15 USC § 1509 - Designation of officer to sign routine papers

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title: "15 USC § 1509 - Designation of officer to sign routine papers"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1509"
section_name: "Designation of officer to sign routine papers"
chapter_number: 40
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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source_credit: "(May 21, 1945, ch. 129, title III, § 301, 59 Stat. 188; July 15, 1947, ch. 251, 61 Stat. 326.)"
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# § 1509. Designation of officer to sign routine papers

The Secretary may designate an officer of the Department to sign minor routine official papers and documents during the temporary absence of the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Assistant Secretaries of the Department.

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**Source Credit**: (May 21, 1945, ch. 129, title III, § 301, 59 Stat. 188; July 15, 1947, ch. 251, 61 Stat. 326.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Assistant Secretary changed to Assistant Secretaries by act , which provided for an additional Assistant Secretary. See .

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

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of Commerce, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Commerce, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 3174, , set out as a note under .