3 U.S.C. § 302
Section 302 · Scope of delegation of functions
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Population Institute, Population Council v. M. Peter McPherson Administrator Population Institute, William S. Green v. M. Peter McPherson Administrator (1986)
Most recently applied in 67 Fed. Cl. 158 - Lewis v. United States (July 2005)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The authority conferred by this chapter shall apply to any function vested in the President by law if such law does not affirmatively prohibit delegation of the performance of such function as herein provided for, or specifically designate the officer or officers to whom it may be delegated. This chapter shall not be deemed to limit or derogate from any existing or inherent right of the President to delegate the performance of functions vested in him by law, and nothing herein shall be deemed to require express authorization in any case in which such an official would be presumed in law to have acted by authority or direction of the President.
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Similar Provisions; Repeal; Saving Clause
For similar provisions contained in prior law, and saving clause in connection therewith, see note preceding section 301 of this title.