--- kind: "section" citation: "10 U.S.C. § 8016" title: "10" title_heading: "Armed Forces" number: "8016" heading: "Assistant Secretaries of the Navy" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/8016" units: - "Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps" - "Part I — Organization" - "Chapter 803 — Department of the Navy" --- # §8016. Assistant Secretaries of the Navy - (a) There are four Assistant [Secretaries](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) of the [Navy](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-1). They shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. - (b) - (1) The Assistant [Secretaries](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the [Secretary](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) of the [Navy](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-1) may prescribe. - (2) One of the Assistant [Secretaries](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) shall be the Assistant [Secretary](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) of the [Navy](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-1) for Manpower and [Reserve](/usc/10/101.md?p=c-6) Affairs. He shall have as his principal duty the overall supervision of manpower and [reserve](/usc/10/101.md?p=c-6) component affairs of the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of the [Navy](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-1). - (3) - (A) One of the Assistant [Secretaries](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) shall be the Assistant [Secretary](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) of the [Navy](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-1) for Financial Management. - (B) The Assistant [Secretary](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) shall be appointed from among persons who have significant budget, financial management, or audit experience in complex organizations. - (C) The principal responsibility of the Assistant [Secretary](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) shall be the exercise of the comptroller functions of the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of the [Navy](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-1), including financial management functions. The Assistant [Secretary](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) shall be responsible for all financial management activities and operations of the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of the [Navy](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-1) and shall advise the [Secretary](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) of the [Navy](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-1) on financial management. - (4) - (A) One of the Assistant [Secretaries](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) shall be the Assistant [Secretary](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) of the [Navy](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-1) for Research, Development, and Acquisition. The principal duty of the Assistant [Secretary](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) shall be the overall supervision of research, development, acquisition, and sustainment (including maintenance) matters of the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of the [Navy](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-1). - (B) The Assistant [Secretary](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) shall have a Principal Military Deputy, who shall be an [officer](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-5) of the [Navy](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-1) or the [Marine Corps](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-2) on [active duty](/usc/10/101.md?p=d-1). The Principal Military Deputy shall be appointed from among [officers](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-5) who have significant experience in the areas of acquisition and program management. The position of Principal Military Deputy shall be designated as a critical acquisition position under [section 1731 of this title](/usc/10/1731.md). In the event of a vacancy in the position of Assistant [Secretary](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) of the [Navy](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-1) for Research, Development, and Acquisition, the Principal Military Deputy may serve as Acting Assistant [Secretary](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) for a period of not more than one year. - (5) - (A) One of the Assistant [Secretaries](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) shall be the Assistant [Secretary](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) for Energy, Installations, and Environment. - (B) The principal duty of the Assistant [Secretary](/usc/10/8720.md?p=4) for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall be the overall supervision of energy, installation, and environment matters for the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of the [Navy](/usc/10/8001.md?p=a-1). ## Source credit (Added Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 511(c)(4), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1047, § 5016; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VII, § 702(b)[(1)], Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1994; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IX, § 908(b), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 278; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 502(t), title VIII, § 802(b), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2104, 2249; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title IX, § 921(b), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1524; renumbered § 8016 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(1), title IX, § 915, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834, 1924; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title VIII, § 861(j)(15), title IX, § 911(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1520, 1559.) ## Notes ### Editorial Notes ### Prior Provisions Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 5034 of this title prior to enactment of Pub. L. 99–433. A prior section 8016 was renumbered section 9016 of this title. ### Amendments 2019—Subsec. (b)(4)(B). Pub. L. 116–92, § 861(j)(15), substituted “under section 1731 of this title” for “under section 1733 of this title”. Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 116–92, § 911(b), added par. (5). 2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 807(a)(1), renumbered section 5016 of this title as this section. Subsec. (b)(4)(A). Pub. L. 115–232, § 915, substituted “acquisition, and sustainment (including maintenance) matters” for “and acquisition matters”. 2017—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–91 designated first sentence as subpar. (A), designated second and third sentences as subpar. (C) and, in subpar. (C), substituted “The principal responsibility of the Assistant Secretary shall be” for “The Assistant Secretary shall have as his principal responsibility”, and added subpar. (B). 2016—Subsec. (b)(4)(B). Pub. L. 114–328, § 802(b), inserted at end “In the event of a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, the Principal Military Deputy may serve as Acting Assistant Secretary for a period of not more than one year.” Pub. L. 114–328, § 502(t), substituted “an officer of the Navy or the Marine Corps” for “a vice admiral of the Navy or a lieutenant general of the Marine Corps”. 2008—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 110–181 added par. (4). 1988—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 100–456 added par. (3). ### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment Amendment by section 807(a)(1) of Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. ### Effective Date of 2017 Amendment For applicability of appointment qualifications imposed by section 921 of Pub. L. 115–91 to certain appointments made on or after Dec. 12, 2017, see section 921(d) of Pub. L. 115–91, set out as a note under section 7016 of this title. ### Effective Date of 1988 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L. 100–456 effective Jan. 20, 1989, see section 702(e)(1) of Pub. L. 100–456, set out as a note under section 7016 of this title.