Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Department of Labor Succession Act”.
Department of Labor Succession Act
A BILL
To apply the requirements of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 to a vacancy in the office of the Secretary of Labor, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Applying the requirements of the Vacancies Act to vacancy in office of Secretary of Labor
The first section of the Act of April 17, 1946 (60 Stat. 91; 29 U.S.C. 552) is amended by striking the second and third sentences and inserting the following: “The Deputy Secretary is authorized to exercise the functions and perform the duties of the first assistant of the Secretary of Labor within the meaning of section 3345 of title 5, United States Code, and shall perform such other duties as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary of Labor.”.