Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 136132012-12882
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Commerce
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May 24, 2012
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May 21, 2012
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 31155-31156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12882]
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 101 / Thursday, May 24, 2012 /
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Executive Order 13613 of May 21, 2012
Providing an Order of Succession Within the
Department of Commerce
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of
1998, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq. (the ``Act''),
it is hereby ordered that:
Section 1. Order of Succession. Subject to the
provisions of section 2 of this order, and to the
limitations set forth in the Act, the following
officials of the Department of Commerce, in the order
listed, shall act as and perform the functions and
duties of the office of the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) during any period in which the Secretary
has died, resigned, or otherwise become unable to
perform the functions and duties of the office of the
Secretary:
(a) Deputy Secretary of Commerce;
(b) General Counsel of the Department of Commerce;
(c) Under Secretary of Commerce for International
Trade;
(d) Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic
Affairs;
(e) Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and
Technology;
(f) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration;
(g) Under Secretary of Commerce for Export
Administration;
(h) Chief Financial Officer of the Department of
Commerce and Assistant Secretary of Commerce
(Administration); and
(i) The Boulder Laboratories Site Manager, National
Institute of Standards and Technology.
Sec. 2. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in
an office listed in section 1(a)-(i) of this order in
an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act
as Secretary pursuant to this order.
(b) No individual listed in section 1(a)-(i) of
this order shall act as Secretary unless that
individual is otherwise eligible to so serve under the
Act, as amended.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this order,
the President retains discretion, to the extent
permitted by law, to depart from this order in
designating an acting Secretary.
Sec. 3. Revocation. Executive Order 13242 of December
18, 2001 (Providing An Order of Succession Within the
Department of Commerce) and Memorandum for the
Secretary of Commerce of October 3, 2002 (Designation
of Officers of the Department of Commerce to Act as
Secretary of Commerce) are hereby revoked.
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Sec. 4. Judicial Review. This order is not intended to,
and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive
or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any
party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or
agents, or any other person.
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