(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the business of the executive part of the Department of the Navy shall be distributed among the bureaus as the Secretary of the Navy considers expedient and proper.
(b) Each bureau shall perform its duties under the authority of the Secretary, and its orders are considered as coming from the Secretary.
(c) Under the Secretary, each bureau has custody and charge of its records and accounts.
(d) Each bureau shall furnish to the Secretary estimates for its specific, general, and contingent expenses.
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Subtitle C— Navy and Marine Corps
CHAPTER 809— BUREAUS; OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL
§ 8071. Bureaus: names; location
§ 8072. Bureaus: distribution of business; orders; records; expenses
§ 8075. Bureau Chiefs: succession to duties
§ 8077. Surgeon General: appointment; duties
§ 8078. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: Dental Corps; Chief; functions
§ 8079. Appointment of chiropractors in the Medical Service Corps
§ 8081. Chief of Naval Personnel; Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel
§ 8082. Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains
§ 8082a. Deputy Chief of Chaplains
§ 8083. Office of Navy Reserve: appointment of Chief
§ 8084. Office of Marine Forces Reserve: appointment of Commander