29 U.S.C. § 9b — Rules and regulations

Page 5 TITLE 29—LABOR § 14 to secure the special services of persons who are neither officers nor employees of the United States. (Apr. 13, 1934, ch. 118, § 2, 48 Stat. 582; Apr. 11, 1935, ch. 59, 49 Stat. 154; June 15, 1937, ch. 349, 50 Stat. 259; Apr. 15, 1939, ch. 71, 53 Stat. 581.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION This section and sections 9 and 9b of this title com- prised sections 1 to 3 of act Apr. 13, 1934, which were to terminate one year after Apr. 13, 1934, pursuant to sec- tion 4 of act Apr. 13, 1934, set out as a Codification note under section 9 of this title. Such sections were tempo- rarily extended by acts Apr. 11, 1935, and June 15, 1937, and were made permanent by act Apr. 15, 1939. § 9b. Rules and regulations The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe rules and regulations for the enforcement of sections 9 and 9a of this title. (Apr. 13, 1934, ch. 118, § 3, 48 Stat. 583; Apr. 11, 1935, ch. 59, 49 Stat. 154; June 15, 1937, ch. 349, 50 Stat. 259; Apr. 15, 1939, ch. 71, 53 Stat. 581; Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 770, § 1(16), 60 Stat. 867.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION This section and sections 9 and 9a of this title com- prised sections 1 to 3 of act Apr. 13, 1934, which were to terminate one year after Apr. 13, 1934, pursuant to sec- tion 4 of act Apr. 13, 1934, set out as a Codification note under section 9 of this title. Such sections were tempo- rarily extended by acts Apr. 11, 1935, and June 15, 1937, and were made permanent by act Apr. 15, 1939. AMENDMENTS 1946—Act Aug. 7, 1946, repealed provisions requiring Secretary of the Interior to make annual reports to Congress. CHAPTER 2—WOMEN’S BUREAU Sec. 11. Bureau established. 12. Director of bureau; appointment. 13. Powers and duties of bureau. 14. Assistant director of bureau; appointment; duties. 15, 16. Repealed. § 11. Bureau established There shall be established in the Department of Labor a bureau to be known as the Women’s Bureau. (June 5, 1920, ch. 248, § 1, 41 Stat. 987.) Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of Labor, with certain ex- ceptions, to Secretary of Labor, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Or- ganization and Employees. § 12. Director of bureau; appointment The Women’s Bureau shall be in charge of a di- rector, a woman, to be appointed by the Presi- dent. (June 5, 1920, ch. 248, § 2, 41 Stat. 987; Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(i)(2), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1286.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Part of section 2 of act June 5, 1920, constitutes sec- tion 13 of this title. Words ‘‘who shall receive an annual compensation of $5,000’’ were omitted in view of the Classification Acts. See sections 5101 et seq. and 5331 et seq. of Title 5, Gov- ernment Organization and Employees. AMENDMENTS 2012—Pub. L. 112–166 struck out ‘‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’’ before period at end. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2012 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 112–166 effective 60 days after Aug. 10, 2012, and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166, set out as a note under section 113 of Title 6, Domestic Security. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of Labor, with certain ex- ceptions, to Secretary of Labor, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Or- ganization and Employees. § 13. Powers and duties of bureau It shall be the duty of the Women’s Bureau to formulate standards and policies which shall promote the welfare of wage-earning women, im- prove their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment. The said bureau shall have authority to investigate and report to the Department of Labor upon all matters per- taining to the welfare of women in industry. The director of said bureau may from time to time publish the results of these investigations in such a manner and to such extent as the Sec- retary of Labor may prescribe. (June 5, 1920, ch. 248, § 2, 41 Stat. 987.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Part of section 2 of act June 5, 1920, constitutes sec- tion 12 of this title. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of Labor, with certain ex- ceptions, to Secretary of Labor, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Or- ganization and Employees. § 14. Assistant director of bureau; appointment; duties There shall be in the Women’s Bureau an as- sistant director, to be appointed by the Sec-