§ 8043.
(e)
Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Navy, the Commandant shall—
(1)
preside over the Headquarters, Marine Corps;
(2)
transmit the plans and recommendations of the Headquarters, Marine Corps, to the Secretary and advise the Secretary with regard to such plans and recommendations;
(3)
after approval of the plans or recommendations of the Headquarters, Marine Corps, by the Secretary, act as the agent of the Secretary in carrying them into effect;
(4)
exercise supervision, consistent with the authority assigned to commanders of unified or specified combatant commands under chapter 6 of this title, over such of the members and organizations of the Marine Corps and the Navy as the Secretary determines;
(5)
perform the duties prescribed for him by sections 171 and 3104 of this title and other provisions of law; and
(6)
perform such other military duties, not otherwise assigned by law, as are assigned to him by the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of the Navy.
(Added [Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 513(b)], Oct. 1, 1986, [100 Stat. 1052], § 5043; amended [Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title V, § 519(a)(3)], Sept. 29, 1988, [102 Stat. 1972]; [Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title V, § 505(b)], Dec. 5, 1991, [105 Stat. 1358]; [Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 502(c)], Feb. 10, 1996, [110 Stat. 293]; [Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 501(b)], Nov. 24, 2003, [117 Stat. 1456]; [Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title VIII, § 802(d)(4)(C)], Nov. 25, 2015, [129 Stat. 880]; renumbered § 8043 and amended [Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII], §§ 807(a)(1), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, [132 Stat. 1834], 1840; [Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1808(d)(3)], as added [Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(r)(2)], Dec. 27, 2021, [135 Stat. 2149]; [Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1847(e)(6)(B)], Jan. 1, 2021, [134 Stat. 4257]; [Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(r)(1)(B)], Dec. 27, 2021, [135 Stat. 2149].)