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 APPENDIX United States Government, whether or not the employees thereof are paid from funds appropriated by Congress, shall be included within the pro- visions of this Act. (U. S. C., Title 5, § 30 (j).) SEC. 7. The leave of absence herein provided for shall be administered under such regulations as the President may prescribe, so as to obtain, so far as practicable, uniformity in the application of this Act. (U. S . C., Title 5, § 30 (k).) REORGANIZATION OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES Executive Orders Pursuant to Act of March 3, 1933, c. 212, Title IV-Reorganiza- tion of Executive Departments (47 Stat. 1517) (U. S. C., Title 5, §§ 124- 132) ExEctrUmv ORDER No. 6166 (U. S . C., 1934 ed., Title 5, page 47) $ SECTION 3-INVESTIGATIONS All functions now exercised by the Bureau of Prohibition of the Department of Justice with respect to the granting of permits under the national prohibition laws are transferred to the Division of Internal Revenue in the Treasury Department All functions now exercised by the Bureau of Prohibition with respect to investigations and all the functions now performed by the Bureau of Investiga- tion of the Department of Justice are transferred to and consolidated in a Division of Investigation in the Department of Justice, at the head of which shall be a Director of Investigation. All other functions now performed by the Bureau of Prohibition are trans- ferred to such divisions in the Department of Justice as in the judgment of the Attorney General may be desirable. SECTION 4-DISBUBSEMENT The function of disbursement of moneys of the United States exercised by any agency is transferred to the Treasury Department and, together with the Office of Disbursing Clerk of that Department, is consolidated in a Division of Disbursement, at the head of which shall be a Chief Disbursing Officer. The Division of Disbursement of the Treasury Department is authorized to establish local offices, or to delegate the exercise of its functions locally to officers or employees of other agencies, according as the interests of efficiency and economy may require. The Division of Disbursement shall disburse moneys only upon the certifica- tion of persons by law duly authorized to incur obligations upon behalf of the United States. The function of accountability for improper certification shall be transferred to such persons, and no disbursing officer shall be held accounta- ble therefor. SEOION 5-CLAIMS BY OB AGAINST THE UNITED STATUS The functions of prosecuting in the courts of the United States claims and demands by, and offenses against, the Government of the United States and of defending claims and demands against the Government, and of supervising the work of United States attorneys, marshals, and clerks in connection therewith, now exercised by any agency or officer, are transferred to the Department of Justice. As to any case referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution or de- fense in the courts, the function of decision whether and in what manner to prosecute, or to defend, or to compromise, or to appeal, or to abandon prosecu- tion or defense, now exercised by any agency or officer, is transferred to the Department of Justice. For the exercise of such of his functions as are not transferred to the Depart- ment of Justice by the foregoing two paragraphs, the Solicitor of the Treasury is transferred from the Department of Justice to the Treasury Department. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the function of any agency or officer with respect to cases at any stage prior to reference to the Department of Justice for prosecution or defense. LXXXV

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