If the secretary of homeland security dies they will get another. If the sectary of homeland security dies while he/she is being used on the United States presidential line of succession they will have already of gotten new people to fill in for the other dead most likely. if not they will find some one of high status in the government .
The Secretary of Homeland Security
Sarah Palin
Next in line after VP is Speaker of the House. Then the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, then Secretary of State, then Secretary of Treasury, then Secretary of Defense, then Attorney General, then Secretary of the Interior, then Secretary of Agriculture, then Acting Secretary of Commerce, then Secretary of Labor, then Secretary of Health and Human Services, then Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, then Secretary of Transportation, then Secretary of Energy, then Secretary of Education, then Secretary of Veterans Affairs, then Secretary of Homeland Security.
This is a list of the current presidential line of succession, as specified by the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 (3 U.S.C. § 19) and subsequent amendments to include newly created cabinet officers. Office: # Vice President and President of the Senate # Speaker of the House of Representatives # President pro tempore of the Senate # Secretary of State # Secretary of the Treasury # Secretary of Defense # Attorney General # Secretary of the Interior # Secretary of Agriculture # Secretary of Commerce # Secretary of Labor # Secretary of Health and Human Services # Secretary of Housing and Urban Development # Secretary of Transportation # Secretary of Energy # Secretary of Education # Secretary of Veterans Affairs # Secretary of Homeland Security === ===
The number 'dies' with you. It is not recirculated ever again.
Presidential succession is dictated by the Presidential Succession Act of 1947. The act has been modified over the years to account for the addition of new Cabinet Offices such as Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and the Department of Homeland Security. The list of Cabinet Officers (and the names of the officeholders on December 14, 2010) are: 1st Vice President, Joseph Biden 2nd Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi 3rd President Pro Tem of the Senate, Daniel K. Inouye 4th Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton 5th Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner 6th Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates 7th Attorney General, Eric Holder 8th Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar 9th Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack 10th Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke 11th Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis 12th Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius 13th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Shaun Donovan 14th Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood 15th Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu 16th Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan 17th Secretary of Veteran's Affirs, Eric Ken Shinseki 18th Secretary of Homeland Defense, Janet Napolitano
As of November 2009:• The Vice President - Joseph Biden• Speaker of the House - Nancy Pelosi• President pro tempore of the Senate - Robert Byrd• Secretary of State - Hillary Clinton• Secretary of the Treasury - Timothy Geithner• Secretary of Defense - Robert Gates• Attorney General - Eric Holder• Secretary of the Interior - Ken Salazar• Secretary of Agriculture - Tom Vilsack• Secretary of Commerce - Gary Locke• Secretary of Labor - Hilda Solis• Secretary of Health and Human Services - Kathleen Sebelius• Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Shaun Donovan• Secretary of Transportation - Ray LaHood• Secretary of Energy - Stephen Chu• Secretary of Education - Arne Duncan• Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Eric Shinseki• Secretary of Homeland Security - Janet Napolitano
According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, if the President of the United States is incapacitated, dies, resigns, is for any reason unable to hold his office, or is removed from office (impeached and convicted), people in the following offices, in this order, will assume the office of the President, provided they are qualified as stated by the Constitution to assume the office of the President, which means they have to be must be at least 35 years old, must be a natural-born U.S. citizen, and have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years.Vice President * Speaker of the House* President Pro Tempore of the Senate* Secretary of State* Secretary of the Treasury* Secretary of Defense* Attorney General* Secretary of the Interior* Secretary of Agriculture* Secretary of Commerce* Secretary of Labor* Secretary of Health and Human Services* Secretary of Housing and Urban Development* Secretary of Transportation* Secretary of Energy* Secretary of Education* Secretary of Veterans Affairs* Secretary of Homeland Security
If the Vice president dies, a new Vice President may be nominated and confirmed.Vice President of the US:Article II, Section 2, US Constitution (as amended by the 25th Amendment, 1967) - Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.(This happened when Spiro Agnew resigned as Vice President, and Gerald Ford was nominated and confirmed as Vice President, and again when Ford became President, and nominated Nelson Rockefeller as Vice President.)
There's a whole line of people just in case more than just the President dies. Here's the list in order of succession: 1. Vice President 2. Speaker of the House 3. President Pro Tempore of the Senate 4. Secretary of State 5. Secretary of Treasury 6. Secretary of Defense 7. Attorney General 8. Secretary of the Interior 9. Secretary of Agriculture 10. Secretary of Commerce 11. Secretary of Labor 12 Secretary of Health and Human Services 13. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 14. Secretary of Transportation 15. Secretary of Energy 16. Secretary of Education 17. Secretary of Veterans Affairs 18. Secretary of Homeland Security
In a case such as this, I suggest that the obligee file an estate claim for the unpaid support.
They end. The child may be entitled to Social Security benefits from the father.