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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530Phone, 2025142000. Internet, www.usdoj.gov.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MICHAEL B. MUKASEYChief of Staff BRETT C. GERRYDeputy Chief of Staff and Counsel MATTHEW FRIEDRICHDeputy Attorney General MARK FILIPAssociate Attorney General KEVIN OCONNOR

Senior Counsel, Office of DisputeResolution

JOANNA M. JACOBS, Acting

Solicitor General PAUL D. CLEMENTInspector General GLENN A. FINEAssistant Attorney General, Office of Legal

Counsel

STEVEN BRADBURY

Assistant Attorney General, Office ofLegislative Affairs

BRIAN A. BENCZKOWSKI

Assistant Attorney General, Office of LegalPolicy

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Assistant Attorney General forAdministration, Justice ManagementDivision

LEE LOFTUS

Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division THOMAS O. BARNETTAssistant Attorney General, Civil Division JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ, ActingAssistant Attorney General, Civil Rights

DivisionRENA COMISAC, Acting

Assistant Attorney General, CriminalDivision

ALICE S. FISHER

Assistant Attorney General, National Security

Division

KENNETH L. WAINSTEIN

Assistant Attorney General, Environment andNatural Resources Division

RONALDJ. TENPAS

Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division NATHANJ. HOCHMANAssistant Attorney General, Office of Justice

ProgramsJEFFREY L. SEDGWICK, Acting

Director, Office of Public Affairs BRIAN ROEHRKASSEDirector, Office of Information and Privacy MELANIE ANN PUSTAY, ActingDirector, Office of Intergovernmental and

Public LiaisonJENNIFER KORN

Director, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys KENNETH E. MELSONDirector, Bureau of Prisons HARLEY G. LAPPINDirector, Federal Bureau of Investigation ROBERT S. MUELLER IIIDirector, United States Marshals Service JOHN F. CLARKDirector, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,

Firearms, and ExplosivesMICHAELJ. SULLIVAN, Acting

Director, Executive Office for ImmigrationReview

KEVIN A. OHLSON

Director, Executive Office for United StatesTrustees

CLIFFORDJ. WHITE III

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259DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Director, Community Relations Service ONDRAY T. HARRISDirector, Community Oriented Policing

ServicesCARL R. PEED

Director, Office on Violence AgainstWomen

CINDY DYER

Administrator, Drug EnforcementAdministration

MICHELE LEONHART, Acting

Chairman, United States Parole Commission EDWARD F. REILLY, JR.Chairman, Foreign Claims Settlement

CommissionMAURICIOJ. TAMARGO

Chief, INTERPOLU.S. National CentralBureau

MARTIN RENKIEWICZ

Counsel, Office of ProfessionalResponsibility

H. MARSHALLJARRETT

Director, Professional ResponsibilityAdvisory Office

JERRI U. DUNSTON

Pardon Attorney ROGER C. ADAMSDirector, National Drug Intelligence Center IRENE HERNANDEZ, ActingTrustee, Office of the Federal Detention

TrusteeSTACIA HYLTON

[For the Department of Justice statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 28,Chapter I, Part 0]

The Department of Justice serves as counsel for its citizens. It represents them inenforcing the law in the public interest. Through its thousands of lawyers,investigators, and agents, the Department plays the key role in protection againstcriminals and subversion, ensuring healthy business competition, safeguarding theconsumer, and enforcing drug, immigration, and naturalization laws.

The Department of Justice wasestablished by act of June 22, 1870 (28U.S.C. 501, 503, 509 note), with theAttorney General as its head. The affairsand activities of the Department of

Justice are generally directed by theAttorney General.

Attorney General The AttorneyGeneral represents the United States inlegal matters generally and gives adviceand opinions to the President and to theheads of the executive departments ofthe Government when so requested. TheAttorney General appears in person torepresent the Government before the

U.S. Supreme Court in cases ofexceptional gravity or importance.Community Relations Service TheService offers assistance to communitiesin resolving disputes relating to race,color, or national origin and facilitates

the development of viable agreements asalternatives to coercion, violence, orlitigation. It also assists and supportscommunities in developing localmechanisms as proactive measures toprevent or reduce racial/ethnic tensions.

For further information, contact any regional officeor the Director, Community Relations Service,Department of Justice, Suite 2000, 600 E StreetNW., Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 2023052935.

Regional OfficesCommunity Relations Service

Address Director Phone/FTS

Atlanta, GA (75 Piedmont Ave. NE., 30303) .............................................. Thomas Battles ........................ 4043316883Boston, MA (Suite 222, 308 Atlantic Ave., 02201) ..................................... Frank Amoroso ........................ 6174245715

Chicago, IL (230 S. Dearborn Ave., 60604) ............................................... Jesse Taylor ............................. 3123534391Dallas, TX (1420 W. Mockingbird Ln., 75247) ............................................ Carmelita Freeman .................. 2146558175Denver, CO (1244 Speer Blvd., 802043584) ............................................ Philip Arreola ............................ 3038442973Kansas City, MO (1100 Main St., 641052112) ......................................... Pascal Marquez ....................... 8164267434Los Angeles, CA (888 S. Figuera St., 90017) ............................................ Ron Wakabayashi .................... 2138942941New York, NY (26 Federal Plz., 10278) ..................................................... Reinaldo Rivera ....................... 2122640700

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Regional OfficesCommunity Relations ServiceContinued

Address Director Phone/FTS

Philadelphia, PA (2d & Chestnut Sts., 19106) ............................................ (vacancy) .................................. 2155972344Seattle, WA (915 2d Ave., 98101) .............................................................. Rosa Melendez ........................ 2062206700

Pardon Attorney The Office of thePardon Attorney assists the President inthe exercise of his pardon power underthe Constitution. Generally, all requestsfor pardon or other forms of executiveclemency, including commutation ofsentences, are directed to the PardonAttorney for investigation and review.The Pardon Attorney prepares theDepartments recommendation to thePresident for final disposition of eachapplication.

For further information, contact the Office of thePardon Attorney, Department of Justice, Suite

1100, 1425 New York Avenue NW., Washington,DC 20530. Phone, 2026166070. Internet,www.usdoj.gov/pardon.

Solicitor General The Office of theSolicitor General represents the U.S.Government in cases before the SupremeCourt. It decides what cases theGovernment should ask the SupremeCourt to review and what position theGovernment should take in cases beforethe Court. It also supervises thepreparation of the GovernmentsSupreme Court briefs and other legaldocuments and the conduct of the oralarguments in the Court. The Solicitor

General also decides whether the UnitedStates should appeal in all cases it losesbefore the lower courts.

For further information, contact the ExecutiveOfficer, Office of the Solicitor General, Room5142, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., RFK JusticeBuilding (Main), Washington, DC 205300001.

U.S. Attorneys The Executive Office forU.S. Attorneys was created on April 6,

1953, to provide liaison between theDepartment of Justice in Washington,DC, and the U.S. attorneys. Its mission isto provide general executive assistanceto the 94 offices of the U.S. attorneysand to coordinate the relationshipbetween the U.S. attorneys and theorganization components of theDepartment of Justice and other Federalagencies.

