There shall be in the Department of Commerce an Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere who shall serve as the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established by Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 [5 U.S.C. App.] and perform such duties as the Secretary of Commerce shall prescribe. The Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall be compensated at the rate now or hereafter provided for Level III of the Executive Schedule Pay Rates ().
Structure US Code
CHAPTER 40— DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
§ 1501. Establishment of Department; Secretary; seal
§ 1503a. Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs
§ 1503b. Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; duties; appointment; compensation
§ 1505. Additional Assistant Secretary; duties, rank of Assistant Secretaries
§ 1506. Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; applicability of section 1505
§ 1507. Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; compensation; duties
§ 1507b. Assistant Secretary of Commerce; appointment; compensation; duties
§ 1509. Designation of officer to sign routine papers
§ 1511b. United States fishery trade officers
§ 1511c. Estuarine Programs Office
§ 1511d. Chesapeake Bay Office
§ 1512. Powers and duties of Department
§ 1513. Duties and powers vested in Department
§ 1514. Basic authority for performance of certain functions and activities of Department
§ 1515. Records, etc., of bureaus transferred to Department of Commerce
§ 1516. Statistical information
§ 1517. Transfer of statistical or scientific work
§ 1518. Custody of buildings; officers transferred
§ 1519. Annual and special reports
§ 1521. Working capital fund; establishment; amount; uses; reimbursement
§ 1521a. Department of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund
§ 1523. Tax status of gifts and bequests of property
§ 1524. Investment and reinvestments of moneys; credit and disbursement of interest
§ 1527. Fees or charges for services or publications under existing law unaffected
§ 1527a. Economics and Statistics Administration Revolving Fund
§ 1529. Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction over certain lands
§ 1534. Assessment of fees for access to environmental data
§ 1536. Prohibition against fraudulent use of “Made in America” labels
§ 1537. Needs assessment for data management, archival, and distribution
§ 1538. Notice of reprogramming
§ 1540. Cooperative agreements
§ 1541. Administrative Law Judges
§ 1542. Establishment of the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program
§ 1543. Task force on job repatriation and manufacturing growth
§ 1544. Promotion of tourist travel
§ 1545. Cooperation with travel agencies; publication of information
§ 1546. United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board