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33 USC § 921a - Appearance of attorneys for Secretary, deputy commissioner, or Board 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s921a"
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title: "33 USC § 921a - Appearance of attorneys for Secretary, deputy commissioner, or Board"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "921a"
section_name: "Appearance of attorneys for Secretary, deputy commissioner, or Board"
chapter_number: 18
chapter_name: "LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(May 4, 1928, ch. 502, 45 Stat. 490; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 909; Pub. L. 92–576, § 16, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1262.)"
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# 1 Appearance of attorneys for Secretary, deputy commissioner, or Board

See References in Text note below.

33 U.S.C. 921[^1]

Attorneys appointed by the Secretary shall represent the Secretary, the deputy commissioner, or the Board in any court proceedings under section 21 [] or other provisions of this Act  except for proceedings in the Supreme Court of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (May 4, 1928, ch. 502, 45 Stat. 490; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 909; Pub. L. 92–576, § 16, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1262.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, probably should have been a reference to , , known as the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. This section was not enacted as part of that Act, see Codification note below. For complete classification of act , to the Code, see  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was not enacted as part of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act which comprises this chapter.

### Amendments

1972—, which directed the general amendment of “[s]ection 21a of the Act”, meaning section 21a of act , was executed to this section, which is , to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Act , does not contain a section 21a. Prior to amendment, section required the United States attorney in the judicial district in which a case was pending to appear as attorney or counsel on behalf of the Secretary of Labor or his deputy commissioner when either was a party to the case or interested, and to represent such Secretary or deputy in any court in which such case could be carried on appeal.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Act , eff. , substituted “United States attorney” for “district attorney of the United States”. See , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and Historical and Revision note thereunder.

### Effective Date of 1972 Amendment

Amendment by  effective 30 days after , see , set out as a note under .