15 USC § 273a - Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s273a"
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title: "15 USC § 273a - Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "273a"
section_name: "Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 4, as added Pub. L. 111–358, title IV, § 403(a), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4000.)"
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# § 273a. Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology

**(a)** **Establishment** There shall be in the Department of Commerce an Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology (in this section referred to as the “Under Secretary”).

**(b)** **Appointment** The Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

**(c)** **Compensation** section 5314 of title 5

The Under Secretary shall be compensated at the rate in effect for level III of the Executive Schedule under .

**(d)** **Duties** The Under Secretary shall serve as the Director of the Institute and shall perform such duties as required of the Director by the Secretary under this chapter or by law.

**(e)** **Applicability** January 4, 2011

The individual serving as the Director of the Institute on , shall also serve as the Under Secretary until such time as a successor is appointed under subsection (b).

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 4, as added Pub. L. 111–358, title IV, § 403(a), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4000.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 4 of , , which was not classified to the Code, was repealed.