Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-102
§316 Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate
Title 14 › SUBTITLE I — ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 3 — COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER II — POSITIONS › § 316
Summary
Create a Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate in the Coast Guard at the O-6 rank. That officer must be placed on the Commandant’s staff at the first regular O-6 officer assignment panel that meets after the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 is enacted, and must handle legal matters for the Coast Guard that relate to the Commandant as assigned.
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.
Legislative History
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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102