Ill STAT. 748 PUBLIC LAW 105-33 —AUG. 5, 1997 Effective date. Termination date. President. staff and personnel or enter into contracts for the provision of litigation services at the Trustee's expense. (B) ATTORNEY GENERAL.— (i) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), with respect to any litigation involving the Trustee, the Attorney General may— (I) direct the litigation of the Trustee, and of the District of Columbia on behalf of the Trustee; and (II) provide on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis litigation services for the Trustee at the Trustee's request or on the Attorney General's own initiative. (ii) APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT. — With respect to any litigation involving the Trustee, the Trustee may not agree to any settlement involving any form of equitable relief without the approval of the Attorney General. The Trustee shall provide to the Attorney General such notice and reports concerning litigation as the Attorney General may direct. (iii) DISCRETION.— Any decision to exercise any authority of the Attorney General under this paragraph shall be in the sole discretion of the Attorney General and shall not be reviewable in any court. (3) LIMITATIONS. — Nothing in this section shall be construed— (1) as a waiver of sovereign immunity, or as limiting any other defense or immunity that would otherwise be available to the United States, the District of Columbia, their agencies, officers, employees, or agents; or (2) to obligate the District of Columbia to represent or indemnify the Corrections Trustee or any officer, employee, or agent where the Trustee (or any person employed by or acting under the authority of the Trustee) acts beyond the scope of his authority. (h) CERTIFICATION. — The District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and Courts Services Agency shall assume its duties pursuant to section 11233 when, within the period beginning one year after the date of the enactment of this subtitle and ending three years sifter the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the Trustee certifies to the Attorney General and the Attorney General concurs that the Agency can carry out the functions described in section 11233 and the United States Parole Commission can carry out the functions described in section 11231. SEC. 11233. OFFENDER SUPERVISION, DEFENDER AND COURTS SERV- ICES AGENCY. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— T here is established within the executive branch of the Federal Government the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and Courts Services Agency (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Agency") which shall assumes its duties not less than one year or more than three years after the enactment of this Act. (b) DIRECTOR. — (1) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION.— The Agency shall be headed by a Director appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of six
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