---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 U.S.C. § 903"
title: "31"
title_heading: "Money and Finance"
number: "903"
heading: "Establishment of agency Deputy Chief Financial Officers"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/31/903"
units:
  - "Subtitle I — General"
  - "Chapter 9 — Agency Chief Financial Officers"
---

# §903. Establishment of agency Deputy Chief Financial Officers

- (a) There shall be within each [agency](/usc/31/701.md?p=1) described in [section 901(b)](/usc/31/901.md?p=b) an [agency](/usc/31/701.md?p=1) Deputy Chief Financial Officer, who shall report directly to the [agency](/usc/31/701.md?p=1) Chief Financial Officer on financial management matters. The position of [agency](/usc/31/701.md?p=1) Deputy Chief Financial Officer shall be a career reserved position in the Senior Executive Service.
- (b) Consistent with qualification standards developed by, and in consultation with, the [agency](/usc/31/701.md?p=1) Chief Financial Officer and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the head of each [agency](/usc/31/701.md?p=1) shall appoint as Deputy Chief Financial Officer an individual with demonstrated ability and experience in accounting, budget execution, financial and management analysis, and systems development, and not less than 6 years practical experience in financial management at large governmental entities.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 101–576, title II, § 205(a), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2845.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Senior Executive Service, referred to in subsec. (a), see section 5382 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.