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# 42 U.S.C. § 3501a - Additional Assistant Secretaries
## Text
There shall be in the Department of Health and Human Services, in addition to the Assistant Secretaries now provided for by law, three additional Assistant Secretaries of Health and Human Services, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The provisions of section 2 of the Reorganization Plan Numbered 1 of 1953 (67 Stat. 631) shall be applicable to such additional Assistant Secretaries to the same extent as they are applicable to the Assistant Secretaries authorized by that section.
(Pub. L. 89115, § 4(a), Aug. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 449; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextReorganization Plan Numbered 1 of 1953, referred to in text, is set out as a note under section 202 of this title.
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 623h of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89554, § 1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name “Department of Health and Human Services” and “Assistant Secretaries of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare” and “Assistant Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare”, respectively, pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 9688, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
Assistant Secretary for Public AffairsPub. L. 112166, § 2(e)(1), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1284, provided that: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the appointment of an individual to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs within the Department of Health and Human Services shall not be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.”
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3502 - Assistant Secretary for Administration; appointment and duties
## Text
There shall be in the Department of Health and Human Services an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Administration who shall be appointed, with the approval of the President, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the classified civil service, who shall perform such duties as the Secretary shall prescribe.
(Pub. L. 86568, title II, § 202, July 1, 1960, 74 Stat. 305; Pub. L. 88426, title III, §§ 305(34), 307, Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 426, 432; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 623g of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89554, § 1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Amendments1964—Pub. L. 88426, § 305(34), struck out provisions which prescribed compensation of Administrative Assistant Secretary.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name “Department of Health and Human Services”, “Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services”, and “Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare”, “Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare”, and “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare”, respectively, pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 9688, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education. “Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for Administration” substituted for “Administrative Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to section 307 of Pub. L. 88426.
Effective Date of 1964 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 88426 effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after July 1, 1964, except to the extent provided in section 501(c) of Pub. L. 88426, see section 501 of Pub. L. 88426, title V, Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 435.
Effective DateSection effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after July 1, 1960, see section 122 of Pub. L. 86568.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3502a - Administrator of Social and Rehabilitation Service; appointment and confirmation
## Text
Appointments made on or after October 30, 1972, to the office of Administrator of the Social and Rehabilitation Service, within the Department of Health and Human Services, shall be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(Pub. L. 92603, title II, § 294, Oct. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 1459; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
## Notes
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 9688, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3503 - Omitted
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification Section, act July 31, 1956, ch. 802, § 2, 70 Stat. 733, provided for the appointment and compensation of a General Counsel in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and has been omitted in view of section 3504 of this title, which abolished the office as it existed on July 31, 1956, upon appointment and qualification of General Counsel provided for by section 3504(a) of this title, or Apr. 1, 1957, whichever occurred earlier. See section 3504(b) of this title. Section was formerly classified to section 623b of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89554, § 1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3504 - General Counsel; appointment
## Text
(a) The President shall appoint on and after July 31, 1956, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(b) The existing office of General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services shall be abolished effective upon the appointment and qualification of the General Counsel provided for by subsection (a) or April 1, 1957, whichever is earlier.
(July 31, 1956, ch. 804, title III, § 301, 70 Stat. 742; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification Section is based on that part of section 301 of act July 31, 1956, relating to the General Counsel of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare [now Health and Human Services]. That part of such section 301 relating to the General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, is classified to section 2214 of Title 7, Agriculture. That part of such section 301 relating to the General Counsel of the Post Office Department was enacted as section 307 of Title 39 by Pub. L. 86682, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 580. Such provisions were eliminated from Title 39 by the Postal Reorganization Act, Pub. L. 91375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 719. Section was formerly classified to section 623c of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89554, § 1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 9688, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3505 - Seal
## Text
The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services is authorized to adopt an official seal to be used as directed by the said Secretary on appropriate occasions in connection with the functions of such Department or of any office, bureau, board, or establishment which is or shall hereafter become a part of such Department, and such seal shall be judicially noticed. Copies of any books, records, papers, or other documents in the Department of Health and Human Services shall be admitted in evidence equally with the originals thereof when authenticated under such seal.
(May 9, 1941, ch. 97, 55 Stat. 184; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. I, § 5, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 623d of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89554, § 1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name “Secretary of Health and Human Services” and “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” and “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare”, respectively, pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 9688, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions Functions of Federal Security Administrator transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, set out as a note under section 3501 of this title. Federal Security Agency and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953.
