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[CITE: 31USC502]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
                           SUBTITLE I--GENERAL
 
               CHAPTER 5--OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
 
                       SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATION
 
Sec. 502. Officers

    (a) The head of the Office of Management and Budget is the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget. The Director is appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Under the 
direction of the President, the Director shall administer the Office.
    (b) The Office has a Deputy Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate. The Deputy Director--
        (1) shall carry out the duties and powers prescribed by the 
    Director; and
        (2) acts as the Director when the Director is absent or unable 
    to serve or when the office of Director is vacant.

    (c) The Office has a Deputy Director for Management appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Deputy 
Director for Management shall be the chief official responsible for 
financial management in the United States Government.
    (d) The Office has 3 Assistant Directors who shall carry out the 
duties and powers prescribed by the Director.
    (e) The Office may have not more than 6 additional officers, each of 
whom is appointed in the competitive service by the Director, with the 
approval of the President. Each additional officer shall carry out the 
duties and powers prescribed by the Director. The Director shall specify 
the title of each additional officer.
    (f) When the Director and Deputy Director are absent or unable to 
serve or when the offices of Director and Deputy Director are vacant, 
the President may designate an officer of the Office to act as Director.

(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 886; Pub. L. 101-576, title 
II, Sec. 201, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2839.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised Section                   Source (U.S. Code)                
Source (Statutes at Large)
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502(a)...............................  31:16(2d sentence related to    June 10,
 1921, ch. 18, Sec.  207(2d, 3d
                                        Director).                      sentenc
es), 42 Stat. 22; Reorg. Plan No.
                                                                        1 of 19
39, eff. July 1, 1939, Sec.  1,
                                                                        53 Stat
. 1423; July 31, 1953, ch. 302,
                                                                        Sec.  1
01(1st proviso in par. under
                                                                        heading
 ``Bureau of the Budget''), 67
                                                                        Stat. 2
99; Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970,
                                                                        eff. Ju
ly 1, 1970, Sec.  102(a), (b),
                                                                        (d), (e
), (f)(less words between
                                                                        parenth
eses), 84 Stat. 2085; Mar. 2,
                                                                        1974, P
ub. L. 93-250, Sec.  1, 88 Stat.
                                                                        11.
502(b)...............................  31:16(2d sentence related to
                                        Deputy Director, 3d
                                        sentence).
502(c)...............................  31:16a.                         Reorg. P
lan No. 1 of 1939, eff. July 1,
                                                                        1939, S
ec.  1, 53 Stat. 1423; July 31,
                                                                        1953, c
h. 302, Sec.  101(last proviso in
                                                                        par. un
der heading ``Bureau of the
                                                                        Budget'
'), 67 Stat. 299; Sept. 6, 1966,
                                                                        Pub. L.
 89-554, Sec.  8(a), 80 Stat.
                                                                        657; Re
org. Plan No. 2 of 1970, eff.
                                                                        July 1,
 1970, Sec.  102(b), (e), 84
                                                                        Stat. 2
085.
                                       31:16c.                         Reorg. P
lan No. 1 of 1939, eff. July 1,
                                                                        1939, S
ec.  1, 53 Stat. 1423; Aug. 1,
                                                                        1956, c
h. 838, 70 Stat. 887; Reorg. Plan
                                                                        No. 2 o
f 1970, eff. July 1, 1970, Sec.
                                                                        102(b),
 (e), 84 Stat. 2085.
502(d), (e)..........................  31:16(note).                    Reorg. P
lan No. 1 of 1939, eff. July 1,
                                                                        1939, S
ec.  1, 53 Stat. 1423; Reorg.
                                                                        Plan No
. 2 of 1970, eff. July 1, 1970,
                                                                        Sec.  1
02(c)(words before last comma),
                                                                        (e), (f
)(words between parentheses), 84
                                                                        Stat. 2
085.
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    In subsections (a) and (b), the words related to salaries in section 
207 of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (ch. 18, 42 Stat. 22), are 
omitted as covered by 5:5313(11) and 5314(34).
    In subsection (a), the text of section 102(d)(1st sentence) of 
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970 (eff. July 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 2085) is 
omitted as covered by 3:301 and for consistency in the revised title and 
with other titles of the United States Code. The word ``administer'' is 
substituted for ``supervise and direct the administration of'' in 
section 102(d) of the Reorganization Plan to eliminate unnecessary 
words.
    In subsections (b) and (c), the words ``designated by this 
reorganization plan'' in section 102(e) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 
1970 are omitted as executed. The words ``carry out the duties and 
powers prescribed by'' are substituted for ``perform such functions as'' 
for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the Code. 
The words ``may from time to time direct'' are omitted as unnecessary.
    In subsection (c), the words ``the duties and powers prescribed by'' 
in section 102(e)(related to Assistant Directors) of Reorganization Plan 
No. 2 of 1970 are substituted for ``such functions as'' for consistency. 
The words ``may from time to time direct'' are omitted as unnecessary. 
The words related to compensation in 31:16c are omitted as covered by 
5:5315(37).
    In subsection (d), the words ``as determined from time to time by 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (hereinafter 
referred to as the Director)'' in section 102(c)(1st sentence) of 
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970 are omitted as unnecessary. The words 
``in the competitive'' are substituted for ``under the classified 
civil'' in section 102(c)(2d sentence) of the Reorganization Plan to 
conform to 5:2102. The words ``The Director shall specify the title of 
each additional officer'' are substituted for ``shall have such title as 
the Director shall from time to time determine'' to eliminate 
unnecessary words. The words ``provided for in subsection (c) of this 
section'' in section 102(e)(related to officers) of the Reorganization 
Plan are omitted because of the restatement. The words ``carry out the 
duties and powers prescribed by'' are substituted for ``perform such 
functions as'' for consistency in the revised title and with other 
titles of the Code. The words ``may from time to time direct'' are 
omitted as unnecessary.
    In subsection (e), the words ``When the Director and Deputy Director 
are absent or unable to serve or when the offices of Director and Deputy 
Director are vacant'' are substituted for ``or during the absence or 
disability of the Deputy Director or in the event of a vacancy in the 
office of Deputy Director'' and ``during the absence or disability of 
the Director or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Director'' in 
section 102(f)(words between parentheses) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 
of 1970 for clarity and consistency with other titles of the Code. The 
words ``an officer'' are substituted for ``such other officials'' for 
clarity and consistency in the chapter. The words ``in such order as'' 
are omitted as unnecessary. The words ``from time to time'' are 
eliminated as unnecessary.


                               Amendments

    1990--Subsecs. (c) to (f). Pub. L. 101-576 added subsec. (c) and 
redesignated former subsecs. (c) to (e) as (d) to (f), respectively.
