appropriate Secretary
Defined in 6 places across 5 titles of the United States Code.
Appropriate Secretary Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate Secretary” means—
(1) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;
(2) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy;
(3) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force; and
(4) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to personnel of the Department of Defense.
(i) Duration of Authority.—A bonus may not be paid under subsection (a) with respect to any referral that occurs after December 31, 2009.
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- 2008–200910 U.S.C. § 1030Armed Forces · Bonus to encourage Department of Defense personnel to refer persons for appointment as officers to serve in health professions · in this section
Appropriate Secretary Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate Secretary” means—
(1) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;
(2) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy;
(3) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force; and
(4) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to personnel of the Department of Defense.
(i) Duration of Authority.—A bonus may not be paid under subsection (a) with respect to any referral that occurs after December 31, 2010.
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- 2009–201010 U.S.C. § 1030Armed Forces · Bonus to encourage Department of Defense personnel to refer persons for appointment as officers to serve in health professions · in this section
Appropriate Secretary Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate Secretary” means—
(1) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;
(2) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy;
(3) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force; and
(4) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to personnel of the Department of Defense.
(i) Duration of Authority.—A bonus may not be paid under subsection (a) with respect to any referral that occurs after December 31, 2011.
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- 2010–202010 U.S.C. § 1030Armed Forces · Bonus to encourage Department of Defense personnel to refer persons for appointment as officers to serve in health professions · in this section
Appropriate Secretary Defined.—In this section, the term "appropriate Secretary" means—
(1) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;
(2) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy;
(3) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; and
(4) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to personnel of the Department of Defense.
(i) Duration of Authority.—A bonus may not be paid under subsection (a) with respect to any referral that occurs after December 31, 2011.
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- 2020–202110 U.S.C. § 1030Armed Forces · Bonus to encourage Department of Defense personnel to refer persons for appointment as officers to serve in health professions · in this section
Appropriate secretary.—The term “appropriate Secretary” means—
(A) except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the Secretary of Defense;
(B) with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service of the Navy, the Secretary of Homeland Security;
(C) with respect to the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Secretary of Commerce; and
(D) with respect to the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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- 2006–present5 U.S.C. § 9001Government Organization and Employees · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
Appropriate secretary.—The term “appropriate Secretary” means—
(A) except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the Secretary of Defense;
(B) with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service of the Navy, the Secretary of Transportation;
(C) with respect to the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Secretary of Commerce; and
(D) with respect to the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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- 2000–20065 U.S.C. § 9001Government Organization and Employees · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
For purposes of this subsection, the term “appropriate Secretary” means—
(A) with respect to an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense; and
(B) with respect to an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of the Executive department in which it is operating.
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- 2005–present5 U.S.C. § 5543Government Organization and Employees · Compensatory time off · in this section
In this section, the term "appropriate Secretary" means—
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- 2014–202629 U.S.C. § 3113Labor · Combined State plan · in this section
In this section, the term “appropriate Secretary” means—
(1) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;
(2) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy;
(3) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; and
(4) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to personnel of the Department of Defense.
(i) A bonus may not be paid under subsection (a) with respect to any referral that occurs after December 31, 2011.
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- 2021–present10 U.S.C. § 1030Armed Forces · Bonus to encourage Department of Defense personnel to refer persons for appointment as officers to serve in health professions · in this section
In this section, the term “appropriate Secretary” means—
(1) with respect to the portion of a combined plan relating to any of the core programs (including a description, and an assurance concerning that program, specified in subsection (b)(3)), the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education; and
(2) with respect to the portion of a combined plan relating to a program or activity described in subsection (a)(2) (including a description, and an assurance concerning that program or activity, specified in subsection (b)(3)), the head of the Federal agency who exercises plan or application approval authority for the program or activity under the Federal law authorizing the program or activity, or, if there are no planning or application requirements for such program or activity, exercises administrative authority over the program or activity under that Federal law.
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- 2026–present29 U.S.C. § 3113Labor · Combined State plan · in this section
In this section, the term “appropriate Secretary” means the head of the Federal agency who exercises administrative authority over an activity or program described in subsection (b) of this section.
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- 1998–present20 U.S.C. § 9271Education · State unified plan · in this section
The term “appropriate Secretary” means—
(A) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the case of any nominated area which is located in an urban area, and
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture in the case of any nominated area which is located in a rural area.
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 1393Internal Revenue Code · Definitions and special rules · for purposes of this subchapter