Creation of Federal Security AgencyThe Federal Security Agency was created by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1939, § 201, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2727, 53 Stat. 1423, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3505a - Office of Population Affairs; establishment; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs; appointment; staff and consultants
## Text
(a) There is established within the Department of Health and Human Services an Office of Population Affairs to be directed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs under the direct supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Health and Scientific Affairs. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs shall be appointed by the Secretary.
(b) The Secretary is authorized to provide the Office of Population Affairs with such full-time professional and clerical staff and with the services of such consultants as may be necessary for it to carry out its duties and functions.
(Pub. L. 91572, § 3, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1504; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
## Notes
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare” in subsec. (a) pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 9688, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3505b - Functions and duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs
## Text
The Secretary shall utilize the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs—
(1) to administer all Federal laws for which the Secretary has administrative responsibility and which provide for or authorize the making of grants or contracts related to population research and family planning programs;
(2) to administer and be responsible for all population and family planning research carried on directly by the Department of Health and Human Services or supported by the Department through grants to, or contracts with, entities and individuals;
(3) to act as a clearinghouse for information pertaining to domestic and international population research and family planning programs for use by all interested persons and public and private entities;
(4) to provide a liaison with the activities carried on by other agencies and instrumentalities of the Federal Government relating to population research and family planning;
(5) to provide or support training for necessary manpower for domestic programs of population research and family planning programs of service and research; and
(6) to coordinate and be responsible for the evaluation of the other Department of Health and Human Services programs related to population research and family planning and to make periodic recommendations to the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 91572, § 4, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1505; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
## Notes
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare” in pars. (2) and (6) pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 9688, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3505c - Repealed. Pub. L. 9463, title II, § 203(b), July 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 307
## Notes
Section, Pub. L. 91572, § 5, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1505, required the Secretary to submit a report to Congress not later than six months after Dec. 24, 1970, setting forth a plan for the implementation of family planning and population research programs under section 300 et seq. of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of RepealRepeal effective July 1, 1975, see section 608 of Pub. L. 9463, set out as an Effective Date of 1975 Amendment note under section 247b of this title.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3505d - National Health Professional Shortage Clearinghouse
## Text
(a) Establishment; function There is established in the Department of Health and Human Services a National Health Professional Shortage Clearinghouse. It shall be the function of the Clearinghouse to provide information to, and maintain listings of, (1) communities and areas with health professional needs, and (2) prospective health workers interested in such opportunities.
(b) Information and listing services available without charge Information and listing services performed by the Clearinghouse shall be provided free of charge to all interested health professionals and to all communities and groups within the areas determined by the Secretary under section 294n(f) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title to have a shortage of and need for health professionals.
(c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to establish, operate, and maintain the Clearinghouse created by subsection (a).
(Pub. L. 92157, title II, § 202, Nov. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 461; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 101597, title IV, § 401(d), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3035.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextSection 294n of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original a reference to section 741 of act July 1, 1944. Section 741 of that Act was omitted in the general revision of subchapter V of this chapter by Pub. L. 102408, title I, § 102, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 1994. Pub. L. 102408 enacted a new section 776 of act July 1, 1944, relating to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, which was classified to section 294n of this title and was subsequently renumbered section 2692 and transferred to section 300ff111 of this title.
Amendments1990—Pub. L. 101597 substituted “National Health Professional Shortage Clearinghouse” for “National Health Manpower Shortage Clearinghouse” in section catchline and subsec. (a).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare” in subsec. (a) pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 9688, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3506 - Travel and subsistence expenses of officers and employees in connection with attendance at meetings or in performing advisory services
## Text
To the extent and under the conditions provided by regulations of the Secretary, officers (including commissioned officers of the Public Health Service) and employees of the Department of Health and Human Services may on and after June 29, 1957, in connection with their attendance at meetings or in performing advisory services concerned with the functions or activities of the Department, be permitted to accept payment, in cash or in kind, from non-Federal agencies, organizations, and individuals, for travel and subsistence expenses, to be retained by them to cover the cost thereof or deposited to the credit of the appropriation from which the cost thereof is paid, as may be provided, in such regulations.
