43 U.S.C. § 1452 — Deputy Secretary of the Interior; appoint-

Page 373 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 1453 SEC. 3. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR There shall be in the Department of the Interior one additional Assistant Secretary of the Interior, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall perform such duties as the Secretary of the Interior shall pre- scribe, and who shall receive compensation at the rate prescribed by law for Assistant Secretaries of executive departments. SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT SECRETARY [Repealed. Pub. L. 92–22, § 3, June 1, 1971, 85 Stat. 76. Section authorized appointment of Administrative As- sistant Secretary of the Interior. See 43 U.S.C. 1453a and 5 U.S.C. 5315. Section 3 provided that such repeal be effective upon Senate confirmation of Presidential ap- pointment of Assistant Secretary of the Interior under successor provisions.] SEC. 5. INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS The Secretary of the Interior may from time to time effect such transfers within the Department of the In- terior of any of the records, property, personnel, and unexpended balances (available or to be made avail- able) of appropriations, allocations, and other funds of such Department as he may deem necessary in order to carry out the provisions of this reorganization plan. MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT To the Congress of the United States: I transmit herewith Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950, prepared in accordance with the Reorganization Act of 1949 and providing for reorganizations in the De- partment of the Interior. My reasons for transmitting this plan are stated in an accompanying general mes- sage. After investigation I have found and hereby declare that each reorganization included in Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950 is necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes set forth in section 2(a) of the Re- organization Act of 1949. I have found and hereby declare that it is necessary to include in the accompanying reorganization plan, by reason of reorganizations made thereby, provisions for the appointment and compensation of an Assistant Sec- retary of the Interior and an Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior. The rate of compensation fixed for these officers is that which I have found to prevail in respect of comparable officers in the execu- tive branch of the Government. The taking effect of the reorganizations included in this plan may not in itself result in substantial imme- diate savings. However, many benefits in improved op- erations are probable during the next years which will result in a reduction in expenditures as compared with those that would be otherwise necessary. An itemization of these reductions in advance of actual ex- perience under this plan is not practicable. HARRY S. TRUMAN. THE WHITE HOUSE, March 13, 1950. § 1452. Deputy Secretary of the Interior; appoint- ment The position of Deputy Secretary is estab- lished in the Department of the Interior with appointment thereto by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (May 9, 1935, ch. 101, § 1, 49 Stat. 177; Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title I, § 112(a)(2)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1454.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Provisions of this section which prescribed the an- nual rate of basic compensation of the Deputy Sec- retary were omitted to conform to the provisions of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule. See section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Section was formerly classified to section 481a of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. AMENDMENTS 1990—Pub. L. 101–509 substituted ‘‘Deputy Secretary’’ for ‘‘Under Secretary’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 101–509 effective on first day of first pay period beginning on or after Nov. 5, 1990, with continued service by incumbent Under Secretary of the Interior, see section 529 [title I, § 112(e)(1), (2)(B)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out as a note under section 3404 of Title 20, Education. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer- tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title. § 1453. Assistant Secretaries of the Interior There shall be in the Department of the Inte- rior two Assistant Secretaries of the Interior who shall be without numerical distinction of rank and who shall be appointed by the Presi- dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (R.S. § 438; Mar. 3, 1885, ch. 360, 23 Stat. 497; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 1, 39 Stat. 1102; Feb. 29, 1944, ch. 72, 58 Stat. 107.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Act Feb. 29, 1944, provided that the Assistant Secre- taries shall be without numerical distinction of rank. R.S. § 438 derived from acts Mar. 14, 1862, ch. 41, § 6, 12 Stat. 369; Mar. 3, 1873, ch. 226, § 1, 17 Stat. 486. Section was formerly classified to section 482 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions, powers, and duties of Office of Audit and Investigation in Department of the Interior transferred to Office of Inspector General in Department of the In- terior, as established by section 9(a)(1)(F) of the Inspec- tor General Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–452, formerly set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See section 422(a)(1)(H) of Title 5. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer- tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.