§ 279. — Absence of Director.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC279]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 7--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
Sec. 279. Absence of Director
In the case of the absence of the Director of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology the Secretary of Commerce may designate some
officer of said Institute to perform the duties of the director during
his absence.
(Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 237, Sec. 1, 36 Stat. 1231; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141,
Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 736; Pub. L. 100-418, title V, Sec. 5115(c), Aug. 23,
1988, 102 Stat. 1433.)
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
1988--Pub. L. 100-418 substituted ``National Institute of Standards
and Technology'' for ``Bureau of Standards'' and ``Institute'' for
``bureau''.
Change of Name
Act Mar. 4, 1913, substituted ``Secretary of Commerce'' for
``Secretary of Commerce and Labor''.
