Attorney General guidelines Clause Samples

The 'Attorney General guidelines' clause establishes that certain actions, procedures, or standards within the agreement must comply with rules or directives issued by the Attorney General. In practice, this means that parties are required to follow specific protocols or limitations as set forth by the Attorney General, which may pertain to issues such as data handling, law enforcement cooperation, or regulatory compliance. The core function of this clause is to ensure that the agreement remains consistent with current legal and regulatory expectations, thereby reducing the risk of non-compliance and providing clear guidance on acceptable practices.

Attorney General guidelines. (a) Within one hundred and eighty days of en- actment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue guidelines specifying the factors to be used by the Department of Justice in rendering a de- cision whether to prosecute a violation of Fed- eral law in which, in the judgment of the Attor- ▇▇▇ General, there is a possibility that classified information will be revealed. Such guidelines shall be transmitted to the appropriate commit- tees of Congress. (b) When the Department of Justice decides not to prosecute a violation of Federal law pur- suant to subsection (a), an appropriate official of the Department of Justice shall prepare writ- ten findings detailing the reasons for the deci- sion not to prosecute. The findings shall in- clude— (1) the intelligence information which the Department of Justice officials believe might be disclosed, (2) the purpose for which the information might be disclosed, (3) the probability that the information would be disclosed, and (4) the possible consequences such disclosure would have on the national security. (Pub. L. 96–456, § 12, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2029.)

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