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 PUBLIC LAW 96-88—OCT. 17, 1979 (2) the more effective and efficient management of the Department and the coordination of its functions; and (3) the reduction of excessive or burdensome regulation and of unnecessary duplication and fragmentation in Federal education programs, accompanied where necessary by recommendations for proposed legislation for the achievement of such objectives. (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall also include an estimate of the extent of the non-Federal personnel employed pursuant to contracts entered into by the Department under section 415 or under any other authority (including any subcontract thereunder), the number of such contracts and subcontracts pursuant to which non-Federal personnel are employed, and the total cost of those contracts and subcontracts.

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Non-Federal personnel.

RELATIONSHIP TO GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT

SEC. 427. Except where inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, 20 USC 3487. the General Education Provisions Act shall apply to functions trans- 20 USC 1221. ferred by this Act to the extent applicable on the day preceding the effective date of this Act. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 428. Subject to any limitation on appropriations applicable 20 USC 3488. with respect to any function or office transferred to the Secretary or the Department, there are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1980 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act and to enable the Secretary to administer and manage the Department. Funds appropriated in accordance with this section shall remain available until expended. TITLE V—TRANSITIONAL, SAVINGS, AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PERSONNEL

SEC. 501. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the personnel employed in connection with, and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with the functions and offices, or portions thereof transferred by this Act, subject to section 202 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, shall be transferred to the Secretary for appropriate allocation. Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds were originally authorized and appropriated. (b) Positions expressly specified by statute or reorganization plan to carry out functions or offices transferred by this Act, personnel occupying those positions on the effective date of this Act, and personnel authorized to receive compensation in such positions at the rate prescribed for offices and positions at level IV or V of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5315-5316) on the effective date of this Act, shall be subject to the provisions of section 503.

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20 USC 3501.

31 USC 581c. Unexpended funds.

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