PUBLIC LAW 97-409—JAN. 3, 1983
96 STAT. 2039
Public Law 97-409 97th Congress An Act To change the coverage of officials and the standards for the appointment of a special prosecutor in the special prosecutor provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Ethics in Government Act Amendments of 1982". SEC. 2. (a)(1) Chapter 39 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by— (A) striking out "special prosecutor" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "independent counsel"; and (B) striking out "special prosecutor's" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "independent counsel's". (2) The tables of chapters for title 28 of the United States Code and for part II of title 28 are amended by striking out the item relating to chapter 39 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item:
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"39. Independent Counsel.".
(b)(1) Section 49 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by(A) striking out "special prosecutor" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "independent counsel"; '* (B) striking out "special prosecutors" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "independent counsels"; and (C) striking out "special prosecutor's" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "independent counsel's". (2) The item for section 49 in the table of sections for chapter 3 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "special prosecutors" and inserting in lieu thereof "independent counsels (c) Title VI of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is amended 28 USC prec.59l, by^^1(1) striking out "SPECIAL PROSECUTOR" in the heading for section 601 and inserting in lieu thereof "INDEPENDENT |^„USC 592,594, COUNSEL";
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(2) striking out "special prosecutors" in subsection (c) of section 601 and inserting in lieu thereof "independent counsels"; 28 USC 591 note. and (3) striking out "SPECIAL PROSECUTORS" in the heading for section 602 and inserting in lieu thereof "INDEPENDENT 28 USC 49. COUNSELS".
SEC. 3. Paragraphs (3) through (6) of subsection O> of section 591 of t) title 28 of the United States Code are amended to read as follows: "(3) any individual working in the Executive Office of the President who is compensated at or above a rate equivalent to level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5; "(4) any Assistant Attorney General and any individual working in the Department of Justice compensated at a rate at or
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