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

42 U.S.C. § 3513

Working capital fund; establishment; amount; use; reimbursement

ProvidedProvided furtherThere is established a working capital fund, to be available without fiscal year limitation, for expenses necessary for the maintenance and operation of (1) a central reproduction service; (2) a central visual exhibit service; (3) a central supply service for supplies and equipment for which adequate stocks may be maintained to meet in whole or in part the requirements of the Department; (4) a central tabulating service; (5) telephone, mail, and messenger services; (6) a central accounting and payroll service; and (7) a central laborers’ service: , That any stocks of supplies and equipment on hand or on order shall be used to capitalize such fund: , That such fund shall be reimbursed in advance from funds available to bureaus, offices, and agencies for which such centralized services are performed at rates which will return in full all expenses of operation, including reserves for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment.

July 5, 1952, ch. 57566 Stat. 36967 Stat. 631Pub. L. 86–703, title II, § 20174 Stat. 773(, title II, § 201, ; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. , 18 F.R. 2053, ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of title II of act , popularly known as the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1953.

section 905 of this titleSection was formerly classified to .

Amendments

Pub. L. 86–7031960— made fund available for maintenance and operation of a central visual exhibit service, telephone, mail and messenger services, a central accounting and payroll service, and a central laborers’ service.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

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

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

section 202 of this titleFunctions of Federal Security Administrator transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. No. 1 of 1953, set out as a note under . Federal Security Agency and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953.