32 C.F.R. § 700.302 Responsibilities within the Department of the Navy.
Title 32 - National Defense
The Secretary is the head of the Department of the Navy. The Secretary is responsible for, and has the authority necessary to conduct, all affairs of the Department of the Navy, including the following functions: (a) Recruiting; (b) Organizing; (c) Supplying; (d) Equipping (including research and development); (e) Training; (f) Servicing; (g) Mobilizing; (h) Demobilizing; (i) Administering (including the morale and welfare of personnel); (j) Maintaining; (k) The construction, outfitting and repair of military equipment; and (l) The construction, maintenance and repair of buildings, and interests in real property necessary to carry out the responsibilities specified in this article.
Title 32: National Defense
PART 700—UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS
Subpart C—The Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Navy
§ 700.302 Responsibilities within the Department of the Navy.

