View all text of Subchapter III [§ 5871 - § 5879]
§ 5871. Transitional provisions
(a) Lapse of agency or other body from which functions or programs have been transferred and positions or offices therein
(b) Continuation of orders, determinations, rules, etc.
All orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, contracts, certificates, licenses, and privileges—
(1) which have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective by the President, any Federal department or agency or official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in the performance of functions which are transferred under this chapter, and
(2) which are in effect at the time this chapter takes effect,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked by the President, the Administrator, the Commission, or other authorized officials, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
(c) Effect of chapter on proceedings pending before Atomic Energy Commission or other department or agency
(d) Effect of chapter on suits commenced prior to effective date
Except as provided in subsection (f)—
(1) the provisions of this chapter shall not affect suits commenced prior to the date this chapter takes effect, and
(2) in all such suits proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered, in the same manner and effect as if this chapter had not been enacted.
(e) Abatement of suits, actions, or other proceedings by or against officer, department, or agency
(f) Continuation of suits; substitution of parties
(g) Judicial review of orders and actions in performance of transferred functions; statutory requirements relating to notices, hearings, action upon record, or administrative review
(h) References in other laws to department, agency, officer, or office whose functions have been transferred deemed reference to Administration, Administrator, or Commission
(i) Limitation, curtailment, etc., of presidential functions or authority
(j) References in chapter to provision of law deemed to include references thereto as amended or supplemented
(k) Functions conferred by chapter deemed in addition to and not substitution for functions existing before effective date
(Pub. L. 93–438, title III, § 301, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1248.)