The transfer of a function or office from an officer or agency to the Secretary or to the Department includes any aspects of such function or office vested in a subordinate of such officer or in a component of such agency.
20 U.S.C. § 3447
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 306 of Pub. L. 96-88 was renumbered section 305 and is classified to section 3446 of this title.
- Department
- the term "Department" means the Department of Education or any component thereof;
- Secretary
- the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Education;
- function
- the term "function" includes any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program;
- office
- the term "office" includes any office, institute, council, unit, organizational entity, or component thereof.