For further information, contact the ExecutiveOffice for United States Attorneys, Department ofJustice, Room 2261, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 2025141020.Internet, www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa.

U.S. Trustee Program The Program wasestablished by the Bankruptcy ReformAct of 1978 (11 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) as apilot effort in 10 regions encompassing18 Federal judicial districts to promotethe efficiency and protect the integrity ofthe bankruptcy system by identifying andhelping to investigate bankruptcy fraudand abuse. It now operates nationwideexcept in Alabama and North Carolina.The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention andConsumer Protection Act of 2005 (11U.S.C. 101 note) significantly expandedthe Programs responsibilities and

provided additional tools to combatbankruptcy fraud and abuse. TheExecutive Office for U.S. Trusteesprovides day-to-day policy and legaldirection, coordination, and control.

For further information, contact the ExecutiveOffice for U.S. Trustees, Department of Justice,Suite 8000, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 2023071391.Internet, www.usdoj.gov/ust.

Divisions

Antitrust Division

The Assistant Attorney General in chargeof the Antitrust Division is responsiblefor promoting and maintainingcompetitive markets by enforcing the

Federal antitrust laws. This involvesinvestigating possible antitrust violations,conducting grand jury proceedings,reviewing proposed mergers andacquisitions, preparing and trying



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antitrust cases, prosecuting appeals, andnegotiating and enforcing final

judgments. The Division prosecutesserious and willful violations of antitrustlaws by filing criminal suits that can lead

to large fines and jail sentences. Wherecriminal prosecution is not appropriate,the Division seeks a court orderforbidding future violations of the lawand requiring steps by the defendant toremedy the anticompetitive effects ofpast violations.

The Division also is responsible foracting as an advocate of competitionwithin the Federal Government as wellas internationally. This involves formalappearances in Federal administrativeagency proceedings, development oflegislative initiatives to promotederegulation and eliminate unjustifiable

exemptions from the antitrust laws, andparticipation on executive branch policytask forces and in multilateralinternational organizations. The Divisionprovides formal advice to other agencieson the competitive implications ofproposed transactions requiring Federalapproval, such as mergers of financialinstitutions.

For further information, contact the FOIA Unit,Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, 325Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20530.Phone, 2025142692.

Civil Division

The Civil Division represents the UnitedStates, its departments and agencies,Members of Congress, Cabinet officers,and other Federal employees. Itslitigation reflects the diversity ofGovernment activities involving, forexample, the defense of challenges toPresidential actions; national securityissues; benefit programs; energy policies;commercial issues such as contractdisputes, banking, insurance, fraud, anddebt collection; all manner of accidentand liability claims; and violations of theimmigration and consumer protectionlaws. The Division confronts significantpolicy issues, which often rise toconstitutional dimensions, in defendingand enforcing various Federal programsand actions. Each year, Divisionattorneys handle thousands of cases that

collectively involve billions of dollars inclaims and recoveries.

The Division litigates cases in thefollowing areas:

Commercial litigation, litigation

associated with the Governmentsdiverse financial involvements includingall monetary suits involving contracts,express or implied; actions to forecloseon Government mortgages and liens;bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings;suits against guarantors and sureties;actions involving fraud against theGovernment, including false orfraudulent claims for Federal insurance,loans, subsidies, and other benefits suchas Medicare, false or fraudulent claimsfor payment under Federal contracts,whistleblower suits, and Governmentcorruption; patent, copyright, andtrademark cases and suits arising out ofconstruction, procurement, servicecontracts, and claims associated withcontract terminations; claims for justcompensation under the fifthamendment; claims for salary orretirement by civilian and militarypersonnel; cases assigned bycongressional reference or speciallegislation; and litigation involvinginterests of the United States in anyforeign court, whether civil or criminalin nature.

Consumer litigation, including civiland criminal litigation and relatedmatters arising under various consumer

protection and public health statutes.Federal programs, includingconstitutional challenges to statutes, suitsto overturn Government policies andprograms, challenges to the legality ofGovernment decisions, allegations thatthe President has violated theConstitution or Federal law, suits toenforce regulatory statutes and toremedy or prevent statutory or regulatoryviolations. The areas of litigationinclude: suits against the heads ofFederal departments and agencies andother government officials to enjoinofficial actions, as well as suits for

judicial review of administrativedecisions, orders, and regulations; suitsinvolving national security, includingsuits to protect sensitive intelligencesources and materials; suits to prevent



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interference with Governmentoperations; litigation concerning theconstitutionality of Federal laws; andsuits raising employment discriminationclaims and Government personnel

issues.Immigration litigation, involving

civil litigation under the Immigration andNationality Act and related laws; districtcourt litigation, habeas corpus reviewand general advice; petitions for removalorder review and immigration-relatedappellate matters; cases pertaining to theissuance of visas and passports; andlitigation arising under the legalizationand employer sanction provisions of theimmigration laws.

Torts, including the broad range oftort litigation arising from the operationof the Federal Government,

constitutional tort claims against FederalGovernment officials throughout theGovernment, aviation disasters,environmental and occupational disease,and radiation and toxic substanceexposure. It defends petitions filedpursuant to the Vaccine InjuryCompensation Program and isresponsible for administering theRadiation Exposure CompensationProgram. It also handles maritimelitigation and suits that seek personalmonetary judgments against individualofficers or employees.

Appellate, having primary

responsibility for the litigation of CivilDivision cases in the courts of appeal,and on occasion, State appeal courts.The Appellate Staff prepares Governmentbriefs and presents oral arguments forthese cases. Additionally, the AppellateStaff works with the Solicitor Generalsoffice to prepare documents filed forthese cases in the Supreme Court,including briefs on the merits, petitionsfor certiorari, and jurisdictionalstatements. The Appellate Staff alsoworks with the Solicitor Generals officeto obtain authorization for appellatereview.

For further information, contact the Office of theAssistant Attorney General, Civil Division,Department of Justice, Tenth Street andPennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530.Phone, 2025143301.

Civil Rights Division

The Civil Rights Division, headed by anAssistant Attorney General, wasestablished in 1957 to secure effective

Federal enforcement of civil rights. TheDivision is the primary institution withinthe Federal Government responsible forenforcing Federal statutes prohibitingdiscrimination on the basis of race, sex,disability, religion, citizenship, andnational origin. The Division hasresponsibilities in the following areas:

Coordination and review of variouscivil rights statutes that prohibitdiscrimination on the basis of race,color, national origin, sex, and religionin programs and activities that receiveFederal financial assistance by Federalagencies.

Criminal cases involving

conspiracies to interfere with federallyprotected rights; deprivation of rightsunder color of law; the use of force orthreat of force to injure or intimidatesomeone in their enjoyment of specificrights (such as voting, housing,employment, education, public facilities,and accommodations); interference withthe free exercise of religious beliefs ordamage to religious property; theholding of a worker in a condition ofslavery or involuntary servitude; andinterference with persons seeking toobtain or provide reproductive services.

