§ 454. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1 (8), 65 Stat. 701.

Section, act Mar. 2, 1889, ch. 371, 25 Stat. 817, related to duty of Bureau of Supplies and Accounts to keep property accounts. See section 2701 of Title 10, Armed Forces, and section 486 (b) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

Act July 19, 1892, ch. 206, 27 Stat. 245, which also had been cited as one of the sources of this section, was merely the authority for substituting "Bureau of Supplies and Accounts" for "Bureau of Provisions and Clothing", and was not affected by the repeal. Section 1 (8) of act Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, 65 Stat. 701, in addition to repealing this section, provided, however, that the provisions of this former section should be inapplicable to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts notwithstanding said act of July 19, 1892..

$$ 455-456d. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641.

Section 455, act July 12, 1921, ch. 44, § 8, 42 Stat. 140, related to the duties of the Bureau of Aeronautics, and provided that the duties of the bureau should be performed under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and its orders should be considered as emanating from him and should have full force and effect as such, and is now covered by section 5132 (b) of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 456, act July 12, 1921, ch. 44, § 8, 42 Stat. 141, related to the detail of officers to the Bureau of Aeronautics.

Section 456a, acts Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II, § 207, 60 Stat. 837; Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 588, § 1, 65 Stat. 655, related to the correction of military and naval records of officers and employees, and is now covered by section 1552 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 456b, act Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 604, § 2, 59 Stat. 666, related to the dental functions of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and is now covered by section 5138 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 456c, acts Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 604, § 3, 59 Stat. 666; Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, title IV, § 427, 61 Stat. 880; Oct. 18, 1951, ch. 513, 65 Stat. 450, prescribed the functions of the Dental Division of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, provided for the appointment and rank of the Chief of the Division and prescribed his pay and retirement benefits, and is now covered by section 5138 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 456d, act Dec. 20, 1945, ch. 604, § 4, 59 Stat. 667, related to establishment of dental services on ships and shore stations, and is now covered by section 6029 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE

§ 457. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641.

Section, R. S. § 431, acts May 4, 1898, ch. 234, 30 Stat. 374; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 148, 37 Stat. 899; June 30, 1914, ch. 130, 38 Stat. 408; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 301, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F. R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1099, established the Hydrographic Office in the Navy Department, and prescribed its functions and duties, and is now covered by section 7391 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

§ 457a. Detail of hydrographic surveyors to Hydrographic Office in District of Columbia. CODIFICATION

Section, act Feb. 7, 1942, ch. 46, title I, § 101, 56 Stat. 58, was from the Naval Appropriation Act, 1943, and was not repeated in subsequent Naval Appropriation Acts.

SIMILAR PROVISIONS

Similar provisions were carried in the following prior appropriation acts:

1941-May 6, 1941, ch. 86, § 1, 55 Stat. 154. 1940-June 11, 1940, ch. 313, title I, § 101, 54 Stat. 270.

§ 457b. Detail of naval officers to Hydrographic Office.

CODIFICATION

Section, act June 17, 1910, ch. 297, § 1, 36 Stat. 508, authorized not more than two naval officers to be detailed

or employed in the Hydrographic Office, and was omitted as obsolete.

§§ 458-460a. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641.

Section 458, R. S. § 432, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 77, 28 Stat. 621, authorized the preparation at the Hydrographic Office of maps, charts, and nautical books, and provided for the sale of maps, charts, and books, and is now covered by sections 7392 and 7394 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 458a, act June 17, 1910, ch. 297, § 1, 36 Stat. 508, related to publication of pilot charts at the Hydrographic Office, and required the Weather Bureau to furnish information for use in the preparation of the charts, and is now covered by section 7393 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 459, act May 29, 1920, ch. 214, § 1, 41 Stat. 665, related to the disposition of receipts from the sale of maps, charts, and other publications issued by the Hydrographic Office and is now covered by section 7394 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 460, act June 4, 1897, ch. 2, § 1, 30 Stat. 39, authorized the establishment of branch hydrographic offices at Duluth, Sault Sainte Marie, and Buffalo. Section 460a, act June 24, 1930, ch. 592, § 1, 46 Stat. 805, authorized the establishment of a branch hydrographic office at Honolulu.

