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# 50 U.S.C. § 2407 - General Counsel

## Text

There is a General Counsel of the Administration. The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Administration.

(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, § 3217, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 960.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective Mar. 1, 2000, see section 3299 of Pub. L. 106–65, set out as a note under section 2401 of this title.