Title 3 — The PresidentRelease 119-73not60
§302 Scope of Delegation of Functions
Title 3 › Chapter 4— DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS › § 302
Summary
Lets the President let others carry out duties the law gives the President, unless the law clearly forbids delegation or names a specific officer to do them. It does not take away any other delegation powers the President already has, and it does not require explicit permission when an official would normally be seen as acting under 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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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60