Reading Room Document

Applicability of Appointment Provisions of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to Incumbent Officeholders

Provisions of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 requiring appointment by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate for certain positions within the Department of Justice do not affect the tenure of incumbent officeholders who were appointed by the Attorney General. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/24001/download.

December 12, 1988