§4852 — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

Summary

President must appoint two Assistant Secretaries of Commerce, with Senate consent, to help Under Secretary for Industry and Security with duties in 4851(a)(1)–(2). A person serving under section 15(a) the day before this Act’s enactment may hold one of these posts after that date without renomination or reappointment.

Title 50, §4852

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(a)The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, two Assistant Secretaries of Commerce to assist the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security in carrying out the functions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 4851(a) of this title.

(b)An individual appointed as an Assistant Secretary of Commerce under section 15(a) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 11 See References in Text note below. (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) and serving in that position on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act may serve in one of the Assistant Secretary positions established under subsection (a) on and after that date without the need for renomination or reappointment.

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 15(a) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, referred to subsec. (b), was classified to section 4617(a) of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232. The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), referred to in subsec. (b), is title II of Pub. L. 95–223, Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1626, which is classified generally to chapter 35 (§ 1701 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1701 of this title and Tables. The date of the enactment of this Act, referred to in subsec. (b), probably means the date of enactment of Pub. L. 115–232, which was approved Aug. 13, 2018.

§4852 Assistant Secretaries of Commerce