(Pub. L. 8567, title II, § 211, June 29, 1957, 71 Stat. 224; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 623f of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89554, § 1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name “Secretary of Health and Human Services” and “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” and “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare”, respectively, pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 9688, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
Executive Documents
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3506a - Scientific engagement
## Text
(a) In general Scientific meetings that are attended by scientific or medical personnel, or other professionals, of the Department of Health and Human Services for whom attendance at such meeting is directly related to their professional duties and the mission of the Department—
(1) shall not be considered conferences for the purposes of complying with Federal reporting requirements contained in annual appropriations Acts or in this section; and
(2) shall not be considered conferences for purposes of a restriction contained in an annual appropriations Act, based on Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-12-12 or any other regulation restricting travel to such meeting.
(b) Limitation Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt travel for scientific meetings from Federal regulations relating to travel.
(c) Reports Not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year, each operating division of the Department of Health and Human Services shall prepare, and post on an Internet website of the operating division, an annual report on scientific meeting attendance and related travel spending for each fiscal year. Such report shall include—
(1) general information concerning the scientific meeting activities involved;
(2) information concerning the total amount expended for such meetings;
(3) a description of all such meetings that were attended by scientific or medical personnel, or other professionals, of each such operating division where the total amount expended by the operating division associated with each such meeting were in excess of $30,000, including—
(A) the total amount of meeting expenses incurred by the operating division for such meeting;
(B) the location of such meeting;
(C) the date of such meeting;
(D) a brief explanation on how such meeting advanced the mission of the operating division; and
(E) the total number of individuals whose travel expenses or other scientific meeting expenses were paid by the operating division; and
(4) with respect to any such meeting where the total expenses to the operating division exceeded $150,000, a description of the exceptional circumstances that necessitated the expenditure of such amounts.
(Pub. L. 114255, div. A, title III, § 3074, Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1137.)
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3507 - Transfer of personnel and household goods; delegation of Secretarys authority
## Text
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may on and after July 12, 1943, delegate to such officers and employees as he may designate for the purpose all his authority in connection with the transfer of personnel and household goods and effects from one official station to another.
(July 12, 1943, ch. 221, title II, 57 Stat. 513; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. I, § 5, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
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Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: July 2, 1942, ch. 475, title II, 56 Stat. 587. Apr. 28, 1942, ch. 247, title III, 56 Stat. 235.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name “Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 9688, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions Functions of Federal Security Administrator transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953 set out as a note under section 202 of this title. Federal Security Agency and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of said Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3508 - Omitted
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification Section, which authorized the Secretary to make transfers of motor vehicles between bureaus and offices without transfer of funds, was from section 202 of the Department of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1976 (Pub. L. 94206, title II, Jan. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 20), and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Dec. 7, 1974, Pub. L. 93517, title II, § 202, 88 Stat. 1647. Dec. 18, 1973, Pub. L. 93192, title II, § 202, 87 Stat. 760. Aug. 10, 1971, Pub. L. 9280, title II, § 202, 85 Stat. 298. Jan. 11, 1971, Pub. L. 91667, title II, § 202, 84 Stat. 2015. Mar. 5, 1970, Pub. L. 91204, title II, § 202, 84 Stat. 43. Oct. 11, 1968, Pub. L. 90557, title II, § 202, 82 Stat. 991. Nov. 8, 1967, Pub. L. 90132, title II, § 202, 81 Stat. 407. Nov. 7, 1966, Pub. L. 89787, title II, § 202, 80 Stat. 1400. Aug. 31, 1965, Pub. L. 89156, title II, § 202, 79 Stat. 608. Sept. 19, 1964, Pub. L. 88605, title II, § 202, 78 Stat. 979. Oct. 11, 1963, Pub. L. 88136, title II, § 202, 77 Stat. 244. Aug. 14, 1962, Pub. L. 87582, title II, § 202, 76 Stat. 379. Sept. 22, 1961, Pub. L. 87290, title II, § 203, 75 Stat. 608. Sept. 2, 1960, Pub. L. 86703, title II, § 203, 74 Stat. 773. Aug. 14, 1959, Pub. L. 86158, title II, § 205, 73 Stat. 355. Aug. 1, 1958, Pub. L. 85580, title II, § 206, 72 Stat. 473. June 29, 1957, Pub. L. 8567, title II, § 207, 71 Stat. 224. June 29, 1956, ch. 477, title II, § 207, 70 Stat. 436. Aug. 1, 1955, ch. 437, title II, § 206, 69 Stat. 410. July 2, 1954, ch. 457, title II, § 206, 68 Stat. 445. July 31, 1953, ch. 296, title II, § 206, 67 Stat. 257. Section was formerly classified to section 623a of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89554, § 1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
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## Notes
Section, Pub. L. 91513, title IV, § 1200, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1296; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 103437, § 15(m), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4593, related to annual report by Secretary of Health and Human Services on statutory advisory councils.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3512 - Office to assist small manufacturers of medical devices; establishment
## Text
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish within the Department of Health and Human Services an identifiable office to provide technical and other nonfinancial assistance to small manufacturers of medical devices to assist them in complying with the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.], as amended by this Act.
