[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: 32CFR700.311]

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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. 700.311  Sole responsibilities.

    (a) The Office of the Secretary of the Navy shall have sole 
responsibility within the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the 
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Headquarters, Marine 
Corps, for the following functions:
    (1) Acquisition;
    (2) Auditing;
    (3) Comptroller (including financial management);
    (4) Information management;
    (5) Inspector general;
    (6) Legislative affairs;
    (7) Public affairs;
    (8) Research and development, except for military requirements and 
operational test and evaluation, which are the responsibilities of the 
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Headquarters Marine 
Corps.
    (b) The following offices within the Office of the Secretary of the 
Navy are designated to conduct the functions specified in paragraph (a) 
of this section. No office or other entity may be established or 
designated within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations or the 
Headquarters, Marine Corps, to conduct any of the functions specified in 
paragraph (a) of this section, except

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as noted in paragraph (a)(8) of this section.
    (1) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and 
Acquisition) is the Acquisition Executive for the Department of the 
Navy. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and 
Acquisition) (ASN(RD&A)) is responsible for research, development and 
acquisition, except for military requirements and operational test and 
evaluation, which remain functions of the Office of the Chief of Naval 
Operations and Headquarters Marine Corps. In addition to Acquisition 
Executive, ASN(RD&A) is also the Navy Senior Procurement Executive and 
Senior Department of the Navy Information Resource Management Official. 
Responsibilities include developing acquisition policy and procedures 
for all Department of the Navy research, development, production, 
shipbuilding and production/logistics support programs; and Department 
of the Navy international technology transfer.
    (2) The Auditor General is responsible for the internal auditing 
function within the Department of the Navy.
    (3) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management) is 
responsible for comptrollership, including financial management, within 
the Department of the Navy.
    (4) The Naval Inspector General is responsible for the inspector 
general function within the Department of the Navy.
    (5) The Chief of Legislative Affairs is responsible for legislative 
affairs within the Department of the Navy.
    (6) The Chief of Information is responsible for public affairs 
within the Department of the Navy.
    (c) The Secretary shall:
    (1) Prescribe the relationship of each office or other entity 
established or designated under paragraph (b) of this section:
    (i) To the Chief of Naval Operations and the Office of the Chief of 
Naval Operations: and
    (ii) To the Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Headquarters, 
Marine Corps; and
    (2) Ensure that each such office or entity provides the Chief of 
Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps such staff 
support as the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the 
Marine Corps consider necessary to perform their respective duties and 
responsibilities.
    (d) The vesting in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy of the 
responsibility for the conduct of a function specified in paragraph (a) 
of this section does not preclude other elements of the Department of 
the Navy (including the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and the 
Headquarters, Marine Corps) from providing advice or assistance to the 
Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, or 
otherwise participating in that function within the executive part of 
the Department under the direction of the office assigned responsibility 
for that function in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy.