15 USC § 1503a - Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s1503a"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 1503a - Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1503a"
section_name: "Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs"
chapter_number: 40
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–195, § 1(a), June 16, 1982, 96 Stat. 115.)"
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# § 1503a. Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs

There shall be in the Department of Commerce an Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary shall perform such duties as the Secretary of Commerce shall prescribe.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–195, § 1(a), June 16, 1982, 96 Stat. 115.)