Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 2004

Transfer of personnel, property, records, monies

The personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds (available or to be made available), which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine to relate primarily to the functions transferred to the Public Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services hereunder, are transferred for use in the administration of the functions so transferred. Any of the personnel transferred pursuant to this subchapter which the transferee agency shall find to be in excess of the personnel necessary for the administration of the functions transferred to such agency shall be retransferred under existing law to other positions in the Government or separated from the service.

Aug. 5, 1954, ch. 658, § 468 Stat. 67484 Stat. 2085Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b)93 Stat. 695(, ; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. , 35 F.R. 7959, ; , , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88section 3508(b) of Title 20 “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to , which is classified to , Education.

Effective Date

section 2001 of this titleSection effective , see section 6 of act , set out as a note under .

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

84 Stat. 2085Functions vested by law (including reorganization plan) in Bureau of the Budget or Director of Bureau of the Budget transferred to President of the United States by section 101 of Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970, eff. , 35 F.R. 7959, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Section 102 of Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970, redesignated Bureau of the Budget as Office of Management and Budget.

80 Stat. 1610section 202 of this titleFunctions of Public Health Service, Surgeon General of Public Health Service, and all other officers and employees of Public Health Service, and functions of all agencies of or in Public Health Service transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, eff. , 31 F.R. 8855, , set out as a note under .