(Pub. L. 94295, § 10, May 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 583; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextFederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred to in text, is act June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, which is classified generally to chapter 9 (§ 301 et seq.) of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 301 of Title 21 and Tables. This Act, referred to in text, means Pub. L. 94295, May 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 539, known as the Medical Device Amendments of 1976, which enacted this section, sections 360c to 360k, 379, 379a, of Title 21, amended sections 321, 331, 334, 351, 352, 358, 360, 374, 376 [now 379e], and 381 of Title 21, section 55 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 301 of Title 21. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1976 Amendment note set out under section 301 of Title 21 and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name “Secretary of Health and Human Services” and “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” and “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare”, respectively, pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 9688, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3513 - Working capital fund; establishment; amount; use; reimbursement
## Text
There is established a working capital fund, to be available without fiscal year limitation, for expenses necessary for the maintenance and operation of (1) a central reproduction service; (2) a central visual exhibit service; (3) a central supply service for supplies and equipment for which adequate stocks may be maintained to meet in whole or in part the requirements of the Department; (4) a central tabulating service; (5) telephone, mail, and messenger services; (6) a central accounting and payroll service; and (7) a central laborers service: Provided, That any stocks of supplies and equipment on hand or on order shall be used to capitalize such fund: Provided further, That such fund shall be reimbursed in advance from funds available to bureaus, offices, and agencies for which such centralized services are performed at rates which will return in full all expenses of operation, including reserves for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment.
(July 5, 1952, ch. 575, title II, § 201, 66 Stat. 369; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Pub. L. 86703, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 773.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of title II of act July 5, 1952, popularly known as the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1953. Section was formerly classified to section 905 of this title.
Amendments1960—Pub. L. 86703 made fund available for maintenance and operation of a central visual exhibit service, telephone, mail and messenger services, a central accounting and payroll service, and a central laborers service.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name “Secretary of Health and Human Services” and “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” and “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare”, respectively, pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 9688, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions Functions of Federal Security Administrator transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. No. 1 of 1953, set out as a note under section 202 of this title. Federal Security Agency and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3513a - Working capital fund; availability for centralized personnel data collection and reporting and common regional administrative support services
## Text
The Working Capital Fund of the Department of Health and Human Services shall on and after January 11, 1971, be available for expenses necessary for centralized personnel data collection and reporting and common regional administrative support services.
(Pub. L. 91667, title II, Jan. 11, 1971, 84 Stat. 2015; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
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Change of Name “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 9688, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3513b - Working capital fund; availability for common personnel support services
## Text
The Working Capital Fund of the Department of Health and Human Services shall on and after August 10, 1971, be available for expenses necessary for common personnel support services in the Washington area.
(Pub. L. 9280, title II, Aug. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 297; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of title II of Pub. L. 9280, popularly known as the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1972. Section was formerly classified to section 905a of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 9688, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3514 - Special account for grants of Department; reports
## Text
There is hereby established on the books of the Treasury an account or accounts without fiscal year limitation. There shall be deposited in such account, to the extent provided by the Secretary of Health and Human Services or his designee, all or part of any grant awarded by the Secretary or any other officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services. Payments of any such grant shall from time to time be made to the grantee from such account or accounts, subject to such limitations relating to fund accumulation as the Secretary may prescribe, to the extent needed to carry out the purposes of any such grant. Such reports as the Secretary or other officer awarding the grant may find necessary to assure expenditure of funds for the purpose of and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant shall be made to the Secretary or such officer by any such grantee.