NAVAL OBSERVATORY AND NAUTICAL

ALMANAC

§ 461. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641.

Section, act Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 852, 31 Stat. 1122, provided that the Superintendent of the Naval Observatory should be a line officer of the Navy of a rank not below that of captain, and is now covered by section 7395 (b) of Title 10, Armed Forces.

§ 462. Repealed. June 29, 1949, ch. 278, 63 Stat. 300. Section, R. S. § 434, related to pay of Superintendent of Naval Observatory.

SS 463-465. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641.

Section 463, R. S. § 436, act June 29, 1949, ch. 278, 63 Stat. 300, provided for the supervision of the Nautical Almanac, and is now covered by section 7395 (c) of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 464, act Aug. 22, 1912, ch. 335, 37 Stat. 342, authorized the Secretary of the Navy to arrange for the exchange of data with foreign almanac offices, and is now covered by section 7396 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 465, act Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 852, 31 Stat. 1122, authorized the appointment of a Board of Visitors to the Naval Observatory, prescribed its duties, and provided for reports and recommendations.

REPORTS TO CONGRESS

§§ 466, 467. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641.

Section 466, R. S. § 429, acts June 22, 1910, ch. 331, 36 Stat. 591; Feb. 25, 1950, ch. 37, § 1, 64 Stat. 10; Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1076, § 1 (16) 68 Stat. 967, prescribed the contents of the annual report of the Secretary to the Congress, and is now covered by section 7217 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 467, acts Jan. 30, 1885, ch. 43, § 3, 23 Stat. 295; June 30, 1914, ch. 130, 38 Stat. 408, required the Secretary of the Navy to report to Congress the amount expended during the prior fiscal year for civilian employees, and to submit estimates for each fiscal year for such civilian employees.

SS 468, 468a. Repealed. June 12, 1948, ch. 452, § 1, 62 Stat. 382.

Section 468, acts Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2512, 34 Stat. 1195; Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 255, 35 Stat. 769; Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 417, 39 Stat. 605, related to repairs or changes on vessels.

Section 468a, act July 18, 1935, ch. 386, 49 Stat. 482, related to limitation on expenditures for repairs or changes to naval vessels.

§ 469. Repealed. Apr. 28, 1942, ch. 247, title IV, § 401, 56 Stat. 244.

Section, act Oct. 8, 1940, ch. 756, title I, 54 Stat. 968, related to monthly reports of cost-plus-fee contracts and of land acquisitions.

§ 470. Repealed. Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 770, §1 (19, 30), 60 Stat. 867, 868.

Section, acts Aug. 25, 1941, ch. 409, title IV, § 2, 55 Stat. 686; Apr. 28, 1942, ch. 247, title IV. § 401, 56 Stat. 244, related to annual reports to Congress, by Secretary of War, on War Department contracts over $150,000.

OFFICE OF BUDGET AND REPORTS

§ 471. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641.

Section, act Aug. 25, 1941, ch. 409, title II, § 201, 55 Stat. 680, established an Office of Budget and Reports, provided for the appointment of a Director and an Assistant to the Director, and prescribed their term, rank, and compensation, and is now covered by sections 5063 and 5064 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH

§§ 475-475m. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641.

Section 475, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 727, § 1, 60 Stat. 779, established the Office of Naval Research and prescribed its duties, and is now covered by sections 5150 and 5151 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 475a, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 727, § 2, 60 Stat. 779, authorized the appointment of a Chief of Naval Research, prescribed his tenure, rank, pay, and allowances, and provided for his retirement, and is now covered by section 5150 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 475b, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 727, § 3. 60 Stat. 779, authorized the appointment of an Assistant Chief of Naval Research and prescribed his pay and duties, and is now covered by section 5150 (d), (e) of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 475c, acts Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 727, § 4, 60 Stat. 779; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 12, 68 Stat. 1229, related to the Naval Research Advisory Committee, and is now covered by section 5153 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 475d, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 727, § 5, 60 Stat. 780, authorized appropriations for the Office of Naval Research, required the bureaus and offices of the Navy Department to furnish sufficient information relative to estimates for research, and provided for availability of appropriations, and is now covered by sections 5151 and 5152 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 475e, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 727, § 6, 60 Stat. 780, related to contracts for services and materials necessary for the making and securing of reports, tests, models, apparatus, and for the conducting of research, and is now covered by section 7522 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 475f, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 727, § 7, 60 Stat. 780, related to the transfer of functions, personnel, buildings and property to the Office of Naval Research.

