Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§5516 Transfer of functions
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 71— - SOLAR ENERGY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - HEATING AND COOLING › § 5516
Summary
Within sixty days after a law creates ERDA (or within sixty days after September 3, 1974, if that law’s effective date was earlier), NASA’s and NSF’s energy research duties and section 5517 funds can be transferred to ERDA or a different agency under rules set by the Office of Management and Budget.
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Title 42, §5516
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Within sixty days after the effective date of the law creating the Energy Research and Development Administration or any other law creating a permanent Federal organization or agency having jurisdiction over the energy research and development functions of the United States (or within sixty days after September 3, 1974, if the effective date of such law occurs prior to the enactment of this subchapter), the energy research and development functions vested in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation under this subchapter and any funds which may have been appropriated pursuant to section 5517 of this title, to the extent necessary or appropriate, may, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget, be transferred to and vested in the Energy Research and Development Administration or such other organization or agency.
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Transfer of Functions
Energy Research and Development Administration terminated and functions vested by law in Administrator thereof transferred to Secretary of Energy (unless otherwise specifically provided) by section 7151(a) and 7293 of this title. Functions of National Science Foundation relating to or utilized in connection with solar heating and cooling development transferred to Administrator of Energy Research and Development Administration by section 5814(f) of this title.
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42 U.S.C. § 5516
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73