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§3502 Assistant Secretary for Administration; appointment and duties

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 43— - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 3502

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Summary

Creates HHS Assistant Secretary—Administration. Secretary appoints them with President's approval; they serve in the classified service and perform duties Secretary assigns.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §3502

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There shall be in the Department of Health and Human Services an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Administration who shall be appointed, with the approval of the President, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the classified civil service, who shall perform such duties as the Secretary shall prescribe.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 623g of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.

Amendments

1964—Pub. L. 88–426, § 305(34), struck out provisions which prescribed compensation of Administrative Assistant Secretary.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Department of Health and Human Services”, “Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services”, and “Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare”, “Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare”, and “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare”, respectively, pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education. “Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for Administration” substituted for “Administrative Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to section 307 of Pub. L. 88–426.

Effective Date

of 1964 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 88–426 effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after July 1, 1964, except to the extent provided in section 501(c) of Pub. L. 88–426, see section 501 of Pub. L. 88–426, title V, Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 435.

Effective Date

Section effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after July 1, 1960, see section 122 of Pub. L. 86–568.

Reference

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 3502

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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