(C) The Uniform Time Act of 1966, as amended.

(6) the following provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended

(A) relating generally to safety appliances methods and systems: Section 26 of this title. (B) relating generally to investigation of motor vehicle sizes, weights, and service of employees: Section 325 of this title.

(C) relating generally to qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees and safety of operation and equipment: Sections 304(a) (1) and (2), of this title, to the extent that they relate to qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees and safety of operation and equipment; and sections 304 (a) (3), (3a), and (5) of this title.

(D) to the extent they relate to private carriers of property by motor vehicle and carriers of migrant workers by motor vehicle other than contract carriers: Sections 321(a), 321(c), and 324 of this title.

(f) Retention by Interstate Commerce Commission of powers and functions not expressly transferred; railroad, pipeline, and motor carrier safety under Federal Railroad and Federal Highway Administrators; review of administrative decisions. (1) Nothing in subsection (e) of this section shall diminish the functions, powers, and duties of the Interstate Commerce Commission under sections 1(6), 206, 207, 209, 210a, 212, and 216 of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1(6), 306 et seq.), or under any other section of that Act not specifically referred to in subsection (e) of this section.

(2) (A) With respect to any function which is transferred to the Secretary by subsection (e) of this section and which was vested in the Interstate Commerce Commission preceding such transfer, the Secretary shall have the same administrative powers under the Interstate Commerce Act as the Commission had before such transfer with respect to such transferred function. After such transfer, the Commission may exercise its administrative powers under the Interstate Commerce Act only with respect to those of its functions not transferred by subsection (e) of this section.

(B) For purposes of this paragraph

(i) the term "function" includes power and duty, and

(ii) the term "administrative powers under the Interstate Commerce Act" means any functions under the following provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended: Sections 12, 13(1), 13(2), 14, 16(12), the last sentence of 18(1), sections 20 (except clauses (3), (4), (11), and (12) thereof), 204(a) (6) and (7), 204(c), 204(d), 205 (d), 205(f), 220 (except subsection (c) and the proviso of subsection (a) thereof), 222 (except subsections (b) (2) and (b) (3) thereof, and 417(b) (1). (3) (A) The Federal Railroad Administrator shall carry out the functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary pertaining to railroad and pipeline safety as set forth in the statutes transferred to the Secretary by subsection (e) of this section.

(B) The Federal Highway Administrator shall carry out the functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary pertaining to motor carrier safety as set forth in the statutes transferred to the Secretary by subsection (e) of this section.

(C) Decisions of the Federal Railroad Administrator and the Federal Highway Administrator (i) which are made pursuant to the exercise of the functions, powers, and duties enumerated in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph to be carried out by the Administrators, and (ii) which involves notice and hearing required by law, shall be administratively final, and appeals as authorized by law or this chapter shall be taken directly to the National Transportation Safety Board or the courts, as appropriate.

(g) Department of the Army; functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary of the Army relating to water vessel anchorages, drawbridge operating regulations, obstructive bridges, tolls, prevention of pollution of the sea by oil, and location and clearance of bridges and causeways on navigable waters.

There are hereby transferred to and vested in the Secretary all functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary of the Army and other officers and offices of the Department of the Army under

(1) the following law and provisions of law relating generally to water vessel anchorages:

(A) Section 7 of the Act of March 4, 1915, as amended.

(B) Article 11 of section 1 of the Act of June 7, 1897, as amended.

(C) Rule 9 of section 1 of the Act of February 8, 1895, as amended.

(D) Rule numbered 13 of section 4233 of the Revised Statutes, as amended.

(2) the following provision of law relating generally to drawbridge operating regulations: Section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1894, as amended.

(3) the following law relating generally to obstructive bridges: The Act of June 21, 1940, as amended.

(4) the following laws and provisions of law relating generally to the reasonableness of tolls:

(A) Section 4 of the Act of March 23, 1906, as amended.

(B) Section 503 of the General Bridge Act of 1946, as amended.

