Pub. L. 116-6, div. H, tit. II, sec. 205 (as amended)

Sec. 205. (a) Section 1781 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4851) is amended— (1) [5 U.S.C. 5314] by redesignating subsections (a), (b), and (c) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively; (2) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, in the subsection heading, by striking “In General” and inserting “Reference”; and (3) by inserting before subsection (b), as so redesignated, the following: “(a) Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.—The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, who shall carry out— “(1) all functions of the Secretary under this subtitle; and “(2) all functions delegated to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.” . (b) Part III of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4851) is amended by adding at the end the following: “SEC. SEC. 1782. [50 U.S.C. 4852] ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF COMMERCE “(a) In General.—The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, two Assistant Secretaries of Commerce to assist the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security in carrying out the functions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1781(a). “(b) Continuation in Office of One Assistant Secretary.—An individual appointed as an Assistant Secretary of Commerce under section 15(a) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) and serving in that position on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act may serve in one of the Assistant Secretary positions established under subsection (a) on and after that date without the need for renomination or reappointment.” . (c) The table of contents for title XVII of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232)is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1781 the following: “Sec. 1782. Assistant Secretaries of Commerce.” . (d) [50 U.S.C. 4851 note] The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232).