§ 2072. — Officers and employees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC2072]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 10--CUSTOMS SERVICE
Sec. 2072. Officers and employees
(a) Appointment by Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to appoint, in the
service established by section 2071 of this title, one assistant
commissioner, three deputy commissioners, one chief clerk, and such
attorneys and other officers and employees as he may deem necessary. One
of the deputy commissioners of the United States Customs Service shall
have charge of investigations. Appointments under this subsection shall
be subject to the provisions of the civil service laws, and the salaries
shall be fixed in accordance with chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of title 5.
(b) Absence or disability of Commissioner
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to designate an officer
of the United States Customs Service to act as Commissioner of Customs,
during the absence or disability of the Commissioner of Customs, or in
the event that there is no Commissioner of Customs.
(c) Duties of personnel
The personnel of the United States Customs Service shall perform
such duties as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
(Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 348, Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 1381; May 27, 1930, ch. 342,
Sec. 8, 46 Stat. 430; June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, Sec. 650, 46
Stat. 762; Ex. Ord. No. 6639, Sec. 1a, Mar. 10, 1934; Oct. 28, 1949, ch.
782, title XI, Sec. 1106(a), 63 Stat. 972; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263,
Sec. 9, 68 Stat. 1228.)
References in Text
The civil service laws, referred to in subsec. (a), are set forth in
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, particularly,
section 3301 et seq. of Title 5.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 281a of Title 5 prior to
the general revision and enactment of Title 5 by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1,
Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
``Chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5'' were
substituted for ``the Classification Act of 1949, as amended'' on
authority of Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the
first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
Amendments
1954--Subsec. (c). Act Sept. 3, 1954, struck out references to the
National Prohibition Act.
1949--Subsec. (a). Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted ``Classification
Act of 1949'' for ``Classification Act of 1923''.
Change of Name
Bureau of Prohibition and Commissioner of Prohibition redesignated
Bureau of Industrial Alcohol and Commissioner of Industrial Alcohol,
respectively, by act May 27, 1930.
``United States Customs Service'' substituted for ``Bureau of
Customs'' pursuant to Treasury Department Order 165-23, Apr. 4, 1973,
eff. Aug. 1, 1973, 38 F.R. 13037. See, also, section 308 of Title 31,
Money and Finance.
Repeals
Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, cited as a credit to this section, was
repealed (subject to a savings clause) by Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966,
Sec. 8, 80 Stat. 632, 655.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the
United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury,
including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto,
to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related
references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6,
Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security
Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note
under section 542 of Title 6.
Functions of all officers of Department of the Treasury and
functions of all agencies and employees of such Department transferred,
with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury, with power vested
in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his
functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by Reorg.
Plan No. 26 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64
Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees.
Bureau of Industrial Alcohol and office of Commissioner of
Industrial Alcohol abolished and Commissioner's functions transferred to
Commissioner of Internal Revenue by Ex. Ord. No. 6639.
Deputy Commissioner of Customs
Act June 17, 1930, authorized the appointment of an additional
deputy commissioner in the Bureau of Customs in addition to the two
deputy commissioners then authorized by law.