(C) Section 17 of the Act of June 10, 1930, as amended.

(D) The Act of June 27, 1930, as amended. (E) The Act of August 21, 1935, as amended. (5) the following law relating to prevention of pollution of the sea by oil: The Oil Pollution Act, 1961, as amended.

(6) the following laws and provision of law to the extent that they relate generally to the location and clearances of bridges and causeways in the navigable waters of the United States:

(A) Section 9 of the Act of March 3, 1899, as amended.

(B) The Act of March 23, 1906, as amended. (C) The General Bridge Act of 1946; as amended.

(h) Applicability of administrative procedure and judicial review provisions of Title 5.

The provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 and of chapter 7 of Title 5, shall be applicable to proceedings by the Department and any of the administrations or boards within the Department established by this chapter except that notwithstanding this or any other provision of this chapter, the transfer of functions, powers, and duties to the Secretary or any other officer in the Department shall not include functions vested by subchapter II of chapter 5 of Title 5, in hearing examiners employed by any department, agency, or component thereof whose functions are transferred under the provisions of this chapter.

(i) Alaska Railroad.

The administration of the Alaska Railroad, established pursuant to the Act of March 12, 1914, as amended, and all of the functions authorized to be carried out by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to Executive Order Numbered 11107, April 25, 1963, relative to the operation of said Railroad, are hereby transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Transportation who shall exercise the same authority with respect thereto as is now exercised by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to said Executive order. (Pub. L. 89-670, § 6, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 937.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1966, referred to in subsec. (a) (1) (B), is Pub. L. 89-574, Sept. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 766, and is classified generally to Title 23, Highways.

The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a) (1) (C), is Pub. L. 87-866, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1145, and is classified to Title 23, Highways.

The Act of July 14, 1960, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a) (1) (D), is Pub. L. 86-660, 74 Stat. 526, and is set out as a note under section 313 of Title 23, Highways. The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a) (1) (E), is Act May 6, 1954, ch. 181, 68 Stat. 70, and was classified to section 1020 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and provisions now appearing in Title 23, Highways.

The Act of September 26, 1961, referred to in subsec. (a) (1) (F), was not classified to the Code.

The Highway Revenue Act of 1956, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a) (1) (g), is act June 29, 1956, ch. 462, 70 Stat. 387, which was classified to Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, and provisions set out as notes under sections throughout Title 23, Highways.

The Highway Beautification Act of 1965, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a) (1) (H), is Pub. L. 89-285, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1028, and was classified generally to Title 23, Highways.

The Alaska Omnibus Act, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a)(1) (I), is Pub. L. 86-70, June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 141, and is set out preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

The Joint Resolution of August 28, 1965, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a)(1) (J), is Pub. L. 89–139, Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 578, and is classified to Title 23, Highways.

The act of April 27, 1962, as amended, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 87-441, Apr. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 59, which was not classified to the Code.

Reorganization Plan No. 7 of 1949, referred to in subsec. (a)(1) (M), is cited 14 F.R. 5228, 63 Stat. 1070, and is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

The act of September 30, 1965, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a) (2) (A), is Pub. L. 89-220, Sept. 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 893, which was classified to chapter 22 of this title.

as

The Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, amended, referred to in subsec. (a) (2) (B), is Pub. L. 88365, July 9, 1964, 78 Stat. 302, which was classified to chapter 21 of this title.

The act of September 7, 1957, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a) (3) (A), is Pub. L. 85-307, Sept. 7, 1957, 71 Stat. 629, which is set out as a note under section 1324 of this title.

Title XIII of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a) (3) (C), is classified to section 1531 et seq. of this title.

The Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a) (4), is Pub. L. 86-555, June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 259, which is classified to chapter 10A of Title 46, Shipping.

The act of August 1, 1947, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a) (5), was classified to former section 1161 et seq. of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, referred to in subsec. (a) (6) (A), is Pub. L. 89-563, Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 718, which is classified to section 1381 et seq. of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

The Highway Safety Act of 1966, referred to in subsec. (a) (6) (B), is Pub. L. 89-564, Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 731, which is classified principally to chapter 4 of Title 23, Highways.

