28 U.S.C. § 597 : US Code - Section 597: Relationship with Department of Justice

Search 28 U.S.C. § 597 : US Code - Section 597: Relationship with Department of Justice

(a) Suspension of Other Investigations and Proceedings. -
Whenever a matter is in the prosecutorial jurisdiction of an
independent counsel or has been accepted by an independent counsel
under section 594(e), the Department of Justice, the Attorney
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)(1),
and except insofar as such independent counsel agrees in writing
that such investigation or proceedings may be continued by the
Department of Justice.
(b) Presentation as Amicus Curiae Permitted. - 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 an
independent counsel participates in an official capacity or any
appeal of such a case or proceeding.