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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1701c. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
In carrying out his functions, powers, and duties -
(a) Employment of personnel; delegation of functions
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may appoint such
officers and employees as he may find necessary, which appointments
shall be subject to the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. The Secretary may make
such expenditures as may be necessary to carry out his functions,
powers, and duties, and there are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out such
functions, powers, and duties and for administrative expenses in
connection therewith. The Secretary, without in any way relieving
himself from final responsibility, may delegate any of his
functions and powers to such officers, agents, or employees as he
may designate, may authorize such successive redelegations of such
functions and powers, as he may deem desirable, and may make such
rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out his
functions, powers, and duties.
(b) Omitted
(c) Additional powers and duties of Secretary and Federal Home Loan
Bank Board
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Director
of the Office of Thrift Supervision, respectively, may, in addition
to and not in derogation of any powers and authorities conferred
elsewhere in this Act.
(1) with the consent of the agency or organization concerned,
accept and utilize equipment, facilities, or the services of
employees of any Federal, State, or local public agency or
instrumentality, educational institution, or nonprofit agency or
organization and, in connection with the utilization of such
services, may make payments for transportation while away from
their homes or regular places of business and per diem in lieu of
subsistence en route and at place of such service, in accordance
with the provisions of section 5703 of title 5;
(2) utilize, contract with and act through, without regard to
section 5 of title 41, any Federal, State, or local public agency
or instrumentality, educational institution, or non-profit agency
or organization with the consent of the agency or organization
concerned, and any funds available to said officers for carrying
out their respective functions, powers, and duties shall be
available to reimburse or pay any such agency or organization;
and, whenever in the judgment of any such officer necessary, he
may make advance, progress, or other payments with respect to
such contracts without regard to the provisions of subsections
(a) and (b) of section 3324 of title 31; and
(3) make expenditures for all necessary expenses, including
preparation, mounting, shipping, and installation of exhibits;
purchase and exchange of technical apparatus; and such other
expenses as may, from time to time, be found necessary in
carrying out their respective functions, powers, and duties:
Provided, That funds made available for administrative expenses
in carrying out the functions, powers, and duties imposed upon
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal
Home Loan Bank Board,(!1) respectively, by or pursuant to law may
at their option be consolidated into a single administrative
expense fund accounts of such officer or agency for expenditure
by them, respectively, in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(d) Use of funds for library memberships
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may utilize funds
made available to him for salaries and expenses for payment in
advance for dues or fees for library memberships in organizations
(or for membership of the individual librarians in organizations
which will not accept library membership) whose publications are
available to members only, or to members at a price lower than to
the general public, and for payment in advance for publications
available only upon that basis or available at a reduced price on
prepublication order.
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