The section is rewritten to conform to other statutes authorizing departmental seals. The words “The seal heretofore provided for the office of the Attorney General shall be” are omitted as obsolete.
A prior section
502, act June 25, 1948, ch. 646,
62 Stat. 909, related to appointment of assistant United States attorneys, prior to repeal by
Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), and reenactment in section
542 of this title by section 4(c) of
Pub. L. 89–554.