(Pub. L. 89105, § 6, Aug. 4, 1965, 79 Stat. 430; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 553 of former Title 31, Money and Finance.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name “Secretary of Health and Human Services” and “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” and “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare”, respectively, pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 9688, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3514a - Nonrecurring expenses fund
## Text
There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “Nonrecurring expenses fund” (the Fund): Provided, That unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated in this or any succeeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury to the Department of Health and Human Services by this or any other Act may be transferred (not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated) into the Fund: Provided further, That amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes, for capital acquisition necessary for the operation of the Department, including facilities infrastructure and information technology infrastructure, subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further, That amounts in the Fund may be obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds.
(Pub. L. 110161, div. G, title II, § 223, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2188; Pub. L. 1118, div. F, title II, § 220, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 783.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2009—Pub. L. 1118 substituted “in this or any succeeding” for “for this or any succeeding”.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3515 - Performance of one-year contracts during two fiscal years
## Text
Funds provided in this Act or subsequent Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts may be used for one-year contracts which are to be performed in two fiscal years, so long as the total amount for such contracts is obligated in the year for which the funds are appropriated.
(Pub. L. 102394, title II, § 208, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1811.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 102170, title II, § 208, Nov. 26, 1991, 105 Stat. 1127. Pub. L. 101517, title II, § 208, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2209. Pub. L. 101166, title II, § 210, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1177. Pub. L. 100202, § 101(h) [title II, § 210], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329256, 1329274. Pub. L. 99500, § 101(i) [H.R. 5233, title II, § 210], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783287, and Pub. L. 99591, § 101(i) [H.R. 5233, title II, § 210], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341287. Pub. L. 99178, title II, § 210, Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1120.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3515a - Dedicated telephone service between employee residences and computer centers
## Text
For the purpose of insuring proper management of federally supported computer systems and data bases, funds appropriated by this Act or subsequent Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts are available for the purchase of dedicated telephone service between the private residences of employees assigned to computer centers funded under this Act or subsequent Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts, and the computer centers to which such employees are assigned.
(Pub. L. 102394, title II, § 210, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1812.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3515b - Prohibition on funding certain experiments involving human participants
## Text
None of the funds appropriated by this Act or subsequent Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts shall be used to pay for any research program or project or any program, project, or course which is of an experimental nature, or any other activity involving human participants, which is determined by the Secretary or a court of competent jurisdiction to present a danger to the physical, mental, or emotional well-being of a participant or subject of such program, project, or course, without the written, informed consent of each participant or subject, or a participants parents or legal guardian, if such participant or subject is under eighteen years of age. The Secretary shall adopt appropriate regulations respecting this section.
(Pub. L. 102394, title II, § 211, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1812.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 102170, title II, § 211, Nov. 26, 1991, 105 Stat. 1127. Pub. L. 101517, title II, § 212, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2209. Pub. L. 101166, title II, § 215, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1178.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3515c - Offset against Federal payments to States for provision of services
## Text
For any program funded in this Act or subsequent Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized, when providing services or conducting activities for a State with respect to such program for which the Secretary is entitled to reimbursement by the State, to obtain such reimbursement as an offset against Federal payments to which the State would otherwise be entitled under such program from funds appropriated for the same or any subsequent fiscal year. Such offsets shall be credited to the appropriation account which bore the expense of providing the service or conducting the activity, and shall remain available until expended.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3515d - Expenses of Office of Inspector General; protective services; investigating non-payment of child support
## Text
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $33,849,000: Provided, That of such amount, necessary sums are available for providing protective services to the Secretary and investigating non-payment of child support cases for which non-payment is a Federal offense under section 228 of title 18, each of which activities is hereby authorized in this and subsequent fiscal years.
(Pub. L. 106554, § 1(a)(1) [title II], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A24.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThe Inspector General Act of 1978, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 95452, Oct. 12, 1978, 92 Stat. 1101, which was set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and was substantially repealed and restated in chapter 4 (§ 401 et seq.) of Title 5 by Pub. L. 117286, §§ 3(b), 7, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4206, 4361. For disposition of sections of the Act into chapter 4 of Title 5, see Disposition Table preceding section 101 of Title 5.
