6 U.S.C. § 113 : US Code - Section 113: Other officers

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(a) Deputy Secretary; Under Secretaries
There are the following officers, appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate:
(1) A Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, who shall be the
Secretary's first assistant for purposes of subchapter III of
chapter 33 of title 5.
(2) An Under Secretary for Science and Technology.
(3) An Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security.
(4) An Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
(5) A Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
(6) An Under Secretary for Management.
(7) A Director of the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement.
(8) Not more than 12 Assistant Secretaries.
(9) A General Counsel, who shall be the chief legal officer of
the Department.
(b) Inspector General
There shall be in the Department an Office of Inspector General
and an Inspector General at the head of such office, as provided in
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
(c) Commandant of the Coast Guard
To assist the Secretary in the performance of the Secretary's
functions, there is a Commandant of the Coast Guard, who shall be
appointed as provided in section 44 of title 14 and who shall
report directly to the Secretary. In addition to such duties as may
be provided in this chapter and as assigned to the Commandant by
the Secretary, the duties of the Commandant shall include those
required by section 2 of title 14.
(d) Other officers
To assist the Secretary in the performance of the Secretary's
functions, there are the following officers, appointed by the
President:
(1) A Director of the Secret Service.
(2) A Chief Information Officer.
(3) A Chief Human Capital Officer.
(4) An Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
(5) A Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection.
(e) Chief Financial Officer
There shall be in the Department a Chief Financial Officer, as
provided in chapter 9 of title 31.
(f) Performance of specific functions
Subject to the provisions of this chapter, every officer of the
Department shall perform the functions specified by law for the
official's office or prescribed by the Secretary.