14 USC § 315 - Congressional affairs; Director

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identifier: "/us/usc/t14/s315"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "14 USC § 315 - Congressional affairs; Director"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "315"
section_name: "Congressional affairs; Director"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "POSITIONS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXII [LXXXII], § 8211(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4649, § 321; renumbered § 315, Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7201(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1675.)"
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# § 315. Congressional affairs; Director

The Commandant shall appoint a Director of Congressional Affairs from among officers of the Coast Guard who are in a grade above captain. The Director of Congressional Affairs is separate and distinct from the Director of Governmental and Public Affairs for the Coast Guard and is the principal advisor to the Commandant on all congressional and legislative matters for the Coast Guard and may have such additional functions as the Commandant may direct.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXII [LXXXII], § 8211(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4649, § 321; renumbered § 315, Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7201(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1675.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 315 was renumbered .

Another prior section 315, , , related to dropping for disabilities due to vicious habits, prior to repeal by , . See .

### Amendments

2025— renumbered  as this section.