15 U.S.C. § 279
Section 279 · Absence of Director
Amended 3 times on record
In the case of the absence of the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology the Secretary of Commerce may designate some officer of said Institute to perform the duties of the director during his absence.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
1988—Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “National Institute of Standards and Technology” for “Bureau of Standards” and “Institute” for “bureau”.
Change of Name
Act Mar. 4, 1913, substituted “Secretary of Commerce” for “Secretary of Commerce and Labor”.