H.R. 15742 — A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to regulate the use of informers by the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Prohibits the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation from compensating any person for furnishing information unless such compensation is expressly authorized by law. (Amends 28 U.S.C. 524; 537)

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1976-09-29
Introduced in House
1976-09-29
Introduced in House
1976-09-29
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to regulate the use of informers by the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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