15 U.S.C. § 1506 — Additional Assistant Secretary; appoint-

Page 1424 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 1503b (Pub. L. 97–195, § 1(a), June 16, 1982, 96 Stat. 115.) § 1503b. Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; duties; appoint- ment; compensation There shall be in the Department of Commerce an Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere who shall serve as the Adminis- trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established by Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 [5 U.S.C. App.] and perform such duties as the Secretary of Commerce shall prescribe. The Under Secretary shall be ap- pointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall be com- pensated at the rate now or hereafter provided for Level III of the Executive Schedule Pay Rates (5 U.S.C. 5314). (Pub. L. 99–659, title IV, § 407(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3739.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970, referred to in text, is set out under section 1511 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SERVICE BY INCUMBENT ADMINISTRATOR AND DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND AT- MOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Pub. L. 99–659, title IV, § 407(c), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3739, provided that: ‘‘The individual serving on the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 14, 1986]— ‘‘(A) as the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall also serve as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and At- mosphere until such time as a successor is appointed under subsection (a) of this section [enacting this sec- tion]; and ‘‘(B) as the Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall also serve as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere until such time as a suc- cessor is appointed under subsection (b) of this sec- tion [enacting section 1507(c) of this title].’’ § 1504. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–195, § 1(c)(1), June 16, 1982, 96 Stat. 115 Section, acts Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 2, 32 Stat. 826; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 1, 39 Stat. 1111, provided for appointment by President of an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, who would per- form such duties as prescribed by Secretary or required by law. § 1505. Additional Assistant Secretary; duties, rank of Assistant Secretaries There shall be in the Department of Commerce one additional Assistant Secretary of Com- merce, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen- ate. The Secretary of Commerce may assign to his Assistant Secretaries such duties, including the direction of the Bureau of Foreign and Do- mestic Commerce, as he shall prescribe, or may be required by law. The Assistant Secretaries of Commerce shall be without numerical distinc- tion of rank. (July 15, 1947, ch. 251, 61 Stat. 326.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Provisions of last sentence that fixed the compensa- tion of the Assistant Secretaries of Commerce have been omitted as the positions are under the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of Title 5, Government Or- ganization and Employees. Section was formerly classified to section 592a of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5 by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. PRIOR PROVISIONS Prior provisions for an additional Assistant Sec- retary of Commerce were contained in act May 20, 1926, ch. 344, § 8 (1st sentence), 44 Stat. 573, as amended June 23, 1938, ch. 601, § 1107(k), 52 Stat. 1029. Said position was terminated by section 592a–1 of former Title 5, Execu- tive Departments and Government Officers and Em- ployees. Section 8 of act May 20, 1926, was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 85–726, title XIV, § 1401(a), Aug. 23, 1958, 72 Stat. 806, and Pub. L. 97–195, § 1(c)(2), June 16, 1982, 96 Stat. 115. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Pursuant to powers transferred to Secretary of Com- merce under Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out as a note under section 1501 of this title, Secretary has reas- signed functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to other officers of Department. ORDER OF SUCCESSION For order of succession during any period when both Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Commerce are un- able to perform functions and duties of office of Sec- retary, see Ex. Ord. No. 13242, Dec. 18, 2001, 66 F.R. 66260, listed in a table under section 3345 of Title 5, Govern- ment Organization and Employees. § 1506. Additional Assistant Secretary; appoint- ment; applicability of section 1505 There shall be on and after July 2, 1954 in the Department of Commerce, in addition to the As- sistant Secretaries now provided for 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, and who shall be subject in all respects to the provi- sions of section 1505 of this title, relating to As- sistant Secretaries of Commerce. (July 2, 1954, ch. 456, title III, § 304, 68 Stat. 430.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section constitutes the first sentence of section 304 of act July 2, 1954. The second sentence of such section 304 repealed section 3 of Reorg. Plan 5 of 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out as a note under section 1501 of this title, which established the position of Administrative Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Section was formerly classified to section 592a–3 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. § 1507. Additional Assistant Secretary; appoint- ment; compensation; duties There shall be in the Department of Com- merce, in addition to the Assistant Secretaries now provided by law, one additional Assistant