Pub. L. 84-1028, tit. 10, subtit. C, pt. I, ch. 513, sec. 5144
Bureau of Ordnance: Chief; Deputy Chief
§ 5144. Bureau of Ordnance: Chief; Deputy Chief (a) The Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of four years, from officers on the active list in the line of the Navy not below the grade of commander. (b) An officer on the active list in the line of the Navy may be detailed as Deputy Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance.