15 USC § 1507c - Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; duties; appointment; compensation

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# § 1507c. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; duties; appointment; compensation

November 14, 19865 U.S.C. 5315

There shall be in the Department of Commerce, in addition to the Assistant Secretaries of Commerce provided by law before , one additional Assistant Secretary of Commerce who shall have the title Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and shall serve as the Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established by Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 [5 U.S.C. App.] and perform such duties and functions as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall prescribe. The Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall be compensated at the rate now or hereafter provided for Level IV of the Executive Schedule Pay Rates ().

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–659, title IV, § 407(b), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3739.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970, referred to in text, is set out under .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Service by Incumbent Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Individuals serving on , as Deputy Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to also serve as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, until successor is appointed, see , set out as a note under .