[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 82 (Friday, April 26, 1996)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 18483-18484]
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[FR Doc No: 96-10550]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 82 / Friday, April 26, 1996 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 13000 of April 24, 1996
Order of Succession of Officers To Act as
Secretary of
Defense
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including section 3347 of title 5, United
States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Succession to Act as the Secretary of
Defense. (a) In the event of the death, permanent
disability, or resignation of the Secretary of Defense,
the incumbents holding the Department of Defense
positions designated below, in the order indicated,
shall act for and exercise the powers of the Secretary
of Defense as Acting Secretary of Defense:
(1) Deputy Secretary of Defense.
(2) Secretary of the Army.
(3) Secretary of the Navy.
(4) Secretary of the Air Force.
(5) Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Technology.
(6) Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
(7) Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
(8) Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness.
(9) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Technology.
(10) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for
Policy.
(11) Director of Defense Research and
Engineering.
(12) The Assistant Secretaries of Defense, the
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, and the
General Counsel of the Department of Defense, in the
order fixed by their length of service as permanent
appointees in such positions.
(13) Under Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and
the Air Force, in the order fixed by their length of
service as permanent appointees in such positions.
(14) Assistant Secretaries of the Army, the Navy,
and the Air Force whose appointments are vested in the
President, and General Counsels of the Army, the Navy,
and the Air Force, in the order fixed by their length
of service as permanent appointees in such positions.
(b) In the event of the temporary absence or
temporary disability of the Secretary of Defense, the
incumbents holding the Department of Defense positions
designated in paragraph (a) of this section, in the
order indicated, shall act for and exercise the powers
of the Secretary of Defense as Acting Secretary of
Defense.
(1) In these instances, the designation of an
Acting Secretary of Defense applies only for the
duration of the Secretary's absence or disability, and
does not affect the authority of the Secretary to
resume the powers of his office upon his return.
(2) In the event that the Secretary of Defense is
temporarily absent from his position, the Secretary may
continue to exercise the powers and fulfill the duties
of this office during his absence, notwithstanding the
provisions of this order.
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(c) Precedence among those officers designated in
paragraphs (a)(12)-(14) of this section who have the
same appointment date shall be determined by the
Secretary of Defense at the time that such appointments
are made.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
section, an officer shall not act for or exercise the
powers of the Secretary of Defense under this order if
that officer serves only in an acting capacity in the
position that would otherwise entitle him to do so.
Sec. 2. Temporary Nature of Succession. Succession to
act for and exercise the powers of the Secretary of
Defense pursuant to this order shall be on a temporary
or interim basis and shall not have the effect of
vacating the statutory appointment held by the
successor.
Sec. 3. Revocation of Prior Executive Order. Executive
Order No. 12787 of December 31, 1991, is hereby
revoked.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
April 24, 1996.
[FR Doc. 96-10550
Filed 4-25-96; 8:45 am]
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