42 U.S.C. § 5051

Performance of functions by existing departments or offices rather than new departments or offices

Last amended: 1973Year: 2026Length: 133 wordsOfficial source

Cite as 42 U.S.C. § 5051 (2026)

In order to assure that existing Federal agencies are used to the fullest extent possible in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, no funds appropriated to carry out this chapter shall be used to establish any new department or office when the intended function is being performed by an existing department or office. (Pub. L. 93–113, title IV, § 411, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 411.) Editorial Notes References in Text This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 93–113, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 394, known as the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4950 of this title and Tables.
Cross-references to the US Code
42:4950
Public laws referenced
Pub. L. 93-113
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