[Title 28 CFR 0.130]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2009 Edition]
[Title 28 - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION]
[Chapter I - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE]
[Part 0 - ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE]
[Subpart W - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives]
[Sec. 0.130 - General functions.]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


28JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION12009-07-012009-07-01false0.130Sec. 0.130JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIONDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Sec. 0.130  General functions.

    Subject to the direction of the Attorney General and the Deputy 
Attorney General, the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms, and Explosives shall:
    (a) Investigate, administer, and enforce the laws related to 
alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives, and arson, and perform other 
duties as assigned by the Attorney General, including exercising the 
functions and powers of the Attorney General under the following 
provisions of law:
    (1) 18 U.S.C. chapters 40 (related to explosives), 44 (related to 
firearms), 59 (related to liquor trafficking), and 114 (related to 
trafficking in contraband cigarettes);
    (2) Chapter 53 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 
chapter 53 (related to certain firearms and destructive devices);
    (3) Chapters 61 through 80, inclusive, of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, 26 U.S.C. chapters 61-80, insofar as they relate to activities 
administered and enforced with respect to chapter 53 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. chapter 53;
    (4) 18 U.S.C. 1952 and 3667, insofar as they relate to liquor 
trafficking;
    (5) 49 U.S.C. 80303 and 80304, insofar as they relate to contraband 
described in section 80302(a)(2) or 80302(a)(5); and
    (6) 18 U.S.C. 1956 and 1957, insofar as they involve violations of:

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    (i) 18 U.S.C. 844(f) or (i) (relating to explosives or arson),
    (ii) 18 U.S.C. 922(l) (relating to the illegal importation of 
firearms),
    (iii) 18 U.S.C. 924(n) (relating to illegal firearms trafficking),
    (iv) 18 U.S.C. 1952 (relating to traveling in interstate commerce in 
aid of racketeering enterprises insofar as they concern liquor on which 
Federal excise tax has not been paid);
    (v) 18 U.S.C. 2341-2346 (trafficking in contraband cigarettes);
    (vi) Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act, as added by Public 
Law 94-329, section 212(a)(1), as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2778 (relating to 
the importation of items on the U.S. Munitions Import List), except 
violations relating to exportation, in transit, temporary import, or 
temporary export transactions;
    (vii) 18 U.S.C. 1961 insofar as the offense is an act or threat 
involving arson that is chargeable under State law and punishable by 
imprisonment for more than one year; and
    (viii) Any offense relating to the primary jurisdiction of Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives that the United States would 
be obligated by a multilateral treaty either to extradite the alleged 
offender or to submit the case for prosecution if the offender were 
found within the territory of the United States;
    (b) Investigate, seize, and forfeit property involved in a violation 
or attempted violation within the investigative jurisdiction set out in 
paragraph (a), under 18 U.S.C. 981 and 982;
    (c) Subject to the limitations of 3 U.S.C. 301, exercise the 
authorities of the Attorney General under section 38 of the Arms Export 
Control Act, 22 U.S.C. 2778, relating to the importation of defense 
articles and defense services, including those authorities set forth in 
27 CFR part 47; and
    (d) Perform any other function related to the investigation of 
violent crime or domestic terrorism as may be delegated to the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives by the Attorney General.