Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§1506 Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; applicability of section 1505
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 40— - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › § 1506
Summary
Starting July 2, 1954, the Department of Commerce gets one extra Assistant Secretary. The President picks the person, and the Senate must confirm them. That person must follow the same rules that apply to the other Assistant Secretaries of Commerce.
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Title 15, §1506
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There shall be on and after July 2, 1954 in the Department of Commerce, in addition to the Assistant Secretaries now provided for by law, one additional Assistant Secretary of Commerce, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall be subject in all respects to the provisions of section 1505 of this title, relating to Assistant Secretaries of Commerce.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section constitutes the first sentence of section 304 of act July 2, 1954. The second sentence of such section 304 repealed section 3 of Reorg. Plan 5 of 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out as a note under section 1501 of this title, which established the position of Administrative Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Section was formerly classified to section 592a–3 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
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15 U.S.C. § 1506
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73