29 USC § 634 - Authorization of appropriations

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title: "29 USC § 634 - Authorization of appropriations"
title_number: 29
title_name: "LABOR"
section_number: "634"
section_name: "Authorization of appropriations"
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–202, § 17, formerly § 16, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 608; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 93–259, § 28(a)(5), (b)(1), Apr. 8, 1974, 88 Stat. 74; Pub. L. 95–256, § 7, Apr. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 193.)"
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# § 634. Authorization of appropriations

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–202, § 17, formerly § 16, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 608; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 93–259, § 28(a)(5), (b)(1), Apr. 8, 1974, 88 Stat. 74; Pub. L. 95–256, § 7, Apr. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 193.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1978— struck out “, not in excess of $5,000,000 for any fiscal year,” after “sums”.

1974—, increased appropriations authorization to $5,000,000 from $3,000,000.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1974 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

Functions relating to age discrimination administration and enforcement vested by this section in Secretary of Labor or Civil Service Commission transferred to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1978, § 2, 43 F.R. 19807, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, effective , as provided by section 1–101 of Ex. Ord. No. 12106, , 44 F.R. 1053.