Disability rights cases, achieving

equal opportunity for people withdisabilities in the United States byimplementing the Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA). The sectionsenforcement, certification, regulatory,coordination, and technical assistanceactivities, combined with an innovativemediation program and a technicalassistance grant program, provide anapproach for carrying out the ADAsmandates. The section also carries outresponsibilities under sections 504 and508 of the Rehabilitation Act, the HelpAmerica Vote Act of 2002, the SmallBusiness Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act, and Executive Order12250.Educational opportunities litigation,

involving title IV of the Civil Rights Actof 1964, the Equal Educational



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Opportunities Act of 1974, and title III ofthe Americans with Disabilities Act. Inaddition, the section is responsible forenforcing other statutes such as title VIof the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title IX

of the Education Amendments of 1972,section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of1973, title II of the Americans withDisabilities Act, and the Individuals withDisabilities Education Act upon referralfrom other governmental agencies.

Employment litigation enforcingagainst State and local governmentemployers the provisions of title VII ofthe Civil Rights Act of 1964, asamended, and other Federal lawsprohibiting employment practices thatdiscriminate on grounds of race, sex,religion, and national origin. The sectionalso enforces against State and localgovernment and private employers theprovisions of the Uniformed ServicesEmployment and Reemployment RightsAct of 1994, which prohibits employersfrom discriminating or retaliating againstan employee or applicant foremployment because of such personspast, current or future military obligation.

Housing and Civil Enforcementstatutes enforcing the Fair Housing Act,which prohibits discrimination inhousing; the Equal Credit OpportunityAct, which prohibits discrimination incredit; title II of the Civil Rights Act of1964, which prohibits discrimination incertain places of public accommodation,

such as hotels, restaurants, nightclubsand theaters; title III of the Civil RightsAct of 1964, which prohibitsdiscrimination in public facilities; andthe Religious Land Use andInstitutionalized Persons Act, whichprohibits local governments fromadopting or enforcing land useregulations that discriminate againstreligious assemblies and institutions orwhich unjustifiably burden religiousexercise.

Immigration-related unfairemployment practices enforcing theantidiscrimination provisions of theImmigration and Nationality Act, whichprotect U.S. citizens and legalimmigrants from employmentdiscrimination based upon citizenship orimmigration status and national origin,

unfair documentary practices relating tothe employment eligibility verificationprocess, and retaliation.

Special litigation protecting theconstitutional and statutory rights of

persons confined in certain institutionsowned or operated by State or localgovernments, including facilities forindividuals with mental anddevelopmental disabilities, nursinghomes, prisons, jails, and juveniledetention facilities where a pattern orpractice of violations exist; civilenforcement of statutes prohibiting apattern or practice of conduct by lawenforcement agencies that violatesFederal law; and protection against athreat of force and physical obstructionthat injures, intimidates, or interfereswith a person seeking to obtain orprovide reproductive health services, orto exercise the first amendment right ofreligious freedom at a place of worship.

Voting cases enforcing the VotingRights Act, the Help America Vote Act of2002, the National Voter RegistrationAct, the Voting Accessibility for theElderly and Handicapped Act, theUniformed and Overseas CitizensAbsentee Voting Act, and other Federalstatutes designed to safeguard citizensrights to vote. This includes racial andlanguage minorities, illiterate persons,individuals with disabilities, overseascitizens, persons who change theirresidence shortly before a Presidential

election, and persons 18 to 20 years ofage.

For further information, contact the ExecutiveOfficer, Civil Rights Division, Department ofJustice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,Washington, DC 20035. Phone, 2025144224.Internet, www.usdoj.gov/crt.

Criminal Division

The Criminal Division develops,enforces, and supervises the applicationof all Federal criminal laws, except thosespecifically assigned to other divisions.In addition to its direct litigationresponsibilities, the Division formulatesand implements criminal enforcementpolicy and provides advice andassistance, including representing theUnited States before the United StatesCourts of Appeal. The Division engages



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in and coordinates a wide range ofcriminal investigations and prosecutions,such as those targeting individuals andorganizations that engage ininternational and national drug

trafficking and money launderingsystems or organizations and organizedcrime groups. The Division alsoapproves or monitors sensitive areas oflaw enforcement such as participation inthe Witness Security Program and theuse of electronic surveillance; advisesthe Attorney General, Congress, theOffice of Management and Budget, andthe White House on matters of criminallaw; provides legal advice, assistance,and training to Federal, State, and localprosecutors and investigative agencies;provides leadership for coordinatinginternational and national lawenforcement matters; and providestraining and development assistance toforeign criminal justice systems. Areas ofresponsibility include:

Asset forfeiture and moneylaundering, including the prosecution ofcomplex, sensitive, multidistrict andinternational cases; formulating policyand conducting training in the moneylaundering and forfeiture areas;developing legislation and regulations;ensuring the uniform application offorfeiture and money laundering statutes;participating in bilateral and multilateralinitiatives to develop internationalforfeiture and money laundering policy

and promote international cooperation;adjudicating petitions for remission ormitigation of forfeited assets; distributingforfeited funds and properties toappropriate domestic and foreign lawenforcement agencies and communitygroups within the United States; andensuring that such agencies comply withproper usage of received funds.

Child exploitation and obscenity,including providing prosecutorial andforensic assistance to Federal prosecutorsand law enforcement agents ininvestigating and prosecuting violators ofFederal criminal statutes relating to themanufacture, distribution, receipt, orpossession, of child pornography; selling,buying, or transporting women andchildren to engage in sexually explicitconduct; interstate or international travel

to sexually abuse children; abusingchildren on Federal and Indian lands;transporting obscene materials ininterstate or foreign commerce;international parental abduction;

nonpayment of certain court-orderedchild support; and contributing to thedevelopment of policy and legislativeefforts related to these areas.

Computer crime and intellectualproperty, including cyber-attacks oncritical information systems, improvingdomestic and international infrastructureto pursue network criminals mosteffectively; and initiating andparticipating in international efforts tocombat computer crime.

Enforcement, overseeing the use ofthe most sophisticated investigative toolsat the Departments disposal; reviewing

all Federal electronic surveillancerequests and requests to apply for courtorders permitting the use of videosurveillance; authorizing or denying theentry of applicants into the FederalWitness Security Program (WSP) andcoordinating and administering mattersrelating to all aspects of the WSP amongall program components; reviewingrequests for witness immunity; transfer ofprisoners to and from foreign countriesto serve the remainder of their prisonsentences; attorney and press subpoenas;applications for S-visa status; anddisclosure of grand jury information.

Fraud, including cases that focus on

corporate and securities fraud schemes,financial institution fraud, insurancefraud, fraud involving Governmentprograms such as Medicare, andinternational criminal activities includingthe bribery of foreign governmentofficials in violation of the ForeignCorrupt Practices Act.