Sections 103, 302(e), 306, 307, 308, 309, 312, 313, 314, 1101, 1105, and 1111, and titles VI, VII, IX, and XII of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, referred to in subsecs. (c) and (d), are classified respectively to sections 1303, 1343 (c), 1347, 1348, 1349, 1350, 1354, 1355, 1501, 1505, and 1511, and section 1421 et seq., 1441 et seq., 1471, et seq., and 1521 et seq. of this title.

The act of March 2, 1893, as amended, referred to in subsec. (e) (1) (A), is classified to section 1 et seq. of Title 45, Railroads.

The act of March 2, 1903, as amended, referred to in subsec. (e) (1) (B), is classified to section 8 et seq. of Title 45, Railroads.

The act of April 14, 1910, as amended, referred to in subsec. (e) (1) (C), is classified to section 11 et seq. of Title 45, Railroads.

The act of May 30, 1908, as amended, referred to in subsec. (e) (1) (D), is classified to section 17 et seq. of Title 45, Railroads.

The act of February 17, 1911, as amended, referred to in subsec. (e) (1) (E), is classified to section 22 et seq. of Title 45, Railroads.

The act of March 4, 1915, referred to in subsec. (e) (1) (F), is classified to section 30 of Title 45, Railroads.

The Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1965 (79 Stat. 1320), referred to in subsec. (e) (1) (G), is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. The Joint Resolution of June 30, 1966, as amended, referred to in subsec. (e) (1) (H), is classified to section 35 of Title 45, Railroads.

The act of May 27, 1908, as amended, referred to in subsec. (e) (1) (I), is classified to section 36 et seq. of Title 45, Railroads.

The act of March 4, 1909, as amended, referred to in subsec. (e) (1) (J), is classified to section 37 of Title 45, Railroads.

The act of May 6, 1910, as amended, referred to in subsec. (e) (1) (K), is classified to section 38 et seq. of Title 45, Railroads.

The Act of March 4, 1907, as amended, referred to in subsec. (e) (2), is classified to section 61 et seq. of Title 45, Railroads.

The act of February 23, 1905, as amended, referred to in subsec. (e) (3), is classified to section 1201 et seq. of this title.

The act of March 19, 1918, as amended, referred to in subsec. (e) (5) (A), is classified to section 261 et seq. of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

The act of March 4, 1921, as amended, referred to in subsec. (e) (5) (B), is classified to section 265 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

The Uniform Time Act of 1966, referred to in subsec. (e) (5) (C), is Pub. L. 89-387, Apr. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 107, which is classified to section 260 et seq. of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

SAVINGS PROVISIONS; CONTINUATION OF ORDERS, DETERMINATIONS, RULES, REGULATIONS, ETC.; PENDING PROCEEDINGS; STATUTORY REFERENCES ΤΟ TRANSFERRED OFFICES OR OFFICERS DEEMED REFERENCES TO TRANSFEREES

Section 12 of Pub. L. 89-670 provided that:

"(a) All orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, contracts, certificates, licenses, and privileges— "(1) which have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective

"(A) under any provision of law amended by this Act [see Short Title note under this section], or

"(B) in the exercise of duties, powers, or functions which are transferred under this Act,

by (1) any department or agency, any functions of which are transferred by this Act, or (ii) any court of competent jurisdiction, and

"(2) which are in effect at the time this Act takes effect [see Effective Date note under this section], shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or repealed by the Secretary, Administrators, Board, or General Counsel (in the exercise of any authority respectively vested in them by this Act), by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.

"(b) The provisions of this Act shall not affect any proceedings pending at the time this section takes effect before any department or agency (or component thereof), functions of which are transferred by this Act; but such proceedings, to the extent that they relate to functions so transferred, shall be continued before the Department. Such proceedings, to the extent they do not relate to functions so transferred, shall be continued before the department or agency before which they were pending at the time of such transfer. In either case orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this Act had not been enacted; and orders issued in any such proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or repealed by the Secretary, Administrators, Board, or General Counsel (in the exercise of any authority respectively vested in them by this Act), by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.

