Title 3, The PresidentRelease 119-102
§302 Scope of Delegation of Functions
Title 3 › CHAPTER 4 — DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS › § 302
Summary
The rules in this chapter apply to any job the law gives the President, unless another law clearly forbids giving that job to someone else or names the exact officer who must do it. These rules do not reduce the President’s normal power to assign duties, and they do not require a special written order when an official would normally be assumed to act with the President’s authority.
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Title 3, §302
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The authority conferred by this chapter shall apply to any function vested in the President by law if such law does not affirmatively prohibit delegation of the performance of such function as herein provided for, or specifically designate the officer or officers to whom it may be delegated. This chapter shall not be deemed to limit or derogate from any existing or inherent right of the President to delegate the performance of functions vested in him by law, and nothing herein shall be deemed to require express authorization in any case in which such an official would be presumed in law to have acted by authority or direction of the President.
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Similar Provisions; Repeal; Saving ClauseFor similar provisions contained in prior law, and saving clause in connection therewith, see note preceding section 301 of this title.
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3 U.S.C. § 302
Title 3, The President
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102