Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 84 — Department of Energy
§ 7342. Interim appointments
Statutory text
In the event that one or more officers required by this chapter to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate shall not have entered upon office on , the President may designate any officer, whose appointment was required to be made, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who was such an officer immediately prior to , to act in such office until the office is filled as provided in this chapter. While so acting such persons shall receive compensation at the rates provided by this chapter for the respective offices in which they act.
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.
Department of Energy Organization Act
Pub. L. 95–91 title IX § 902 · 91 Stat. 565
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 7342
(Pub. L. 95–91, title IX, § 902, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 612.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 95–91, title IX, § 902, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 612.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 902. interim appointments In the event that one or more officers required by this Act to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate shall not have entered upon office on the effective date of this Act, the President may designate any officer, whose appointment was required to be made, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who was such an officer immediately prior to the effective date of the Act, to act in such office until the office is filled as provided in this Act. While so acting such persons shall receive compensation at the rates provided by this Act for the respective offices in which they act.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 95–91, , 91 Stat. 565, known as the Department of Energy Organization Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7101 of this title and Tables.