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Calendar No. 679
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9576
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 17, 2026
Received
September 17, 2026
Read the first time
September 22, 2026
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026
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National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice
In general
Chapter 31 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 509B the following:
National Fraud Enforcement Division
Establishment
There is hereby established a National Fraud Enforcement Division within the Department of Justice under the authority of the Attorney General (referred to in this section as the Division
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Head
The Division shall be headed by an Assistant Attorney General appointed under section 506, and designated by the President as the Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement.
Duties
The Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement shall perform such duties as the Attorney General may prescribe.
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Clerical amendment
The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item related to section 509B the following:
509C. National Fraud Enforcement Division.
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Prohibition on political activity
Section 7323(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting , National Fraud Enforcement Division,
after Criminal Division
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Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 2026.
Kevin F. McCumber,
Clerk.
September 22, 2026
Read the second time and placed on the calendar