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# 28 U.S.C. § 511 - Attorney General to advise the President

## Text

The Attorney General shall give his advice and opinion on questions of law when required by the President.

(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 612.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large  5 U.S.C. 303.R.S. § 354.   Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, § 1 (8th full par. on p. 241), 19 Stat. 241.