>>12015209 (pb)

>It spells out SecDef successor in a time of incapacity. The officers listed are preferenced by date of appointment, essentially ensuring Trump's appointments under a new administration, replacing 44's EO.

See:

"(b) Precedence among officers designated within the same paragraph of subsection (a) of this section shall be determined by the order in which they have been appointed to such office. Where officers designated within the same paragraph of subsection (a) of this section have the same appointment date, precedence shall be determined by the order in which they have taken the oath to serve in that office."

45's 12/10/2020 EO:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-providing-order-succession-within-department-defense/

44's 03/01/2010 EO:

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2010-03-05/pdf/2010-4884.pdf

Can Lawfag check a layman?