CFR > Title 32 - National Defense > SUBTITLE A—Department of Defense > CHAPTER VI—DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (parts 700 to 777) > SUBCHAPTER A—UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS (Parts 700–705) > PART 700—UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS > SUBPART C—The Secretary of the Navy (§700.301 to §700.337) > 700.302—Responsibilities within the Department of the Navy.

700.302—Responsibilities within the Department of the Navy.

The Secretary is the head of the Department of the Navy. The Secretary is responsible for, and has the authority necessary to conduct, all affairs of the Department of the Navy, including the following functions:
(a) Recruiting;
(b) Organizing;
(c) Supplying;
(d) Equipping (including research and development);
(e) Training;
(f) Servicing;
(g) Mobilizing;
(h) Demobilizing;
(i) Administering (including the morale and welfare of personnel);
(j) Maintaining;
(k) The construction, outfitting and repair of military equipment; and
(l) The construction, maintenance and repair of buildings, and interests in real property necessary to carry out the responsibilities specified in this article.