Codification Section is from the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2001.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3515e - Transfer of functions regarding independent living to Department of Health and Human Services, and savings provisions
## Text
(a) Definitions For purposes of this section, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context—
(1) the term “Administration for Community Living” means the Administration for Community Living of the Department of Health and Human Services;
(2) the term “Federal agency” has the meaning given to the term “agency” by section 551(1) of title 5;
(3) the term “function” means any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program; and
(4) the term “Rehabilitation Services Administration” means the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the Department of Education.
(b) Transfer of functions There are transferred to the Administration for Community Living, all functions which the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration exercised before the effective date of this section (including all related functions of any officer or employee of that Administration) under chapter 1 of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796 et seq.).
(c) Personnel determinations by the Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget shall—
(1) ensure that this section does not result in any net increase in full-time equivalent employees at any Federal agency impacted by this section; and
(2) not later than 1 year after the effective date of this section, certify compliance with this subsection to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
(d) Delegation and assignment Except where otherwise expressly prohibited by law or otherwise provided by this section, the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living may delegate any of the functions transferred to the Administrator of such Administration by subsection (b) and any function described in subsection (b) that was transferred or granted to such Administrator after the effective date of this section to such officers and employees of such Administration as the Administrator may designate, and may authorize successive redelegations of such functions described in subsection (b) as may be necessary or appropriate. No delegation of such functions by the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living under this subsection or under any other provision of this section shall relieve such Administrator of responsibility for the administration of such functions.
(e) Reorganization Except where otherwise expressly prohibited by law or otherwise provided by this Act, the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living is authorized to allocate or reallocate any function transferred under subsection (b) among the officers of such Administration, and to consolidate, alter, or discontinue such organizational entities in such Administration as may be necessary or appropriate.
(f) Rules The Administrator of the Administration for Community Living is authorized to prescribe, in accordance with the provisions of chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, such rules and regulations as that Administrator determines necessary or appropriate to administer and manage the functions described in subsection (b) of that Administration.
(g) Transfer and allocations of appropriations and personnel Except as otherwise provided in this section, the personnel employed in connection with, and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with the functions transferred by subsection (b), subject to section 1531 of title 31, shall be transferred to the Administration for Community Living. Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds were originally authorized and appropriated.
(h) Incidental transfers The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, at such time or times as the Director shall provide, is authorized to make such determinations as may be necessary with regard to the functions transferred by subsection (b), and to make such additional incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with such functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide for the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated by this section and for such further measures and dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section, with respect to such functions.
(i) Savings provisions (1) Continuing effect of legal documents All orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and other administrative actions—
(A) which have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective by the President, any Federal agency or official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in the performance of functions which are transferred under subsection (b); and
(B) which are in effect at the time this section takes effect, or were final before the effective date of this section and are to become effective on or after the effective date of this section,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by the President, the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living or other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
(2) Proceedings not affected The provisions of this section shall not affect any proceedings, including notices of proposed rulemaking, or any application for any license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending before the Rehabilitation Services Administration at the time this section takes effect, with respect to functions transferred by subsection (b) but such proceedings and applications shall be continued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this section had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this section had not been enacted.
(3) Suits not affected The provisions of this section shall not affect suits commenced (with respect to functions transferred under subsection (b)) before the effective date of this section, and in all such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this section had not been enacted.
(4) Nonabatement of actions No suit, action, or other proceeding commenced by or against the Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard to functions transferred under subsection (b)), or by or against any individual in the official capacity of such individual as an officer of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard to functions transferred under subsection (b)), shall abate by reason of the enactment of this section.
(5) Administrative actions relating to promulgation of regulations Any administrative action relating to the preparation or promulgation of a regulation by the Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard to functions transferred under subsection (b)) may be continued by the Administration for Community Living with the same effect as if this section had not been enacted.
(j) Separability If a provision of this section or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, neither the remainder of this section nor the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall be affected.
(k) References A reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or relating to—
(1) the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard to functions transferred under subsection (b)), shall be deemed to refer to the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living; and
(2) the Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard to functions transferred under subsection (b)), shall be deemed to refer to the Administration for Community Living.
(l) Transition The Administrator of the Administration for Community Living is authorized to utilize—
(1) the services of such officers, employees, and other personnel of the Rehabilitation Services Administration with regard to functions transferred under subsection (b); and
(2) funds appropriated to such functions,
for such period of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly implementation of this section.
