§ 1503b. — Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; duties; appointment; compensation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1503b]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 40--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Sec. 1503b. Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere; duties; appointment; compensation
There shall be in the Department of Commerce an Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere who shall serve as the Administrator
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established by
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 [5 U.S.C. App.] and perform such
duties as the Secretary of Commerce shall prescribe. The Under Secretary
shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate and shall be compensated at the rate now or hereafter
provided for Level III of the Executive Schedule Pay Rates (5 U.S.C.
5314).
(Pub. L. 99-659, title IV, Sec. 407(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3739.)
References in Text
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970, referred to in text, is set out
under section 1511 of this title.
Service by Incumbent Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Section 407(c) of Pub. L. 99-659 provided that: ``The individual
serving on the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 14, 1986]--
``(A) as the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration shall also serve as the Under Secretary
of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere until such time as a successor
is appointed under subsection (a) of this section [enacting this
section]; and
``(B) as the Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration shall also serve as the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere until such time as a
successor is appointed under subsection (b) of this section
[enacting section 1507(c) of this title].''
