28 USC 513 – Attorney General to advise Secretaries of military departments
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When a question of law arises in the administration of the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, or the Department of the Air Force, the cognizance of which is not given by statute to some other officer from whom the Secretary of the military department concerned may require advice, the Secretary of the military department shall send it to the Attorney General for disposition.
Terms Used In 28 USC 513
- department: means one of the executive departments enumerated in section 1 of Title 5, unless the context shows that such term was intended to describe the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of the government. See 28 USC 451
- officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.