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Title 14—COAST GUARD > SUBTITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION > CHAPTER 5—FUNCTIONS AND POWERS > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL POWERS

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The Secretary may appoint civilian employees of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating as appellate military judges, available for assignment to the Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals as provided for in section 866(a) of title 10 .

(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 201(a) , Oct. 15, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2909 , § 153; renumbered § 507, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 105(b) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4200 .)

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