(m) Administration for Community Living (1) Transfer of functions There are transferred to the Administration for Community Living, all functions which the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration exercised before the effective date of this section (including all related functions of any officer or employee of that Administration) under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).
(2) Administrative matters Subsections (d) through (l) shall apply to transfers described in paragraph (1).
(n) National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (1) Definitions For purposes of this subsection, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context—
(A) the term “NIDILRR” means the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research of the Administration for Community Living of the Department of Health and Human Services; and
(B) the term “NIDRR” means the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the Department of Education.
(2) Transfer of functions There are transferred to the NIDILRR, all functions which the Director of the NIDRR exercised before the effective date of this section (including all related functions of any officer or employee of the NIDRR).
(3) Administrative matters (A) In general Subsections (d) through (l) shall apply to transfers described in paragraph (2).
(B) References For purposes of applying those subsections under subparagraph (A), those subsections—
(i) shall apply to the NIDRR and the Director of the NIDRR in the same manner and to the same extent as those subsections apply to the Rehabilitation Services Administration and the Commissioner of that Administration; and
(ii) shall apply to the NIDILRR and the Director of the NIDILRR in the same manner and to the same extent as those subsections apply to the Administration for Community Living and the Administrator of that Administration.
(Pub. L. 113128, title IV, § 491, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1695.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThe effective date of this section, referred to in subsecs. (b), (c)(2), (d), (i)(1)(B), (3), (m)(1), and (n)(2), and the time this section takes effect, referred to in subsec. (i)(1)(B), (2), mean the date of enactment of Pub. L. 113128, which was approved July 22, 2014. See section 506(d) of Pub. L. 113128, set out as a note under section 3101 of Title 29, Labor. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 93112, Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 355. Chapter 1 of title VII of the Act is classified generally to part A (§ 796 et seq.) of subchapter VII of chapter 16 of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 701 of Title 29 and Tables. This Act, referred to in subsec. (e), is Pub. L. 113128, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1425, known as the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, which enacted chapter 32 (§ 3101 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor, repealed chapter 30 (§ 2801 et seq.) of Title 29 and chapter 73 (§ 9201 et seq.) of Title 20, Education, and made amendments to numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of Title 29 and Tables. The Assistive Technology Act of 1998, referred to in subsec. (m)(1), is Pub. L. 105394, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3627, which is classified principally to chapter 31 (§ 3001 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3001 of Title 29 and Tables.
Codification Section is comprised of section 491 of Pub. L. 113128. Subsec. (o) of section 491 of Pub. L. 113128 amended sections 3002, 3005, and 3006 of Title 29, Labor.
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# 42 U.S.C. § 3521 to 3527 - Repealed. Pub. L. 100504, title I, § 102(e)(2), Oct. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 2517
## Notes
Section 3521, Pub. L. 94505, title II, § 201, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2429; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695, established Office of Inspector General.
Section 3522, Pub. L. 94505, title II, § 202, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2430; Pub. L. 95452, § 10(c), Oct. 12, 1978, 92 Stat. 1109, provided for Inspector General and Deputy Inspector General, removal of such officers, political activities restriction, and appointment of Assistant Inspector General for Auditing and Assistant Inspector General for Investigations.
Section 3523, Pub. L. 94505, title II, § 203, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2430; Pub. L. 96226, title II, § 201, Apr. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 315, prescribed duties and responsibilities of Inspector General.
Section 3524, Pub. L. 94505, title II, § 204, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2431; Pub. L. 95142, § 4(c), Oct. 25, 1977, 91 Stat. 1183; Pub. L. 97375, title II, § 206(c), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1824, required preparation and submission of reports.
Section 3525, Pub. L. 94505, title II, § 205, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2432, related to administrative provisions.
Section 3526, Pub. L. 94505, title II, § 206, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2433, provided for transfer of functions.
Section 3527, Pub. L. 94505, title II, § 207, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2434; Pub. L. 9688, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695, defined “Secretary”, “Department”, “Inspector General”, “Deputy”, and “Federal agency”.
For transfer of functions under sections 3521 to 3527 to and establishment of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, see the Inspector General Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95452, as amended, formerly set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See chapter 4 of Title 5.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of RepealRepeal effective 180 days after Oct. 18, 1988, see section 113 of Pub. L. 100504, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendments note under section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.