International affairs, includingrequests for international extradition andforeign evidence on behalf of Federal,State, and local prosecutors andinvestigators, fulfilling foreign requestsfor fugitives and evidence, andnegotiating and implementing law

enforcement treaties.Narcotics and dangerous drugs,including statutes pertaining tocontrolled substances; developing andimplementing domestic and international



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narcotics law enforcement policies andprograms; developing and administeringother cooperative drug enforcementstrategies, such as the Bilateral CaseInitiative, and projects conducted by the

law enforcement and intelligencecommunities.

Organized crime and racketeeringefforts against traditional groups andemerging groups from Asia and Europe.

Organized Crime Drug EnforcementTask Forces, combining the resourcesand expertise of several Federal agenciesin cooperation with the Tax Division,U.S. attorneys offices, and State andlocal law enforcement to identify,disrupt, and dismantle major drug supplyand money laundering organizationsthrough coordinated, nationwideinvestigations targeting the entire

infrastructure of these enterprises.Overseas prosecutorial

development, assistance, and training forprosecutors and judicial personnel inother countries to develop and sustaindemocratic criminal justice institutions.

Policy and legislation, developinglegislative proposals and reviewingpending legislation affecting the Federalcriminal justice system; reviewing anddeveloping proposed changes to theFederal sentencing guidelines and rules;and analyzing crime policy and programissues.

Public integrity efforts to combatcorruption of elected and appointedpublic officials at all levels ofGovernment.

Special investigations of individualswho took part in Nazi-sponsored acts ofpersecution abroad before and duringWorld War II and who subsequentlyentered or seek to enter the UnitedStates illegally and/or fraudulently, andinteragency investigation into assetslooted from victims of Nazi persecution.

Terrorism, involving design,implementation, and support of lawenforcement efforts, legislative initiatives,policies, and strategies relating tointernational and domestic terrorism.

Domestic security, enforcing Federalcriminal laws relating to violent crimes,the illegal use of firearms and explosives,

and alien smuggling and otherimmigration-related offenses.

For further information, contact the Office of theAssistant Attorney General, Criminal Division,Department of Justice, Tenth Street and

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530.Phone, 2025142601.

Environment and Natural ResourcesDivision

The Environment and Natural ResourcesDivision is the Nations environmentallawyer. The Divisions responsibilitiesinclude enforcing civil and criminalenvironmental laws that protectAmericas health and environment. Italso defends environmental challenges toGovernment activities and programs andensures that environmental laws areimplemented in a fair and consistent

manner nationwide. It also represents theUnited States in all matters concerningthe protection, use, and development ofthe Nations natural resources and publiclands, wildlife protection, Indian rightsand claims, and the acquisition ofFederal property. To carry out this broadmission, the Division litigates in thefollowing areas:

Environmental crimes, prosecutingindividuals and corporate entitiesviolating laws designed to protect theenvironment.

Civil environmental enforcement, onbehalf of EPA; claims for damages tonatural resources filed on behalf of the

Departments of the Interior, Commerce,and Agriculture; claims for contributionagainst private parties for contaminationof public land; and recoupment ofmoney spent to clean up certain oilspills on behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Environmental defense, representingthe United States in suits challenging theGovernments administration of Federalenvironmental laws including claims thatregulations are too strict or lenient, andclaims alleging that Federal agencies arenot complying with environmentalstandards.

Wildlife and marine resources

protection, including prosecution ofsmugglers and black-market dealers inprotected wildlife.

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resources across a broad spectrum oflaws.

Indian resources protection,including establishing water rights,establishing and protecting hunting and

fishing rights, collecting damages fortrespass on Indian lands, andestablishing reservation boundaries andrights to land.

Land acquisition for use by theFederal Government for purposesranging from establishing public parks tobuilding Federal courthouses.

For further information, contact the Office of theAssistant Attorney General, Environment andNatural Resources Division, Department of Justice,Tenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 2025142701.

National Security Division

The National Security Division (NSD)develops, enforces, and supervises theapplication of all Federal criminal lawsrelated to the national counterterrorismand counterespionage enforcementprograms, except those specificallyassigned to other divisions. NSD litigatesand coordinates a wide range ofprosecutions and criminal investigationsinvolving terrorism and violations of theespionage, export control, and foreignagents registration laws. It administersthe Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Actand other legal authorities for nationalsecurity activities; approves and monitors

the use of electronic surveillance;provides legal and policy adviceregarding the classification of and accessto national security information;performs prepublication review ofmaterials written by present and formerDOJ employees; trains the lawenforcement and intelligencecommunities; and advises theDepartment and legislative andexecutive branches on all areas ofnational security law. NSD also serves asthe Departments representative oninterdepartmental boards, committees,and entities dealing with issues related tonational security.NSD also has some additionalcounterterrorism, counterespionage, andintelligence oversight responsibilities asfollows:

Promote and oversee nationalcounterterrorism enforcement programs;

Develop and implementcounterterrorism strategies, legislation,and initiatives;

Facilitate information sharingbetween and among the Department andother Federal agencies on terrorismthreats;

Share information with internationallaw enforcement officials to assist withinternational threat information andlitigation initiatives;

Liaison with the intelligence,defense, and immigration communitiesand foreign governments oncounterterrorism issues and cases;

Supervise the investigation andprosecution of cases involving national

security, foreign relations, the export ofmilitary and strategic commodities andtechnology, espionage, sabotage,neutrality, and atomic energy;

Coordinates cases involving theapplication for the Classified InformationProcedures Act;

Enforce the Foreign AgentsRegistration Act of 1938 and relateddisclosure laws;

Supervise the preparation ofcertifications and applications for ordersunder the Foreign IntelligenceSurveillance Act (FISA);

Represent the United States before

the Foreign Intelligence SurveillanceCourt;

Participate in the development,implementation, and review of UnitedStates intelligence policies;

Evaluate existing and proposednational security-related activities todetermine their consistency with relevantpolicies and law;

Monitor intelligence andcounterintelligence activities of otheragencies to ensure conformity withDepartment objectives;

Prepare reports evaluating domesticand foreign intelligence andcounterintelligence activities;

Process requests to use FISA-derivedinformation in criminal, civil, andimmigration proceedings and to



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disseminate that information to foreigngovernments.

For further information, contact the Office of theAssistant Attorney General, National SecurityDivision, Department of Justice, Tenth Street and

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530.Phone, 2025145600. Internet, www.usdoj.gov/nsd.

Tax Division

Tax Division ensures the uniform andfair enforcement of Federal tax laws inFederal and State courts. The Divisionconducts enforcement activities to deterspecific taxpayers, as well as thetaxpaying public at large, from conductthat deprives the Federal Government ofits tax-related revenue. It represents theUnited States and its officers in all civiland criminal litigation arising under the

internal revenue laws, other thanproceedings in the United States TaxCourt. Tax Division attorneys frequently

join with assistant U.S. attorneys inprosecuting tax cases. Some criminal taxgrand jury investigations andprosecutions are handled solely by TaxDivision prosecutors, while others aredelegated to assistant U.S. attorneys.Division attorneys evaluate requests bythe Internal Revenue Service or UnitedStates attorneys to initiate grand juryinvestigations or prosecutions of taxcrimes.

