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5-3.000
ORGANIZATION OF THE DIVISION

5-3.100 General
5-3.200 Litigating Sections
5-3.300 Support Units
5-3.400 Organization Chart

5-3.100 General

The Division is administered by an Assistant Attorney General, who is assisted by four Deputy Assistant Attorneys General.

5-3.200 Litigating Sections

The litigating functions of the Division are discharged through nine sections:

  1. The Environmental Defense Section (described in detail in USAM 5-6.000);

  2. The General Litigation Section (described in detail in USAM 5-7.000);

  3. The Appellate Section (described in detail in USAM 5-8.000);

  4. The Policy, Legislation and Special Litigation Section (described in detail in USAM 5-9.000);

  5. The Wildlife and Marine Resources Section (described in detail in USAM 5-10.000);

  6. The Environmental Crimes Section (described in detail in USAM 5-11.000);

  7. The Environmental Enforcement Section (described in detail in USAM 5-12.000);

  8. The Indian Resources Section (described in detail in USAM 5-14.000);

  9. The Land Acquisition Section (described in detail in USAM 5-15.000).

5-3.300 Support Units

Policy planning, legislative and special activities are assigned to the Policy, Legislation and Special Litigation Section (described in detail in USAM 5-9.000).

Other functions (including administration, information and technology, litigation support, financial management and planning, and management and planning) are assigned to the Division's Executive Office.

5-3.400 Organization Chart

ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY GENERAL
DEPUTY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
GENERAL LITIGAT. SECTION ENVIRONM. ENFORCEM. SECTION ENVIRONM. CRIMES SECTION APPELLATE SECTION
WILDLIFE & MARINE SECTION EXECUTIVE OFFICE INDIAN RESOURCES SECTION ENVIRONM. DEFENSE SECTION
POLICY, LEGISLAT & SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITN SECTION

September 1997 USAM Chapter 5-3