§ 8015. Under Secretary of the Navy

Legislative history

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1. 1986

   Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–433 title V § 511(c)(4) · 100 Stat. 992

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 8015

   Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 511(c)(4), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1047, § 5015

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 511(c)(4), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1047, § 5015

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) Such chapter is further amended by adding after section 5013a (as transferred and redesignated by paragraph (3)) the following new sections: “§ 5014. Office of the Secretary of the Navy “(a) There is in the Department of the Navy an Office of the Secretary of the Navy. The function of the Office is to assist the Secretary of the Navy in carrying out bis responsibilities. “(b) The Office of the Secretary of the Navy is composed of the following: “(1) The Under Secretary of the Navy. “(2) The Assistant Secretaries of the Navy. “(3) The General Counsel of the Department of the Navy. “(4) The Judge Advocate General of the Navy. “(5) The Naval Inspector General. “(6) The Chief of Naval Research. “(7) Such other offices and officials as may be established by law or as the Secretary of the Navy may establish or designate. “(c) (1) The Office of the Secretary of the Navy shall have sole responsibility within the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Headquarters, Marine Corps, for the following functions: “(A) Acquisition. “(B) Auditing. “(C) Comptroller (including financial management). “(D) Information management. “(E) Inspector General. “(F) Legislative affairs. “(G) Public affairs. “(2) The Secretary of the Navy shall establish or designatea single office or other entity within the Office of the Secretary of the Navy to conduct each function specified in paragraph (1). No office or other entity may be established or designated within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations or the Headquarters, Marine Corps, to conduct any of the functions specified in paragraph (1). “(3) The Secretary shall— “(A) prescribe the relationship of each office or other entity established or designated under paragraph (2)— “(i) to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Office of the Chief of NavalOperations; and “(ii) to the Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Headquarters, Marine Corps; and “(B) ensure that each such office or entity provides the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps such staff support as each considers necessary to perform his duties and responsibilities. “(4) The vesting in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy of the responsibility for the conduct of a function specified in paragraph (1) does not preclude other elements of the executive part of the Department of the Navy (including the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Headquarters, Marine Corps) from providing advice or assistance to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps or otherwise participating in that function within the executive part of the Department under the direction of the office assigned responsibility for that function in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy. “(d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Office of the Secretary of the Navy shall have sole responsibility within the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Headquarters, Marine Corps, for the function of research and development. “(2) The Secretary of the Navy may assign to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Headquarters, Marine Corps, responsibility for those aspects of the function of research and development relating to military requirements and test and evaluation. “(3) The Secretary shall establish or designate a single office or other entity within the Office of the Secretary of the Navy to conduct the function specified in paragraph (1). “(4) The Secretary shall— “(A) prescribe the relationship of the office or other entity established or designated under paragraph (8)— “(i) to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; and “(ii) to the Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Headquarters, Marine Corps; and “(B) ensure that each such office or entity provides the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps such staff support as each considers necessary to perform his duties and responsibilities. “(e) The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Headquarters, Marine Corps, do not duplicate specific functions for which the Secretary has assigned responsibility to another of such offices. “(f) (1) The total number of members of the armed forces and civilian employees of the Department of the Navy assigned or detailed to permanent duty in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of Chief of Naval Operations, and the Headquarters, Marine Corps, may not exceed 2,866. “(2) Not more than 1,720 officers of the Navy and Marine Corpson the active-duty list may be assigned or detailed to permanent duty in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Headquarters, Marine Corps. “(3) The total number of general and flag officers assigned or detailed to permanent duty in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Headquarters, Marine Corps, may not exceed the number equal to 85 percent of the number of general and flag officers assigned or detailed to such duty on the date of the enactment of this subsection. “(4) The limitations in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) do not apply in time of war or during a national emergency declared by Congress. The President of U.S. limitation in paragraph (2) does not apply whenever the President determines that it is in the national interest to increase the number of officers assigned or detailed to permanent duty in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, or the Headquarters, Marine Corps. “(5) The limitations in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) do not apply Effective date. before October 1, 1988. “§ 5015. Under Secretary of the Navy “(a) There is an Under Secretary of the Navy, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. “(b) The Under Secretary shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe. “§ 5016. Assistant Secretaries of the Navy “(a) There are four Assistant Secretaries of the Navy. They shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. “(b) (1) The Assistant Secretaries shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe. “(2) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. He shall have as his principal duty the overall supervision of manpower and reserve component affairs of the Department of the Navy. “§ 5017. Secretary of the Navy: successors to duties “If the Secretary of the Navy dies, resigns, is removed from office, is absent, or is disabled, the person who is highest on the following list, and who is not absent or disabled, shall perform the duties of the Secretary until the President, under section 3347 of title 5, directs another person to perform those duties or until the absence or disability ceases: “(1) The Under Secretary of the Navy. “(2) The Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, in the order prescribed bi the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the Secretary of Defense. “(3) The Chief of Naval Operations. “(4) The Commandant of the Marine Corps. “§ 5018. Administrative Assistant “The Secretary of the Navy may appoint an Administrative Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy. The Administrative Assistant shall perform such duties as the Secretary may prescribe. “§ 5019. General Counsel “(a) There is a General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, appointed from civilian life by the President. “(b) The General Counsel shall perform such functions as the Secretary of the Navy: may prescribe.”.

2. 2018

   John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

   Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 807(a)(1) · 132 Stat. 1636

   Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 8015

   Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5015 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5015 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) In general.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), each section in part I of subtitle C of title 10, United States Code, is 10 USC 8001, 8011–8020, 8022–8028, 8031–8033, 8035–8038, 8041–8047, 8061–8063. redesignated so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the previous number plus 3,000.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

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