US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 7016

Assistant Secretaries of the Army

(a)
There are five Assistant Secretaries of the Army. They shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b)
(1)
The Assistant Secretaries shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe.
(2)
One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. He shall have as his principal duty the overall supervision of manpower and reserve component affairs of the Department of the Army.
(3)
One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. He shall have as his principal duty the overall supervision of the functions of the Department of the Army relating to programs for conservation and development of the national water resources, including flood control, navigation, shore protection, and related purposes.
(4)
(A)
One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management.
(B)
The Assistant Secretary shall be appointed from among persons who have significant budget, financial management, or audit experience in complex organizations.
(C)
The principal responsibility of the Assistant Secretary shall be the exercise of the comptroller functions of the Department of the Army, including financial management functions. The Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for all financial management activities and operations of the Department of the Army and shall advise the Secretary of the Army on financial management.
(5)
(A)
One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be the overall supervision of acquisition, technology, and logistics matters of the Department of the Army.
(B)
section 1731 of this title The Assistant Secretary shall have a Principal Military Deputy, who shall be an officer of the Army on active duty. The Principal Military Deputy shall be appointed from among officers who have significant experience in the areas of acquisition and program management. The position of Principal Military Deputy shall be designated as a critical acquisition position under . In the event of a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, the Principal Military Deputy may serve as Acting Assistant Secretary for a period of not more than one year.
(6)
(A)
One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary for Energy, Installations, and Environment.
(B)
The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall be the overall supervision of energy, installation, and environment matters for the Department of the Army.

Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 501(a)(5)100 Stat. 1038Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VII, § 702(a)(1)102 Stat. 1992Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, § 908(a)122 Stat. 278Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, § 802(a)130 Stat. 2249Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title V, § 505131 Stat. 1374Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a)132 Stat. 1838Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title VIII, § 861(j)(14)133 Stat. 1520(Added , , , § 3016; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , title IX, § 921(a), , , 1524; renumbered § 7016, , , ; , title IX, § 911(a), title XVII, § 1731(a)(64), , , 1559, 1816.)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

section 3013 of this titlePub. L. 99–433Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in prior to enactment of .

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–92, § 1731(a)(64)2019—Subsec. (b)(5)(A). , substituted “Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology” for “Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics”.

Pub. L. 116–92, § 861(j)(14)section 1731 of this titlesection 1733 of this titleSubsec. (b)(5)(B). , substituted “under ” for “under ”.

Pub. L. 116–92, § 911(a)Subsec. (b)(6). , added par. (6).

Pub. L. 115–232section 3016 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 115–91, § 921(a)2017—Subsec. (b)(4). , designated first sentence as subpar. (A), designated second and third sentences as subpar. (C) and, in subpar. (C), substituted “The principal responsibility of the Assistant Secretary shall be” for “The Assistant Secretary shall have as his principal responsibility”, and added subpar. (B).

Pub. L. 115–91, § 505Subsec. (b)(5)(B). , substituted “an officer” for “a lieutenant general”.

Pub. L. 114–3282016—Subsec. (b)(5)(B). inserted at end “In the event of a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, the Principal Military Deputy may serve as Acting Assistant Secretary for a period of not more than one year.”

Pub. L. 110–1812008—Subsec. (b)(5). added par. (5).

Pub. L. 100–4561988—Subsec. (b)(4). added par. (4).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–232section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .

Effective Date of 2017 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title IX, § 921(d)131 Stat. 1524

“The appointment qualifications imposed by the amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 5016 and 8016 of this title] shall apply with respect to an appointment as an Assistant Secretary of a military department for financial management that is made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”
, , , provided that:

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VII, § 702(e)(1)102 Stat. 1996

section 5016 of this title“The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) [enacting sections 3022 and 5025 of this title and amending this section and ] shall take effect on .”
, , , provided that: