Transitional authorities

(a) Provision of assistance by officials Until the transfer of functions required under this Act, any official having authority over, or functions relating to, the Department of Education on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act shall provide to the relevant Department to which such functions are transferred under this Act (referred to in this Act as the recipient Department) such assistance, including the use of personnel and assets, as the recipient Department may request in preparing for the transfer and integration of the relevant functions. (b) Services and personnel During the transition period, upon the request of the receiving Department, the Secretary of Education may, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, provide services or detail personnel to assist with the transition. (c) Transfer of personnel, assets, obligations, and functions Upon the transfer of functions under this Act— (1) the personnel, assets, and liabilities held by or available in connection with such functions at the Department of Education shall be transferred to the recipient Department for appropriate allocation, subject to the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and in accordance with section 1531(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code; and (2) the recipient Department shall have all functions— (A) relating to the transferred functions that any other official could by law exercise in relation to those functions immediately before such transfer; and (B) vested in the recipient Department by law.