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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 5042. Headquarters, Marine Corps: general duties
(a) The Headquarters, Marine Corps, shall furnish professional
assistance to the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Assistant
Secretaries of the Navy and to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
(b) Under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary
of the Navy, the Headquarters, Marine Corps, shall -
(1) subject to subsections (c) and (d) of section 5014 of this
title, prepare for such employment of the Marine Corps, and for
such recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping (including
research and development), training, servicing, mobilizing,
demobilizing, administering, and maintaining of the Marine Corps,
as will assist in the execution of any power, duty, or function
of the Secretary or the Commandant;
(2) investigate and report upon the efficiency of the Marine
Corps and its preparation to support military operations by
combatant commanders;
(3) prepare detailed instructions for the execution of approved
plans and supervise the execution of those plans and
instructions;
(4) as directed by the Secretary or the Commandant, coordinate
the action of organizations of the Marine Corps; and
(5) perform such other duties, not otherwise assigned by law,
as may be prescribed by the Secretary.
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