pub. L. 103-270, Secs. 3(h), (i), 5,
June 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 735, 737.)
AMENDMENTS
1994 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103-270, Sec. 5, substituted
"physical or mental disability (if not prohibited by law protecting
persons from discrimination on the basis of such a disability),"
for "physical disability, mental incapacity".
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103-270, Sec. 3(h), inserted at end "If
the Attorney General has not made a request under this paragraph,
the division of the court shall determine on its own motion whether
termination is appropriate under this paragraph no later than 2
years after the appointment of an independent counsel, at the end
of the succeeding 2-year period, and thereafter at the end of each
succeeding 1-year period."
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-270, Sec. 3(i), amended subsec. (c)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows:
"Audits. - After the termination of the office of an independent
counsel, the Comptroller General shall conduct an audit of the
expenditures of that office, and shall submit to the appropriate
committees of the Congress a report on the audit."
1987 - Pub. L. 100-191 amended section generally, substituting
subsecs. (a) to (c) for former subsecs. (a) and (b) which related
to similar subject matter.
1984 - Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 98-620 struck out provision
requiring the division of the court to cause such an action to be
in every way expedited.
1983 - Pub. L. 97-409, Sec. 2(a)(1)(A), substituted "independent
counsel" for "special prosecutor" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97-409, Secs. 2(a)(1), 6(d), substituted
"independent counsel" for "special prosecutor", "good cause" for
"extraordinary impropriety", and "independent counsel's" for
"special prosecutor's".
Subsecs. (a)(2), (3), (b). Pub. L. 97-409, Sec. 2(a)(1)(A),
substituted "independent counsel" for "special prosecutor" wherever
appearing.
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Governmental Affairs of Senate changed to Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of Senate, effective
Jan. 4, 2005, by Senate Resolution No. 445, One Hundred Eighth
Congress, Oct. 9, 2004.
Committee on Government Operations of House of Representatives
treated as referring to Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L.
104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The
Congress. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of
Representatives changed to Committee on Government Reform of House
of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth
Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT; TRANSITION PROVISIONS
Amendment by Pub. L. 103-270 applicable with respect to
independent counsels appointed before, on, or after June 30, 1994,
with transition provisions directing that determinations by the
division of the court contained in last sentence of subsec. (b)(2)
of this section shall, for the office of an independent counsel
appointed before June 30, 1994, be required no later than 1 year
after June 30, 1994, and at end of each succeeding 1-year period,
and transition provisions relating to reporting requirements
established or modified by Pub. L. 103-270, see section 7(a), (f),
(g) of Pub. L. 103-270, set out as a note under section 591 of this
title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1987 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-191 effective Dec. 15, 1987, and
applicable to proceedings initiated and independent counsels
appointed on and after Dec. 15, 1987, but with subsecs. (a)(3) and
(c) applicable to previously initiated proceedings pending on Dec.
15, 1987, see section 6 of Pub. L. 100-191, set out as a note under
section 591 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-620 not applicable to cases pending on
Nov. 8, 1984, see section 403 of Pub. L. 98-620, set out as an
Effective Date note under section 1657 of this title.
(!1) So in original.