# 85 FR 21733: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Interior > Federal · Executive orders · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2020-08392 ## Section - **Citation:** 85 FR 21733 - **Heading:** Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Interior - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Executive orders - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Presidential Documents / Executive Order / 2020-08392 ## Text [Federal Register Volume 85, Number 75 (Friday, April 17, 2020)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 21733-21734] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2020-08392] [[Page 21731]] Vol. 85 Friday, No. 75 April 17, 2020 Part V The President ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Order 13915--Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Interior Memorandum of April 10, 2020--Authorizing the Exercise of Authority Under Public Law 85-804 Memorandum of April 13, 2020--Providing Federal Support for Governors' Use of the National Guard To Respond to COVID-19 Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 85 , No. 75 / Friday, April 17, 2020 / Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3-- The President [[Page 21733]] Executive Order 13915 of April 14, 2020 Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Interior By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., it is hereby ordered that: Section 1. Subject to the provisions of section 3 of this order, the officers named in section 2, in the order listed, shall act as and perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) during any period when both the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of the Interior have died, resigned, or are otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary. order listed, shall act as and perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) during any period when both the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of the Interior have died, resigned, or are otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary. Sec. 2. Order of Succession. (a) Solicitor of the Department of the Interior; (b) Assistant Secretary of the Interior in charge of Policy, Management, and Budget; (c) Assistant Secretary of the Interior in charge of Land and Minerals Management; (d) Assistant Secretary of the Interior in charge of Water and Science; (e) Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife; (f) Assistant Secretary of the Interior in charge of Indian Affairs; and (g) Assistant Secretary of the Interior in charge of Insular and International Affairs. Sec. 3. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 2 of this order in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as Secretary pursuant to this order. Affairs; and (g) Assistant Secretary of the Interior in charge of Insular and International Affairs. Sec. 3. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 2 of this order in an acting capacity shall, by virtue of so serving, act as Secretary pursuant to this order. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this order, the President retains discretion, to the extent permitted by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, to depart from this order in designating an acting Secretary. [[Page 21734]] Sec. 4. Revocation of Executive Order. Executive Order 13244 of December 18, 2001 (Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Interior), is hereby revoked. (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, April 14, 2020. [FR Doc. 2020-08392 Filed 4-16-20; 11:15 am] Billing code 3295-F0-P ## Nearby sections - [80 FR 819 Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect To North Korea](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-00058.md) - [80 FR 3451 Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-01255.md) - [80 FR 4191 Enhancing Coordination of National Efforts in the Arctic](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-01522.md) - [80 FR 6425 Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-02379.md) - [80 FR 12747 Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-05677.md) - [80 FR 15871 Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-07016.md) - [80 FR 18077 Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-07788.md) - [80 FR 30331 Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation Created by the Accumulation of a Large Volume of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material in the Territory of the Russian Federation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-13055.md) - [80 FR 35783 2015 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-15495.md) - [80 FR 36691 Amendment to Executive Order 11155, Awards for Special Capability in Career and Technical Education](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-15828.md) - [80 FR 37131 Hostage Recovery Activities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-16122.md) - [80 FR 37529 Establishing the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-16334.md) - [80 FR 43903 Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions Under the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-18292.md) - [80 FR 46177 Creating a National Strategic Computing Initiative](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-19183.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2020-08392. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.