Assistant Secretaries of the Navy: appointment; duties; compensation

§ 5034. Assistant Secretaries of the Navy: appointment; duties; compensation (a) There is an Assistant Secretary of the Navy appointed from civil life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (b) In addition to the Assistant Secretaries appointed under subsection (a) of this section and under section 5036 of this title, there may be two other Assistant Secretaries of the Navy appointed from civil life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Secretary of the Navy shall designate one Assistant Secretary appointed under this subsection as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management, and may also designate him as Comptroller of the Navy. (c) The Assistant Secretaries shall perform such duties as the Secretary prescribes. (d) The compensation of the Assistant Secretaries is that prescribed by law for assistant secretaries of executive departments.