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PUBLIC LAW 87-651-SEPT. 7, 1962
[76 STAT.
"§ 134. Deputy Secretary of Defense: appointment; powers and duties; precedence " (a) There is a Deputy Secretary of Defense, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. A person may not be appointed as Deputy Secretary of Defense within 10 years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force. "(b) The Deputy Secretary shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe. The Deputy Secretary shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Secretary when the Secretary is absent or disabled. "(c) The Deputy Secretary takes precedence in the Department of Defense immediately after the Secretary.
- '§ 135. Director of Defense Research and Engineering: appointment; powers and duties; precedence
"(a) There is a Director of Defense Research and Engineering, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. "(b) The Director performs such duties relating to research and engineering as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, including— f "(1) being the pripcipal adviser to the Secretary on scientific and technical matters; "(2) supervising all research and engineering activities in the Department of Defense; and "(3) directing, controlling, assigning, and reassigning research and engineering activities that the Secretary considers need centralized management. "(c) The Director takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Secretaries of the military departments. §'136. Assistant Secretaries of Defense: appointment; powers and duties; precedence " (a) There are seven Assistant Secretaries of Defense, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. "(b) The Assistant Secretaries shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe. In addition, one of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Comptroller of the Department of Defense and shall, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary— "(1) advise and assist the Secretary in performing such budgetary and fiscal functions and duties, and in exercising such budgetary and fiscal powers, as are needed to carry out the powers of the Secretary; "(2) supervise and direct the preparation of budget estimates of the Department of Defense; "(3) establish and supervise the execution of principles, policies, and procedures to be followed in connection with organizational and administrative matters relating to— " (A) the preparation and execution of budgets; v iv filii " (B) fiscal, cost, operating, and capital property account5fi*>fe<i*r oing; " (C) progress and statistical reporting; and ,, " (D) internal audit; ibhi "(^r) establish and supervise the execution of policies and ="" procedures relating to the expenditure and collection of funds administered by the Department of Defense; and
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