10 U.S.C. § 7017 — Secretary of the Army: successors to duties
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This section covers Secretary of the Army: successors to duties. If the Secretary of the Army dies, resigns, is removed from office, is absent, or is disabled, the person who is highest on these list, and who is not absent or disabled, must perform the duties of the Secretary until the President, under section 3347 1 of title 5, directs…
If the Secretary of the Army* dies, resigns, is removed from office, is absent, or is disabled, the person who is highest on these list, and who is not absent or disabled, must perform the duties of the Secretary until the President, under section 3347 1 of title 5, directs another person to perform those duties or until the absence or disability ceases: (1) The Under Secretary of the Army. (2) The Assistant Secretaries of the Army, in the order prescribed by the Secretary of the Army and approved by the Secretary of Defense. (3) The General Counsel of the Department of the Army. (4) The Chief of Staff.
If the Secretary of the Army* dies, resigns, is removed from office, is absent, or is disabled, the person who is highest on the following list, and who is not absent or disabled, shall perform the duties of the Secretary until the President, under section 3347 1 of title 5, directs another person to perform those duties or until the absence or disability ceases:
The Under Secretary of the Army.
The Assistant Secretaries of the Army, in the order prescribed by the Secretary of the Army and approved by the Secretary of Defense.
The General Counsel of the Department of the Army.
The Chief of Staff.
Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 159, § 3017; Pub. L. 89–718, § 23, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 90–235, § 4(a)(7), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 759; Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 501(a)(6), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1038; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title IX, § 902(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2823; renumbered § 7017, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)
- 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 1966Amended · Pub. L. 89-718 · 80 Stat. 1118
- 1968Amended · Pub. L. 90-235 · 81 Stat. 759
- 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-433 · 100 Stat. 1038
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-337 · 108 Stat. 2823
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1838
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.
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