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[CITE: 15USC1508]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                   CHAPTER 40--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
Sec. 1508. General Counsel

    There shall be in the Department of Commerce a General Counsel, who 
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate.

(Mar. 18, 1904, ch. 716, Sec. 1, 33 Stat. 135; July 17, 1952, ch. 932, 
Sec. 2, 66 Stat. 758; Aug. 20, 1954, ch. 776, 68 Stat. 753.)

                          Codification

    Provisions of section that fixed the compensation of the General 
Counsel have been omitted as the position is under the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and 
Employees.
    Section was formerly classified to section 592b of Title 5 prior to 
the general revision and enactment of Title 5 by Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 
6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.


                               Amendments

    1954--Act Aug. 20, 1954, established rate of compensation.
    1952--Act July 17, 1952, redesignated Solicitor as General Counsel 
and provided that ``all laws and orders relating or referring to the 
Solicitor shall be deemed to relate or refer to the General Counsel''.

                          Transfer of Functions

    For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies 
of Department of Commerce, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of 
Commerce, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 5 of 1950, 
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out as a 
note under section 1501 of this title.


                           Order of Succession

    For order of succession in case of absence, disability, or vacancy 
in office of both Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Commerce, see Ex. 
Ord. No. 11880, Oct. 2, 1975, 40 F.R. 46089, as amended, set out as a 
note under section 3345 of Title 5, Government Organization and 
Employees.
