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 REORGANIZATION PLANS

Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1965 Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the |^^ch"25'^*io65 House of Representatives in Congress assembled, March 25, 1965, Effective pursuant to the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 19Jf9, 63 May 25, iges. Ante, p. 135. Stat. 203, as amended. 5 USC 13 3z note.

BUREAU OF CUSTOMS

1. Abolition of offices. All offices in the Bureau of Customs of the Department of the Treasury of collector of customs, comptroller of customs, surveyor of customs, and appraiser of merchandise to which appointments are required to be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, are abolished. The foregoing provisions shall become effective with respect to each office abolished thereby at such time, not later than December 31, 1966, as the Secretary of the Treasury shall specify, but nothing herein shall empower the Secretary to increase the term of any office beyond that provided by law for such office or affect his authority under the first paragraph under the heading " T R E A S U R Y DEPARTMENT " appearing in the Act of March 2, 1895, c. 187, 28 Stat. 844 (5 U.S.C. 252), to retam in office, prior to December 31, 1966, those persons whose offices are to be terminated under this reorganization plan. SEC. 2. Transfer of functions. There are transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury the functions, if any, that have been vested by statute in officers, agencies, or employees of the Bureau of Customs of the Department of the Treasury since the effective date of Reorganization Plan No. 26 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1280). J^^usc lasz-is SECTION

SEC. 3. Preservation of remedies. The abolition of offices herein shall not prejudice any right to protest or to appeal to the United States Customs Court any action taken in the administration of the customs laws. SEC. 4. Incidental provisions. Consonant with section 4 of the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended, and this reorganization plan, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make such provisions as he shall deem necessary respecting (1) the transfer or other disposition of the records, property, personnel, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds, available or to be made available, which are affected by a reorganization contained in this reorganization plan, and (2) the winding up of the affairs of any officer whose office is abolished by the provisions of this reorganization plan.

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