Title 15 of the U.S. Code § 1507 - Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; compensation; duties
Full text of § 1507 from Title 15 of the United States Code.
§ 1507. Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; compensation; duties
There shall be in the Department of Commerce, in addition to the Assistant Secretaries now provided by law, one additional Assistant Secretary of Commerce who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall receive compensation at the rate prescribed by law for Assistant Secretaries of Commerce, and shall perform such duties as the Secretary of Commerce shall prescribe.
(Pub. L. 87–405, Feb. 16, 1962, 76 Stat. 9.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 592a–4 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
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