Section 475g, act July 16, 1952, ch. 882, § 1, 66 Stat. 725, authorized the Secretary of the Navy to establish research and development advisory committees, and is now covered by section 174 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 475h, act July 16, 1952, ch. 882, § 2, 66 Stat. 725, related to employment of noncitizens in connection with research and development activities, and is now covered by section 1584 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 4751, act July 16, 1952, ch. 882, § 3, 66 Stat. 725, prescribed the term of contracts for services and use of facilities for research or development, and is now covered by section 2352 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 475j, act July 16, 1952, ch. 882, § 4, 66 Stat. 725, provided for the acquisition, construction, or furnishing of test facilities and equipment, and for reports to Congress covering contracts for research or development, and is now covered by sections 2353, 2357 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 475k, act July 16, 1952, ch. 882, § 5, 66 Stat. 726, authorized contract provisions for indemnification of contractors against liability for injury or damage, and required certification of payments, and is now covered by section 2354 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 4751, act July 16, 1952, ch. 882, § 6, 66 Stat. 726, authorized regulations relating to vouchering procedures, and is now covered by section 2355 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 475m, act July 16, 1952, ch. 882, § 7, 66 Stat. 726, related to delegation of authority of the Secretary, and is now covered by sections 174 (c) and 2356 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SERVICE §§ 476, 476a. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641.

Section 476, acts Aug. 1, 1947, ch. 433, § 1 (a, c), 61 Stat. 715; June 24, 1948, ch. 624, § 1, 62 Stat. 604; July 13, 1949, ch. 332, § 1, 63 Stat. 410, authorized the Secretary of the Navy to establish positions within his department to effectuate research and development functions, and is now covered by section 7471 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section 476a, act Aug. 1, 1947, ch. 433, § 2, 61 Stat. 715, provided for the classification of positions established by former section 476 of this title, and is now covered by section 7471 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of the Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out below.

COMPENSATION OF SECRETARY

Annual rate of basic compensation of Secretary as $25,000, see section 2201 of this title.

REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 3 OF 1950

Eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, as amended July 5, 1952, ch. 369, ch. XI, § 1101, 66 Stat. 121

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

§ 1. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO THE SECRETARY (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, there are hereby transferred to the Secretary of the Interior all functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department.

(b) This section shall not apply to the functions vested by the Administrative Procedure Act (60 Stat. 237) in hearing examiners employed by the Department of the Interior, nor to the functions of the Virgin Islands Corporation or of its Board of Directors or officers.

§ 2. PERFORMANCE OF FUNCTIONS OF SECRETARY The Secretary of the Interior may from time to time make such provisions as he shall deem appropriate authorizing the performance by any other officer, or by any agency or employee, of the Department of the Interior of any function of the Secretary, including any function transferred to the Secretary by the provisions of this reorganization plan.

§ 3. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR There shall be in the Department of the Interior one additional Assistant Secretary of the Interior, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall perform such duties as the Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe, and who shall receive compensation at the rate prescribed by law for Assistant Secretaries of executive departments.

§ 4. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT SECRETARY There shall be in the Department of the Interior an Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior, who shall be appointed, with the approval of the President, by the Secretary of the Interior under the classified civil service, who shall perform such duties as the Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe, and who shall receive compensation at the rate of $14,800 per annum.

§ 5. INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS

The Secretary of the Interior may from time to time effect such transfers within the Department of the In

terior of any of the records, property, personnel, and unexpended balances (available or to be made available) of appropriations, allocations, and other funds of such Department as he may deem necessary in order to carry out the provisions of this reorganization plan.

