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[CITE: 42USC4763]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
             CHAPTER 62--INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL PROGRAM
 
                    SUBCHAPTER IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 4763. General administrative provisions


(a) Administration by Office

    Unless otherwise specifically provided, the Office shall administer 
this chapter.

(b) Advice and assistance

    The Office shall furnish such advice and assistance to State and 
local governments as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
chapter.

(c) Regulations and standards; contracts: modification, covenants, 
        conditions, and provisions; utilization of other agencies

    In the performance of, and with respect to, the functions, powers, 
and duties vested in it by this chapter, the Office may--
        (1) issue such standards and regulations as may be necessary to 
    carry out the purposes of this chapter;
        (2) consent to the modification of any contract entered into 
    pursuant to this chapter, such consent being subject to any specific 
    limitations of this chapter;
        (3) include in any contract made pursuant to this chapter such 
    covenants, conditions, or provisions as it deems necessary to assure 
    that the purposes of this chapter will be achieved; and
        (4) utilize the services and facilities of any Federal agency, 
    any State or local government, and any other public or nonprofit 
    agency or institution, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, in 
    accordance with agreements between the Office and the head thereof.

(d) Information: collection and availability; research and evaluation; 
        administration report; coordination of Federal programs

    In the performance of, and with respect to the functions, powers, 
and duties vested in it by this chapter, the Office--
        (1) may collect information from time to time with respect to 
    State and local government training programs and personnel 
    administration improvement programs and projects under this chapter, 
    and make such information available to interested groups, 
    organizations, or agencies, public or private;
        (2) may conduct such research and make such evaluation as needed 
    for the efficient administration of this chapter;
        (3) shall include in its annual report a report of the 
    administration of this chapter; and
        (4) shall make such arrangements as may be necessary to avoid 
    duplication of programs providing for training and to insure 
    consistent administration of the related Federal training 
    activities, with particular regard to title I of the Higher 
    Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.].

(e) Additional authority

    The provisions of this chapter are not a limitation on existing 
authorities under other statutes but are in addition to any such 
authorities, unless otherwise specifically provided in this chapter.

(Pub. L. 91-648, title V, Sec. 503, Jan. 5, 1971, 84 Stat. 1926; 1978 
Reorg. Plan No. 2, Sec. 102, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 
3783.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in text, means the provisions of 
subchapters I, II, III, and IV of this chapter. See section 4761 of this 
title.
    The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (d)(4), is 
Pub. L. 89-329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219, as amended. Title I of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 is classified generally to subchapter I 
(Sec. 1001 et seq.) of chapter 28 of Title 20, Education. Title I as 
originally enacted by Pub. L. 89-329 related to community service and 
continuing education programs. Title I was amended generally by Pub. L. 
96-374, Pub. L. 99-498, Pub. L. 102-325, and Pub. L. 105-244, and now 
contains general provisions. For complete classification of this Act to 
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of Title 20 
and Tables.

                          Transfer of Functions

    ``Office'', meaning Office of Personnel Management, substituted for 
``Commission'', meaning Civil Service Commission, in subsecs. (a) to (d) 
pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, Sec. 102, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 
3783, set out under section 1101 of Title 5, Government Organization and 
Employees, which transferred functions vested by statute in Civil 
Service Commission and Chairman thereof to Director of Office of 
Personnel Management (except as otherwise specified), effective Jan. 1, 
1979, as provided by section 1-102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 
44 F.R. 1055, set out under section 1101 of Title 5.
