Title 29LaborRelease 119-73

§3 Commissioner; appointment and tenure of office; compensation

Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - LABOR STATISTICS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS › § 3

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Title 29, §3

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall be under the charge of a Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; he shall hold his office for four years, unless sooner removed, and shall receive a salary.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Act June 13, 1888, raised salary from $3,000 to $5,000 per annum. Act Mar. 18, 1904, changed name of Department of Labor to Bureau of Labor. Act Mar. 4, 1913, authorized the substitution of “Commissioner of Labor Statistics” and “Bureau of Labor Statistics” for “Commissioner of Labor” and “Bureau of Labor”, respectively. Words “of five thousand dollars per annum” at end of section were omitted as superseded by the Classification Acts. See section 5101 et seq. and 5331 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For

Transfer of Functions

of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of Labor, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Labor, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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29 U.S.C. § 3

Title 29Labor

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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