Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part I · Chapter 809 — Bureaus; Office of the Judge Advocate General
§ 8075. Bureau Chiefs: succession to duties
Statutory text
When there is a vacancy in the office of chief of a bureau, or during the absence or disability of the chief of a bureau, the deputy chief of that bureau, unless otherwise directed by the President, shall perform the duties of the chief until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases.
When subsection (a) cannot be complied with because of the absence or disability of the deputy chief of the bureau, the heads of the major divisions of the bureau, in the order directed by the Secretary of the Navy, shall perform the duties of the chief, unless otherwise directed by the President.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 286, § 5135 · 70A Stat. 286
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 8075
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 286, § 5135
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 286, § 5135John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 807(a)(2) · 132 Stat. 1636
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 8075
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5135 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5135 of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Chapter 513.— For sections in chapter 513, each section is 10 USC 8071, 8072; 8075; 8077, 8078, 8079, 8081, 8082, 8082a, 8083, 8084, 8088, 8089, 8090. redesignated so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the previous number plus 2,940.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.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 5135(a) | 5 U.S.C. 445 (less 1st 43 words). | Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 417, 39 Stat. 558 (3d par., 45th through 95th words). |
| 5 U.S.C. 446 (last 49 words). | Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 212, 27 Stat. 717 (1st par., last 53 words); May 13, 1942, ch. 303, § 1, 56 Stat. 276. | |
| 5 U.S.C. 447 (25th through 74th words). | May 4, 1898, ch. 234, § 1, 30 Stat. 373 (12th par., 41st through 92d words). | |
| 5 U.S.C. 448a. | June 20, 1940, ch. 400, § 1(f), 54 Stat. 493. | |
| 5 U.S.C. 449 (last 51 words). | July 26, 1894, ch. 165, § 1, 28 Stat. 132 (3d par., last 56 words); July 11, 1919, ch. 9, 41 Stat. 147 (1st proviso). | |
| 5 U.S.C. 452 (less 1st 35 words). | July 12, 1921, ch. 44, § 8 (3d par., less 1st 35 words), 42 Stat. 140. | |
| 5135(b) | 5 U.S.C. 432a (less applicability to JAG). | Feb. 3, 1942, ch. 35, § 1 (less applicability to JAG), 56 Stat. 47. |
In subsection (a) all the provisions covering succession in case of the absence of the chiefs of the various bureaus are integrated and uniformly stated.
That part of 5 U.S.C. 448a, enacted in the Act of June 20, 1940, ch. 400, § 1(f), 54 Stat. 493, relating to the succession by heads of major divisions of the Bureau of Ships is superseded by the Act of Feb. 3, 1942, ch. 35, § 1 (5 U.S.C. 432a).
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 8075 was renumbered section 9075 of this title.
A prior section 8076, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 496, related to composition of Air Force Reserve, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1661(a)(3)(A), 1691, , 108 Stat. 2980, 3026, effective . See section 10110 of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5135 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective , 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.
Credits
1956–2018 · 2 acts
- 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 286, § 5135
- 2018renumbered § 8075, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(2), , 132 Stat. 1834.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 286, § 5135; renumbered § 8075, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(2), , 132 Stat. 1834.)