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42 U.S.C. § 7251

General authority

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 7251, General authority, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/481120
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To the extent necessary or appropriate to perform any function transferred by this chapter, the Secretary or any officer or employee of the Department may exercise, in carrying out the function so transferred, any authority or part thereof available by law, including appropriation Acts, to the official or agency from which such function was transferred.

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 95-91(S. 826)1977-08-04
    Department of Energy Organization Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally