Executive Order 11388—Designation of Officers of the Department of Commerce to Act as Secretary of Commerce

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3347 of title 5 of the United States Code and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:

SECTION 1. During any period when by reason of absence, disability, or vacancy in office, neither the Secretary of Commerce nor the Under Secretary of Commerce is available to exercise the powers or perform the duties of the office of Secretary, an Assistant Secretary of Commerce or the General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, in such order as the Secretary of Commerce may from time to time prescribe, shall act as Secretary. If no such order of succession is in effect at that time, they shall act as Secretary in the order in which they shall have taken office as Assistant Secretaries or General Counsel.

SEC. 2. This order supersedes Executive Order No. 10148 of August 5, 1950.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON

The White House

January 15, 1968