Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Headline: Establishes Succession Order for Housing and Urban Development
What it does: The order directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development's named officers to serve as acting Secretary in a set order when both top leaders cannot serve.
- Creates a clear temporary leadership line for the housing department when top leaders are unavailable.
- Prevents individuals already serving in acting roles from becoming acting Secretary under this order.
- Allows the President to appoint a different acting Secretary when law permits.
Summary
This order establishes an official line of succession for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It names specific senior positions — starting with the department's General Counsel and then several Assistant Secretaries — who will perform the Secretary's duties if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary cannot serve.
It bars anyone already serving in an acting capacity in those listed jobs from becoming acting Secretary under this order, preserves the President's legal discretion to appoint a different acting Secretary, and revokes a prior succession order.
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