2013 US Code
Title 29 - Labor
Chapter 1 - LABOR STATISTICS (§§ 1 - 9b)
Subchapter I - BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS (§§ 1 - 8)
Section 3 - Commissioner; appointment and tenure of office; compensation
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 29 - LABOR |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 29 - LABOR CHAPTER 1 - LABOR STATISTICS SUBCHAPTER I - BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Sec. 3 - Commissioner; appointment and tenure of office; compensation |
| Contains | section 3 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | June 27, 1884, ch. 127, 23 Stat. 60; June 13, 1888, ch. 389, §2, 25 Stat. 182; Mar. 18, 1904, ch. 716, 33 Stat. 136; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, §3, 37 Stat. 737. |
| Statutes at Large References | 23 Stat. 60 25 Stat. 182 33 Stat. 136 37 Stat. 737 64 Stat. 1263 |
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall be under the charge of a Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; he shall hold his office for four years, unless sooner removed, and shall receive a salary.
(June 27, 1884, ch. 127, 23 Stat. 60; June 13, 1888, ch. 389, §2, 25 Stat. 182; Mar. 18, 1904, ch. 716, 33 Stat. 136; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, §3, 37 Stat. 737.)
CODIFICATIONAct June 13, 1888, raised salary from $3,000 to $5,000 per annum.
Act Mar. 18, 1904, changed name of Department of Labor to Bureau of Labor.
Act Mar. 4, 1913, authorized the substitution of "Commissioner of Labor Statistics" and "Bureau of Labor Statistics" for "Commissioner of Labor" and "Bureau of Labor", respectively.
Words "of five thousand dollars per annum" at end of section were omitted as superseded by the Classification Acts. See sections 5101 et seq. and 5331 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONSFor 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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