Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§7016 Assistant Secretaries of the Army
Title 10 › Subtitle B — Army › PART I — ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 703 — DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY › § 7016
Summary
The President must appoint five civilian Assistant Secretaries of the Army, and the Senate must confirm them. The Secretary of the Army gives each one their duties. One Assistant Secretary is in charge of manpower and reserve affairs. One runs civil works, overseeing programs that manage and develop the nation’s water resources, like flood control, navigation, and shore protection. One is the financial management Assistant Secretary and must be chosen from people with significant budget, financial management, or audit experience in complex organizations; this person handles the Army’s budgeting, accounting, and financial operations and advises the Secretary. One handles acquisition, logistics, and technology and has a Principal Military Deputy who is an active-duty Army officer with strong acquisition and program management experience; that deputy is a critical acquisition position under section 1731 and may act as Assistant Secretary for up to one year if the post is vacant. The fifth oversees energy, installations, and environment.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §7016
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(a)There are five Assistant Secretaries of the Army. They shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b)(1)The Assistant Secretaries shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe.
(2)One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. He shall have as his principal duty the overall supervision of manpower and reserve component affairs of the Department of the Army.
(3)One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. He shall have as his principal duty the overall supervision of the functions of the Department of the Army relating to programs for conservation and development of the national water resources, including flood control, navigation, shore protection, and related purposes.
(4)(A)One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management.
(B)The Assistant Secretary shall be appointed from among persons who have significant budget, financial management, or audit experience in complex organizations.
(C)The principal responsibility of the Assistant Secretary shall be the exercise of the comptroller functions of the Department of the Army, including financial management functions. The Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for all financial management activities and operations of the Department of the Army and shall advise the Secretary of the Army on financial management.
(5)(A)One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be the overall supervision of acquisition, technology, and logistics matters of the Department of the Army.
(B)The Assistant Secretary shall have a Principal Military Deputy, who shall be an officer of the Army on active duty. The Principal Military Deputy shall be appointed from among officers who have significant experience in the areas of acquisition and program management. The position of Principal Military Deputy shall be designated as a critical acquisition position under section 1731 of this title. In the event of a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, the Principal Military Deputy may serve as Acting Assistant Secretary for a period of not more than one year.
(6)(A)One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary for Energy, Installations, and Environment.
(B)The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall be the overall supervision of energy, installation, and environment matters for the Department of the Army.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 3013 of this title prior to enactment of Pub. L. 99–433.
Amendments
2019—Subsec. (b)(5)(A). Pub. L. 116–92, § 1731(a)(64), substituted “Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology” for “Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics”. Subsec. (b)(5)(B). Pub. L. 116–92, § 861(j)(14), substituted “under section 1731 of this title” for “under section 1733 of this title”. Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 116–92, § 911(a), added par. (6). 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3016 of this title as this section. 2017—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 115–91, § 921(a), designated first sentence as subpar. (A), designated second and third sentences as subpar. (C) and, in subpar. (C), substituted “The principal responsibility of the Assistant Secretary shall be” for “The Assistant Secretary shall have as his principal responsibility”, and added subpar. (B). Subsec. (b)(5)(B). Pub. L. 115–91, § 505, substituted “an officer” for “a lieutenant general”. 2016—Subsec. (b)(5)(B). Pub. L. 114–328 inserted at end “In the event of a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, the Principal Military Deputy may serve as Acting Assistant Secretary for a period of not more than one year.” 2008—Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 110–181 added par. (5). 1988—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 100–456 added par. (4).
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.
Effective Date
of 2017 Amendment Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title IX, § 921(d), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1524, provided that: “The appointment qualifications imposed by the
Amendments
made by this section [amending this section and section 5016 and 8016 of this title] shall apply with respect to an appointment as an Assistant Secretary of a military department for financial management that is made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 12, 2017].”
Effective Date
of 1988 Amendment Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VII, § 702(e)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1996, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by subsections (a) and (b) [enacting section 3022 and 5025 of this title and amending this section and section 5016 of this title] shall take effect on January 20, 1989.”
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10 U.S.C. § 7016
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102