§ 8017 — Secretary Of The Navy: Successors To Duties

of title 5, directs another person to perform those duties or until the absence or disability ceases: (1) The Under Secretary of the Navy. (2) The Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, in the order prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the Secretary of Defense. (3) The General Counsel of the Department of the Navy. (4) The Chief of Naval Operations. (5) The Commandant of the Marine Corps.