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14 U.S.C. § 318 — Judge Advocate General; Deputy Judge Advocate General: appointment; duties
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**(a) In General.—** The Judge Advocate General in the Coast Guard shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from officers of the Coast Guard designated as judge advocates. The term of office is not more than 4 years.
**(b) Appointment.—** The Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard shall be appointed from those officers who at the time of appointment are members of the bar of a Federal court or the highest court of a State, and who have had at least 8 years of experience in legal duties as commissioned officers.
**(c) Duties.—** The Judge Advocate General, in addition to other duties prescribed by law—
(1) is the legal adviser of the Commandant of the Coast Guard and of all officers and agencies of the Coast Guard;
(2) shall direct the officers of the Coast Guard designated as judge advocates in the performance of their duties; and
(3) shall receive, revise, and have recorded the proceedings of courts of inquiry and military commissions.
**(d) Deputy Judge Advocate General.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Deputy Judge Advocate General in the Coast Guard shall be appointed by the Commandant, from civilians in the Senior Executive Service (career reserved) who meet the qualifications set forth in subsection (b). The term of office of the Deputy Judge Advocate General is not more than four years with reappointment for an additional term of 4 years.
(2) **Vacancy of judge advocate general.—** — When there is a vacancy in the office of the Judge Advocate General, or during the absence or disability of the Judge Advocate General, the Deputy Judge Advocate General shall perform the duties of the Judge Advocate General until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases. Should a vacancy in the Deputy Judge Ad
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**(a) In General.—** The Judge Advocate General in the Coast Guard shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from officers of the Coast Guard designated as judge advocates. The term of office is not more than 4 years.
**(b) Appointment.—** The Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard shall be appointed from those officers who at the time of appointment are members of the bar of a Federal court or the highest court of a State, and who have had at least 8 years of experience in legal duties as commissioned officers.
**(c) Duties.—** The Judge Advocate General, in addition to other duties prescribed by law—
(1) is the legal adviser of the Commandant of the Coast Guard and of all officers and agencies of the Coast Guard;
(2) shall direct the officers of the Coast Guard designated as judge advocates in the performance of their duties; and
(3) shall receive, revise, and have recorded the proceedings of courts of inquiry and military commissions.
**(d) Deputy Judge Advocate General.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Deputy Judge Advocate General in the Coast Guard shall be appointed by the Commandant, from civilians in the Senior Executive Service (career reserved) who meet the qualifications set forth in subsection (b). The term of office of the Deputy Judge Advocate General is not more than four years with reappointment for an additional term of 4 years.
(2) **Vacancy of judge advocate general.—** — When there is a vacancy in the office of the Judge Advocate General, or during the absence or disability of the Judge Advocate General, the Deputy Judge Advocate General shall perform the duties of the Judge Advocate General until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases. Should a vacancy in the Deputy Judge Advocate General position overlap with a vacancy in the office of the Judge Advocate General, the Commandant shall establish an acting Judge Advocate General from officers of the Coast Guard designated as judge advocates with the qualifications in subsection (b).
(3) **Acting deputy judge advocate general.—** — When there is a vacancy of the position of Deputy Judge Advocate General, to include during the absence or disability of the Judge Advocate General, the Commandant shall establish an acting Deputy Judge Advocate from officers of the Coast Guard designated as judge advocates with the qualifications in subsection (b). Such officer shall perform the duties of the Deputy Judge Advocate General until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases. Should a vacancy in the Deputy Judge Advocate General position overlap with a vacancy in the office of the Judge Advocate General, the Commandant shall establish an acting Deputy Judge Advocate from civilians in the Senior Executive Service (career reserved), or GS-15s, who meet the qualifications in subsection (b).
(4) **Compliance with act.—** — The Commandant shall ensure compliance with this section not later than 30 days after enactment of this section.
**(e) Limitation.—** No officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security may interfere with—
(1) the ability of the Judge Advocate General to give independent legal advice to the Commandant or Vice Commandant; or
(2) the ability of judge advocates of the Coast Guard assigned or attached to, or performing duty with, military units to give independent legal advice to commanders.
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**(a) Definitions.—** For the purposes of this section—
(1) “environment”, “facility”, “person”, “release”, “removal”, “remedial”, and “response” have the same meaning they have in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ([42 U.S.C. 9601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9601&num=0&edition=prelim));
(2) “hazardous substance” has the same meaning it has in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ([42 U.S.C. 9601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9601&num=0&edition=prelim)), except that it also includes the meaning given “oil” in section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ([33 U.S.C. 1321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1321&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(3) “pollutant” has the same meaning it has in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ([33 U.S.C. 1362](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1362&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b) Program.—**
(1) The Secretary shall carry out a program of environmental compliance and restoration at current and former Coast Guard facilities.
(2) Program goals include:
(A) Identifying, investigating, and cleaning up contamination from hazardous substances and pollutants.
(B) Correcting other environmental damage that poses an imminent and substantial danger to the public health or welfare or to the environment.
(C) Demolishing and removing unsafe buildings and structures, including buildings and structures at former Coast Guard facilities.
(D) Preventing contamination from hazardous substances and pollutants at current Coast Guard facilit
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Amounts may be appropriated to or for the use of the Coast Guard for the following matters only if the amounts have been authorized by law after December 31, 1976:
(1) For the operation and support of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for.
(2) For the procurement, construction, renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, aircraft, and systems, including equipment related thereto, and for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment.
(3) For research and development.11 So in original. The period probably should not appear. of technologies, materials, and human factors directly related to improving the performance of the Coast Guard.
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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 317
(2) all financial obligations of the Associa-
tion incident to the National Coast Guard Mu-
seum have been satisfied.
(g) SERVICES.—The Commandant may solicit
from the Association and accept services from
nonprofit entities, including services related to
activities for construction of the Museum.
(h) AUTHORITY.—The Commandant may not es-
tablish a Museum except as set forth in this sec-
tion.
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘Museum’’ means
the National Coast Guard Museum.
(2) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’
means the National Coast Guard Museum As-
sociation.
(Added Pub. L. 108–293, title II, § 213(a), Aug. 9,
2004, 118 Stat. 1037, § 98; amended Pub. L. 114–120,
title II, § 219, Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 48; renum-
bered § 316 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I,
§ 104(b), title III, § 303, Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4196,
4243; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXIV
[LXXXIV], § 8439(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4737;
Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXII, § 11259, Dec. 23,
2022, 136 Stat. 4058.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The date of the enactment of the Elijah E. Cummings
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020, referred to in
subsec. (c), is the date of enactment of div. G of Pub.
L. 116–283, which was approved Jan. 1, 2021.
AMENDMENTS
2022—Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 117–263 substituted ‘‘a
third party entity qualified to undertake such a certifi-
cation process’’ for ‘‘the Inspector General of the de-
partment in which the Coast Guard is operating’’.
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, section related to National Coast Guard
Museum.
2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 303, amended section generally.
Prior to amendment, section related to National Coast
Gua
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