20 U.S.C. § 3472
Section 3472 · Delegation of functions
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Michigan Department of Education v. United States Department of Education (1989)
Most recently applied in 193 F. Supp. 2d 145 - Kilpatrick v. Paige (March 2002)
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Secretary may delegate any function to such officers and employees of the Department as the Secretary may designate, and may authorize such successive redelegations of such functions within the Department as may be necessary or appropriate. No delegation of functions by the Secretary under this section or under any other provision of this chapter shall relieve the Secretary of responsibility for the administration of such functions.