§ 6. Designation of customs officers for foreign service; status; rejection of designated customs officer; applicability of civil service laws

Statutory text

Any officer of the customs service designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for foreign service, shall, through the Department of State, be regularly and officially attached to the diplomatic missions of the United States in the countries in which they are to be stationed, and when such officers are assigned to countries in which there are no diplomatic missions of the United States, appropriate recognition and standing with full facilities for discharging their official duties shall be arranged by the Department of State. The Secretary of State may reject the name of any such officer whose assignment to the foreign post for which he has been designated would, in his judgment, be prejudicial to the public policy of the United States. The appointment of such customs officers shall be made pursuant to the civil service laws and regulations upon the nomination of the principal officer in charge of the office to which such appointments are to be made.

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.

1923
Pub. L. 67–251 § 2 · 42 Stat. 715
Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 6
Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 251, § 2, 42 Stat. 1453
Source evidence
Code source credit
Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 251, § 2, 42 Stat. 1453
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 2. That all books, documents, papers, furniture, and equipment Transfer of records, etc. of the office of Superintendent of the Library Building and Grounds shall be divided between and transferred to the Architect of the Capitol and the Library of Congress on the basis of duties transferred.
1970
Pub. L. 91–271 title III § 303 · 84 Stat. 273
Struck · 19 U.S.C. § 6
Pub. L. 91–271 struck out provisions authorizing Secretary of the Treasury to appoint, prescribe designations and duties, and fix compensation of deputies and other customs officers, laborers, and other employees
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 91–271 struck out provisions authorizing Secretary of the Treasury to appoint, prescribe designations and duties, and fix compensation of deputies and other customs officers, laborers, and other employees.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 303. Section 2 of the Act of March 4, 1923, as amended (19 43 Stat. 748. U.S.C. 6), is amended by— (a) striking the first and second sentences and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “Any officer of the customs service designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for foreign service, shall, through the Department of State, be regularly and officially attached to the diplomatic missions of the United States in the countries in which they are to he stationed, and when such officers are assigned to countries in which there are no diplomatic missions of the United States, appropriate recognition and standing with full facilities for discharging their official duties shall lie arranged by the Department of State.”; and (b) striking the words “and employees” in the last sentence of the section.
Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–271 effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after Oct. 1, 1970, and such other articles entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption prior to such date, or with respect to which a protest has not been disallowed in whole or in part before Oct. 1, 1970, see section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271, set out as a note under section 1500 of this title.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments1926–1970 · 4 rounds

1970

Pub. L. 91–271 struck out provisions authorizing Secretary of the Treasury to appoint, prescribe designations and duties, and fix compensation of deputies and other customs officers, laborers, and other employees.

1948

Act June 25, 1948, struck out fourth sentence relating to appointment and compensation of clerks of Customs Court.

1930

Act June 17, 1930, § 649, substituted “Treasury attachés” for “Customs attachés”.

Act June 17, 1930, § 518, authorized Secretary of the Treasury to appoint and fix compensation of clerks of Customs Court.

1926

Act May 28, 1926, substituted “United States Customs Court” for “Board of General Appraisers”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 91–271 effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after Oct. 1, 1970, and such other articles entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption prior to such date, or with respect to which a protest has not been disallowed in whole or in part before Oct. 1, 1970, see section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271, set out as a note under section 1500 of this title.

Effective Date of 1948 Amendment

Act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 38, 62 Stat. 992, provided that the amendment made by that act is effective Sept. 1, 1948.

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. For establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Security, treated as if included in Pub. L. 107–296 as of Nov. 25, 2002, see section 211 of Title 6, as amended generally by Pub. L. 114–125, and section 802(b) of Pub. L. 114–125, set out as a note under section 211 of Title 6.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

All offices of collector of customs, comptroller of customs, surveyor of customs, and appraiser of merchandise in Bureau of Customs of Department of the Treasury to which appointments were required to be made by President with advice and consent of Senate ordered abolished, with such offices to be terminated not later than December 31, 1966, by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1965, eff. May 25, 1965, 30 F.R. 7035, 79 Stat. 1317, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.

Functions of all officers of Department of the Treasury and functions of all agencies and employees of such Department transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his functions, by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 26. §§ 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Credits

1923–1970 · 6 acts

1923Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 251, § 2, 42 Stat. 1453
1925Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 76, 43 Stat. 748
1926May 28, 1926, ch. 411, § 1, 44 Stat. 669
1930June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, §§ 518, 649, 46 Stat. 737, 762
1948June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992
1970Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 303, June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 292.

Show as published

(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 251, § 2, 42 Stat. 1453; Jan. 13, 1925, ch. 76, 43 Stat. 748; May 28, 1926, ch. 411, § 1, 44 Stat. 669; June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, §§ 518, 649, 46 Stat. 737, 762; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 303, June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 292.)