§ 1505. — Additional Assistant Secretary; duties, rank of Assistant Secretaries.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1505]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 40--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Sec. 1505. Additional Assistant Secretary; duties, rank of
Assistant Secretaries
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. 251, 61 Stat. 326.)
Codification
Provisions 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 section 5315 of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
Section was formerly classified to section 592a of Title 5 prior to
the general revision and enactment of Title 5 by Pub. L. 89-554, Sept.
6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Prior Provisions
Prior provisions for an additional Assistant Secretary of Commerce
were contained in act May 20, 1926, ch. 344, Sec. 8 (1st sentence), 44
Stat. 573, as amended June 23, 1938, ch. 601, Sec. 1107(k), 52 Stat.
1029. Said position was terminated by section 592a-1 of former Title 5,
Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. Section 8
of act May 20, 1926, was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 85-726, title
XIV, Sec. 1401(a), Aug. 23, 1958, 72 Stat. 806, and Pub. L. 97-195,
Sec. 1(c)(2), June 16, 1982, 96 Stat. 115.
Transfer of Functions
Pursuant to powers transferred to Secretary of Commerce under Reorg.
Plan No. 5 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64
Stat. 1263, set out as a note under section 1501 of this title,
Secretary has reassigned functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce to other officers of Department.
Order of Succession
For 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, Dec. 18, 2001, 66 F.R.
66260, set out as a note under section 3345 of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1506 of this title.
