42 U.S.C. § 913
Duties and authority of Secretary
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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The Secretary shall perform the duties imposed upon the Secretary by this chapter. The Secretary is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees, and to make such expenditures as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Secretary under this chapter. The Secretary may appoint attorneys and experts without regard to the civil service laws.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994House: 431–0Senate: no recorded tally