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42 U.S.C. 7133: Assistant Secretaries; appointment and confirmation; identification of responsibilities

Created in 1977 by Public Law 95-91. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 10574 American Leadership in Fusion Act · introduced · would change (a)

How it got here

2009

  • Pub. L. 111–11 substituted "8 Assistant Secretaries" for "7 Assistant Secretaries" in introductory provisions. (Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009) Law text · (a)

2005

  • Pub. L. 109–58 substituted "7" for "six" in introductory provisions. (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (a)

1999

  • Pub. L. 106–65, §3294(a)(2), substituted "six" for "eight" in introductory provisions. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 106–65, §3294(b), struck out par. (5) which read as follows: "National security functions, including those transferred to the Department from the Energy Research and Development Administration which relate to management and implementation of the nuclear weapons program and o… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (a)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.