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PUBLIC LAW 102-321—JULY 10, 1992 106 STAT. 371 ice Act, all personnel employed in connection with, and all assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising from, available to, or to be made availaole in connection with the functions transferred to the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration by this subtitle, subject to section 1531 of title 31, United States Code, shall be transferred to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds were originally authorized and appropriated. (b) NATIONAL INSTITUTES. — Except as otherwise provided in the Public Health Service Act, all personnel employed in connection with, and all assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with the mnctions transferred to the Directors of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute of Mental Health by this subtitle, subject to section 1531 of title 31, United States Code, shall be transferred to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute of Mental Health. Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds were originally authorized and appropriated. (c) CUSTODY OF BALANCES.— The actual transfer of custody of obligation balances is not required in order to implement this section. SEC. 143. INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS. Prior to October 1, 1992, the Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized to make such determinations as may be necessary with regard to the functions transferred by this subtitle, and to make such additional incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with such functions, as may be necessarv to carry out the provisions of this subtitle and the Public Health Service Act. Such Secretary shall provide for the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated by this subtitle and for such further measures and dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subtitle. SEC. 144. EFFECT ON PERSONNEL. (a) IN GENERAL. — Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle and the Public Health Service Act, the transfer pursuant to tiiis subtitle of full-time personnel (except special Government employ- ees) and part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation for one year after me date of transfer of such employee under this subtitle. (b) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE POSITIONS. —Any person who, on the day preceding the effective date of this Act, held a position compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule prescribed in chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, and who, witiiout