The Division handles a wide array ofcivil tax litigation, including thefollowing:

Suits to enjoin the promotion ofabusive tax shelters and to enjoinactivities relating to aiding and abettingthe understatement of tax liabilities ofothers;

Suits to enforce Internal RevenueService administrative summonses thatseek information essential to determineand collect taxpayers liabilities,including summonses for records of

corporate tax shelters and offshoretransactions;

Suits brought by the United States toset aside fraudulent conveyances and tocollect assets held by nominees and alter

egos;Tax refund suits challenging the

Internal Revenue Services determinationof taxpayers Federal income,employment, excise, and estateliabilities;

Bankruptcy litigation raising issuesof the validity, dischargeability, andpriority of Federal tax claims, and thefeasibility of reorganization plans;

Suits brought by taxpayerschallenging determinations made in thecollection due process proceedingsbefore the Internal Revenue ServicesOffice of Appeals; and

Suits against the United States fordamages for the unauthorized disclosureof tax return information or for damagesclaimed because of alleged injuriescaused by Internal Revenue Serviceemployees in the performance of theirofficial duties.

The Division also collects judgmentsin tax cases. To this end, the Divisiondirects collection efforts and coordinateswith, monitors the efforts of, andprovides assistance to the various UnitedStates attorneys offices in collectingoutstanding judgments in tax cases.

The Division also works with the

Internal Revenue Service, United Statesattorneys, and other Governmentagencies on policy and legislativeproposals to enhance tax administrationand handling tax cases assigned to thoseoffices.

For further information, contact the Office of theAssistant Attorney General, Tax Division,Department of Justice, Tenth Street andPennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530.Phone, 2025142901. Internet, www.usdoj.gov/tax.



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Bureaus

Federal Bureau of Investigation

935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,DC 20535. Phone, 2023243000. Internet,www.fbi.gov.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)is the principal investigative arm of theUnited States Department of Justice. It isprimarily charged with gathering andreporting facts, locating witnesses, andcompiling evidence in cases involvingFederal jurisdiction. It also provides lawenforcement leadership and assistance toState and international law enforcementagencies.

The Federal Bureau of Investigationwas established in 1908 by the Attorney

General, who directed that Departmentof Justice investigations be handled by itsown staff. The Bureau is charged withinvestigating all violations of Federal lawexcept those that have been assigned bylegislative enactment or otherwise toanother Federal agency. Its jurisdictionincludes a wide range of responsibilitiesin the national security, criminal, andcivil fields. Priority has been assigned toareas such as counterterrorism,counterintelligence, cyber-crimes,internationally and nationally organizedcrime/drug matters, and financial crimes.

The FBI also offers cooperative

services to local, State, and internationallaw enforcement agencies. Theseservices include fingerprint identification,laboratory examination, police training,the Law Enforcement Onlinecommunication and information servicefor use by the law enforcementcommunity, the National CrimeInformation Center, and the NationalCenter for the Analysis of Violent Crime.

For further information, contact the Office ofPublic and Congressional Affairs, Federal Bureau ofInvestigation, J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, 935Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20535.Phone, 2023172727.

Bureau of Prisons320 First Street NW., Washington, DC 20534.Phone, 2023073198. Internet,www.bop.gov.

The mission of the Bureau of Prisons isto protect society by confining offenders

in the controlled environments of prisonsand community-based facilities that aresafe, humane, cost-efficient, andappropriately secure, and that providework and other self-improvementopportunities to assist offenders inbecoming law-abiding citizens. TheBureau has its headquarters also knownas Central Office, in Washington, DC.The Central Office is divided into ninedivisions, including the National Instituteof Corrections.

The Correctional Programs Division(CPD) is responsible for inmateclassification and programming,

including psychology and religiousservices, substance abuse treatment, casemanagement, and programs for specialneeds offenders. CPD provides policydirection and daily operational oversightof institution security, emergencypreparedness, intelligence gathering,inmate discipline, inmate sentencecomputations, receiving and discharge,and inmate transportation, as well ascoordinating international treaty transfersand overseeing the special securityneeds of inmates placed in the FederalWitness Protection Program. CPDadministers contracts andintergovernmental agreements for theconfinement of offenders in community-based programs, community correctionscenters, and other facilities, includingprivately managed facilities. CPD staff isalso involved in the Bureausprivatization efforts.

The Industries, Education, andVocational Training Division overseesFederal Prison Industries, or UNICOR,which is a wholly owned Governmentcorporation that provides employmentand training opportunities for inmatesconfined in Federal correctionalfacilities. Additionally, it is responsiblefor oversight of educational,occupational, and vocational training,and leisure-time programs, as well asthose related to inmate releasepreparation.



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The National Institute of Corrections(NIC) provides technical assistance,training, and information to State andlocal corrections agencies throughout thecountry, as well as the Bureau. It also

provides research assistance anddocuments through the NIC InformationCenter.

For further information, contact the PublicInformation Office, Bureau of Prisons, 320 FirstStreet NW., Washington, DC 20534. Phone, 2025146551.

United States Marshals Service

Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 2023079000

The United States Marshals Service is theNations oldest Federal law enforcementagency, having served as a vital link

between the executive and judicialbranches of the Government since 1789.The Marshals Service performs tasks thatare essential to the operation of virtuallyevery aspect of the Federal justicesystem. The Service has theseresponsibilities:

providing support and protection forthe Federal courts, including security for800 judicial facilities and nearly 2,000

judges and magistrates, as well ascountless other trial participants such as

jurors and attorneys;apprehending the majority of

Federal fugitives;

operating the Federal WitnessSecurity Program and ensuring the safetyof endangered Government witnesses;

maintaining custody of andtransporting thousands of Federalprisoners annually;

executing court orders and arrestwarrants;

managing and selling seizedproperty forfeited to the Government bydrug traffickers and other criminals andassisting the Justice Departments assetforfeiture program;

responding to emergencycircumstances, including civildisturbances, terrorist incidents, andother crisis situations through its SpecialOperations Group, and restoring order inriot and mob-violence situations; and

operating the U.S. Marshals ServiceTraining Academy.

For further information, contact the Office ofPublic Affairs, U.S. Marshals Service, Department ofJustice, Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 202307

9065. Internet, www.usmarshals.gov.

International Criminal PoliceOrganizationUnited StatesNational Central Bureau

Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 2026169000. Fax, 2026168400.

The U.S. National Central Bureau(USNCB) is the United Statesrepresentative to INTERPOL, theInternational Criminal PoliceOrganization. Also known asINTERPOLWashington, the USNCBprovides an essential communications

link between the U.S. police communityand their counterparts in the foreignmember countries. The USNCB alsoserves as the United States point ofcontact for the European Police Office(EUROPOL), the European Unions lawenforcement organization.