Ex. ORD. No. 10753. DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS TO ACT AS SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR

Ex. Ord. No. 10753, Feb. 18, 1958, 23 F. R. 1107, provided: In case of the death, resignation, absence, or sickness of the Secretary of the Interior, the following-designated officers of the Department of the Interior shall, in the order of succession indicated, act as Secretary of the Interior until a successor is appointed or until the absence or sickness of the incumbent shall cease:

1. Under Secretary of the Interior.

2. Assistant Secretaries of the Interior and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, in the order fixed by their length of service as such.

3. Solicitor of the Department of the Interior.

This order supersedes Executive Order No. 10156 of August 26, 1950, entitled "Designation of Certain Officers of the Department of the Interior to Act as Secretary of the Interior." DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

§ 481a. Under Secretary of Interior; appointment.

The position of Under Secretary is established in the Department of the Interior with appointment thereto by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (May 9, 1935, ch. 101, § 1, 49 Stat. 177; Oct. 15, 1949, ch. 695, § 3, 63 Stat. 880; July 31, 1956, ch. 804, title I, § 104 (a), 70 Stat. 736.)

CODIFICATION

Provisions of this section which prescribed the annual rate of basic compensation of the Under Secretary were omitted to conform to the provisions of act July 31, 1956, and are now covered by section 2203 (a) of this title. AMENDMENTS

1949-Act Oct. 15, 1949, increased compensation of Under Secretary from $10,330 to $17,500 per annum. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1949 AMENDMENT

The increased compensation provided for by act Oct. 15, 1949, took effect on the first day of the first pay period which began after Oct. 15, 1949 by the provisions of section 9 of act Oct. 15, 1949, which is set out as a note under section 273 of Title 2, The Congress.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers. agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of this title.

§ 482. Assistant Secretaries of Interior,

There shall be in the Department of the Interior two Assistant Secretaries of the Interior who shall be without numerical distinction of rank and who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (R. S. § 438; Mar. 3, 1885, ch. 360, 23 Stat. 497; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 1, 39 Stat. 1102; Feb. 29, 1944, ch. 72, 58 Stat. 107.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 14, 1862, ch. 41, § 6, 12 Stat. 369; act Mar. 3, 1873, ch. 226, § 1, 17 Stat. 486.

AMENDMENTS

1944-Act Feb. 29, 1944, amended section to provide that the Assistant Secretaries shall be without numerical distinction of rank.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT SECRETARY

An Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior, to be appointed, with the approval of the President, by the Secretary of the Interior under the classified civil service, to perform such duties as the Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe, and to receive compensation at the rate of $14,800 per annum, was provided for by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 4, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of this title.

ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY

An additional Assistant Secretary of the Interior, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform such duties as the Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe, and to receive compensation at the rate prescribed by law for Assistant Secretaries of executive departments, was provided for by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 3, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of this title.

TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY

The office of a temporary additional Assistant Secretary of the Interior, which was provided for by act Feb. 29, 1944, ch. 72, 58 Stat. 107, ceased to exist by the terms of such act at the expiration of six months following the cessation of hostilities in World War II, which was proclaimed by the President at 12 o'clock noon of December 31, 1946, in Proc. No. 2714, 12 F. R. 1, set out as note under section 601 of Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of the Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of this title.

§ 482a. Same; compensation.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Oct. 15, 1949, ch. 695, § 5 (a), 63 Stat. 880, which prescribed the basic compensation of the Assistant Secretaries of the Interior, was omitted from the Code, and is now covered by section 2205 (a) of this title.

§ 483. Duties of Assistant Secretary and Assistant to the Secretary.

The Assistant Secretary of the Interior shall perform such duties in the Department of the Interior as shall be prescribed by the Secretary, or may be required by law. The assistant to the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to sign such official papers and documents as the Secretary may direct. (R. S. § 439; Mar. 28, 1918, ch. 29, 40 Stat. 499.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 14, 1862, ch. 41, § 6, 12 Stat. 369.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of the Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of this title.

