The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to make such changes or assignment to duty in the personnel or detailed force of the National Weather Service for limiting or reducing expenses as he may deem necessary.
Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 16928 Stat. 73754 Stat. 123679 Stat. 131884 Stat. 2090(, ; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 8, eff. , 5 F.R. 2421, ; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. , 30 F.R. 8819, ; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. , 35 F.R. 15627, .)
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
79 Stat. 1318section 311 of this titlesection 311 of this titleWeather Bureau consolidated with Coast and Geodetic Survey to form new agency in Department of Commerce known as Environmental Science Services Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. , 30 F.R. 8819, , set out as a note under . Functions of Bureau and Chief of Bureau transferred to Secretary of Commerce by Reorg. Plan. Subsequently, Environmental Science Services Administration abolished and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established. By Department Organization Order 25–5A, Secretary delegated to NOAA his functions under this chapter of the Code. By order of Acting Associate Administrator of NOAA, organizational name of Weather Bureau changed to National Weather Service. For further details, see Codification note set out under .