15 USC § 1507 - Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; compensation; duties

---
identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s1507"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 1507 - Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; compensation; duties"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1507"
section_name: "Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; compensation; duties"
chapter_number: 40
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–405, Feb. 16, 1962, 76 Stat. 9.)"
---


# § 1507. Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; compensation; duties

There shall be in the Department of Commerce, in addition to the Assistant Secretaries now provided by law, one additional Assistant Secretary of Commerce who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall receive compensation at the rate prescribed by law for Assistant Secretaries of Commerce, and shall perform such duties as the Secretary of Commerce shall prescribe.

---

**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–405, Feb. 16, 1962, 76 Stat. 9.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .