10 U.S.C. § 9017 — Secretary of the Air Force: successors to duties
submitted 70 years ago by ch. 1041 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 121 words · no verdicts yet
If the Secretary of the Air Force can't serve — because of death, resignation, removal, absence, or disability — someone else fills in temporarily. The law lists who takes over, in order, until the President names a replacement or the Secretary returns.
If the Secretary of the Air Force dies, resigns, is removed, is absent, or is disabled, whoever is highest on this list — and who is themselves available — performs the Secretary's duties: (1) the Under Secretary of the Air Force; (2) the Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force, in an order the Secretary sets and the Secretary of Defense approves; (3) the General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force; (4) the Chief of Staff; (5) the Chief of Space Operations. This stand-in serves until the President names someone else under section 3347 of title 5, or until the absence or disability ends.
If the Secretary of the Air Force 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 Air Force.
The Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force, in the order prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force and approved by the Secretary of Defense.
The General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force.
The Chief of Staff.
The Chief of Space Operations.
Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 489, § 8017; Pub. L. 89–718, § 23, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 90–235, § 4(a)(9), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 760; Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 521(a)(4), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1058; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title IX, § 902(c), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2823; renumbered § 9017, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(c), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(b)(3), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3808.)
- 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 1966Amended · Pub. L. 89-718 · 80 Stat. 1118
- 1968Amended · Pub. L. 90-235 · 81 Stat. 760
- 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-433 · 100 Stat. 1058
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-337 · 108 Stat. 2823
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1833
- 2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 3808
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.
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