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1So in original.

of the Department that have been audited’’ for ‘‘make

a report in writing to Congress, giving an account of all

moneys received and disbursed by him and his department and describing the work done by the department’’.

§ 561. Records and papers and furniture transferred to Department

The official records and papers on file in and

pertaining exclusively to the business of any bureau, office, department, or branch of the public

service in this Act transferred to the Department of Labor, together with the furniture in

use in such bureau, office, department, or

branch of the public service, are transferred to

the Department of Labor.

(Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, §5, 37 Stat. 737.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

This Act, referred to in text, is act Mar. 4, 1913, ch.

141, 37 Stat. 736, as amended, which is classified principally to sections 2, 551, and 555 to 562 of this title. For

complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Tables.

CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 621 of Title

5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title

5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L.

89–554, §1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.

§ 562. Laws operative

All laws prescribing the work and defining the

duties of the several bureaus, offices, departments, or branches of the public service by this

Act transferred to and made a part of the Department of Labor shall, so far as the same are

not in conflict with the provisions of this Act,

remain in full force and effect, to be executed

under the direction of the Secretary of Labor.

(Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, §6, 37 Stat. 738.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

This Act, referred to in text, is act Mar. 4, 1913, ch.

141, 37 Stat. 736, as amended, which is classified principally to sections 2, 551, and 555 to 562 of this title. For

complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Tables.

CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 622 of Title

5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title

5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L.

89–554, §1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees,

and agencies of Department of Labor, with certain exceptions, 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 Organization and Employees.

§ 563. Working capital fund; establishment; availability; capitalization; reimbursement

There is established a working capital fund, to

be available without fiscal year limitation, for

expenses necessary for the maintenance and operation of (1) a central reproduction service; (2)

a central visual exhibit service; (3) a central

supply service for supplies and equipment for

which adequate stocks may be maintained to

meet in whole or in part the requirements of the

Department; (4) a central tabulating service; (5)

telephone, mail and messenger services; (6) a

central accounting and payroll service; and (7) a

central laborers’ service: Provided, That any

stocks of supplies and equipment on hand or on

order shall be used to capitalize such fund: Provided further, That such fund shall be reimbursed

in advance from funds available to bureaus, offices, and agencies for which such centralized

services are performed at rates which will return in full all expenses of operation, including

reserves for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment: Provided further, That within

the Working Capital Fund, there is established

an Investment in Reinvention Fund (IRF), which

shall be available to invest in projects of the Department designed to produce measurable improvements in agency efficiency and significant

taxpayer savings. Notwithstanding any other

provision of law, the Secretary of Labor may retain up to $3,900,000 of the unobligated balances

in the Department’s annual Salaries and Expenses accounts as of September 30, 1995, and

transfer those amounts to the IRF to provide

the initial capital for the IRF, to remain available until expended, to make loans to agencies

of the Department for projects designed to enhance productivity and generate cost savings.

Such loans shall be repaid to the IRF no later

than September 30 of the fiscal year following

the fiscal year in which the project is completed. Such repayments shall be deposited in

the IRF, to be available without further appropriation action: Provided further, That the Secretary of Labor may transfer annually an

amount not to exceed $3,000,000 from unobligated

balances in the Department’s salaries and expenses accounts, to the unobligated balance of

the Working Capital Fund, to be merged with

such Fund and used for the acquisition of capital equipment and the improvement of financial management, information technology and

other support systems, and to remain available

until expended: Provided further, That the unobligated balance of the Fund shall not exceed

$20,000,000..1

(Pub. L. 85–67, title I, §101, June 29, 1957, 71 Stat.

210; Pub. L. 86–703, title I, §101, Sept. 2, 1960, 74

Stat. 755; Pub. L. 104–134, title I, §101(d) [title I],

Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–211, 1321–219; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, §1(a), May 2, 1996,

110 Stat. 1327; Pub. L. 105–78, title I, Nov. 13, 1997,

111 Stat. 1476.)

CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 622a of

Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by

Pub. L. 89–554, §1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.

AMENDMENTS

1997—Pub. L. 105–78 struck out period at end and inserted ‘‘: Provided further, That the Secretary of Labor

may transfer annually an amount not to exceed

$3,000,000 from unobligated balances in the Department’s salaries and expenses accounts, to the unobligated balance of the Working Capital Fund, to be

merged with such Fund and used for the acquisition of

capital equipment and the improvement of financial