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25 U.S.C. § 2a — Assistant or deputy commissioners; appointment; powers and duties

submitted 84 years ago by ch. 336 to r/title-25-INDIANS · 134 words · no verdicts yet

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Assistant or deputy commissioners of the Bureau of Indian Affairs are appointed by the Secretary of the Interior under civil-service rules. They can sign documents and do other duties the commissioner assigns, and one of them can be named to fill in for the commissioner if the commissioner dies, resigns, or is absent or sick.

The Secretary of the Interior appoints assistant or deputy commissioners of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, following civil-service laws and specific chapters of title 5. These appointments are treated as made under section 3101 of title 5. Once appointed, assistant and deputy commissioners may sign letters, papers, and documents, and may perform any other duties the commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs directs. The Secretary may also designate one assistant or deputy commissioner for the Bureau of Indian Affairs who is authorized to perform the commissioner's duties if the commissioner dies, resigns, or is absent or sick.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Assistant or deputy commissioners of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in the Department of the Interior, shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, subject to the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. Appointments to these positions shall be considered as made under the authority of section 3101 of title 5. Assistant and deputy commissioners so appointed shall be authorized to sign such letters, papers, and documents and to perform such other duties as may be directed by the commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Secretary may designate for the Bureau of Indian Affairs an assistant or deputy commissioner, who shall be authorized to perform the duties of the commissioner in case of the death, resignation, absence, or sickness of the commissioner.

Source credit: (June 5, 1942, ch. 336, § 1, 56 Stat. 312; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403(d), eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, title XI, § 1106(a), 63 Stat. 972.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1942Enacted · Act of June 5, 1942, ch. 336 · 56 Stat. 312
  • 1949Amended · Act of Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782 · 63 Stat. 972

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 336 on 1942-06-05.

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