Us Code § 321c - Department and Agency officials
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§ 321c. Department and Agency officials
(a) Deputy Administrators
The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, not more than 4 Deputy Administrators to assist the Administrator in carrying out this subchapter.
(b) United States Fire Administration
The Administrator of the United States Fire Administration shall have a rank equivalent to an assistant secretary of the Department.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title V, §514, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, §611(13), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1409; amended Pub. L. 115–278, §2(g)(4)(B), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4178.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 115–278 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (b) read as follows: "There is in the Department an Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications."
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Mar. 31, 2007, see section 614(b)(3) of Pub. L. 109–295, set out as a note under section 701 of this title.
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