§ 553. — Assistant Secretaries; appointment; duties.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC553]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 12--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Sec. 553. Assistant Secretaries; appointment; duties
There are established in the Department of Labor nine offices of
Assistant Secretary of Labor, which shall be filled by appointment by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Each of
the Assistant Secretaries of Labor shall perform such duties as may be
prescribed by the Secretary of Labor or required by law. One of such
Assistant Secretaries shall be an Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
(Apr. 17, 1946, ch. 140, Sec. 2, 60 Stat. 91; Pub. L. 87-137, Sec. 1,
Aug. 11, 1961, 75 Stat. 338; Pub. L. 91-596, Sec. 29(a), Dec. 29, 1970,
84 Stat. 1618; Pub. L. 99-619, Sec. 2(b)(1), Nov. 6, 1986, 100 Stat.
3491.)
Codification
Provisions of this section which prescribed the basic annual
compensation of the Assistant Secretaries were omitted to conform to the
provisions of the Executive Schedule. See section 5315 of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Section was formerly classified to section 611b of Title 5 prior to
the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Amendments
1986--Pub. L. 99-619 substituted ``nine offices'' for ``five
offices''.
1970--Pub. L. 91-596 increased the number of Assistant Secretaries
of Labor from four to five and inserted provision that one of such
Assistant Secretaries be an Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
1961--Pub. L. 87-137 increased the number of Assistant Secretaries
of Labor from three to four.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91-596 effective 120 days after Dec. 29, 1970
see section 34 of Pub. L. 91-596, set out as an Effective Date note
under section 651 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of Labor, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Labor,
with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 6, of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, 15
F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
References in Other Laws
Section 2(b)(3) of Pub. L. 99-619 provided that: ``Any reference in
any law, regulation, certificate, directive, or other document to the
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment in force on the
date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 6, 1986] shall be deemed to be a
reference to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment
and Training.''
Present Incumbent
Section 2(f)(2) of Pub. L. 99-619 provided that: ``The incumbent in
the position of Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment on
the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 6, 1986] may serve as Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training at the pleasure
of the President after such date and the amendments made by subsection
(b)(2) [amending section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees] shall apply to such incumbent.''