§ 483-1. Administrative Assistant Secretary; filling position; compensation.

The position of Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior established by Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1950, shall be filled without reference

to section 1310 of Public Law 253 of the Eighty-second Congress, as amended, and shall be subject to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. (June 5, 1952, ch. 369, ch. XI, § 1101, 66 Stat. 121; June 28, 1955, ch. 189, § 12 (c) (16), 69 Stat. 182.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950, referred to in the text, is set out as a note under section 481 of this title. Section 1310 of Public Law 253 of the Eighty-second Congress, as amended, referred to in the text, is set out as a note under section 43 of this title.

The Classification Act of 1949, as amended, referred to in the text, is classified to chapter 21 of this title.

AMENDMENTS

1955-Act June 28, 1955, amended section to eliminate provisions which required the position of Administrative Assistant Secretary to be placed in the highest grade set forth in the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1955 AMENDMENT Amendment of this section by act June 28, 1955, effective on June 28, 1955, see note under section 1113 of this title.

COMPENSATION

Section 205 of Pub. L. 85-167, Aug. 26, 1957, 71 Stat. 423, provided in part that after August 31, 1957, the salary of the Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior should be the same as the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. See section 2205 (b) (9) of this title.

§ 483-2. Director, Division of Budget and Finance; salary grade.

The Secretary is authorized on and after July 15, 1955 without regard to section 1105 of this title, to place the position of Director, Division of Budget and Finance, in grade GS-17 established by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, so long as the position is held by the present incumbent. (July 15, 1955, ch. 370, title II, § 206, 69 Stat. 360.) REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Classification Act of 1949, referred to in the text, is classified to chapter 21 of this title.

§ 483a. Solicitor; appointment; duties.

The legal work of the Department of the Interior shall be performed under the supervision and direction of the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. (June 26, 1946, ch. 494, 60 Stat. 312; July 31, 1956, ch. 804, title I, § 106 (b), 70 Stat. 739.)

CODIFICATION

Provisions of this section which prescribed the compensation of the Solicitor were omitted to conform to the provisions of act July 31, 1956, and are now covered by section 2205 (b) of this title.

§ 484. Chief clerk.

The chief clerk of the Department of the Interior shall be the chief executive officer of the department and may be designated by the Secretary to sign official papers and documents, including the authorization of expenditures from the contingent and other appropriations for the department, its bureaus and offices, section 675 of Title 31 to the contrary notwithstanding. (May 24, 1922, ch. 199, 42 Stat. 552; Jan. 24, 1923, ch. 42, 42 Stat. 1174; June 5, 1924, ch. 264, 43 Stat. 391; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1142; July 3, 1926, ch. 771, § 1, 44 Stat. 854.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 675 of Title 31, referred to in the text, was repealed by act Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, § 301 (76), 64 Stat. 843.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of the Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of this title.

DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Interior Department Order No. 2546, dated December 7, 1949 and amended January 20, 1950, set up the Office of Administrative Management with an executive officer in charge, and the Chief Clerk of the Department was placed in charge of a Division of Administrative Services under that office. A further amendment to Department Order No. 2546, dated August 15, 1950, placed the Division of Administrative Services, with the Chief Clerk in charge, under the Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Department.

§ 485. Duties of Secretary.

The Secretary of the Interior is charged with the supervision of public business relating to the following subjects and agencies:

