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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 5135. Bureau Chiefs: succession to duties
(a) When there is a vacancy in the office of chief of a bureau,
or during the absence or disability of the chief of a bureau, the
deputy chief of that bureau, unless otherwise directed by the
President, shall perform the duties of the chief until a successor
is appointed or the absence or disability ceases.
(b) When subsection (a) cannot be complied with because of the
absence or disability of the deputy chief of the bureau, the heads
of the major divisions of the bureau, in the order directed by the
Secretary of the Navy, shall perform the duties of the chief,
unless otherwise directed by the President.
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