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 PUBLIC LAW 96-88—OCT. 17, 1979

93 STAT. 681

intern program authorized by subsections (b), (c), and (f) of section 406 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. 42 USC 3746. TRANSFERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 306. There are transferred to the Secretary all functions relating to college housing loans of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under title IV of the Housing Act of 1950.

College housing loans. 20 USC 3446. 12 USC 1749.

EFFECT OF TRANSFERS

SEC. 307. The transfer of a function or office from an officer or 20 USC 3447. agency to the Secretary or to the Department includes any aspects of such function or office vested in a subordinate of such officer or in a component of such agency. TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS PART A—PERSONNEL PROVISIONS OFFICERS A N D EMPLOYEES

SEC. 401. (a) The Secretary is authorized to appoint and fix the 20 USC 3461. compensation of such officers and employees, including attorneys, as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Secretary and the Department. Except as otherwise provided by law, such officers and employees shall be appointed in accordance with the civil service laws and their compensation fixed in accordance with title 5 of the United States Code. (b)(1) At the request of the Secretary, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall, under section 5108 of title 5, United States Code, provide for the establishment in each of the grade levels GS-16, GS-17, and GS-18 of a number of positions in the Department 5 USC 5332 note. equal to the number of positions in that grade level which were used primarily for the performance of functions and offices transferred under this Act and which were assigned and filled on the day before the effective date of this Act. (2) At the request of the Secretary, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall, under section 3104 of title 5, United States Code, provide for the establishment in the Office created by section 209 of this Act of a number of scientific, professional, and technical positions outside of the General Schedule equal to the number of such positions which were used primarily for the performance of functions and offices transferred under this Act and which were assigned and filled on the day before the effective date of this Act. (3) Appointments to positions provided for under this subsection may be made without regard to the provisions of section 3324 of title 5 of the United States Code, if the individual appointed in such position is an individual who is transferred in connection with the transfer of functions and offices under this Act and, on the day preceding the effective date of this Act, holds a position and has duties comparable to those of the position to which appointed hereunder. (4) The authority under this subsection with respect to any position Termination, shall terminate when the person first appointed to fill such position ceases to hold such position.

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