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# 54 U.S.C. § 300316 - Secretary

## Text

In this division, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary acting through the Director.

(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3190.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30031616 U.S.C. 470w(11).Pub. L. 89–665, title III, § 301(11), as added Pub. L. 96–515, title V, § 501, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3001; Pub. L. 102–575, title XL, § 4019(a)(9), Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4764.