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[CITE: 10USC5017]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle C--Navy and Marine Corps
 
                          PART I--ORGANIZATION
 
                   CHAPTER 503--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
Sec. 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 \1\ of title 5, 
directs another person to perform those duties or until the absence or 
disability ceases:
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    \1\ See References in Text note below.
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        (1) The Under Secretary of the Navy.
        (2) The Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, in the order 
    prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the 
    Secretary of Defense.
        (3) The General Counsel of the Department of the Navy.
        (4) The Chief of Naval Operations.
        (5) The Commandant of the Marine Corps.

(Added Pub. L. 99-433, title V, Sec. 511(c)(4), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 
1047; amended Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title IX, Sec. 902(b), Oct. 5, 
1994, 108 Stat. 2823.)

                       References in Text

    Section 3347 of title 5, referred to in text, was repealed and a new 
section 3347 was enacted by Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, title I, 
Sec. 151(b), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-611, and, as so enacted, no 
longer contains provisions authorizing the President to direct temporary 
successors to duties. See section 3345 of Title 5, Government 
Organization and Employees.


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in 
section 5036 of this title prior to enactment of Pub. L. 99-433.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pars. (3) to (5). Pub. L. 103-337 added par. (3) and 
redesignated former pars. (3) and (4) as (4) and (5), respectively.


                           Order of Succession

    For order of succession in event of death, permanent disability, or 
resignation of Secretary of Defense, see Ex. Ord. No. 13000, Apr. 24, 
1996, 61 F.R. 18483, set out as a note under section 3345 of Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees.
    For order of succession in event of death, permanent disability, or 
resignation of Secretary of the Navy, see Ex. Ord. No. 12879, Nov. 8, 
1993, 58 F.R. 59929, set out as a note under section 3345 of Title 5.
