§ 15f. — Actions by Attorney General.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC15f]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 1--MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE
Sec. 15f. Actions by Attorney General
(a) Notification to State attorney general
Whenever the Attorney General of the United States has brought an
action under the antitrust laws, and he has reason to believe that any
State attorney general would be entitled to bring an action under this
Act based substantially on the same alleged violation of the antitrust
laws, he shall promptly give written notification thereof to such State
attorney general.
(b) Availability of files and other materials
To assist a State attorney general in evaluating the notice or in
bringing any action under this Act, the Attorney General of the United
States shall, upon request by such State attorney general, make
available to him, to the extent permitted by law, any investigative
files or other materials which are or may be relevant or material to the
actual or potential cause of action under this Act.
(Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, Sec. 4F, as added Pub. L. 94-435, title III,
Sec. 301, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1395.)
References in Text
The antitrust laws, referred to in subsec. (a), are defined in
section 12 of this title.
This Act, referred to in text, is act Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, 38
Stat. 730, as amended, known as the Clayton Act, which is classified
generally to sections 12, 13, 14 to 19, 20, 21, and 22 to 27 of this
title, 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 this title and Tables.
Effective Date
Injuries sustained prior to Sept. 30, 1976, not covered by this
section, see section 304 of Pub. L. 94-435, set out as a note under
section 15c of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 15g, 15h of this title.
