15 USC § 641 - Transfer to Administration of other functions, powers, and duties

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s641"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 641 - Transfer to Administration of other functions, powers, and duties"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "641"
section_name: "Transfer to Administration of other functions, powers, and duties"
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "AID TO SMALL BUSINESS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 85–536, § 2[12], July 18, 1958, 72 Stat. 394.)"
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# § 641. Transfer to Administration of other functions, powers, and duties

The President may transfer to the Administration any functions, powers, and duties of any department or agency which relate primarily to small-business problems. In connection with any such transfer, the President may provide for appropriate transfers of records, property, necessary personnel, and unexpended balances of appropriations and other funds available to the department or agency from which the transfer is made.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 85–536, § 2[12], July 18, 1958, 72 Stat. 394.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Prior similar provisions were contained in section 218 of , , as amended by , , which was previously classified to . The provisions of section 212 of act , formerly classified to this section, were transferred to section 2[8] of , and are classified to . See Codification note set out under .

## Executive Documents

### Executive Order No. 10504

Ex. Ord. No. 10504, , 18 F.R. 7667, which provided for the transfer of functions of the Small Defense Plants Administration to the Small Business Administrator, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, , 51 F.R. 7237.

### Executive Order No. 11871

Ex. Ord. No. 11871, , 40 F.R. 30915, which transferred the functions of ACTION Agency relating to the Service Corps of Retired Executives and Active Corps of Executives to the Small Business Administration, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, , 51 F.R. 7237.