1. Alaska Railroad.

2. Alaska Road Commission.

3. Bounty-lands.

4. Bureau of Land Management.

5. Bureau of Mines.

6. Bureau of Reclamation.

7. Division of Territories and Island Possessions. 8. Fish and Wildlife Service.

9. Geological Survey.

10. Indians.

11. National Park Service.

12. Petroleum conservation.

13. Public lands, including mines.

(R. S. § 441; Mar. 3, 1879, ch. 182, 20 Stat. 394; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 28 Stat. 601; June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 4, 32 Stat. 826; Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, § 1, 36 Stat. 1422; July 1, 1916, ch. 209, § 1, 39 Stat. 309; Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535; Ex. Ord. No. 3861, June 8, 1923; Ex. Ord. No. 4175, Mar. 17, 1925; Ex. Ord. No. 5398, July 21, 1930; June 30, 1932, ch. 320, § 1, 47 Stat. 446; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb. 22, 1934; Ex. Ord. No. 6726, May 29, 1934; June 28, 1934, ch. 865, 48 Stat. 1269; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, § 201, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e) (f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. III, § 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 11, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2422, 54 Stat. 1236; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403 (a), eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F. R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100; June 17, 1957, Pub. L. 85-56, title XXII, § 2201 (1), 71 Stat. 157.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 3, 1849, ch. 108, §§ 3, 5-9, 9 Stat. 395; act Feb. 5, 1859, ch. 22, § 1, 11 Stat. 379; act July 20, 1868, ch. 176, § 1, 15 Stat. 92, 106; act July 8, 1870, ch. 230, § 1. 16 Stat. 198.

AMENDMENTS

1957-Pub. L. 85-56 amended section, substituting "Bounty-lands" for "Pensions and bounty-lands" in par. 3.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1957 AMENDMENT Amendment of section by Pub. L. 85-56 as effective January 1, 1958, see section 2301 of Pub. L. 85-56.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of the Department of the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in note under section 481 of this title.

The functions of the General Land Office and of the Grazing Service were consolidated into a new agency known as the Bureau of Land Management by 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403 (a), eff. July 16, 1946. Said Reorg. Plan is set out in note under section 133y-16 of this title. The following subjects of which the Secretary of the Interior was charged with supervision by R. S. § 441, were transferred in the manner indicated:

The census--was transferred to the Department of Commerce and Labor by act Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 4, 32 Stat. 826.

Pensions-was transferred to the Veterans' Administration by Ex. Ord. No. 5398 of July 21, 1930, pursuant to act July 3, 1930, ch. 863, § 1, 46 Stat. 1016.

Patents-was transferred to the Department of Commerce by Ex. Ord. of March 17, 1925, pursuant to act Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 12, 32 Stat. 830. (See section 602 of this title.)

The custody and distribution of publications-was transferred to the Public Printer and the superintendent of documents by act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 28 Stat. 601. (See Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.)

Education-was transferred to the Federal Security Agency by 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, § 201, 4 F. R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424. (Reorg. Plan No. I is set out in note to section 133t of this title.) The Federal Security Agency was abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, set out as a note under section 623 of this title, and its functions were transferred to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1. Government Hospital for the Insane-was designated St. Elizabeths Hospital by act July 1, 1916, ch. 209, § 1, 39 Stat. 309. It was transferred to the Federal Security Agency by 1940 Reorg. Plan. No. IV, § 11, 5 F. R. 2422, 54 Stat. 1236. (Reorg. Plan No. IV is set out in note to section 133t of this title.) The Federal Security Agency was abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, set out as a note under section 623 of this title, and its functions were transferred to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1. Columbia Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb-became the "Columbia Institution for the Deaf" by act Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, 1, 36 Stat. 1422. It was transferred to the Federal Security Agency by 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 11, 5 F. R. 2422, 54 Stat. 1236. (See note to section 133t of this title.) The Federal Security Agency was abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, set out as a note under section 623 of this title, and its functions were transferred to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1.

The following subjects and agencies were placed under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior by acts and executive orders cited thereto:

Alaska Railroad-Ex. Ord. of June 8, 1923, pursuant to act Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, 38 Stat. 305.

Alaska Road Commission-Act June 30, 1932, ch. 320, § 1, 47 Stat. 446.

Bureau of Mines-Transferred to Department of Commerce by Ex. Ord. No. 4239, of June 4, 1925; retransferred to Department of the Interior by Ex. Ord. No. 6611 of February 22, 1934. (Ex. Ord. is set out in note to section 133t of this title.)

Bureau of Reclamation-Act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388

Division of Territories and Island Possessions-Ex. Ord. No 6726, of May 29, 1934.

Fish and Wildlife Service-1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e) (f), 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. III,