Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§279 Absence of Director
Title 15 › Chapter 7— NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY › § 279
Summary
If the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is absent, the Secretary of Commerce can pick an officer from the Institute to do the Director’s duties while they are away.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §279
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In the case of the absence of the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology the Secretary of Commerce may designate some officer of said Institute to perform the duties of the director during his absence.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was not enacted as part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
1988—Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “National Institute of Standards and Technology” for “Bureau of Standards” and “Institute” for “bureau”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Act Mar. 4, 1913, substituted “Secretary of Commerce” for “Secretary of Commerce and Labor”.
Reference
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 279
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60