10 USC § 8019 - General Counsel

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title: "10 USC § 8019 - General Counsel"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8019"
section_name: "General Counsel"
chapter_number: 803
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 511(c)(4), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1047, § 5019; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VII, § 703(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1996; renumbered § 8019, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)"
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# § 8019. General Counsel

**(a)** There is a General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

**(b)** The General Counsel shall perform such functions as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 511(c)(4), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1047, § 5019; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VII, § 703(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1996; renumbered § 8019, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 8019 was renumbered .

Another prior section 8019 was renumbered .

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

1988—Subsec. (a).  inserted “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” before period at end.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .

### Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable to appointments made under this section on and after , see , set out as a note under .