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104 STAT. 2842 PUBLIC LAW 101-576 —NOV. 15, 1990 31 USC 501 note. SEC. 204. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREAS- URY. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to interfere with the exercise of the functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Department of the Treasury, as in effect immediately before the enactment of this Act. SEC. 205. AGENCY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle I of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: "CHAPTER 9—AGENCY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS "Sec. "901. Establishment of agency Chief Financial Officers. "902. Authority and functions of agency Chief Fintmcial Officers. "903. Establishment of agency Deputy Chief Financial Officers. "§ 901. Establishment of agency Chief Financial Officers "(a) There shall be within each agency described in subsection (b) an agency Chief Financial Officer. Each agency Chief Financial Officer shall— "(1) for those agencies described in subsection (b)(D— "(A) be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; or "(B) be designated by the President, in consultation with the head of the agency, from among officials of the agency who are required by law to be so appointed; "(2) for those agencies described in subsection (b)(2)— "(A) be appointed by the head of the g^ency; "(B) be in the competitive service or the senior executive service; and "(C) be career appointees; and "(3) be appointed or designated, as applicable, from among individuals who possess demonstrated ability in general maneigement of, and knowledge of and extensive practical experience in financial management practices in large governmental or business entities. "(b)(1) The agencies referred to in subsection (a)(1) are the following: "(A) The Department of Agriculture. "(B) The Department of Commerce. "(C) The Department of Defense. "(D) The Department of Education. "(E) The Department of Energy. "(F) The Department of Health and Human Services. "(G) The Department of Housing and Urban Development. "(H) The Department of the Interior. "(I) The Department of Justice. "(J) The Department of Labor. "(K) The Department of State. "(L) The Department of Transportation. "(M) The Department of the Treasury. "(N) The Department of Veterans Affairs. "(O) The Environmental Protection Agency. "(P) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "(2) The agencies referred to in subsection (a)(2) are the following: