Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Treasury
Order Establishes Treasury Secretary Succession Rules for Department
What it does
Treasury officials must follow the specified line of succession when both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary cannot serve.
Real-world impact
- Keeps Treasury leadership functioning if both top officials cannot serve.
- Prevents officials serving in temporary acting roles from assuming Secretary duties.
- Allows the President to pick a different acting Secretary when permitted.
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Summary
This order sets a clear line of who will act as Secretary of the Treasury if both the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary die, resign, or cannot serve. It names under secretaries (in the order they took the oath), then the department's general counsel, then deputy under secretaries and Senate-confirmed assistant secretaries (also in oath order). The order bars officials serving in temporary acting roles from becoming acting Secretary and allows the President to choose a different acting Secretary when permitted.
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