Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§7299 Transition
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 84— - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - TRANSITIONAL, SAVINGS, AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS › § 7299
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The Secretary may use staff from the agencies that transferred duties, but only with the agency head’s permission, and only for as long as reasonably needed to carry out the transfer.
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Title 42, §7299
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With the consent of the appropriate department or agency head concerned, the Secretary is authorized to utilize the services of such officers, employees, and other personnel of the departments and agencies from which functions have been transferred to the Secretary for such period of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly transfer of functions under this chapter.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 95–91, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 565, known as the Department of Energy Organization Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 7101 of this title and Tables.
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42 U.S.C. § 7299
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73