12 U.S.C. § 4 : US Code - Section 4: Deputy Comptrollers

Search 12 U.S.C. § 4 : US Code - Section 4: Deputy Comptrollers

The Secretary of the Treasury shall appoint no more than four
Deputy Comptrollers of the Currency, one of whom shall be
designated First Deputy Comptroller of the Currency, and shall fix
their salaries. Each Deputy Comptroller shall take the oath of
office and shall perform such duties as the Comptroller shall
direct. During a vacancy in the office or during the absence or
disability of the Comptroller, each Deputy Comptroller shall
possess the power and perform the duties attached by law to the
office of the Comptroller under such order of succession following
the First Deputy Comptroller as the Comptroller shall direct.