Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 38 — Public Works and Economic Development
§ 3191. Assistant Secretary for Economic Development
Statutory text
In general
The Secretary shall carry out this chapter through an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Compensation
The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development shall be compensated at the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5.
Duties
The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development shall carry out such duties as the Secretary shall require and shall serve as the administrator of the Economic Development Administration of the Department.
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.
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965
Pub. L. 89–136 title V § 501 · 79 Stat. 552
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 3191
(Pub. L. 89–136, title V, § 501, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3610.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 89–136, title V, § 501, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3610.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 501. establishment of regions The Secretary is authorized to designate appropriate “economic development regions” within the United States with the concurrence of the States in which such regions will be wholly or partially located if he finds (A) that there is a relationship between the areas within such region geographically, culturally, historically, and economically, (B) that with the exception of Alaska and Hawaii, the region is within contiguous States, and (C) upon consideration of the following matters, among others, that the region has lagged behind the whole Nation in economic development: (1) the rate of unemployment is substantially above the national rate; (2) the median level of family income is significantly below the national median; (3) the level of housing, health, and educational facilities is substantially below the national level; (4) the economy of the area has traditionally been dominated by only one or two industries, which are in a state of long-term decline; (5) the rate of outmigration of labor or capital or both is substantial; (6) the area is adversely affected by changing industrial technology; (7) the area is adversely affected by changes in national defense facilities or production; and (8) indices of regional production indicate a growth rate substantially below the national average.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3191, Pub. L. 89–136, title V, § 512, as added Pub. L. 91–123, title II, § 206, , 83 Stat. 218; amended Pub. L. 92–65, title I, § 110, , 85 Stat. 167, related to Federal Field Committee for Development Planning in Alaska, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–35, title XVIII, § 1821(a)(8), , 95 Stat. 766, effective .
A prior section 501 of Pub. L. 89–136 was classified to section 3181 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–35, § 1821(a)(8).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective , see section 105 of Pub. L. 105–393, set out as a note under section 3121 of this title.
Credits
(Pub. L. 89–136, title V, § 501, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a), , 112 Stat. 3610.)