50 USC § 4851 - Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security

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title: "50 USC § 4851 - Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "4851"
section_name: "Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security"
chapter_number: 58
chapter_name: "EXPORT CONTROL REFORM"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1781, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2238; Pub. L. 116–6, div. H, title II, § 205(a), Feb. 15, 2019, 133 Stat. 476.)"
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# § 4851. Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security

**(a)** **Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security** The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, who shall carry out—

**(1)** all functions of the Secretary under this chapter; and

**(2)** all functions delegated to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.

**(b)** **Reference** August 13, 2018

On and after , any reference in any law or regulation to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration shall be deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.

**(c)** **Omitted** 

**(d)** **Continuation in office** August 13, 2018

The individual serving as Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration on the day before , may serve as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security on and after that date without the need for renomination or reappointment.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1781, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2238; Pub. L. 116–6, div. H, title II, § 205(a), Feb. 15, 2019, 133 Stat. 476.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle B (§§ 1741–1781) of title XVII of div. A of , , , known as the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of subtitle B to the Code, see , set out as a Short Title note under  and Tables.

The date of the enactment of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), probably means the date of enactment of , which enacted this section and was approved .

### Codification

Section is comprised of . Subsec. (c) of  amended , Government Organization and Employees.

### Amendments

2019—, added subsec. (a). Former subsec. (a) redesignated (b).

Subsec. (b). , (2), redesignated subsec. (a) as (b) and substituted “Reference” for “In general” in heading. Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).

Subsecs. (c), (d). , redesignated subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2019 Amendment

> “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and
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> , Government Organization and Employees] shall take effect as if included in the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (
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, , , provided that: