§ 3208. Powers available to Attorney General for enforcement

Statutory text

For the purpose of the exercise by the Attorney General of the enforcement functions of the Attorney General under section 3206(6) 1 of this title, all of the functions and powers of the Attorney General under the Clayton Act [15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.] are available to the Attorney General, irrespective of any jurisdictional tests in the Clayton Act, including the power to take enforcement actions in the same manner as if the violation had been a violation of the Clayton Act.

All of the functions and powers of the Attorney General or the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice are available to the Attorney General or to such Assistant Attorney General to investigate possible violations under section 3206(6) ¹ of this title in the same manner as if such possible violations were possible violations of the Clayton Act [15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.].

Footnotes

1 See References in Text note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1982
Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95–630 title II § 210 · 92 Stat. 3641
Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 3208
Pub. L. 95–630, title II, § 210, as added Pub. L. 97–320, title IV, § 426, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1524
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 95–630, title II, § 210, as added Pub. L. 97–320, title IV, § 426, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1524
2010
Enhancing Financial Institution Safety and Soundness Act of 2010
Pub. L. 111–203 title III § 360(3) · 124 Stat. 1376
Substituted · 12 U.S.C. § 3208(a)
Pub. L. 111–203 substituted “the enforcement functions of the Attorney General” for “his enforcement functions”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–203 substituted “the enforcement functions of the Attorney General” for “his enforcement functions”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(3) in section 210(a) (12 U.S.C. 3208(a))— (A) by striking “his” and inserting “the”; and (B) by inserting “of the Attorney General” after “enforcement functions”.
Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203 effective on the transfer date, see section 351 of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 906 of Title 2, The Congress.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 3206(6) of this title, referred to in text, was redesignated section 3206(5) by Pub. L. 111–203, title III, § 360(1)(E), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1549.

The Clayton Act, referred to in text, is act Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, 38 Stat. 730, which is classified generally to sections 12, 13, 14 to 19, 21, and 22 to 27 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and sections 52 and 53 of Title 29, Labor. For further details and complete classification of this Act to the Code, see References in Text note set out under section 12 of Title 15 and Tables.

Amendments

2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–203 substituted “the enforcement functions of the Attorney General” for “his enforcement functions”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203 effective on the transfer date, see section 351 of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 906 of Title 2, The Congress.

Credits

1982–2010 · 2 acts

1982Pub. L. 95–630, title II, § 210, as added Pub. L. 97–320, title IV, § 426, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1524
2010amended Pub. L. 111–203, title III, § 360(3), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1549.

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(Pub. L. 95–630, title II, § 210, as added Pub. L. 97–320, title IV, § 426, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1524; amended Pub. L. 111–203, title III, § 360(3), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1549.)