42 USC § 3507 - Transfer of personnel and household goods; delegation of Secretary’s authority

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title: "42 USC § 3507 - Transfer of personnel and household goods; delegation of Secretary’s authority"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3507"
section_name: "Transfer of personnel and household goods; delegation of Secretary’s authority"
chapter_number: 43
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(July 12, 1943, ch. 221, title II, 57 Stat. 513; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. I, § 5, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)"
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# § 3507. Transfer of personnel and household goods; delegation of Secretary’s authority

July 12, 1943

The Secretary of Health and Human Services may on and after , delegate to such officers and employees as he may designate for the purpose all his authority in connection with the transfer of personnel and household goods and effects from one official station to another.

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**Source Credit**: (July 12, 1943, ch. 221, title II, 57 Stat. 513; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. I, § 5, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 623e of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .

Section is from the Labor-Federal Security Appropriation Act, 1944.

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:

, title II, .

, title III, .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to , which is classified to , Education.

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

Functions of Federal Security Administrator transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953 set out as a note under . Federal Security Agency and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of said Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953.