There shall be in the Department of Commerce one additional Assistant Secretary of Commerce, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Secretary of Commerce may assign to his Assistant Secretaries such duties, including the direction of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, as he shall prescribe, or may be required by law. The Assistant Secretaries of Commerce shall be without numerical distinction of rank.
July 15, 1947, ch. 25161 Stat. 326(, .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 5315 of Title 5Provisions of last sentence that fixed the compensation of the Assistant Secretaries of Commerce have been omitted as the positions are under the Executive Schedule under , Government Organization and Employees.
section 592a of Title 5Pub. L. 89–55480 Stat. 378Section was formerly classified to prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5 by , , .
Prior Provisions
act May 20, 1926, ch. 344, § 844 Stat. 573June 23, 1938, ch. 601, § 1107(k)52 Stat. 1029Pub. L. 85–726, title XIV, § 1401(a)72 Stat. 806Pub. L. 97–195, § 1(c)(2)96 Stat. 115Prior provisions for an additional Assistant Secretary of Commerce were contained in (1st sentence), , as amended , . Said position was terminated by section 592a–1 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. Section 8 of act , was subsequently repealed by , , , and , , .
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
64 Stat. 1263section 1501 of this titlePursuant to powers transferred to Secretary of Commerce under Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 3174, , set out as a note under , Secretary has reassigned functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to other officers of Department.
Order of Succession
section 3345 of Title 5For order of succession during any period when both Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Commerce are unable to perform functions and duties of office of Secretary, see Ex. Ord. No. 13242, , 66 F.R. 66260, listed in a table under , Government Organization and Employees.