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31 USC § 301 - Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury is an executive department of the United States Government at the seat of the Government.
The head of the Department is the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The Department has a Deputy Secretary of the Treasury appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Deputy Secretary shall carry out—
duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary; and
the duties and powers of the Secretary when the Secretary is absent or unable to serve or when the office of Secretary is vacant.
The Department has 2 Under Secretaries, an Under Secretary for Enforcement, and 2 Deputy Under Secretaries, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Department also has a Fiscal Assistant Secretary appointed by the Secretary and a Treasurer of the United States appointed by the President. They shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary. The President may designate one Under Secretary as Counselor. When appointing each Deputy Under Secretary, the President may designate the Deputy Under Secretary as an Assistant Secretary.
The Department has 8 Assistant Secretaries appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Department shall have 2 Assistant Secretaries not subject to the advice and consent of the Senate who shall be the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary for Management. The Assistant Secretaries shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary. The Assistant Secretaries appointed under this subsection are in addition to the Assistant Secretaries appointed under subsection (d) of this section.
The Department has a General Counsel appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The General Counsel is the chief law officer of the Department. Without regard to those provisions of title 5 governing appointment in the competitive service, the Secretary may appoint not more than 5 Assistant General Counsels. The Secretary may designate one of the Assistant General Counsels to act as the General Counsel when the General Counsel is absent or unable to serve or when the office of General Counsel is vacant. The General Counsel and Assistant General Counsels shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary.
The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Assistant General Counsel who shall be the Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service. The Chief Counsel is the chief law officer for the Service and shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary.
The Department shall have a seal.
The Department has 2 Under Secretaries, an Under Secretary for Enforcement, 2 Deputy Under Secretaries, and a Treasurer of the United States, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Department also has a Fiscal Assistant Secretary appointed by the Secretary. They shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary. The President may designate one Under Secretary as Counselor. When appointing each Deputy Under Secretary, the President may designate the Deputy Under Secretary as an Assistant Secretary.
The Department has 10 Assistant Secretaries appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Assistant Secretaries shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary. The Assistant Secretaries appointed under this subsection are in addition to the Assistant Secretaries appointed under subsection (d) of this section.
(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 878; Pub. L. 98–594, § 1(a),Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3129; Pub. L. 99–190, § 141,Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1324; Pub. L. 103–211, title II, § 2003(a),Feb. 12, 1994, 108 Stat. 24; Pub. L. 108–177, title I, § 105(d)(2),Dec. 13, 2003, 117 Stat. 2603; Pub. L. 110–49, § 11(a),July 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 260; Pub. L. 110–343, div. A, title I, § 101(a)(3)(B)(ii),Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3768.)
Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 301(a)
R.S. § 233.
Feb. 17, 1922, ch. 55(related to appointment and duties of Deputy and Under Secretaries), 42 Stat. 366; July 22, 1954, ch. 557, § 3, 68 Stat. 496; restated May 18, 1972, Pub. L. 92–302, § 1(a), 86 Stat. 148.
Feb. 17, 1922, ch. 55(related to vacancy in office of Secretary of the Treasury), 42 Stat. 366; restated May 18, 1972, Pub. L. 92–302, § 1(a), 86 Stat. 149.
R.S. § 301.
May 18, 1972, Pub. L. 92–302, § 1(b), 86 Stat. 149.
Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1940, eff. June 30, 1940, § 1(a)(7)(1st sentence), 54 Stat. 1231.
R.S. § 234; July 11, 1890, ch. 667, § 1(1st par. under heading “Treasury Department”), 26 Stat. 236; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 1(1st par. under heading “Treasury Department”), 39 Stat. 1083; Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1940, eff. June 30, 1940, § 1(d), 54 Stat. 1232; restated July 22, 1954, ch. 557, § 4, 68 Stat. 496; July 8, 1963, Pub. L. 88–58, 77 Stat. 76; May 18, 1972, Pub. L. 92–302, § 1(c), 86 Stat. 149.
R.S. § 245.
Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, § 7801(b), 68A Stat. 915; restated Sept. 22, 1959, Pub. L. 86–368, § 1, 73 Stat. 647; Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88–426, § 305(39), 78 Stat. 427; Oct. 4, 1976, Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(b)(13)(B), 90 Stat. 1834.
May 10, 1934, ch. 277, § 512(a), (c), 48 Stat. 758, 759.
R.S. § 372(related to seal); May 10, 1934, ch. 277, § 512(b), 48 Stat. 759.
In subsection (g), the words “The General Counsel . . . shall have charge” are omitted as superseded by the source provisions restated in subsection (b) of this section and section 321(c) of the revised title.
2008—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 110–343substituted “10” for “9”.
2007—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 110–49substituted “9 Assistant” for “8 Assistant”.
2003—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108–177substituted “8” for “7”.
1994—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–211inserted “an Under Secretary for Enforcement,” after “2 Under Secretaries,”.
1985—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–190substituted “2 Under Secretaries” for “an Under Secretary, an Under Secretary for Monetary Affairs” and “The President may designate one Under Secretary as Counselor” for “When appointing the Under Secretary, the President may designate the Under Secretary as Counselor”.
1984—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 98–594substituted “7” for “5”.
Amendment by Pub. L. 110–49applicable after the end of the 90-day period beginning on July 26, 2007, see section 12 ofPub. L. 110–49, set out as a note under section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Pub. L. 111–203, title V, § 501,July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1580, provided that: “This subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 501, 502) of title V of Pub. L. 111–203, enacting sections 313 and 314 of this title, amending section 321 of this title, and renumbering former sections 312 and 313 of this title as sections 315 and 312, respectively] may be cited as the ‘Federal Insurance Office Act of 2010’.”
Pub. L. 105–61, title I, § 116,Oct. 10, 1997, 111 Stat. 1284, provided that:
Pub. L. 108–447, div. H, title II, § 222(b)(2),Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3245, provided that: “The Office of the Undersecretary for Enforcement of the Department of the Treasury, established in accordance with section 103 [105] of the Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103–123) [set out below] is abolished, and all rights, duties, and responsibilities of that office are transferred on the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 8, 2004] to the Office of the Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes of the Department of the Treasury in accordance with this section [enacting section 313 of this title and amending section 311 of this title], and the amendments made by this section, except as otherwise specifically provided in this section or the amendments made by this section, or other applicable law.”
Pub. L. 103–123, title I, § 105,Oct. 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1234, provided that: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish an Office of the Undersecretary for Enforcement within the Department of the Treasury by no later than February 15, 1994.”
Nothing in Pub. L. 101–576[see Short Title of 1990 Amendment note set out under section 501 of this title] to be construed to interfere with exercise of functions, duties, and responsibilities of Department of the Treasury, as in effect immediately before Nov. 15, 1990, see section 204 ofPub. L. 101–576, set out as a note under section 501 of this title.
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