7 U.S.C. § 403 — Transfer of activities of Department of Ag-

Page 400 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 401 ‘‘(a) All the functions of the Secretary of the Interior and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior, which affect the breeding, raising, pro- ducing, marketing, or any other phase of the produc- tion or distribution, of domestically raised fur-bearing animals, or products thereof, are hereby transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Agriculture. ‘‘(b) Appropriations and unexpended balances of ap- propriations, or parts thereof, which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines to be available for expenditure for the administration of any function transferred by this Act [enacting this section and provisions set out as a note above], shall be avail- able for expenditure for the continued administration of such function by the officer to whom such function is so transferred. ‘‘(c) All records and property (including office fur- niture and equipment) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior used pri- marily in connection with the administration of func- tions transferred by this Act are hereby transferred to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture.’’ [Section 2 of act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 242, set out above, was formerly classified to section 434 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this note.] CHAPTER 16—BUREAU OF DAIRY INDUSTRY Sec. 401. Establishment of bureau. 402. Chief of bureau; appointment and duties. 403. Transfer of activities of Department of Agri- culture to bureau; employment of clerks, etc. 404. Authorization of appropriations. § 401. Establishment of bureau There is established in the Department of Ag- riculture a bureau to be known as the ‘‘Bureau of Dairy Industry.’’ (May 29, 1924, ch. 208, § 1, 43 Stat. 243; May 11, 1926, ch. 286, 44 Stat. 499.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Bureau of Dairying’’ established by act May 29, 1924, designated ‘‘Bureau of Dairy Industry’’ by act May 11, 1926. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Bureau of Dairy Industry transferred to Secretary of Agriculture by 1947 Reorg. Plan No. 1, § 301, eff. July 1, 1947, 12 F.R. 4534, 61 Stat. 952. See note set out under section 391 of this title. Bureau of Dairy Industry consolidated with other agencies into Agricultural Research Administration for duration of World War II by Ex. Ord. No. 9069, Feb. 23, 1942, 7 F.R. 1409. § 402. Chief of bureau; appointment and duties A Chief of the Bureau of Dairy Industry shall be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, who shall be subject to the general direction of the Secretary of Agriculture. He shall devote his time to the investigation of the dairy industry, and the dissemination of information for the promotion of the dairy industry. (May 29, 1924, ch. 208, § 2, 43 Stat. 243; May 11, 1926, ch. 286, 44 Stat. 499.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Bureau of Dairying’’ established by act May 29, 1924, designated ‘‘Bureau of Dairy Industry’’ by act May 11, 1926. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Bureau of Dairy Industry transferred to Secretary of Agriculture by 1947 Reorg. Plan No. 1, § 301, eff. July 1, 1947, 12 F.R. 4534, 61 Stat. 952. See note set out under section 391 of this title. Bureau of Dairy Industry consolidated with other agencies into Agricultural Research Administration for duration of World War II by Ex. Ord. No. 9069, Feb. 23, 1942, 7 F.R. 1409. § 403. Transfer of activities of Department of Ag- riculture to bureau; employment of clerks, etc. For the purpose of enabling the Secretary of Agriculture and the Chief of the Bureau of Dairy Industry to carry out the purposes of this chap- ter, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer to the Bureau of Dairy Industry such activities of the Department of Agriculture as he may designate which relate primarily to the dairy industry, and to employ such additional persons in the city of Washington and elsewhere, as may be necessary. (May 29, 1924, ch. 208, § 3, 43 Stat. 243; May 11, 1926, ch. 286, 44 Stat. 499.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Bureau of Dairying’’ established by act May 29, 1924, designated ‘‘Bureau of Dairy Industry’’ by act May 11, 1926. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain ex- ceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title. Functions of Bureau of Dairy Industry transferred to Secretary of Agriculture by 1947 Reorg. Plan No. 1, § 301, eff. July 1, 1947, 12 F.R. 4534, 61 Stat. 952. See note set out under section 391 of this title. Bureau of Dairy Industry consolidated with other agencies into Agricultural Research Administration for duration of World War II by Ex. Ord. No. 9069, Feb. 23, 1942, 7 F.R. 1409. § 404. Authorization of appropriations For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter and the activities of the Bureau of Dairy Industry, such sums of money as Con- gress may deem necessary are authorized to be appropriated. (May 29, 1924, ch. 208, § 4, 43 Stat. 243; May 11, 1926, ch. 286, 44 Stat. 499.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Bureau of Dairying’’ established by act May 29, 1924, designated ‘‘Bureau of Dairy Industry’’ by act May 11, 1926.