For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 4, 2002
Memorandum for the Secretary of Commerce
SUBJECT: Designation of Officers of the Department
of Commerce to Act as Secretary of Commerce
By the authority vested in me as President under the Constitution
and laws of the United States of America and pursuant to the Federal
Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., I hereby order
that:
Section 1. Order of Succession.
During any period when the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), the
Deputy Secretary of Commerce (Deputy Secretary), and the officers
designated by Executive Order 13242 of December 18, 2001, to perform
the functions and duties of the office of Secretary have died,
resigned, or otherwise become unable to perform the functions and
duties of the office of Secretary, the Director, Tropical Storm
Prediction Center, an officer of the Department of Commerce, shall
perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary, if he is
eligible to act as Secretary under the provisions of the Federal
Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, until such time as at least one of the
officers mentioned above is able to perform the functions and duties of
the office of Secretary.
Sec. 2. Exceptions.
(a) No individual who is serving as Director, Tropical Storm
Prediction Center in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so
serving, act as Secretary pursuant to this memorandum.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this memorandum, the
President
retains discretion, to the extent permitted by the Federal
Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d, to depart from
this order in designating an acting Secretary.
Sec. 3. Publication.
The Secretary of Commerce is authorized and directed to publish
this memorandum in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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