[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR700.303]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 700_UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS--Table of 
Contents
 
                   Subpart C_The Secretary of the Navy
 
Sec. 700.303  Succession.

    If the Secretary of the Navy dies, resigns, is removed from office, 
is absent or is disabled, the person who is highest on the following 
list, and who is not absent or disabled, shall perform the duties of the 
Secretary until the President directs another person to perform those 
duties or until the absence or disability ceases:
    (a) The Under Secretary of the Navy;
    (b) The Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, in the order prescribed 
by the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the Secretary of Defense;
    (c) The Chief of Naval Operations;

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    (d) The Commandant of the Marine Corps.