2021 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 31 - Department of the Interior
Sec. 1456 - Chief clerk

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Citation 43 U.S.C. § 1456 (2021)
Section Name §1456. Chief clerk
Section Text

The chief clerk of the Department of the Interior on and after July 3, 1926, shall be the chief executive officer of the department and may be designated by the Secretary to sign official papers and documents, including the authorization of expenditures from the contingent and other appropriations for the department, its bureaus and offices, section 3683 1 of the Revised Statutes to the contrary notwithstanding.

Source Credit

(July 3, 1926, ch. 771, §1, 44 Stat. 854.)


Editorial Notes EDITORIAL NOTES REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 3683 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was classified to section 675 of former Title 31, Money and Finance, and repealed by act Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, §301(76), 64 Stat. 843.

CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 484 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, §1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.

PRIOR PROVISIONS

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriations acts:

May 24, 1922, ch. 199, 42 Stat. 552.

Jan. 24, 1923, ch. 42, 42 Stat. 1174.

June 5, 1924, ch. 264, 43 Stat. 391.

Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1142.


EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.

DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Interior Department Order No. 2546, dated Dec. 7, 1949 and amended Jan. 20, 1950, set up the Office of Administrative Management with an executive officer in charge, and the Chief Clerk of the Department was placed in charge of a Division of Administrative Services under that office. A further amendment to Department Order No. 2546, dated Aug. 15, 1950, placed the Division of Administrative Services, with the Chief Clerk in charge, under the Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Department.

Footnotes

1 See References in Text note below.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 31 - DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Sec. 1456 - Chief clerk
Contains section 1456
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 42 Stat. 552, 1174
43 Stat. 391, 1142
44 Stat. 854
64 Stat. 843, 1262
80 Stat. 378
Public Law References Public Law 89-554
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