# § 557. Bureaus and offices in Department
The following-named offices, bureaus, divisions, and branches of the public service, and all that pertains to the same, shall be under the jurisdiction and supervision of the Department of Labor:
1. Bureau of Employees’ Compensation.
2. Bureau of Labor Standards.
3. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
4. Division of Public Contracts.
5. Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board.
6. United States Employment Service.
7. Wage and Hour Division.
8. Women’s Bureau.
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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 3, 37 Stat. 737; June 5, 1920, ch. 248, § 1, 41 Stat. 987; June 6, 1933, ch. 49, § 1, 48 Stat. 113; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 14, June 10, 1933; June 30, 1936, ch. 881, § 4, 49 Stat. 2038; June 25, 1938, ch. 676, § 4, 52 Stat. 1061; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, § 201, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. V, § 1, eff. June 4, 1940, 5 F.R. 2223, 54 Stat. 1238; Ex. Ord. No. 9247, Sept. 17, 1942, 7 F.R. 7379; Ex. Ord. No. 9617, Sept. 19, 1945, 10 F.R. 11929; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7873, 60 Stat. 1095; June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title II, § 202, 61 Stat. 153; 1949 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. Aug. 20, 1949, 14 F.R. 5225, 63 Stat. 1065; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 19, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1952, 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1271, 1272.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
Section was formerly classified to prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .
### Statutory Notes and Executive Documents
### Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of Labor, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Labor, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 6, of 1950, §§ 1, 2, 15 F.R. 3174, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Bureau of Employees’ Compensation transferred to Department of Labor from Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 19 of 1950, § 1, which was repealed by , , , the subject matter of which is covered by section 8101 et seq. of Title 5. Subsequently, Bureau of Compensation absorbed by Employment Standards Administration in Department of Labor.
Bureau of Labor Standards established in Department of Labor by departmental order in 1934, and its functions absorbed by Occupational Safety and Health Administration in May 1971.
Division of Public Contracts established in Department of Labor by virtue of act , and was consolidated with Wage and Hour Division by order of Secretary of Labor on . Subsequently, by order of Secretary of Labor in May 1971, Division of Public Contracts absorbed by Wage and Hour Division.
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board transferred to Department of Labor from Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 19 of 1950, § 2, which was repealed by , , , the subject matter of which is covered by section 8101 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
United States Employment Service created in Department of Labor by act . Service transferred to Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, and its functions consolidated with unemployment compensation functions of Social Security Board in Bureau of Employment Security. Ex. Ord. No. 9247, , transferred United States Employment Service from Social Security Board to War Manpower Commission and became a part of Bureau of Placement. Service transferred to Department of Labor by Ex. Ord. No. 9617, , to be administered as an organizational entity. , , transferred Service to Federal Security Agency to function as a part of Bureau of Employment Security in Social Security Administration. Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1949, eff. , transferred Bureau of Employment Security, including United States Employment Service, to Department of Labor.
Wage and Hour Division established in Department of Labor by act , and consolidated with Division of Public Contracts by order of Secretary of Labor on .
Women’s Bureau established in Department of Labor by act .
Bureau of Immigration and Bureau of Naturalization, placed under jurisdiction of Department of Labor upon its creation by act , consolidated as Immigration and Naturalization Service by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 14. Immigration and Naturalization Service of Department of Labor, including Office of Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, transferred to Department of Justice by Reorg. Plan No. V of 1940, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Children’s Bureau transferred from Department of Labor to Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1946, set out in the Appendix to Title 5. For status of Children’s Bureau, see note under , The Public Health and Welfare.
United States Conciliation Service established in Department of Labor by virtue of act , § 8, formerly set out as section 619 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, and , but was discontinued in view of act , § 202, and set out as , which transferred to Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, an independent agency, all powers and functions vested in Secretary of Labor by act , § 8, formerly cited as a credit to this section.