50 USC 4852 - Assistant Secretaries of Commerce

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§ 4851. Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security

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§ 4852.

Assistant Secretaries of Commerce

(a)

In general

The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, two Assistant Secretaries of Commerce to assist the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security in carrying out the functions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 4851(a) of this title.

(b)

Continuation in office of one Assistant Secretary

An individual appointed as an Assistant Secretary of Commerce under section 15(a) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 1

 See References in Text note below.

(as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) and serving in that position on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act may serve in one of the Assistant Secretary positions established under subsection (a) on and after that date without the need for renomination or reappointment.

(Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1782, as added Pub. L. 116–6, div. H, title II, § 205(b), Feb. 15, 2019, 133 Stat. 476.)

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