§ 1452. — Deputy Secretary of the Interior; appointment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC1452]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 31--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Sec. 1452. Deputy Secretary of the Interior; appointment
The position of Deputy Secretary is established 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, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 177; Pub. L. 101-509, title V,
Sec. 529 [title I, Sec. 112(a)(2)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1454.)
Codification
Provisions of this section which prescribed the annual rate of basic
compensation of the Deputy Secretary 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, Sec. 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Amendments
1990--Pub. L. 101-509 substituted ``Deputy Secretary'' for ``Under
Secretary''.
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,
Sec. 112(e)(1), (2)(B)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out as a note under
section 3404 of Title 20, Education.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out
under section 1451 of this title.