"(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)—

"(A) the provisions of this Act shall not affect suits commenced prior to the date this section takes effect, and

"(B) in all such suits proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered, in the same manner and effect as if this Act had not been enacted. No suit, action, or other proceedings commenced by or against any officer in his official capacity as an officer of any department or agency, functions of which are transferred by this Act, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this Act. No cause of action by or against any department or agency, functions of which are transferred by this Act, or by or against any officer thereof in his official capacity shall abate by reason of the enactment of this Act. Causes of actions, suits, actions, or other proceedings may be asserted by or against the United States or such official of the Department as may be appropriate and, in any litigation pending when this section takes effect, the court may at any time, on its own motion or that of any party, enter an order which will give effect to the provisions of this subsection.

"(2) If before the date on which this Act takes effect, any department or agency, or officer thereof in his official capacity, is a party to a suit, and under this Act

"(A) such department or agency is transferred to the Secretary, or

"(B) any function of such department, agency, or officer is transferred to the Secretary,

then such suit shall be continued by the Secretary (except in the case of a suit not involving functions transferred to the Secretary, in which case the suit shall be continued by the department, agency, or officer which was a party to the suit prior to the effective date of this Act). "(d) With respect to any function, power, or duty transferred by this Act and exercised after the effective date of this Act, reference in any other Federal law to

any department or agency, officer or office so transferred or functions of which are so transferred shall be deemed to mean the officer or agency in which this Act vests such function after such transfer."

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED CODIFICATION OF ALL LAWS TRANSFERRED TO OR VESTED IN SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION Section 14 of Pub. L. 89-670 provided that: "The Secretary is directed to submit to the Congress within two years from the effective date of this Act [see Effective Date note under this section], a proposed codification of all laws that contain the powers, duties, and functions transferred to or vested in the Secretary or the Department by this Act."

Ex. ORD. No. 11340. EFFECTIVE DATE

Ex. Ord. No. 11340, Mar. 30, 1967, 32 F.R. 5453, provided: By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States by Section 15 of the Department of Transportation Act (Public Law 89-670, approved October 15, 1966; 80 Stat. 950) [set out as a note under this section] April 1, 1967, is hereby prescribed as the date on which the Department of Transportation Act [this chapter] shall take effect. LYNDON B. JOHNSON.

§ 1652. Establishment of Department.

(a) Designation and appointment of Secretary of Transportation.

There is hereby established at the seat of government an executive department to be known as the Department of Transportation (hereafter referred to in this chapter as the "Department"). There shall be at the head of the Department a Secretary of Transportation (hereafter referred to in this chapter as the "Secretary"), who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(b) Under Secretary; appointment; functions, powers, and duties.

The

There shall be in the Department an Under Secretary, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Under Secretary (or, during the absence or disability of the Under Secretary, or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Under Secretary, an Assistant Secretary or the General Counsel, determined according to such order as the Secretary shall prescribe) shall act for, and exercise the powers of the Secretary, during the absence or disability of the Secretary or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Secretary. The Under Secretary shall perform such functions, powers, and duties as the Secretary shall prescribe from time to time.

(c) Assistant Secretaries; General Counsel; appointment; functions, powers, and duties.

There shall be in the Department four Assistant Secretaries and a General Counsel, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall perform such functions, powers, and duties as the Secretary shall prescribe from time to time.

(d) Assistant Secretary for Administration; appointment; functions, powers, and duties.