INTERPOL is an association of 182countries dedicated to promoting mutualassistance among law enforcementauthorities in the prevention andsuppression of international crime. Withno police force of its own, INTERPOLhas no powers of arrest or search andseizure and therefore relies on the law

enforcement authorities of its membercountries. Each member country isrequired to have a national centralbureau, such as the USNCB, to act asthe primary point of contact for policematters. INTERPOL serves as a channelof communication for its membercountries to cooperate in theinvestigation and prosecution of crime,provides a forum for discussions,working group meetings, and symposiato enable police to focus on specificareas of criminal activity affecting theircountries, and issues and maintainsinformation and databases on crime,fugitives, stolen passports and vehicles,missing persons, and humanitarianconcerns, which are supplied by andcan be used as a source by its membercountries.



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The USNCB is staffed by a permanentstaff and detailed special agents fromnumerous Federal law enforcementagencies. The USNCB is organized intothe Terrorism and Violent Crimes

Division, the Economic Crimes Division,the Drug Division, the Fugitive Division,the Investigative Support Division, theAdministrative Services Division, theOffice of the General Counsel, and theState and Local Liaison Division (SLLD).

SLLD coordinates INTERPOL requestswith 62 INTERPOL State liaison officesestablished in each State and the citiesof New York, Boston, Chicago,Washington, DC, Miami-Dade, SanDiego (city and county), Los Angeles,San Francisco, and Seattle. The USNCBhas three sub-bureaus which serve tomore effectively address the lawenforcement needs of U.S. territories.The sub-bureaus are located in PuertoRico, American Samoa, and the U.S.Virgin Islands. SLLD provides theprimary means of communicationbetween foreign law enforcementauthorities and domestic State and localpolice for the purpose of pursuinginternational investigations. Internationalleads developed in criminalinvestigations being conducted by aState or local police entity can bepursued through their liaison office.

For further information, contact the INTERPOLU.S. National Central Bureau, Department of

Justice, Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 2026169000.

Drug Enforcement Administration

600700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA22202. Phone, 2023071000. FTS, 3671000

The Drug Enforcement Administration(DEA) is the lead Federal agency inenforcing narcotics and controlledsubstances laws and regulations. DEAalso enforces the Federal moneylaundering and bulk currency smugglingstatutes when the funds involved in thetransactions or smuggling are derivedfrom the sale of narcotics. It was createdin July 1973 by Reorganization Plan No.2 of 1973 (5 U.S.C. app.).

DEA enforces the provisions of thecontrolled substances and chemicaldiversion and trafficking laws andregulations of the United States, andoperates on a worldwide basis. It

presents cases to the criminal and civiljustice systems of the United Statesorany other competent jurisdictiononthose significant organizations and theirmembers involved in cultivation,production, smuggling, distribution,laundering of proceeds, or diversion ofcontrolled substances appearing in ordestined for illegal traffic in the UnitedStates. DEA disrupts and dismantlesthese organizations by arresting theirmembers, confiscating their drugs, andseizing their assets; and creates,manages, and supports enforcement-related programsdomestically and

internationallyaimed at reducing theavailability of and demand for illicitcontrolled substances.

DEAs responsibilities include:investigation of major narcotic,

chemical, drug-money laundering, andbulk currency smuggling violators whooperate at interstate and internationallevels;

seizure and forfeiture of assetsderived from, traceable to, or intendedto be used for illicit drug trafficking;

seizure and forfeiture of assetsderived from or traceable to drug-moneylaundering or the smuggling of bulkcurrency derived from illegal drugs;

enforcement of regulationsgoverning the legal manufacture,distribution, and dispensing of controlledsubstances;

management of an intelligenceprogram that supports druginvestigations, initiatives, and operationsworldwide;

coordination with Federal, State,and local law enforcement authoritiesand cooperation with counterpartagencies abroad;

assistance to State and local lawenforcement agencies in addressing theirmost significant drug and drug-related

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training, scientific research, andinformation exchange in support of drugtraffic prevention and control; and

education and assistance to thepublic community on the prevention,

treatment, and dangers of drugs.DEA maintains liaison with the United

Nations, INTERPOL, and otherorganizations on matters relating tointernational narcotics control programs.It has offices throughout the UnitedStates and in 62 foreign countries.

For further information, contact the Public AffairsSection, Drug Enforcement Administration,Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20537.Phone, 2023077977.

Office of Justice Programs

810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC20531. Phone, 2023070703

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) wasestablished by the Justice Assistance Actof 1984 and reauthorized in 1994 toprovide Federal leadership, coordination,and assistance needed to make theNations justice system more efficientand effective in preventing andcontrolling crime. OJP is responsible forcollecting statistical data and conductinganalyses; identifying emerging criminal

justice issues; developing and testingpromising approaches to address theseissues; evaluating program results, anddisseminating these findings and otherinformation to State and local

governments.The Office is comprised of the

following bureaus and offices:The Bureau of Justice Assistance

provides funding, training, and technicalassistance to State and localgovernments to combat violent anddrug-related crime and help improve thecriminal justice system.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics isresponsible for collecting and analyzingdata on crime, criminal offenders, crimevictims, and the operations of justicesystems at all levels of government.

The National Institute of Justicesponsors research and developmentprograms, conducts demonstrations ofinnovative approaches to improvecriminal justice, and develops newcriminal justice technologies.

The Office of Juvenile Justice andDelinquency Prevention provides grantsand contracts to States to help themimprove their juvenile justice systemsand sponsors innovative research,demonstration, evaluation, statistics,replication, technical assistance, andtraining programs to help improve theNations understanding of and responseto juvenile violence and delinquency.

The Office for Victims of Crimeadministers victim compensation andassistance grant programs and providesfunding, training, and technicalassistance to victim serviceorganizations, criminal justice agencies,and other professionals to improve theNations response to crime victims.

The Drug Courts Program Office

supports the development,implementation, and improvement ofdrug courts through technical assistanceand training and grants to State, local, ortribal governments and courts.

The Corrections Program Officeprovides financial and technicalassistance to State and localgovernments to implement corrections-related programs including correctionalfacility construction and corrections-based drug treatment programs.

The Executive Office for Weed andSeed helps communities build stronger,

safer neighborhoods by implementingthe weed and seed strategy, acommunity-based, multidisciplinaryapproach to combating crime.

The Office for State and LocalDomestic Preparedness Support isresponsible for enhancing the capacity ofState and local jurisdictions to preparefor and respond to incidents of domesticterrorism involving chemical andbiological agents, radiological andexplosive devices, and other weapons ofmass destruction.

The Office of the Police Corps andLaw Enforcement Education providescollege educational assistance tostudents who commit to public servicein law enforcement, and scholarshipswith no service commitment to



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dependents of law enforcement officerswho died in the line of duty.

For further information, contact the Department ofJustice Response Center. Phone, 8004216770.Internet, www.ojp.usdoj.gov. E-mail,

[email protected].

Office on Violence Against Women

800 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20530.Phone, 2023076026

The Office on Violence Against Women(OVW) was established in 2005 toreduce violence against women throughthe implementation of the ViolenceAgainst Women Act. OVW isresponsible for administering financialand technical assistance to communitiesthat are developing programs, policies,and practices aimed at ending domesticand dating violence, sexual assault, andstalking.

