Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 5872

Transfer of personnel

(a)

Provisions of law applicable

section 1531 of title 315 U.S.C. 5313–531section 5871 of this titleExcept as provided in the next sentence, the personnel employed in connection with, and the personnel positions, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances 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 programs transferred by this chapter, are, subject to , correspondingly transferred for appropriate allocation. Personnel positions expressly created by law, personnel occupying those positions on the effective date of this chapter, and personnel authorized to receive compensation at the rate prescribed for offices and positions at levels II, III, IV, or V of the Executive Schedule (6) on the effective date of this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section and .

(b)

Prohibition against separation or reduction in grade or compensation for one year after transfer

Except as provided in subsection (c), transfer of nontemporary personnel pursuant to this chapter shall not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation for one year after such transfer.

(c)

Compensation in new position at not less than rate provided for previous position

Any person who, on the effective date of this chapter, held a position compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule prescribed in chapter 53 of title 5, and who, without a break in service, is appointed in the Administration to a position having duties comparable to those performed immediately preceding his appointment shall continue to be compensated in his new position at not less than the rate provided for his previous position.

Pub. L. 93–438, title III, § 30288 Stat. 1250 (, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 93–43888 Stat. 1233 section 5801 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Pub. L. 93–438section 312 of Pub. L. 93–438section 5801 of this titleThe effective date of this chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), refers to the effective date of . See , set out as an Effective Date; Interim Appointments note under .

Codification

section 1531 of title 3131 U.S.C. 581cPub. L. 97–258, § 4(b)96 Stat. 1067 In subsec. (a), “” substituted for “section 202 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 ()” on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

Energy Research and Development Administration terminated and functions vested by law in Administrator thereof transferred to Secretary of Energy (unless otherwise specifically provided) by sections 7151(a) and 7293 of this title.