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[CITE: 10USC3019]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                            Subtitle B--Army
 
                          PART I--ORGANIZATION
 
                   CHAPTER 303--DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
 
Sec. 3019. General Counsel

    (a) There is a General Counsel of the Department of the Army, 
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 Army may prescribe.

(Added Pub. L. 99-433, title V, Sec. 501(a)(7), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 
1038; amended Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title VII, Sec. 703(a), Sept. 29, 
1988, 102 Stat. 1996.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 3019 was renumbered section 3038 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1988--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-456 inserted ``, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate'' before period at end.


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Section 703(c) of Pub. L. 100-456 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this section and sections 5019 and 8019 
of this title] shall apply to appointments made under sections 3019, 
5019, and 8019, respectively, of title 10, United States Code, on and 
after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 29, 1988].''
