PUBLIC LAW 96-88—OCT. 17, 1979
93 STAT. 685
(2) The Secretary may alter, consolidate, or discontinue any organi- Congressional zational entity continued within the Department and described in ^Q^^^"^^^' paragraph (1) of this subsection or reallocate any function vested by statute in such an entity, upon the expiration of a period of ninety days after the receipt by the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives of notice given by the Secretary containing a full and complete statement of the action proposed to be taken pursuant to this subsection and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such proposed action. RULES
SEC. 414. (a) The Secretary is authorized to prescribe such rules and 20 USC 3474. regulations as the Secretary determines necessary or appropriate to administer and manage the functions of the Secretary or the Department. (b) The Secretary, in promulgating rules and regulations as authorized by statute, shall prescribe such rules and regulations in accordance with chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code. Section 431 of the 5 USC 500 et seq. General Education Provisions Act also shall apply to such rules and 20 USC 1232. regulations to the extent applicable immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, and to rules and regulations promulgated with respect to programs transferred under sections 301(a)(1), (2), and (4), 302,303,304,305, and 306. CONTRACTS
SEC. 415. (a) Subject to the provisions of the Federal Property and 20 USC 3475. Administrative Services Act of 1949, the Secretary is authorized to 40 USC 471 note, make, enter into, and perform such contracts, grants, leases, cooperative agreements, or other similar transactions with Federal or other public agencies (including State and local governments) and private organizations and persons, and to make such payments, by way of advance or reimbursement, as the Secretary may determine necessary or appropriate to carry out functions of the Secretary or the Department. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no authority to enter into contracts or to make payments under this title shall be effective except to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance under appropriation Acts. This subsection shall not apply with respect to the authority granted under section 421. REGIONAL AND FIELD OFFICES
SEC. 416. The Secretary is authorized to establish, alter, discon- 20 USC 3476. tinue, or maintain such regional or other field offices as the Secretary may find necessary or appropriate to perform functions of the Secretary or the Department. ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY
SEC. 417. (a) The Secretary is authorized— 20 USC 3477. (1) to acquire (by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise), construct, improve, repair, operate, and maintain— (A) schools and related facilities (but only to the extent that operation of schools and related facilities by the Department is authorized by this Act); (B) laboratories; (C) research and testing sites and facilities;
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