{"data":{"id":"us/15-u.s.c.-1509","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 U.S.C. § 1509","heading":"Designation of officer to sign routine papers","body":"The Secretary may designate an officer of the Department to sign minor routine official papers and documents during the temporary absence of the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Assistant Secretaries of the Department.","path":["Title 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE","CHAPTER 40—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc15@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:39Z","sha256":"b163b5d02fc1e6fa7262a8fe1a30e0f081e09b504434aff997d0dae3baad8105","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/15-u.s.c.-1508","next":"us/15-u.s.c.-1510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}