Assistant Administrators of Environmental Protection Agency; appointment; duties
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Title
42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter
CH55
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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(a) The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may appoint three Assistant Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency in addition to—(1) the five Assistant Administrators provided for in section 1(d) of Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1970 (5 U.S.C. Appendix);
(2) the Assistant Administrator provided by section 2625(g) of title 15; and
(3) the Assistant Administrator provided by section 6911a of this title.
(b) Each Assistant Administrator appointed under subsection (a) shall perform such duties as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may prescribe.
(Pub. L. 98–80, § 1, Aug. 23, 1983, 97 Stat. 485.)
Editorial Notes
References in TextReorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1970, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is set out under section 4321 of this title.
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 which comprises this chapter.
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