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 93 STAT. 696

PUBLIC LAW 96-88—OCT. 17, 1979 TITLE VI-EFFECTIVE DATE AND INTERIM APPOINTMENTS EFFECTIVE DATE

Publication in Federal Register. 20 USC 3401 note.

Regulations.

SEC. 601. (a) The provisions of this Act shall take effect one hundred and eighty days after the first Secretary takes office, or on any earlier date on or after October 1, 1979, as the President may prescribe and publish in the Federal Register, except that at any time on or after October 1, 1979— (1) any of the officers provided for in title II of this Act may be nominated and appointed, as provided in such title; and (2) the Secretary may promulgate regulations pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of this Act. (b) Funds available to any department or agency (or any official or component thereof), the functions or offices of which are transferred to the Secretary or the Department 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 title and other transitional and planning expenses associated with the establishment of the Department or transfer of functions or offices thereto until such time as funds for such purposes are otherwise available. INTERIM APPOINTMENTS

20 USC 3401 note.

SEC. 602. (a) 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 and notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the President may designate an officer in the executive branch to act in such office for one hundred and twenty days or until the office is filled as provided in this Act, whichever occurs first. (b) Any officer acting in an office in the Department pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) shall receive compensation at the rate prescribed for such office under this Act. Approved October 17, 1979.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-143 accompanying H.R. 2444 (Comm. on Government Operations) and No. 96-459 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORTS: No. 96-49 (Comm. on Governmental Affairs) and No. 96-326 (Comm. of Conference). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): Apr. 5, 10, 26, 30, considered and passed Senate. June 7, 11-13, 19, July 11, H.R. 2444, considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 210, amended, passed in lieu. Sept. 24, Senate agreed to conference report. Sept. 27, House agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 15, No. 42: Oct. 17, Presidential statement.

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