[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5, Parts 700 to 799]
[Revised as of  July 1, 1998]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR700.203]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 700--UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B--The Secretary of the Navy
 
Sec. 700.203  The Civilian Executive Assistants.

    (a) The Civilian Executive Assistants to the Secretary of the Navy 
are the Under Secretary of the Navy, the Assistant Secretaries of the 
Navy, the General Counsel of the Navy and the Deputy Under Secretary of 
the Navy. It is the policy of the Secretary to assign Department-wide 
responsibilities essential to the efficient administration of the 
Department of the Navy to and among his Civilian Executive Assistants.
    (b) The Civilian Executive Assistants, within their respective areas 
of responsibility, are the principal advisers and assistants to the 
Secretary on the administration of the affairs of the Department of the 
Navy. In carrying out these duties, they shall do so in harmony with the 
statutory position of the Chief of Naval Operations as ``the principal 
naval adviser and naval executive to the Secretary on the conduct of 
activities of the Department of the Navy'' and the responsibilities of 
the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps as 
set forth in these regulations. The Civilian Executive Assistants are 
authorized and directed to act for the Secretary within their assigned 
areas of responsibility.
    (c) The Under Secretary of the Navy is designated as the deputy and 
principal assistant to the Secretary of the Navy, and acts with full 
authority of the Secretary in the general management of the Department 
of the Navy, and supervision of offices and organizations as assigned by 
the Secretary.
    (d) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management) is 
the Comptroller of the Navy, and is responsible for all matters related 
to the financial management of the Department of the Navy, including 
budgeting, accounting, disbursing, financing, progress and statistical 
reporting, auditing, management information systems, automatic data 
processing systems and equipment (less than integral to a weapons 
system), and supervision of offices and organizations as assigned by the 
Secretary. Under the Comptroller, the Deputy Comptroller of the Navy 
shall, in addition to performing other duties assigned, serve as an 
adviser and assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations and the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps with respect to financial and budgetary 
matters.
    (e) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower, Reserve Affairs 
and Logistics) is responsible for the overall supervision of manpower 
and reserve component affairs of the Department of the Navy, including 
policy and administration of affairs related to military (active and 
inactive) and civilian personnel; all stages of the acquisition of naval 
ships funded by the appropriation ``Ships Construction, Navy''; all 
Department of the Navy acquisition

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programs following full scale production decision (Milestone III); the 
business, contractual, manpower, and logistic support aspects of the 
Department of the Navy Acquisition programs, including policy and 
administration of affairs related thereto; the maintenance, alteration, 
supply, distribution, and disposal of material; all transportation 
matters; the acquisition, construction, utilization, improvement 
alteration, maintenance, and disposal of real estate and facilities, 
including capital equipment utilities, housing, and public quarters; 
printing and publications; labor relations with respect to contractors 
with the Department of the Navy; industrial security; the Mutual Defense 
Assistance Program, as related to the supplying of material, including 
Foreign Military Sales; and supervision of offices and organizations as 
assigned by the Secretary.
    (f) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Engineering and 
Systems) is responsible for all technical aspects of all stages of 
Department of the Navy acquisition programs through the full-scale 
production decision (Milestone III), including policy and administration 
of affairs related thereto, with the exception of the acquisition of 
naval ships funded by the appropriation `Ships Construction, Navy'; the 
technical aspects of the maintenance or alteration of material; all 
matters related to research, development, engineering, test, and 
evaluation efforts within the Department of the Navy, including 
management of the appropriation, `Research, Development, Test and 
Evaluation, Navy'; oceanography; ocean engineering and closely related 
matters; and supervision of offices and organizations as assigned by the 
Secretary.
    (g) The General Counsel of the Navy is responsible for providing 
legal advice, counsel, and guidance to the Secretary and the other 
Civilian Executive Assistants on any matter that they may direct or that 
the General Counsel determines should be brought to their attention. The 
General Counsel is also responsible for providing all necessary legal 
advice, counsel, and guidance to the staffs of the Secretary and the 
other Civilian Executive Assistants; the supervision of the Office of 
the General Counsel; and such other duties as the Secretary may assign. 
The responsibilities of the General Counsel are not intended to infringe 
upon, or interfere with, the responsibilities of the Judge Advocate 
General for the administration of military justice and such other 
matters as may be assigned to that officer by statute or by the 
Secretary.
    (h) The Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy is responsible to the 
Secretary or Under Secretary for acting as a focal point and coordinator 
for the resolution of problems which require high-level special 
attention. In addition, the Deputy Under Secretary is the major claimant 
for funds and manpower supporting the Department of the Navy 
Secretariat, Staff Offices, and the Department of the Navy General Gift 
Fund. The Deputy Under Secretary is responsible for general over-sight, 
policy and procedure formulation and coordination regarding 
environmental matters affecting the Department of the Navy, with the 
exception of occupational health and safety and employee working 
conditions.
[39 FR 7135, Feb. 25, 1974, as amended at 45 FR 80277, Dec. 4, 1980]