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 91 STAT. 612

PUBLIC LAW 95-91—AUG. 4, 1977 TITLE IX—EFFECTIVE DATE AND INTERIM APPOINTMENTS EFFECTIVE

Publication in Federal Register. Regulations. 42 USC 7341.

DATE

SEC. 901. The provisions of this Act shall take effect one hundred and twenty days after the Secretary first takes office, or on such earlier date as the President may prescribe and publish in the Federal Register, except that at any time after the date of enactment of this Act, (1) any of the officers provided for in title II and title IV of this Act may be nominated and appointed, as provided in those titles, and (2) the Secretary and the Commission may promulgate regulations pursuant to section 705(b)(2) of this Act at any time after the date of enactment of this Act. Funds available to any department or agency (or any official or component thereof), functions of which are transferred to the Secretary or the Commission by this Act, may with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, be used to pay the compensation and expenses of any officer appointed pursuant to this subsection until such time as funds for that purpose are otherwise available. IX T E R I M APPOI>fTMENTS

42 USC 7342.

SEC. 902. In the event that one or more officers required by this Act to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate shall not have entered upon office on the effective date of this Act, the President may designate any officer, w'hose appointment was required to be made, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who was such an officer immediately prior to the effective date of the Act, to act in such office until the office is filled as provided in this Act. While so acting such persons shall receive compensation at the rates provided by this Act for the respective offices in which they act. TITLE X—SUNSET PROVISIONS SUBMISSION

Submittal to Congress.

42 USC 7351.

OF COMPREHENSIVE

REVIEW

SEC. 1001. Not later than January 15, 1982, the President shall prepare and submit to the Congress a comprehensive review of each program of the Department, Each such review shall be made available to the committee or committees of the Senate and House of Representatives having jurisdiction with respect to the annual authorization of funds, pursuant to section 660, for such programs for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1982. C O N T E N T S O F REVIEW^

42 USC 7352.

SEC. 1002. Each comprehensive review prepared for submission under section 1001 shall include— (1) the name of the component of the Department responsible for administering the program; (2) an identification of the objectives intended for the program and the problem or need which the program was intended to address; (3) an identification of any other programs having similar or potentially conflicting or duplicative objectives; (4) an assessment of alternative methods of achieving the purposes of the program;

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