For further information, contact the Office onViolence Against Women, Department of Justice,Washington, DC, 20530. Phone, 2023076026.Internet, www.ovw.usdoj.gov.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives

650 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington,DC 20226. Phone, 2029278500

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is

responsible for enforcing Federalcriminal laws and regulating the firearmsand explosives industries. ATF, formerlyknown as the Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, and Firearms, was initially

established by Department of TreasuryOrder No. 221, effective July 1, 1972,which transferred the functions, powers,and duties arising under laws relating toalcohol, tobacco, firearms, andexplosives from the Internal RevenueService to ATF. The Homeland SecurityAct of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 531) transferredcertain functions and authorities of ATFto the Department of Justice andestablished it under its current name.ATF works, directly and throughpartnerships, to investigate and reduceviolent crime involving firearms andexplosives, acts of arson, and illegal

trafficking of alcohol and tobaccoproducts. The Bureau provides trainingand support to its Federal, State, local,and international law enforcementpartners and works primarily in 23 fielddivisions across the 50 States, PuertoRico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.It also has foreign offices in Mexico,Canada, Colombia, and France.

For further information, contact the Office ofPublic Affairs, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives. Phone, 2029278500.Internet, www.atf.gov.

Boards

Executive Office for ImmigrationReview

Falls Church, VA 22041. Phone, 7033050289. Internet, www.usdoj.gov/eoir.

The Executive Office for ImmigrationReview, under a delegation of authorityfrom the Attorney General, is chargedwith adjudicating matters brought undervarious immigration statutes to its threeadministrative tribunals: the Board ofImmigration Appeals, the Office of theChief Immigration Judge, and the Officeof the Chief Administrative HearingOfficer.

The Board of Immigration Appeals hasnationwide jurisdiction to hear appeals

from certain decisions made byimmigration judges and by districtdirectors of the Department ofHomeland Security (DHS). In addition,the Board is responsible for hearingappeals involving disciplinary actionsagainst attorneys and representativesbefore DHS and the Board.

Decisions of the Board are binding onall DHS officers and immigration judgesunless modified or overruled by theAttorney General or a Federal court. AllBoard decisions are subject to judicialreview in Federal court. The majority ofappeals reaching the Board involveorders of removal and applications forrelief from removal. Other cases before



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the Board include the removal of aliensapplying for admission to the UnitedStates, petitions to classify the status ofalien relatives for the issuance ofpreference immigrant visas, fines

imposed upon carriers for the violationof the immigration laws, and motions forreopening and reconsideration ofdecisions previously rendered.

The Office of the Chief ImmigrationJudge provides overall direction for morethan 200 immigration judges located in53 immigration courts throughout theNation. Immigration judges areresponsible for conducting formaladministrative proceedings and actindependently in their decisionmakingcapacity. Their decisions areadministratively final, unless appealed orcertified to the Board.

In removal proceedings, animmigration judge determines whetheran individual from a foreign countryshould be admitted or allowed to stay inthe United States or be removed. Judgesare located throughout the United States,and each judge has jurisdiction toconsider various forms of relief availableunder the law, including applications forasylum.

The Office of the Chief AdministrativeHearing Officer is responsible for thegeneral supervision and management ofadministrative law judges who preside athearings which are mandated byprovisions of immigration law

concerning allegations of unlawfulemployment of aliens, unfairimmigration-related employmentpractices, and immigration documentfraud.

For further information, contact the Office ofLegislative and Public Affairs, Executive Office forImmigration Review, Department of Justice, FallsChurch, VA 22041. Phone, 7033050289. Internet,www.usdoj.gov/eoir.

United States Parole Commission

Friendship Boulevard, Chevy Chase, MD20815. Phone, 3014925990

The United States Parole Commission(USPC) makes parole release decisionsfor eligible Federal and District ofColumbia prisoners; authorizes methodsof release and conditions under which

release occurs; prescribes, modifies, andmonitors compliance with the terms andconditions governing offenders behaviorwhile on parole or mandatory orsupervised release; issues warrants for

violation of supervision; determinesprobable cause for the revocationprocess; revokes parole, mandatory, orsupervised release; releases fromsupervision those offenders who are nolonger a risk to public safety; andpromulgates the rules, regulations, andguidelines for the exercise of USPCsauthority and the implementation of anational parole policy.

USPC has sole jurisdiction over thefollowing: Federal offenders whocommitted offenses before November 1,1987; D.C. Code offenders whocommitted offenses before August 5,

2000; D.C. Code offenders sentenced toa term of supervised release; UniformCode of Military Justice offenders whoare in Bureau of Prisons custody;transfer treaty cases; and Stateprobationers and parolees in the FederalWitness Protection Program.

For further information, contact the United StatesParole Commission, Department of Justice, 5550Friendship Boulevard, Chevy Chase, MD 20815.Phone, 3014925990. Internet, www.usdoj.gov/uspc/parole.htm.

Office of Community OrientedPolicing Services

The Office of Community OrientedPolicing Services (COPS) was establishedto assist law enforcement agencies inenhancing public safety through theimplementation of community policingstrategies. COPS does so by providingtraining to enhance law enforcementofficers problem-solving and communityinteraction skills; encouraging lawenforcement and community members todevelop initiatives to prevent crime;substantially increasing the number oflaw enforcement officers directlyinteracting with the community; andsupporting the development of newtechnologies to shift law enforcementsfocus to preventing crime and disorderwithin their communities.

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The grants administration division isresponsible for developing and designingnew programs to provide resources forthe hiring of new officers and to furtherthe adoption and implementation of

community policing, reviewing grantapplications, and assisting grantees inthe implementation of their grants.

The grants monitoring division isresponsible for tracking granteescompliance with the conditions of theirgrants. The Division conducts site visitsand reviews grantee files to ensure thatCOPS funds are properly used to hireofficers and implement communitypolicing. The Division also providesonsite technical assistance to grantees,office-based grant reviews, allegednoncompliance reviews, audit resolution,and collects and disseminates examplesof successful community policingstrategies.

The training and technicalassistance division is responsible forcoordinating the provision of trainingand technical assistance to advance theadoption, implementation, andsustaining of community policing in thethousands of communities served by theCOPS Office.

The compliance division isresponsible for the monitoring andcoordination of the Office of InspectorGeneral (OIG) audits and independentaudits required by the Single Audit Actand serves as the liaison between

grantees and auditors in the conduct andresolution of OIG audits.

For further information, contact the Office ofCommunity Oriented Policing Services (COPS),Department of Justice, 1100 Vermont Avenue NW.,Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 2025142058.Internet, www.cops.usdoj.gov.

