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The President can appoint an acting Secretary of Defense without Senate approval under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, but this is temporary, lasting up to 210 days. Extensions are possible if a nomination is submitted to the Senate. The President cannot keep an acting Secretary indefinitely without Senate confirmation. Family members of deported individuals must arrange and pay for their own travel.Full Conversation
how long could this act in Secretary serve for couldn't the president just keep him in that position
Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, an acting Secretary of Defense can serve for a maximum of 210 days. This can be extended if a nomination is submitted to the Senate. However, the President cannot indefinitely keep an acting Secretary in that position without Senate confirmation.
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so the president can appoint someone for that long
Yes, under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, the President can appoint someone as an acting Secretary of Defense for up to 210 days. If a nomination is submitted, the acting official can continue serving while the Senate considers the nomination.
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yeah but the acting director of ice has always been an act in director since *
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who are the candidates running in the Polish presidential election
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who ran in the United States presidential election
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The most recent United States presidential election was held in November *. The main candidates were:
- Joe Biden (Democratic Party)
- Donald Trump (Republican Party)
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I'm going to get into legal questions
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no this is completely different
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if someone gets deported hypothetically could that person's family member travel with he or she for free
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Generally, if someone is deported, their family members cannot travel with them for free. The deported individual is returned to their home country by the government, but family members are responsible for their own travel arrangements and costs.
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