42 USC § 3502 - Assistant Secretary for Administration; appointment and duties

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title: "42 USC § 3502 - Assistant Secretary for Administration; appointment and duties"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3502"
section_name: "Assistant Secretary for Administration; appointment and duties"
chapter_number: 43
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 86–568, title II, § 202, July 1, 1960, 74 Stat. 305; Pub. L. 88–426, title III, §§ 305(34), 307, Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 426, 432; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)"
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# § 3502. Assistant Secretary for Administration; appointment and duties

There shall be in the Department of Health and Human Services an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Administration who shall be appointed, with the approval of the President, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the classified civil service, who shall perform such duties as the Secretary shall prescribe.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 86–568, title II, § 202, July 1, 1960, 74 Stat. 305; Pub. L. 88–426, title III, §§ 305(34), 307, Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 426, 432; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 623g of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .

### Amendments

1964—, struck out provisions which prescribed compensation of Administrative Assistant Secretary.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“Department of Health and Human Services”, “Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services”, and “Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare”, “Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare”, and “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare”, respectively, pursuant to , which is classified to , Education.

“Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for Administration” substituted for “Administrative Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to .

### Effective Date of 1964 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after , except to the extent provided in , see , title V, , .

### Effective Date

Section effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after , see .