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Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§8075 Bureau Chiefs: succession to duties

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— - Navy and Marine Corps › Part PART I— - ORGANIZATION › Chapter CHAPTER 809— - BUREAUS; OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL › § 8075

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

If the bureau chief's job is empty or the chief can't work because they're away or sick, the deputy chief must take over unless the President says not to. The deputy keeps doing the chief's job until a new chief is chosen or the original chief can return. If the deputy also can't serve, the heads of the bureau's main divisions must take over in the order set by the Secretary of the Navy, unless the President directs otherwise.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §8075

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)When there is a vacancy in the office of chief of a bureau, or during the absence or disability of the chief of a bureau, the deputy chief of that bureau, unless otherwise directed by the President, shall perform the duties of the chief until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases.
(b)When subsection (a) cannot be complied with because of the absence or disability of the deputy chief of the bureau, the heads of the major divisions of the bureau, in the order directed by the Secretary of the Navy, shall perform the duties of the chief, unless otherwise directed by the President.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5135(a)5 U.S.C. 445 (less 1st 43 words).Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 417, 39 Stat. 558 (3d par., 45th through 95th words). 5 U.S.C. 446 (last 49 words).Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 212, 27 Stat. 717 (1st par., last 53 words);
May 13, 1942, ch. 303, § 1, 56 Stat. 276. 5 U.S.C. 447 (25th through 74th words).
May 4, 1898, ch. 234, § 1, 30 Stat. 373 (12th par., 41st through 92d words). 5 U.S.C. 448a.
June 20, 1940, ch. 400, § 1(f), 54 Stat. 493. 5 U.S.C. 449 (last 51 words).
July 26, 1894, ch. 165, § 1, 28 Stat. 132 (3d par., last 56 words);
July 11, 1919, ch. 9, 41 Stat. 147 (1st proviso). 5 U.S.C. 452 (less 1st 35 words).
July 12, 1921, ch. 44, § 8 (3d par., less 1st 35 words), 42 Stat. 140. 5135(b)5 U.S.C. 432a (less applicability to JAG).Feb. 3, 1942, ch. 35, § 1 (less applicability to JAG), 56 Stat. 47. In subsection (a) all the provisions covering succession in case of the absence of the chiefs of the various bureaus are integrated and uniformly stated. That part of 5 U.S.C. 448a, enacted in the Act of
June 20, 1940, ch. 400, § 1(f), 54 Stat. 493, relating to the succession by heads of major divisions of the Bureau of Ships is superseded by the Act of Feb. 3, 1942, ch. 35, § 1 (5 U.S.C. 432a).

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 8075 was renumbered section 9075 of this title. A prior section 8076, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 496, related to composition of Air Force Reserve, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1661(a)(3)(A), 1691, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2980, 3026, effective Dec. 1, 1994. See section 10110 of this title.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5135 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of

Amendments

and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 8075

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73