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[CITE: 42USC7291]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 84--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
    SUBCHAPTER VII--TRANSITIONAL, SAVINGS, AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 7291. Transfer and allocations of appropriations and 
        personnel
        
    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the personnel 
employed in connection with, and the assets, liabilities, contracts, 
property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations 
authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, 
arising from, available to or to be made available in connection with 
the functions transferred by this chapter, subject to section 1531 of 
title 31, are hereby transferred to the Secretary for appropriate 
allocation. Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this subsection 
shall only be used for the purposes for which the funds were originally 
authorized and appropriated.
    (b) Positions expressly specified by statute or reorganization plan 
to carry out function transferred by this chapter personnel occupying 
those positions on October 1, 1977, and personnel authorized to receive 
compensation in such positions at the rate prescribed for offices and 
positions at level I, II, III, IV, or V of the executive schedule (5 
U.S.C. 5312-5316) on October 1, 1977, shall be subject to the provisions 
of section 7293 of this title.

(Pub. L. 95-91, title VII, Sec. 701, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 605.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), was in the 
original ``this Act'', meaning Pub. L. 95-91, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 
565, as amended, known as the Department of Energy Organization Act, 
which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 7101 of this title and Tables.

                          Codification

    In subsec. (a), ``section 1531 of title 31'' substituted for 
``section 202 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 [31 
U.S.C. 581c]'' on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 
1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money 
and Finance.