Foreign Claims SettlementCommission of the United States

The Foreign Claims SettlementCommission of the United States is a

quasi-judicial, independent agencywithin the Department of Justice whichadjudicates claims of U.S. nationalsagainst foreign governments, eitherunder specific jurisdiction conferred byCongress or pursuant to internationalclaims settlement agreements. Thedecisions of the Commission are finaland are not reviewable under anystandard by any court or other authority.Funds for payment of the Commissionsawards are derived from congressionalappropriations, international claimssettlements, or the liquidation of foreignassets in the United States by theDepartments of Justice and the Treasury.

The Commission also has authority toreceive, determine the validity and

amount, and provide for the payment ofclaims by members of the U.S. armedservices and civilians held as prisonersof war or interned by a hostile force inSoutheast Asia during the Vietnamconflict, or by the survivors of suchservice members and civilians.

The Commission is also responsiblefor maintaining records and respondingto inquiries related to the various claimsprograms it has conducted against theGovernments of Albania, Bulgaria,China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt,Ethiopia, the Federal Republic of

Germany, the German DemocraticRepublic, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Panama,Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union,Vietnam, and Yugoslavia, as well asthose authorized under the War ClaimsAct of 1948 and other statutes.

For further information, contact the Office of theChairman, Foreign Claims Settlement Commissionof the United States, Department of Justice, Suite6002, 600 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20579.Phone, 2026166975. Fax, 2026166993.

Sources of Information

Controlled Substances Act RegistrationInformation about registration under the

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the Drug Enforcement Administration,P.O. Box 28083, Central Station,Washington, DC 20038. Phone, 2023077255.Disability-Related Matters Contact the

Civil Rights Divisions ADA Hotline.Phone, 8005140301. TDD, 8005140383. Internet, www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm.Drugs and Crime ClearinghousePhone, 8006663332 (toll free).Electronic Access Informationconcerning Department of Justiceprograms and activities is availableelectronically through the Internet atwww.usdoj.gov.

The NCJRS Electronic Bulletin Boardmay be accessed by calling 3017388895 (modem).Employment The Department maintains

an agencywide job line. Phone, 2025143397.Attorneys applications: Director,

Office of Attorney PersonnelManagement, Department of Justice,Room 6150, Tenth Street andConstitution Avenue NW., Washington,DC 20530. Phone, 2025141432.Assistant U.S. attorney applicants shouldapply to individual U.S. attorneys.

United States Marshals Service: FieldStaffing Branch, United States MarshalsService, Department of Justice, 600Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 222024210.

Federal Bureau of Investigation:

Director, Washington, DC 20535, or anyof the field offices or resident agencieswhose addresses are listed in the front ofmost local telephone directories.

Drug Enforcement Administration:regional offices, laboratories, orWashington Headquarters Office ofPersonnel.

Bureau of Prisons: Central Office, 320First Street NW., Washington, DC 20534(phone, 2023073082); or any regionalor field office.

Office of Justice Programs: 633Indiana Avenue NW., Washington, DC20531. Phone, 2023070730.

United States Trustee Program, Room770, 901 E Street NW., Washington, DC20530. Phone, 2026161000.

Foreign Claims SettlementCommission: Attorneys: Office of the

Chief Counsel, Suite 6002, 600 E StreetNW., Washington, DC 20579 (phone,2026166975); Other: AdministrativeOfficer, same address and phone.Housing Discrimination Matters

Contact the Civil Rights DivisionsHousing and Civil Enforcement Section.Phone, 8008967743.Immigration-Related EmploymentMatters The Civil Rights Divisionmaintains a worker hotline. Phone, 8002557688. TDD, 8002372515. It alsooffers information for employers. Phone,8002558155. TDD, 8003622735.Publications and Films The FBI LawEnforcement Bulletin and Uniform CrimeReportsCrime in the United States areavailable from the Superintendent ofDocuments, Government Printing Office,Washington, DC 20402.

The Annual Report of the AttorneyGeneral of the United States is publishedeach year by the Department of Justice,Washington, DC 20530.

Textbooks on citizenship consisting ofteachers manuals and student textbooksat various reading levels are distributedfree to public schools for applicants forcitizenship and are on sale to all othersfrom the Superintendent of Documents,Government Printing Office,Washington, DC 20402. Public schoolsor organizations under the supervision ofpublic schools which are entitled to freetextbooks should make their requests tothe appropriate Immigration and

Naturalization Service Regional Office.For general information, call 2025143946.

The Freedom of Information Act Guideand Privacy Act Overview and theFreedom of Information Case List, bothpublished annually, are available fromthe Superintendent of Documents,Government Printing Office,Washington, DC 20530.

FOIA Update (Stock No. 727002000006), published quarterly, isavailable free of charge to FOIA officesand other interested officesGovernmentwide. This publication is

also available from the Superintendent ofDocuments, Government Printing Office,Washington, DC 20402.

Guidelines for Effective HumanRelations Commissions, Annual Report



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of the Community Relations Service,Community Relations Service Brochure,CRS Hotline Brochure, Police Use ofDeadly Force: A Conciliation Handbookfor Citizens and Police, Principles of

Good Policing: Avoiding ViolenceBetween Police and Citizens, ResolvingRacial Conflict: A Guide forMunicipalities, and Viewpoints andGuidelines on Court-Appointed CitizensMonitoring Commissions in SchoolDesegregation are available uponrequest from the Public InformationOffice, Community Relations Service,Department of Justice, Washington, DC20530.

A limited number of drug educationalfilms are available, free of charge, tocivic, educational, private, and religiousgroups.

A limited selection of pamphlets andbrochures is available. The most widelyrequested publication is Drugs of Abuse,an identification manual intended forprofessional use. Single copies are free.

Copies of the Foreign ClaimsSettlement Commissions semiannual(through December 1966) and annual(from January 1967) reports to theCongress concerning its activities areavailable at the Commission in limitedquantities.

Copies of the Program Plan and otherOffice of Justice Programs publicationsand documents are available by calling

the National Criminal Justice ReferenceService (phone, 3032515500 or 8008513420 (toll free); Internet,www.ncjrs.org). Some documents arealso available from the Offices Web

site, (Internet, www.ojp.usdoj.gov).Reading Rooms Located inWashington, DC, at the followinglocations:

Department of Justice, Room 6505, Tenth Streetand Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC20530. Phone, 2025143775.Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW., 20534.Phone, 2023073029.Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 600 EStreet NW., 20579. Phone, 2026166975.U.S. Parole Commission, 5550 FriendshipBoulevard, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Phone, 3014925959.Board of Immigration Appeals, Suite 2400, 5107Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. Phone,7033050168.National Institute of Justice, 9th Floor, 633 Indiana

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone,2023075883).

Redress for Wartime Relocation/Internment Contact the Civil RightsDivisions Office of RedressAdministration. Helpline phone, 2022196900. TDD, 2022194710.Internet, www.usdoj.gov.Small Business Activities Contractinformation for small businesses can beobtained from the Office of Small andDisadvantaged Business Utilization,Department of Justice, Tenth Street andPennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,DC 20530. Phone, 2026160521.

For further information concerning the Department of Justice, contact the Office of Public Affairs,Department of Justice, Tenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530. Phone, 2025142007. TDD, 2027865731. Internet, www.usdoj.gov.