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10 U.S.C. § 9017 — Secretary of the Air Force: successors to duties
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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 11 See References in Text note below. of title 5, directs another person to perform those duties or until the absence or disability ceases:
(1) The Under Secretary of the Air Force.
(2) 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.
(3) The General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force.
(4) The Chief of Staff.
(5) The Chief of Space Operations.
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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 11 See References in Text note below. of title 5, directs another person to perform those duties or until the absence or disability ceases:
(1) The Under Secretary of the Air Force.
(2) 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.
(3) The General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force.
(4) The Chief of Staff.
(5) The Chief of Space Operations.
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**(a)** If an officer of an Executive agency (including the Executive Office of the President, and other than the Government Accountability Office) whose appointment to office is required to be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office—
(1) the first assistant to the office of such officer shall perform the functions and duties of the office temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346;
(2) notwithstanding paragraph (1), the President (and only the President) may direct a person who serves in an office for which appointment is required to be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform the functions and duties of the vacant office temporarily in an acting capacity subject to the time limitations of section 3346; or
(3) notwithstanding paragraph (1), the President (and only the President) may direct an officer or employee of such Executive agency to perform the functions and duties of the vacant office temporarily in an acting capacity, subject to the time limitations of section 3346, if—
(A) during the 365-day period preceding the date of death, resignation, or beginning of inability to serve of the applicable officer, the officer or employee served in a position in such agency for not less than 90 days; and
(B) the rate of pay for the position described under subparagraph (A) is equal to or greater than the minimum rate of pay payable for a position at GS–15 of the General Schedule.
**(b)**
(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), a person may not serve as an acting officer for an office under this section, if—
(A) during the 365-day period preceding the date of the
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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 11 See References in Text note below. 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.
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** Sections 3345 and 3346 are the exclusive means for temporarily authorizing an acting official to perform the functions and duties of any office of an Executive agency (including the Executive Office of the President, and other than the Government Accountability Office) for which appointment is required to be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless—
(1) a statutory provision expressly—
(A) authorizes the President, a court, or the head of an Executive department, to designate an officer or employee to perform the functions and duties of a specified office temporarily in an acting capacity; or
(B) designates an officer or employee to perform the functions and duties of a specified office temporarily in an acting capacity; or
(2) the President makes an appointment to fill a vacancy in such office during the recess of the Senate pursuant to clause 3 of section 2 of article II of the United States Constitution.
**(b)** Any statutory provision providing general authority to the head of an Executive agency (including the Executive Office of the President, and other than the Government Accountability Office) to delegate duties statutorily vested in that agency head to, or to reassign duties among, officers or employees of such Executive agency, is not a statutory provision to which subsection (a)(1) applies.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 9017
1 See References in Text note below.
Stat. 1871, 2077, provided that: ‘‘Effective on the date
specified in section 957(d), the Secretary of the Air
Force shall transfer to the Assistant Secretary of the
Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration under
paragraph (6) of section 9016(b) of title 10, United States
Code (as added by this subsection), responsibility for
architecture
and
integration
of
any
acquisition
projects for space systems and programs of the Armed
Forces that are under the oversight or direction of the
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition as
of the day before the date specified in section 957(d).’’
[Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVI, § 1602(b)(3), Dec. 27,
2021, 135 Stat. 2077, which directed substitution of ‘‘of
the Armed Forces’’ for ‘‘of the Air Force’’, was exe-
cuted by making the substitution after ‘‘space systems
and programs’’ to reflect the probable intent of Con-
gress.]
SERVICE ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF THE AIR FORCE FOR SPACE SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS
Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, § 957, Dec. 20, 2019, 133
Stat. 1566, as amended by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title
XVI, § 1605, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4044; Pub. L. 117–81,
div. A, title IX, § 905(a)(1), title XVI, § 1607(a), Dec. 27,
2021, 135 Stat. 1871, 2079, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date specified in
subsection (d), there shall be within the Department of
the Air Force a Service Acquisition Executive of the
Department of the Air Force for Space Systems and
Programs.
‘‘(b) SERVICE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective as of the date specified
in subsection (d) and subject to paragraph (2), the in-
dividual serving as Assistant Secretary of the Air
Force for Space Acqui
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