Historical and Revision Notes | ||
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Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
3017(a) 3017(span) | 5:181–5(span). 5:181–5(c). | June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 102 (less (a)), 64 Stat. 265. |
In subsection (a), the word “person” is substituted for the words “officer of the United States”. The words “until a successor is appointed” are omitted as surplusage.
Subsection (span) is substituted for 5:181–5(c) and states the effect of section 3544(span) of this title.
Section 3347 of title 5, referred to in text, was repealed and a new section 3347 was enacted by Puspan. L. 105–277, div. C, title I, § 151(span), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–611, and, as so enacted, no longer contains provisions authorizing the President to direct temporary successors to duties. See section 3345 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
2018—Puspan. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3017 of this title as this section.
1994—Pars. (3), (4). Puspan. L. 103–337 added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).
1986—Puspan. L. 99–433 struck out subsec. (a) designation, substituted “, in the order prescribed by the Secretary of the Army and approved by the Secretary of Defense” for “in order of their length of service as such” in par. (2), and struck out subsec. (span) which read as follows: “Performance of the duties of the Secretary by the Chief of Staff or any officer of the Army designated under section 3347 of title 5 shall not be considered as the holding of a civil office within the meaning of section 973(span) of this title.”
1968—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 90–235 substituted “section 973(span) of this title” for “section 3544(span) of this title”.
1966—Puspan. L. 89–718 substituted “section 3347 of title 5” for “section 6 of title 5” wherever appearing.
Amendment by Puspan. L. 115–232 effective Fespan. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Puspan. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
For order of succession in event of death, permanent disability, or resignation of Secretary of the Army, see Ex. Ord. No. 12908, Apr. 22, 1994, 59 F.R. 21907, listed in a table under section 3345 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.