§ 3447.
The transfer of a function or office from an officer or agency to the Secretary or to the Department includes any aspects of such function or office vested in a subordinate of such officer or in a component of such agency.
([Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 306], formerly § 307, Oct. 17, 1979, [93 Stat. 681]; renumbered § 306, [Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 271(a)(2)], Oct. 20, 1994, [108 Stat. 3929].)