[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 38, Number 50 (Monday, December 16, 2002)]
[Page 2162]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Designation of Officers of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy To Act as Director

December 11, 2002

Memorandum for the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy

Subject: Designation of Officers of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy To Act as Director

    By the authority vested in me as President under the Constitution 
and laws of the United States of America and pursuant to the Federal 
Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., I hereby order 
that:
    Section 1. Order of Succession. During any period when the Director 
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (Director) has died, 
resigned, or otherwise become unable to perform the functions and duties 
of the office of Director, the following officers of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy, in the order listed, shall perform the 
functions and duties of the office of Director, if they are eligible to 
act as Director under the provisions of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act 
of 1998, until such time as the Director is able to perform the 
functions and duties of the office of Director:
    Associate Director for Technology;
    Associate Director for Science; and
    Chief of Staff and General Counsel.
    Sec. 2. Exceptions.
 (a)         No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 
            1 in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act 
            as Director pursuant to this memorandum.
 (b)         Notwithstanding the provisions of this memorandum, the 
            President retains discretion, to the extent permitted by the 
            Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d, 
            to depart from this memorandum in designating an acting 
            Director.
    Sec. 3. Publication. You are authorized and directed to publish this 
memorandum in the Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on December 13. An original was not available for verification of the 
content of this memorandum.