Title 29, LaborRelease 119-102
§554 Assistants to Secretary
Title 29 › CHAPTER 12 — DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › § 554
Summary
The President must appoint no more than two assistants to the Secretary of Labor. Those assistants must do the tasks the Secretary of Labor gives them or any duties that the law requires.
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Title 29, §554
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There shall be in the Department of Labor not more than two assistants to the Secretary, who shall be appointed by the President and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Labor or required by law.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 613a of Title 5 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.
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Transfer of Functions
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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. § 554
Title 29, Labor
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102