20 U.S.C. § 3471

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 3471 - General authority

(a) Force and effect of actions by Secretary

In carrying out any function transferred by this chapter, the Secretary, or any officer or employee of the Department, may exercise any authority available by law (including appropriation Acts) with respect to such function to the official or agency from which such function is transferred, and the actions of the Secretary in exercising such authority shall have the same force and effect as when exercised by such official or agency.

(b) Reporting requirements

(1) The director of any office continued in the Department the director of which was required, prior to May 4, 1980, to report to the Commissioner of Education or the Assistant Secretary for Education of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, shall report to the Secretary.

(2) The Secretary is authorized to delegate reporting requirements vested in the Secretary by paragraph (1) to any officer or employee of the Department.

20 U.S.C. § 3471

Pub. L. 96-88, title IV, §411, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 683.

EDITORIAL NOTES

CODIFICATIONIn subsec. (b)(1), "May 4, 1980" substituted for "the effective date of this chapter" pursuant to section 601 of Pub. L. 96-88, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3401 of this title.

Department

the term "Department" means the Department of Education or any component thereof;

Secretary

the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Education;

function

the term "function" includes any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program;

office

the term "office" includes any office, institute, council, unit, organizational entity, or component thereof.