43 USC § 1452 - Deputy Secretary of the Interior; appointment

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title: "43 USC § 1452 - Deputy Secretary of the Interior; appointment"
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section_number: "1452"
section_name: "Deputy Secretary of the Interior; appointment"
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source_credit: "(May 9, 1935, ch. 101, § 1, 49 Stat. 177; Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title I, § 112(a)(2)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1454.)"
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# § 1452. Deputy Secretary of the Interior; appointment

The position of Deputy Secretary is established in the Department of the Interior with appointment thereto by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

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**Source Credit**: (May 9, 1935, ch. 101, § 1, 49 Stat. 177; Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title I, § 112(a)(2)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1454.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Provisions of this section which prescribed the annual rate of basic compensation of the Deputy Secretary were omitted to conform to the provisions of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule. See , Government Organization and Employees.

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

### Amendments

1990— substituted “Deputy Secretary” for “Under Secretary”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on first day of first pay period beginning on or after , with continued service by incumbent Under Secretary of the Interior, see section 529 [title I, § 112(e)(1), (2)(B)] of , set out as a note under , Education.

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 3174, , set out under .