Sec. 1101. Delegation of authority
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Chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding section 3346(a)(2) of title 5, a person may serve as an acting officer for an administration in the Department of Transportation under section 3345 of that title for the 210-day period under section 3346(a)(1) of that title, which period may only be extended if a nomination for the office is received by the Senate. If the 210-day period under section 3346(a)(1) of title 5 expires before a nomination for the office is received by the Senate, the Secretary of Transportation, notwithstanding section 3345 or subsections
(b)and
(c)of section 3348 of that title, shall successively designate, until a nomination for the office is received by the Senate, another officer or employee within the administration concerned to perform the functions and duties of the office temporarily in an acting capacity for no longer than 210 days. This section is a statutory provision to which section 3347(a)(1) of title 5 applies. Any authority delegated to a person while serving as an acting officer under subsection
(a)shall terminate effective on the date that a nomination for that office is confirmed by the Senate or the date that another acting officer for that office is designated by the Secretary, as required by subsection (a), whichever is sooner. An officer or employee may not receive pay in addition to the pay for his or her regular office or employment for performing the functions and duties of an office temporarily under subsection (a). . The table of contents for chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 115 the following: 116. Administrations; acting officers. . The amendment under subsection
(a)shall apply to any applicable office with a position designated for a Senate confirmed official.