There shall be in the Department an Assistant Secretary for Administration, who shall be appointed, with the approval of the President, by the Secretary under the classified civil service who shall perform such functions, powers, and duties as the Secretary shall prescribe from time to time.

affected area, the relative efficiency of various modes of transport, the available transportation services in the area, and the general effect of the proposed investment on existing modes, and on the regional and national economy; (2) coordinated by the proposing agency with the Secretary and, as appropriate, with other Federal agencies, States, and local units of government for inclusion of his and their views and comments; and (3) transmitted thereafter by the proposing agency to the President for disposition in accord with law and procedures established by him. (Pub. L. 89-670, § 7, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 941.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Pub. L. 89-80, referred to in subsec. (b), is the Water Resources Planning Act, July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 244, which is classified principally to section 1962 et seq. of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Provisions of this section effective April 1, 1967, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 89-670, and Ex. Ord. No. 11340, Mar. 30, 1967, 32 F.R. 5453, set out as notes under section 1651 of this title.

§ 1657. Administrative provisions.

(a) Authority of Secretary to employ personnel and prescribe their authority and duties.

In addition to the authority contained in any other Act which is transferred to and vested in the Secretary, the National Transportation Safety Board, or any other officer in the Department, the Secretary is authorized, subject to the civil service and classification laws, to select, appoint, employ, and fix the compensation of such officers and employees, including investigators, attorneys, and hearing examiners, as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to prescribe their authority and duties. (b) Temporary or intermittent employment of experts and consultants.

The Secretary may obtain services as authorized by section 3109 of Title 5, but at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for individuals unless otherwise specified in an appropriation Act.

(c) Detailing of participating military personnel for service in Department of Transportation.

The Secretary is authorized to provide for participation of military personnel in carrying out the functions of the Department. Members of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, or the Marine Corps may be detailed for service in the Department by the appropriate Secretary, pursuant to cooperative agreements with the Secretary of Transportation.

(d) Military personnel assigned to Department of Transportation; annual report to Congress on assignment of personnel.

(1) Appointment, detail, or assignment to, acceptance of, and service in any appointive or other position in the Department under the authority of subsections (c) and (p) of this section shall in no way affect status, office, rank, or grade which officers or enlisted men may occupy or hold or any emolument, perquisite, right, privilege, or benefit incident to or arising out of any such status, office, rank, or grade, nor shall any member so appointed, detailed, or assigned be charged against any statutory limitation on grades or strengths applicable to the Armed Forces. A person so appointed, detailed, or assigned

shall not be subject to direction by or control by his armed force or any officer thereof directly or indirectly with respect to the responsibilities exercised in the position to which appointed, detailed, or assigned.

(2) The Secretary shall report annually in writing to the appropriate committees of the Congress on personnel appointed and agreements entered into under subsection (c) of this section, including the number, rank, and positions of members of the armed services detailed pursuant thereto.

(e) Delegation and redelegation of powers and functions.

(1) Except where this chapter vests in any administration, agency or board, specific functions, powers, and duties, the Secretary may, in addition to the authority to delegate and redelegate contained in any other Act in the exercise of the functions transferred to or vested in the Secretary in this chapter, delegate any of his residual functions, powers, and duties to such officers and employees of the Department as he may designate, may authorize such successive redelegations of such functions, powers, and duties as he may deem desirable, and may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out his functions, powers, and duties.

(2) In addition to the authority to delegate and redelegate contained in any other Act, in the exercise of the functions transferred to or specified by this chapter to be carried out by any officer in the Department, such officer may delegate any of such functions, powers, and duties to such other officers and employees of the Department as he may designate; may authorize such successive redelegations of such functions, powers, and duties as he may deem desirable; and may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out such functions, powers, and duties.

(3) The Administrators established by section 1652(e) of this title may not delegate any of the statutory duties and responsibilities specifically assigned to them by this chapter outside of their respective administrations.

(f) Transfer of personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended funds of the Federal Aviation Agency to the Secretary of Transportation.

The personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available or to be made available, of the Federal Aviation Agency, and of the head and other officers and offices thereof, are hereby transferred to the Secretary: Provided, however, That the personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available, or to be made available in carrying out the duties and functions transferred by this chapter to the Secretary which are specified by this chapter to be carried out by the Federal Aviation Administrator shall be assigned by the Secretary to the Federal Aviation Administrator for these purposes.

(g) Determination of personnel and property transfers to Secretary of Transportation; transfer of property and funds of Civil Aeronautics Boards to National Transportation Safety Board.

