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[CITE: 10USC8013]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                          Subtitle D--Air Force
 
                          PART I--ORGANIZATION
 
                CHAPTER 803--DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
 
Sec. 8013. Secretary of the Air Force

    (a)(1) There is a Secretary of the Air Force, appointed from 
civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 
the Senate. The Secretary is the head of the Department of the Air 
Force.
    (2) A person may not be appointed as Secretary of the Air Force 
within five years after relief from active duty as a commissioned 
officer of a regular component of an armed force.
    (b) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the 
Secretary of Defense and subject to the provisions of chapter 6 of this 
title, the Secretary of the Air Force is responsible for, and has the 
authority necessary to conduct, all affairs of the Department of the Air 
Force, including the following functions:
        (1) Recruiting.
        (2) Organizing.
        (3) Supplying.
        (4) Equipping (including research and development).
        (5) Training.
        (6) Servicing.
        (7) Mobilizing.
        (8) Demobilizing.
        (9) Administering (including the morale and welfare of 
    personnel).
        (10) Maintaining.
        (11) The construction, outfitting, and repair of military 
    equipment.
        (12) The construction, maintenance, and repair of buildings, 
    structures, and utilities and the acquisition of real property and 
    interests in real property necessary to carry out the 
    responsibilities specified in this section.

    (c) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force is also responsible 
to the Secretary of Defense for--
        (1) the functioning and efficiency of the Department of the Air 
    Force;
        (2) the formulation of policies and programs by the Department 
    of the Air Force that are fully consistent with national security 
    objectives and policies established by the President or the 
    Secretary of Defense;
        (3) the effective and timely implementation of policy, program, 
    and budget decisions and instructions of the President or the 
    Secretary of Defense relating to the functions of the Department of 
    the Air Force;
        (4) carrying out the functions of the Department of the Air 
    Force so as to fulfill (to the maximum extent practicable) the 
    current and future operational requirements of the unified and 
    specified combatant commands;
        (5) effective cooperation and coordination between the 
    Department of the Air Force and the other military departments and 
    agencies of the Department of Defense to provide for more effective, 
    efficient, and economical administration and to eliminate 
    duplication;
        (6) the presentation and justification of the positions of the 
    Department of the Air Force on the plans, programs, and policies of 
    the Department of Defense; and
        (7) the effective supervision and control of the intelligence 
    activities of the Department of the Air Force.

    (d) The Secretary of the Air Force is also responsible for such 
other activities as may be prescribed by law or by the President or 
Secretary of Defense.
    (e) After first informing the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
the Air Force may make such recommendations to Congress relating to the 
Department of Defense as he considers appropriate.
    (f) The Secretary of the Air Force may assign such of his functions, 
powers, and duties as he considers appropriate to the Under Secretary of 
the Air Force and to the Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force. 
Officers of the Air Force shall, as directed by the Secretary, report on 
any matter to the Secretary, the Under Secretary, or any Assistant 
Secretary.
    (g) The Secretary of the Air Force may--
        (1) assign, detail, and prescribe the duties of members of the 
    Air Force and civilian personnel of the Department of the Air Force;
        (2) change the title of any officer or activity of the 
    Department of the Air Force not prescribed by law; and
        (3) prescribe regulations to carry out his functions, powers, 
    and duties under this title.

(Added Pub. L. 99-433, title V, Sec. 521(a)(3), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 
1055; amended Pub. L. 99-661, div. A, title V, Sec. 534, Nov. 14, 1986, 
100 Stat. 3873.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 8013, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 488, 
Sec. 8012; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-861, Sec. 1(152), 72 Stat. 1513; 
Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L. 87-651, title II, Sec. 211, 76 Stat. 524; Aug. 
14, 1964, Pub. L. 88-426, title III, Secs. 305(7), 306(j)(7), 78 Stat. 
423, 432; renumbered Sec. 8013, Oct. 1, 1986, Pub. L. 99-433, title V, 
Sec. 521(a)(1), 100 Stat. 1055, related to Secretary of the Air Force, 
powers and duties, and delegations, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-433, 
Sec. 521(a)(3).
    Another prior section 8013 was renumbered section 8014 of this title 
and subsequently repealed.


                               Amendments

    1986--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99-661 substituted ``five years'' for 
``10 years''.


                           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 Air Force, see Ex. Ord. No. 12909, Apr. 
22, 1994, 59 F.R. 21909, set out as a note under section 3345 of Title 
5.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 162, 8033, 10174 of this 
title.
