42 USC § 5873 - Director of Office of Management and Budget; power to make dispositions

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title: "42 USC § 5873 - Director of Office of Management and Budget; power to make dispositions"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5873"
section_name: "Director of Office of Management and Budget; power to make dispositions"
chapter_number: 73
chapter_name: "DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY SOURCES"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–438, title III, § 303, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1250.)"
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# § 5873. Director of Office of Management and Budget; power to make dispositions

The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is authorized to make such additional incidental dispositions of personnel, personnel positions, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, available to or to be made available in connection with functions transferred by this chapter, as he may deem necessary or appropriate to accomplish the intent and purpose of this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–438, title III, § 303, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1250.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.