43 U.S.C. § 1456a — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–164, title III,

Page 375 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 1457 May 24, 1922, ch. 199, 42 Stat. 552. Jan. 24, 1923, ch. 42, 42 Stat. 1174. June 5, 1924, ch. 264, 43 Stat. 391. Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1142. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer- tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title. DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Interior Department Order No. 2546, dated Dec. 7, 1949 and amended Jan. 20, 1950, set up the Office of Adminis- trative Management with an executive officer in charge, and the Chief Clerk of the Department was placed in charge of a Division of Administrative Serv- ices under that office. A further amendment to Depart- ment Order No. 2546, dated Aug. 15, 1950, placed the Di- vision of Administrative Services, with the Chief Clerk in charge, under the Administrative Assistant Sec- retary of the Interior Department. § 1456a. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–164, title III, § 306(b), Nov. 9, 1977, 91 Stat. 1322 Section, Pub. L. 93–153, title IV, § 405, Nov. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 590, provided for appointment by the President of head of Mining Enforcement and Safety Administra- tion. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective 120 days after Nov. 9, 1977, see section 307 of Pub. L. 95–164, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under section 801 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining. § 1457. Duties of Secretary The Secretary of the Interior is charged with the supervision of public business relating to the following subjects and agencies: 1. Alaska Railroad. 2. Alaska Road Commission. 3. Bounty-lands. 4. Bureau of Land Management. 5. United States Bureau of Mines. 6. Bureau of Reclamation. 7. Division of Territories and Island Posses- sions. 8. Fish and Wildlife Service. 9. United States Geological Survey. 10. Indians. 11. National Park Service. 12. Petroleum conservation. 13. Public lands, including mines. (R.S. § 441; Mar. 3, 1879, ch. 182, 20 Stat. 394; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 28 Stat. 601; June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, § 1, 32 Stat. 388; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 4, 32 Stat. 826; Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, § 1, 36 Stat. 1422; July 1, 1916, ch. 209, § 1, 39 Stat. 309; Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535; Ex. Ord. No. 3861, eff. June 8, 1923; Ex. Ord. No. 4175, eff. Mar. 17, 1925; Ex. Ord. No. 5398, eff. July 21, 1930; June 30, 1932, ch. 320, § 1, 47 Stat. 446; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, eff. Feb. 22, 1934; Ex. Ord. No. 6726, eff. May 29, 1934; June 28, 1934, ch. 865, § 1, 48 Stat. 1269; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, § 201, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(e), (f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. III, § 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 11, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2422, 54 Stat. 1236; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403(a), eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100; Pub. L. 85–56, title XXII, § 2201(1), June 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 157; Pub. L. 102–154, title I, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1000; Pub. L. 102–285, § 10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat. 172.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 441 derived from acts Mar. 3, 1849, ch. 108, §§ 3, 5 to 9, 9 Stat. 395; Feb. 5, 1859, ch. 22, § 1, 11 Stat. 379; July 20, 1868, ch. 176, § 1, 15 Stat. 92, 106; July 8, 1870, ch. 230, § 1, 16 Stat. 198. Section was formerly classified to section 485 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. AMENDMENTS 1957—Pub. L. 85–56 substituted ‘‘Bounty-lands’’ for ‘‘Pensions and bounty-lands’’ in par. 3. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘United States Bureau of Mines’’ substituted for ‘‘Bureau of Mines’’ in par. (5) pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102–285, set out as a note under section 1 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining. ‘‘United States Geological Survey’’ substituted for ‘‘Geological Survey’’ in par. 9 pursuant to provision of title I of Pub. L. 102–154, set out as a note under section 31 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1957 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 85–56 effective Jan. 1, 1958, see section 2301 of Pub. L. 85–56. PILOT PROGRAM Pub. L. 118–210, title II, § 223(c), Jan. 2, 2025, 138 Stat. 2781, provided that: ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, establish a pilot pro- gram to proactively inform veterans of available em- ployment positions that relate to the conservation and resource management activities of the Department of the Interior. ‘‘(2) POSITIONS.—The Secretary of the Interior shall— ‘‘(A) identify vacant positions in the Department of the Interior that are appropriate to fill using the pilot program; and ‘‘(B) to the maximum extent practicable, provide assistance to veterans in selecting one or more va- cant positions to apply to, for which that veteran may be best qualified. ‘‘(3) REPORTS.— ‘‘(A) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date on which the pilot program under paragraph (1) commences, the Secretary of the Inte- rior, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Sec- retary of Labor shall jointly provide to the appro- priate congressional committees a report on the im- plementation of the pilot program. ‘‘(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which the pilot program under paragraph (1) terminates under paragraph (4), the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly submit to the ap- propriate congressional committees a report on the pilot program that includes the following: ‘‘(i) The number of veterans who applied to par- ticipate in the pilot program.