10 U.S.C. § 8017 — Secretary of the Navy: successors to duties
submitted 40 years ago by Pub. L. 99-433 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 118 words · no verdicts yet
This section establishes the order for performing the Secretary of the Navy’s duties when the Secretary’s office is vacant or the Secretary is absent or unable to serve.
If the Secretary of the Navy 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, 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 Navy. (2) The Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, in the order prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the Secretary of Defense. (3) The General Counsel of the Department of the Navy. (4) The Chief of Naval Operations. (5) The Commandant of the Marine Corps.
If the Secretary of the Navy 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 Navy.
The Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, in the order prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the Secretary of Defense.
The General Counsel of the Department of the Navy.
The Chief of Naval Operations.
The Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 511(c)(4), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1047, § 5017; amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title IX, § 902(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2823; renumbered § 8017, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)
- 1986Enacted · Pub. L. 99-433 · 100 Stat. 1047
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-337 · 108 Stat. 2823
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1834
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 99-433 on 1986-10-01.
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