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10 U.S.C. § 156 — Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

submitted 18 years ago by Pub. L. 110-181 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 164 words · no verdicts yet

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This law creates the position of Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A board picked by the Secretary of Defense recommends who fills the job. No one at the Defense Department can interfere with the Counsel's independent legal advice.

(a) In general. There is a position called Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (b) Selection for appointment. Under rules the Secretary of Defense sets, the officer chosen to be Legal Counsel is recommended by a board of officers. The Secretary of Defense convenes this board, and as much as possible, the board follows the same procedures used for regular selection boards under chapter 36 of this title. (c) Duties. The Legal Counsel performs legal duties supporting the Chairman's responsibilities, as the Chairman directs. No officer or employee of the Department of Defense may interfere with the Legal Counsel's ability to give independent legal advice to the Chairman or to the Joint Chiefs of Staff as a whole.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a)In General.—

There is a Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

(b)Selection for Appointment.—

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the officer selected for appointment to serve as Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall be recommended by a board of officers convened by the Secretary of Defense that, insofar as practicable, is subject to the procedures applicable to selection boards convened under chapter 36 of this title.

(c)Duties.—
(1)

The Legal Counsel of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall perform such legal duties in support of the responsibilities of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the Chairman may prescribe.

(2)

No officer or employee of the Department of Defense may interfere with the ability of the Legal Counsel to give independent legal advice to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 543(e)(1), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 115; amended Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, § 591, Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4474; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V, § 501(a), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2272; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 502(b), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2102.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 2008Enacted · Pub. L. 110-181 · 122 Stat. 115
  • 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-417 · 122 Stat. 4474
  • 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-84 · 123 Stat. 2272
  • 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-328 · 130 Stat. 2102

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 110-181 on 2008-01-28.

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