So much of the positions, personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available or to be made available in connection with the functions, powers, and duties transferred by section 1655 of this title (except subsection (c)) and section 8 (d) and (e) of this Act as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine shall be transferred to the Secretary: Provided, however, That the positions, personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available, or to be made available, by the Civil Aeronautics Board in carrying out the duties transferred by this chapter to be exercised by the National Transportation Safety Board shall be transferred to the National Transportation Safety Board. Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, personnel engaged in functions, powers, and duties transferred under this chapter shall be transferred in accordance with applicable laws and regulations relating to transfer of functions.

(h) Prohibition against reduction in classification or compensation of transferees for one year. The transfer of personnel pursuant to subsections (f) and (g) of this section shall be without reduction in classification or compensation for one year after such transfer.

(i) Lapse of transferred offices and agencies; compensation of executive positions upon continuity of service.

In any case where all of the functions, powers, and duties of any office or agency, other than the Coast Guard, are transferred pursuant to this chapter, such office or agency shall lapse. Any person who, on the effective date of this Act, held a position compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule, and who, without a break in service, is appointed in the Department to a position having duties comparable to those performed immediately preceding his appointment shall continue to be compensated in his new position at not less than the rate provided for his previous position, for the duration of his service in his new position.

(j) Administrative services; establishment of capital fund; transactions involving the capital fund. The Secretary is authorized to establish a working capital fund, to be available without fiscal year limitation, for expenses necessary for the maintenance and operation of such common administrative services as he shall find to be desirable in the interest of economy and efficiency in the Department, including such services as a central supply service for stationery and other supplies and equipment for which adequate stocks may be maintained to meet in whole or in part the requirements of the Department and its agencies; central messenger, mail, telephone, and other communications services; office space, central services for document reproduction, and for graphics and visual aids; and a central library service. The

capital of the fund shall consist of any appropriations made for the purpose of providing capital (which appropriations are hereby authorized) and the fair and reasonable value of such stocks of supplies, equipment, and other assets and inventories on order as the Secretary may transfer to the fund, less the related liabilities and unpaid obligations. Such funds shall be reimbursed in advance from available funds of agencies and offices in the Department, or from other sources, for supplies and services at rates which will approximate the expense of operation, including the accrual of annual leave and the depreciation of equipment. The fund shall also be credited with receipts from sale or exchange of property and receipts in payment for loss or damage to property owned by the fund. There shall be covered into the United States Treasury as miscellaneous receipts any surplus found in the fund (all assets, liabilities, and prior losses considered) above the amounts transferred or appropriated to establish and maintain said fund.

(k) Seal of office.

The Secretary shall cause a seal of office to be made for the Department of such device as he shall approve, and judicial notice shall be taken of such seal.

(1) Authority to provide necessary facilities and services for personnel stationed in remote localities. In addition to the authority contained in any other Act which is transferred to and vested in the Secretary, the National Transportation Safety Board, or other officer in the Department, as necessary, and when not otherwise available, the Secretary is authorized to provide for, construct, or maintain the following for employees and their dependents stationed at remote localities:

(1) Emergency medical services and supplies;
(2) Food and other subsistence supplies;
(3) Messing facilities;

(4) Motion picture equipment and film for recreation and training;

(5) Reimbursement for food, clothing, medicine, and other supplies furnished by such employees in emergencies for the temporary relief of distressed persons; and

(6) Living and working quarters and facilities. The furnishing of medical treatment under paragraph (1) and the furnishing of services and supplies under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection shall be at prices reflecting reasonable value as determined by the Secretary, and the proceeds therefrom shall be credited to the appropriation from which the expenditure was made.

(m) Authority to accept and hold gifts and bequests for purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Department.

(1) The Secretary is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts and bequests of property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Department. Gifts and bequests of money and the proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts or bequests shall be deposited in the Treasury in a separate fund and shall be disbursed upon order of the Secretary. Property accepted pursuant to this paragraph, and