Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§1509 Designation of Officer to Sign Routine Papers
Title 15 › Chapter 40— DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › § 1509
Summary
Secretary can choose an officer to sign routine papers during temporary absences.
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Title 15, §1509
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The Secretary may designate an officer of the Department to sign minor routine official papers and documents during the temporary absence of the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Assistant Secretaries of the Department.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Assistant Secretary changed to Assistant Secretaries by act July 15, 1947, which provided for an additional Assistant Secretary. See section 1505 of this title. Section was formerly classified to section 593a 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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Transfer of Functions
of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of Commerce, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Commerce, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out as a note under section 1501 of this title.
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15 U.S.C. § 1509
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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