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PUBLIC LAW 93-355-JULY 25, 1974

389

SHORT TITLE

"SEC. 1014. This title may be cited as the 'Legal Services Corporation Act'.".

42 USC 2996

TRANSITION PROVISIONS

SEC. 3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective " ^ use 2996b ^ ninety days after the date of the first meeting of the Board of "° ^* Directors of the Legal Services Corporation established under the Legal Services Corporation Act (title X of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as added by this Act), the Legal Services Corporation ^"*^' P- ^''^' shall succeed to all rights of the Federal Government to capital equipment in the possession of legal services programs or activities assisted pursuant to section 222(a)(3), 230,232, or any other provision of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964., 42 USC 2809, (b) Within ninety days after the first meeting of the Board, all ^^^^' ^^^^' assets, liabilities, obligations, property, and records as determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity or the head of any successor authority, to be employed directly or held or used primarily, in connection with any function of the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity or the head of any successor authority in carrying out legal services activities under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, shall be transferred to the Corporation. Personnel trans- 42 USC 2701 ferred to the Corporation from the Office of Economic Opportunity or note. any successor authority shall be transferred in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and shall not be reduced in compensation for one year after such transfer, except for cause. The Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity or the head of any successor authority shall take whatever action is necessary and reasonable to seek suitable employment for personnel who do not transfer to the Corporation. (c) Collective-bargaining agreements in effect on the date of enactment of this Act covering employees transferred to the Corporation shall continue to be recognized by the Corporation until the termination date of such agreements, or until mutually modified by the parties. (d)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director a sCEOa nDirector, sist ce. of the Office of Economic Opportunity or the head of any successor authority shall take such-action as may be necessary, in cooperation with the president of the Legal Services Corporation, including the provision (by grant or otherwise) of financial assistance to recipients and the Corporation and the furnishing of services and facilities to the Corporation— (A) to assist the Corporation in prej^aring to undertake, and in the initial undertaking of, its responsibilities under this title; (B) out of appropriations available to him, to make funds available to meet the organizational and administrative expenses of the Corporation; (C) within ninety days after the first meeting of the Board, to transfer to the Corporation all unexpended balances of funds appropriated for the purpose of carrying out legal services programs and activities under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 or successor authority; and (D) to arrange for the orderly continuation by such Corporation of financial assistance to legal services programs and activities assisted pursuant to the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 or successor authority. Whenever the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity or the head of any successor authority determines that an obligation to provide financial assistance pursuant to any contract or grant for such

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