TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
This one covered Montana’s rarely present U.S. Attorney, Bill Mercer, so he could live in Washington D.C.,
SEC. 501. RESIDENCE OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS AND ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS.(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 545 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Pursuant to an order from the Attorney General or his designee, a United States attorney or an assistant United States attorney may be assigned dual or additional responsibilities that exempt such officer from the residency requirement in this subsection for a specific period as established by the order and subject to renewal.’’.(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of February 1, 2005.
and this one gave Alberto Gonzales power to go around the Senate in appointing U.S. Attorneys.
SEC. 502. INTERIM APPOINTMENT OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS.Section 546 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the following new subsection:‘‘(c) A person appointed as United States attorney under this section may serve until the qualification of a United States Attorney for such district appointed by the President under section 541 of this title.’’.
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