Title 15Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§641 Transfer to Administration of other functions, powers, and duties

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 14A— - AID TO SMALL BUSINESS › § 641

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President may transfer to Administration responsibilities for small-business problems and related records, property, staff, and unspent funds.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §641

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The President may transfer to the Administration any functions, powers, and duties of any department or agency which relate primarily to small-business problems. In connection with any such transfer, the President may provide for appropriate transfers of records, property, necessary personnel, and unexpended balances of appropriations and other funds available to the department or agency from which the transfer is made.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Prior similar provisions were contained in section 218 of act
July 30, 1953, ch. 282, title II, 67 Stat. 239, as amended by act Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 628, § 12, 69 Stat. 551, which was previously classified to section 647 of this title. The provisions of section 212 of act
July 30, 1953, formerly classified to this section, were transferred to section 2[8] of Pub. L. 85–536, and are classified to section 637(b) of this title. See Codification note set out under section 631 of this title.

Executive Documents

Executive Order No. 10504 Ex. Ord. No. 10504, Dec. 1, 1953, 18 F.R. 7667, which provided for the

Transfer of Functions

of the Small Defense Plants Administration to the Small Business Administrator, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, Feb. 25, 1986, 51 F.R. 7237. Executive Order No. 11871 Ex. Ord. No. 11871, July 18, 1975, 40 F.R. 30915, which transferred the functions of ACTION Agency relating to the Service Corps of Retired Executives and Active Corps of Executives to the Small Business Administration, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, Feb. 25, 1986, 51 F.R. 7237.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 641

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73