Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73
§316 Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— - ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - POSITIONS › § 316
Summary
Assign a Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate (O‑6) to the Commandant’s staff at the first O‑6 assignment panel after enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 to handle legal matters for the Commandant.
Full Legal Text
Title 14, §316
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There shall be in the Coast Guard a Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate who is a judge advocate in a grade of O-6. The Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate shall be assigned to the staff of the Commandant in the first regularly scheduled O-6 officer assignment panel to convene following the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 and perform such duties relating to legal matters arising in the Coast Guard as such legal matters relate to the Commandant, as may be assigned.
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References in Text
The date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of div. G of Pub. L. 119–60, which was approved Dec. 18, 2025.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 316 was renumbered section 334 of this title.
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Citation
14 U.S.C. § 316
Title 14 — Coast Guard
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73