appropriate Federal official
Defined in 3 places across 3 titles of the United States Code.
Appropriate federal official.—In this section, the term “appropriate Federal official” means—
(A) the Attorney General of the United States; or
(B) in any case in which the defendant is a Federal depository institution, a State depository institution, a depository institution holding company, a foreign bank, or a nondepository institution subsidiary of the foregoing (as such terms are defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)), the person who has the primary Federal regulatory or supervisory responsibility with respect to the defendant, if some or all of the matters alleged in the class action are subject to regulation or supervision by that person.
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- 2005–202628 U.S.C. § 1715Judiciary and Judicial Procedure · Notifications to appropriate Federal and State officials · in this section
In this section, the term “appropriate Federal official” means—
(A) the Attorney General of the United States; or
(B) in any case in which the defendant is a Federal depository institution, a State depository institution, a depository institution holding company, a foreign bank, or a nondepository institution subsidiary of the foregoing (as such terms are defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)), the person who has the primary Federal regulatory or supervisory responsibility with respect to the defendant, if some or all of the matters alleged in the class action are subject to regulation or supervision by that person.
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- 2026–present28 U.S.C. § 1715Judiciary and Judicial Procedure · Notifications to appropriate Federal and State officials · in this section
The term “appropriate Federal official” means—
(A) the Commissioner of Social Security in the case of social security benefits described in section 86(d)(1)(A), and
(B) the Railroad Retirement Board in the case of social security benefits described in section 86(d)(1)(B).
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 6050FInternal Revenue Code · Returns relating to social security benefits · for purposes of this section
The term “appropriate Federal official” means—
(A) the Secretary, in the case of the National Cemetery Administration; and
(B) the Secretary of the Army, in the case of Arlington National Cemetery.
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- 1998–present38 U.S.C. § 2411Veterans Benefits · Prohibition against interment or memorialization in the National Cemetery Administration or Arlington National Cemetery of persons committing Federal or State capital crimes · for purposes of this section
The term “appropriate Federal official” means—
(A) the Secretary, in the case of the National Cemetery System; and
(B) the Secretary of the Army, in the case of Arlington National Cemetery.
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- 1997–199838 U.S.C. § 2411Veterans Benefits · Prohibition against interment or memorialization in the National Cemetery Administration or Arlington National Cemetery of persons committing Federal or State capital crimes · for purposes of this section