[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR0.17]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
                    CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 0--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart C--Office of the Deputy Attorney General
 
Sec. 0.17  Office of Investigative Agency Policies.

    (a) Organization. The Office of Investigative Agency Policies is 
headed by a Director appointed by the Attorney General. The Director 
shall be responsible to, and report directly to, the Deputy Attorney 
General, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General. The 
Director shall be chosen from among the heads of the criminal 
investigative agencies of the Department, i.e., the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Marshals 
Service and Immigration and Naturalization Service. The Director shall 
serve concurrently as the Director of Investigative Agency Policies and 
as head of the agency for which he or she was nominated and confirmed. 
The Director shall be supported by a staff consisting of personnel 
detailed from the criminal investigative agencies of the Department, and 
from the Criminal Division. The staff shall be nominated by these 
various agencies, subject to the approval of the Director.
    (b) Functions. Subject to the general supervision and direction of 
the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General, the Director shall in 
the areas of overlapping jurisdiction of the criminal investigative 
agencies:
    (1) Take all steps necessary to improve coordination among the 
criminal investigative agencies of the Department, both within the 
United States and abroad;
    (2) Assure, to the extent appropriate, consistent operational 
guidelines for the criminal investigative agencies of the Department;
    (3) Establish procedures, structures and mechanisms for coordinating 
the collection and dissemination of intelligence relating to the 
Department's law enforcement responsibilities;
    (4) Establish procedures and policies relating to procurement for 
the criminal investigative agencies of the Department, including but not 
limited to procurement of communications and computer systems;
    (5) Determine and establish procedures for the coordination of all 
automation systems;
    (6) Determine and establish plans to ensure the effective deployment 
of criminal investigative agency task forces;
    (7) Establish procedures for coordinating the apprehension of 
fugitives;
    (8) Establish programs to coordinate training among the criminal 
investigative agencies of the Department;
    (9) Provide advice to the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney 
General on all investigative policies, procedures and activities that 
warrant uniform treatment or coordination among the criminal 
investigative agencies of the Department;
    (10) Provide advice to the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney 
General on the budgetary and resource requests of the criminal 
investigative agencies of the Department;
    (11) Perform such other functions as may be necessary for the 
effective policy-level coordination of criminal investigations by the 
criminal investigative agencies of the Department, particularly with 
respect to drug trafficking, fugitive apprehension, violence, and 
related areas, and for the elimination of waste and duplication in these 
functions.
    (12) Perform such special duties as may be assigned by the Attorney 
General or the Deputy Attorney General from time to time.
    (c) Cooperation. Officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
the Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Marshals Service, 
the Immigration and Naturalization Service and all other components of 
the Department that may be requested by the Director of Investigative 
Agency Policies shall provide such information as the Director may 
request.
    (d) Review. Prior to making any decision having a significant impact 
on any criminal investigative agency of the Department, the Director 
shall consult with the head of such agency, or the

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designee of the head of such agency. Any head of a criminal 
investigative agency shall have an opportunity to seek review of any 
decision of the Director by the Deputy Attorney General or the Attorney 
General.
    (e) Scope. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to alter or 
diminish the responsibilities of the Department's criminal investigative 
agencies, or of other components of the Department, including the 
Criminal Division and the United States Attorneys, in the investigation 
and prosecution of violations of federal criminal law.
    (f) Reservation. This policy is set forth solely for the purpose of 
internal Department of Justice guidance. It is not intended to, does 
not, and may not be relied upon to create any rights, substantive or 
procedural, that are enforceable at law by any party in any matter, 
civil or criminal, nor does it place any limitations on otherwise lawful 
investigative or litigative prerogatives of the Department of Justice.

[Order No. 1814-93, 58 FR 62260, Nov. 26, 1993]