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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2a. Assistant or deputy commissioners; appointment; powers and duties
Assistant or deputy commissioners of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, in the Department of the Interior, shall be appointed by
the Secretary of the Interior, subject to the civil-service laws
and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5.
Appointments to these positions shall be considered as made under
the authority of section 3101 of title 5. Assistant and deputy
commissioners so appointed shall be authorized to sign such
letters, papers, and documents and to perform such other duties as
may be directed by the commissioner of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs. The Secretary may designate for the Bureau of Indian
Affairs an assistant or deputy commissioner, who shall be
authorized to perform the duties of the commissioner in case of the
death, resignation, absence, or sickness of the commissioner.
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