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

42 U.S.C. § 3502

Assistant Secretary for Administration; appointment and duties

There shall be in the Department of Health and Human Services an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Administration who shall be appointed, with the approval of the President, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the classified civil service, who shall perform such duties as the Secretary shall prescribe.

Pub. L. 86–568, title II, § 20274 Stat. 305Pub. L. 88–426, title III78 Stat. 426Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b)93 Stat. 695(, , ; , §§ 305(34), 307, , , 432; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 89–554, § 180 Stat. 378Section was formerly classified to section 623g of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 88–426, § 305(34)1964—, struck out provisions which prescribed compensation of Administrative Assistant Secretary.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88section 3508(b) of Title 20“Department of Health and Human Services”, “Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services”, and “Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare”, “Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare”, and “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare”, respectively, pursuant to , which is classified to , Education.

section 307 of Pub. L. 88–426“Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for Administration” substituted for “Administrative Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to .

Effective Date of 1964 Amendment

Pub. L. 88–426section 501(c) of Pub. L. 88–426section 501 of Pub. L. 88–42678 Stat. 435Amendment by effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after , except to the extent provided in , see , title V, , .

Effective Date

section 122 of Pub. L. 86–568Section effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after , see .